Fishing
Tips for catching spadefish on nearshore reefs and wrecks
Carolina anglers are catching plenty of spadefish on the nearshore reefs and wrecks along the coast, and summer is the time to catch them. […]
Offshore Fishing
Features
Day of the dolphin
The dolphin bite is great off the coast of the Carolinas in June. Finding temperature breaks and having plenty of baits pre-rigged are keys to catching them this time of year. […]
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106-foot tugboat sunk as addition to Comanche Reef
After months of unforgiving weather, recent calm seas finally allowed the addition of a new structure to an artificial reef 30 miles off the coast of Charleston. […]
Mackerel
Unhooking Spanish mackerel doesn’t have to come with a cut
Follow these tips to avoid getting your fingers sliced while removing Spanish mackerel from your hook. […]
Mackerel
Fishing for Spanish mackerel in North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Fishermen in North Carolina and South Carolina generally look for baitfish, structure and water flow when fishing for Spanish mackerel. The primary places to find concentrations of the small mackerel are around inlets, in close proximity to wrecks and artificial reefs, and harassing schools of bait around natural structure. […]
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Spanish mackerel numbers peak along southern NC Coast
Trolling for Spanish mackerel off North Carolina’s southern beaches is one of the highlights of June fishing. […]
Cobia
Border cobia make big nearshore appearance
Nothing says summer is coming like pitching a live menhaden to a 50-pound cobia 20 feet from the boat. […]
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Isle of Palms angler catches new SC state record gag grouper
Jim Lasher of Isle of Palms was enjoying a good day of dolphin fishing out of IOP Marina with some coworkers and friend Capt. Ben Floyd of Charleston Fish Finder on May 1, the opening day of grouper season, when Lasher asked Floyd if he thought they’d get a chance to try for the bottom fish. Not long after, Lasher landed the new state record gag grouper, a 54+ pound beast that put up quite a tussle. […]
Features
Start speaking Spanish, mackerel that is, in May off the Carolinas
One of the signs that spring has returned to the Carolinas is the arrival of Spanish mackerel in coastal waters. These little mackerel are targeted by fishermen from Hilton Head to Nags Head, and rightfully so. […]
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Spring king mackerel run thrills N.C. fishermen
In the springtime, North Carolina anglers get the treat of having king mackerel show up within casting distance of anglers in boats, on piers, and even from the beach. […]