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May 1, 2026

You can win a Sea Hunt boat by catching one of 48 tagged redfish in the CCA South Carolina STAR Tournament.

Tagged fish makes angler’s heart sink

When Larry Youngblood of Walterboro landed a slot-sized redfish in Rantowles Creek earlier this week, his excitement quickly waned when he noticed a tag protruding from the fish’s body. […]

Stono River docks hold plenty of summer redfish

Brian Cope

It’s summer; it’s hot, and almost every living creature is seeking shade every day. The Stono River south of Charleston, S.C., has plenty of docks — and plenty of redfish. […]

Hatteras and Ocracoke inlets offer anglers with plenty of sight-casting opportunities for abundant bull reds in July.

Target OBX bulls

Dusty Wilson

When July gets hot, the fishing gets even hotter inside Hatteras and Ocracoke inlets. Bull redfish up to 50 inches are all around, and there’s no more exciting way to catch them then chunking jigs and spoons to schools of 300 to 400 fish. […]

Spinnerbaits are great lures to fool redfish in the stained waters of coastal rivers.

Good vibrations are important for catching Carolina redfish

Dusty Wilson

Spinnerbaits and spoons have long been staples in a bass fisherman’s tackle box, and they are leaned on heavily in the Mississippi Delta for bass and redfish. Their flash and vibration make them an unmistakable target in low-visibility water and a great search bait. […]

Try Cajun tricks for brackish water Carolina redfish.

Carolina reds, Cajun tricks – Carolina anglers can use Cajun tricks to catch brackish-water reds

Dusty Wilson

If ever there has been a redfish wonderland, few would disagree that it rests in the big toe of boot-shaped Louisiana, where the mighty Mississippi River channels the remainder of its inertia into a vast delta system that floods the wetlands with freshwater, creating a unique blend of low-salinity marshes next to the salty Gulf of Mexico. […]

Most interactions between blue crabs and redfish will be close to the ocean and or inlets in the spring.

Head far east in North Carolina’s sounds for spring reds

Jeff Burleson

North Carolina is widely known as the home of an “old drum” fishery in the Pamlico and adjacent sounds where they spend the summers feeding and spawning. […]

Redfish stay around all winter and are usually one of the first fish to get fired up each spring.

State-line reds – Redfish wake up this month in coastal waters around the North Carolina-South Carolina border

Jerry Dilsaver

Saltwater fishermen in both Carolinas have one stretch of water they should both be familiar with, especially when the winter doldrums begin to break up and the water begins to warm, when baitfish that have wintered in the warmer waters of marshes and creeks begin to stir. […]

You'll catch your fish of a lifetime this year if you follow one tip from Capt. Rod Thomas of Capt. Ponytail Guide Service.

How to catch the fish of a lifetime

Brian Cope

If you’re willing to do a little bit of traveling on your next fishing adventure, you just might catch the fish of a lifetime. […]

Take a winter surfing safari for Swansboro, N.C., redfish.

Ride the surf for winter reds

Craig Holt

Guide Dale Collins and anglers Rocky Carter of Swansboro, N.C., and John Moon of Graham, N.C., were casting 3-inch mullet chunks on Carolina rigs toward the churning surf. Within seconds, each angler was hooked up with an over-slot red drum that made rods bend and drags squeal. […]

Winter reds will move into shallow water to avoid encounters with bottlenose dolphin, and they’ll actively feed.

G’town reds are on

Jeff Burleson

January can bring blustery conditions even to the south. But that doesn’t mean the redfish won’t be biting, and the backwaters around Georgetown are ground zero for winter reds. […]