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July 15, 2026

Sight-casting or bottom-fishing, it takes some stout tackle to take on big schooling reds in the Pamlico Sound just inside Ocracoke or Hatteras inlets.

Find a fish funnel, find OBX reds

While sight-casting is certainly the most-thrilling means of targeting big red drum, it’s not always the most practical. Low-light conditions, high winds and occasional stained water can make putting eyes on a school nearly impossible. […]

Small, live menhaden are a favorite bait of flounder fishermen once summer arrives.

For flounder baits, pick your own poison

Jerry Dilsaver

What is the best flounder bait? At the risk of sounding obnoxious, it’s what the flounder want to eat that day. The popularity nod goes to live baits, but artificials often produce well, too. […]

Learn the best, most-comfortable way to strip and respool line and stick with it to make it less of a chore.

When it’s time to change your fishing line

David A. Brown

Changing line needn’t be a hassle; you simply have to control the situation. Line-stripping tools facilitate removal, but if you use the hand-wrapping method, keep your wrapped fingers spread, as relaxing them allows you to easily remove all that old line you’ve bundled. […]

Lake Greenwood’s best nightlife isn’t limited to shoreline parties — it’s bass fishing

Phillip Gentry

While some people visit the Lake Greenwood area for the nightlife on the shoreline, Brian McDade from the city of Greenwood prefers the nightlife on the lower end of the lake. He’s one of a number of local anglers who regularly fish night bass tournaments there. […]

Using his boat’s electronics, Paul Gettys found this overturned car and driver, missing for 16 years, on the floor of Lake Greenwood.

Advanced sonar helped bass guide locate driver and car missing for 16 years

Phillip Gentry

This past spring, fishing guide Paul Gettys’ extensive knowledge of sonar technology was enlisted by enforcement officers with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources to try to locate a missing fisherman. […]

Several days of consistent wind from the same direction will push tripletails into pods in pockets or corners.

Look for windblown pockets

Jeff Burleson

While tripletails are capable of long, powerful runs, they are probably the laziest of inshore or nearshore fish. […]

Summer means super sharking in Edisto’s surf

Brian Cope

While plenty of surf fishermen catch sharks while targeting other species, a group of Lowcountry anglers from the Requiem Fishing Team targets sharks — big ones — and Edisto is one of their choice locations in August. […]

Many fish, sharks in particular, are attracted by odors, and BaitCloud products are a non-messy way to chum and put more scent in the water.

For sharks, odor isn’t everything, but it’s a big thing

Brian Cope

A shark’s sense of smell is definitely something anglers can capitalize on when fishing. While cut pieces of baitfish or stingray give off their own odors for sharks to find and follow great distances, anglers can enhance the odors with sprays and gels just like bass and catfish anglers have for years. […]

Shaped like a huge panfish, spadefish like this one caught by the author, can be a real handful when they begin to approach 10 pounds, a weight that’s not uncommon.

Keep an eye on the water for spadefish

Pete Rogers

Reading the water is important when fishing nearshore. Although many reefs are inside of 20 miles, that is still quite a way to get home should the weather turn sour suddenly. […]

Shane Flannigan takes the guesswork out of which lures to use for inshore fishing.

Top plastic lures for inshore fishing

Submitted Story

Soft plastic lures come in many different sizes, colors, and styles. With all of the different soft plastics on the market today it can be overwhelming or confusing for some anglers. I want to cover a few of my favorite go-to soft-plastic/jighead combos I use when targeting reds, trout, and flounder. […]