Redfish Archives - Page 31 of 38

Stephen Fields likes to fish a lipless crankbait on the high end of the tide for redfish.

Rattle up Lowcountry reds

In June, lowcountry fishing guide Capt. Stephen Fields said it’s tough to beat LIVETARGET Rattlebaits for catching aggressive redfish near flooded grass and oyster rakes. […]

Lee Padrick and Dwayne Smith of Team Hook & Bones/The Redfish Guys won $15,000 for their first place finish in Morehead City's Star Rods Caroilna Redfish Elite Tournament on June 2 and 3, 2018.

Team Hook and Bones/Redfish Guys win $15,000 at Star Rods Carolina Redfish Elite Tournament

Jerry Dilsaver

The Star Rods Carolina Redfish Elite is the premiere redfish tournament in North Carolina and 35 teams gathered at Big Rock Landing in Morehead City to compete for the guaranteed $15,000 first prize on June 2 and 3. Now is a prime time to catch large redfish in this area and fishermen were expecting to catch lots of upper slot fish and post heavy weights. […]

Lipless crankbaits are good for bringing in saltwater predators like redfish.

Time to trap a redfish

Dusty Wilson

Like baseball and apple pie, lipless crankbaits like Rat-L-Traps are part of a fishing tradition spanning decades. Originally pigeon-holed as bass lures, the rattle and vibration that makes them irresistible to largemouths also draws attention from saltwater predators like redfish. […]

Guide Robbie Hall and daughter Lauren ran into this nice red in the marshes around Swansboro.

Hungry marsh reds have plenty of options on central NC coast

Craig Holt

Think about freshwater gamefish that try to eat topwaters, soft-plastic lures and live baits: largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, bream and stripers, to name a few. […]

The new bag limit on redfish in South Carolina is effective July 1, 2018.

SC Redfish bag limit being reduced July 1

Brian Cope

South Carolina anglers will have new redfish regulations to follow, effective July 1, after Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill that has moved between the house and senate for much of this year. […]

The four major rivers that all meet just upstream from Georgetown, S.C., feature enough brackish water to attract spring redfish.

Georgetown’s rivers can be redfish havens

Jeff Burleson

By May, spring fishing is going full bore inshore and offshore, and that includes fishermen who barely think about anything except redfish. […]

Redfish will pull up on flats and tail on high water, even during the early spring.

Don’t forget the early season flood

Jeff Burleson

Spring can force anglers to break out every trick in the book to get redfish to cooperate, in part because they’re spooky from the heavy winter fishing pressure. […]

Crabs are lethal weapons for anglers targeting Grand Strand reds this month.

Red shell game – Spring breakup of South Carolina redfish schools comes in March

Jeff Burleson

It may not match winter in northern climates, but South Carolina does have a season that’s colder than the rest, and when it arrives, redfish gaggle up by the hundreds into tight groups in headwater creeks in marshes, providing anglers with easy-to-find targets. But as soon as Mother Nature turns up the heat at the approach of spring, the fish appear to scatter and vanish into thin air. […]

As long as the water temperature is at 50 degrees or higher, redfish will remain very active through the winter.

Winter kayak fishing requires extra safety precautions

Jerry Dilsaver

Anglers must be more diligent when fishing from kayaks during winter. Things that might merely be unpleasant when the air and water are slightly warmer can become life-threatening when the temperature drops. […]

March redfish will be in deep holes in the marshes west of Shallotte Inlet, normally feeding around oyster rocks.

Southern North Carolina redfish begin their spring feed this month

Jerry Dilsaver

The coastal marshes of southern Brunswick County are the southernmost saltwater areas in North Carolina and are often home to the first hearty bite to fire up when the water starts warming in the spring. […]