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September 5, 2026

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

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. […]

Bass pro Brad Staley said bass head to Randleman Lake’s offshore structure in June.

Randleman Lake bass head to structure

Tony Garitta

Bass pro Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden, N.C., said June is one of his favorite months to fish for bass at Randleman Lake, the 3,007-acre reservoir governed by the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority, one of his home waters. […]

Bedding bream are so aggressive they often strike baits that are too big to swallow.

Kayak fishing for bream

Phillip Gentry

Walk into a restaurant across most of the Carolinas, ask for a Coke, and you might be asked “What kind of Coke?” […]

Slip-bobber rigs do the job

Brian Cope

Slip corks aren’t just for bream fishing. They’re good for saltwater fishing too, even for big fish. […]

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. […]

North Carolina's black sea bass fishery is split into two sections -- one south of Cape Hatteras and another one north of Cape Hatteras.

Recreational black sea bass season north of Cape Hatteras opens May 15

NCWRC Release

The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open May 15 in federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras. […]

The heat of summer elevates bacterial levels in South Carolina waterways and, by extension, filter feeders such as oysters and clams.

SC oyster season to close May 15, clam season to close May 31

SCDNR News Release

South Carolina’s season for harvest of oysters and mussels from State Shellfish Grounds and Public Shellfish Grounds will close on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at one half hour after official sunset, according to South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) officials. Clam season will close on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at one half hour after official sunset. […]

Pro bass angler Brian Latimer has some tips for catching bass like this one in the late spring.

Top tips for catching late spring bass

Brian Cope

This time of year, bass fishing can be great across the Carolinas. But it can be frustrating too, depending on many factors. Most largemouth bass have completed spawning, but some late spawners are still out there. […]

Jim Lasher poses with the new SC state record gag grouper he caught while fishing with Charleston Fish Finder on May 1, 2018.

Isle of Palms angler catches new SC state record gag grouper

Brian Cope

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. […]

Anglers may be surprised how shallow decent sized catfish will be during the middle of the day in the summer.

Join the night (crawler) patrol for summer catfish

Phillip Gentry

Trolling on the bottom for catfish has netted a lot of good fish through the years. Big cats can’t resist a piece of cut bait that’s tumbling just off the bottom. Veteran fisherman Hank Lyles said the opposite is also true, trolling baits that never touch the bottom. […]