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May 2, 2026

Striped bass in the Congaree River will hold against tree lines and readily take live herring early in the day.

Save the Stripers

History doesn’t record the name of the first angler to catch a striped bass from the Santee-Cooper system. […]

One of the constant menaces to spadefish anglers may be barracudas that hang out at reefs that hold bottomfish.

Fish in Spades

Mark Dickson fishes most days — it’s his business, guiding fishermen for some of the Grand Strand’s more popular fishing targets: puppy drum, speckled trout, flounder, Spanish and king mackerel. […]

Capt. Mark Jonas of Miss Judy Charters hoists a smoker king mackerel that hit a ballyhoo dressed in a Sea Witch mylar skirt.

Smokin’ Kings

Terry Madewell

King mackerel anglers don’t have to wait until the mid-summer heat to score on serious fishing at the South Carolina coast. […]

Panfishing can ignite a love of the sport in youngsters, especially when they’re this successful.

Bruiser Bream

Terry Madewell

A good bird dog could not have gone on point any better.

Chuck Porter leaned forward, nose in the air, and turned his head slightly. […]

One of the best places to try is old pier pilings that are encrusted with barnacles, a favorite sheepshead food.

Convicted

Mike Marsh

There are lots of fish species to catch in the waters surrounding Charleston. So many in fact, that it’s almost impossible to pick a single fish to target for an outing. […]

The goose Creek youth fishing event will be held May 5, at the Goose Creek Municipal Complex Pond.

Goose Creek Youth Fishing Event May 5

SCDNR News Release

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be hosting a youth fishing event Saturday, May 5th at the Goose Creek Municipal Complex pond from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All area youth 16 years and younger are invited to participate. […]

Those flounder you keep to eat are now subject to different minimum sizes depending on whether they were caught in the ocean or inside waters. The inside waters flounder must be 14-inches long, with ocean flounder another half inch longer.

Flounder Regs Vary in N.C.

Craig Holt

A revision for North Carolina’s 2007 saltwater regulations, printed in a chart in the May issue of North Carolina Sportsman, incorrectly reversed the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ flounder size limits for inshore and ocean waters. […]

Star Pond action cranks up

Scott Keepfer

Star Fort Pond near Ninety Six in Greenwood County opened for the season last week, and anglers are likely to find success immediately at the 27-acre water.
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Anglers qualified for the IGFA Offshore World Championship by winning one of the 132 IGFA tournaments held worldwide in 2006.

Four N.C. Anglers to Compete in IGFA Offshore World Championship

From News Reports

DANIA BEACH, Fla., USA – Four North Carolina men on two teams will compete in the eighth annual IGFA Offshore World Championship, May 20 – 25, off the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula at Cabo San Lucas. […]

Many coastal representatives fear spills, which have littered the beaches with dead menhaden during past tourist seasons, from purse seine boats such as the one shown working here.

HB 1017: Brunswick Menhaden Restrictions, Passes House Committee

From News Reports

RALEIGH (April 17) – The House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met yesterday to hear HB 1017: BRUNSWICK MENHADEN RESTRICTIONS, an act to make it unlawful to take Menhaden or Atlantic Thread Herring with a purse seine net within three nautical miles of the shoreline of Brunswick County from May 1 through October 31 of each year.
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