Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 94 of 98

May 1, 2026

While not everyone will have the opportunity to catch a hog snapper like the one held here by Capt. Butch Foster of Yeah Right Charters in Southport, everyone can fish free in all N.C. waters on July 4.

Fish for Free on July 4

RALEIGH, N.C. – To encourage more people to get outside and on the water, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announces a free fishing day. […]

Reeling up a snowy grouper from 400- or 500-feet is best handled by using an electric reel.

Deep Drop-ng

Mike Marsh

Anthony Ng is one of the top grouper fishermen in North Carolina, targeting many species of colorful tasty bottomfish at all depths of the water column. […]

Wreckfish normally live in 300 to 2000 feet of water along walls, caves or shipwrecks where the only way to fish them commercially is with electric or hydraulic deep hooks and lines with a pound or more of weight.

Deeper Shades of Pale

Bob Goldstein

A few years ago, Dink Shull, skipper of the Storm Petrel out of Wanchese, went deep-drop fishing for blueline tilefish at the edge of the Continental Shelf. […]

The best way to find structures that hold red drum is to scout for potential areas during a dead-low lunar tide.

Plan R for Redfish

Mike Marsh

Capt. Jot Owens surveyed the water and sky as clouds moving from the northwest skidded overhead. […]

Cover: July 2007 (SC) – Offshore

South Carolina Sportsman

No South Carolina angler is very far from Charleston’s highly aggressive redfish stocks. […]

Spanish mackerel is a popular saltwater gamefish that is easily accessible during the summer to fishermen in boats, on piers, jetties and even in the surf. Just make sure to match the size and color of your lures to the baitfish on which Spanish are feedi

Spanish definitely spoken here

Jeff Dennis

Saltwater fishing is seldom better than in July, with water temperatures warm enough to please all fish. […]

Many South Carolina anglers bow out of offshore action when the hot weather really sets in, but they’re missing some of the best billfish action of the year when sailfish arrive in good numbers.

Taking a Summer Sail

Walt Rhodes

Nipping at the dangling teaser, the dolphin resembled a puppy chasing after someone’s coattail. […]

Fishermen must present their baits in places where big flounder lie on the bottom, waiting for its prey to wash past.

Lay Down the (Door)mats

Terry Madewell

Flounder fishing is fun for a variety of reasons.

First, flounder are available in good numbers, particularly in the Charleston area — and that’s especially true during the hottest months of the year. […]

Recreational fishermen can help the S.C. Department of Natural Resources by learning how to tag big redfish at a Marine Fish Tagging workshop. Tagging provides essential data for marine biologists who are studying the movement and habits of redfish.

Tagging Up with Big Reds

Phillip Gentry

By the end of the Civil War, the entrance to Charleston Harbor was a mess. Numerous shipwrecks, including vessels sunk during the war, made navigation difficult — at best. […]

Fish this size are why wahoo have earned their nickname of king mackerel on steroids. Each year 70-plus-pounders are caught in N.C. waters.

Wild for Wahoo

Mike Marsh

At age 40, Capt. John Jenkins has become one of the Morehead City waterfront’s most respected offshore captains. […]