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July 21, 2026

Redfish and speckled trout have been patrolling shallow shelves along the banks of the New River, often busting topwater lures.

Reds, specks hitting a variety of baits in Sneads Ferry area

Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures said the fishing in the New River and Intracoastal Waterway around Sneads Ferry isn’t as hot as the steamy weather, but it’s pretty good and at times really good, with speckled trout and redfish feeding and often hitting topwater baits. […]

Trout trailers

Don Shoopman

Success, as usual in the artificial lure manufacturing business — or anything else, for that matter — begats success. […]

Baylen Moore and guide Townie Wessinger show off the best fish from two limits recently caught in deep water at Lake Murray.

Deep-water pattern has taken over, but Lake Murray is still spitting out nice stripers

Terry Madewell

Hot-weather patterns have set in for Lake Murray striped bass, but that hasn’t slowed down the action for fishermen able to adapt to deep-water patterns. Guide Townsend “Townie” Wessinger has been mauling stripers with live bait in deep water. […]

C.J. Rice of Manteo caught this 65-pound king mackerel off Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head last Saturday.

Jeanette’s Pier gives up 65-pound king mackerel to Manteo angler

Jerry Dilsaver

A Manteo angler who hadn’t fished for several weeks made a big splash on his return last Saturday, landing a 65-pound king mackerel from the end of Jeanette’s Pier in Nags Head on what was supposed to be a trip for cobia. […]

Sharks have been taking a toll on bull reds and sow trout hooked by anglers in the Georgetown area.

Beef up and crank down to keep bull reds, sow specks away from sharks

Jeff Burleson

Anyone who hasn’t heard about the rise in shark activity this summer must be stuck at the bottom of a well or completely disconnected from the world. […]

Fish for big sharks from a kayak? Why not? This video shows how

Phillip Gentry

All summer, the internet has lit up with tales of shark attacks along the Carolina coast, as well as hapless kayak anglers being overturned by big sharks. In reality, sharks are a common gamefish along the coasts of both Carolinas and make for exciting sport, especially when landed from a kayak. […]

The appearance of sharks close to South Carolina beaches has plenty of beachgoers riled up, but kayak fishermen are having plenty of fun with big, toothy critters.

Paddle up a big shark this summer; check out this video

Phillip Gentry

All summer, the internet has lit up with tales of shark attacks along the Carolina coast, as well as hapless kayak anglers being overturned by big sharks. […]

Deep brush piles are producing plenty of nice crappie for Kerr Lake fishermen, along with white perch.

Deep brush piles producing crappie, white perch for Kerr Lake anglers

Craig Holt

With the heat on across North Carolina, many fishermen have taken to after-dark trips, but Chris Bullock, a veteran guide on John H. Kerr Reservoir has been knocking out plenty of black crappie and white perch on daytime trips. […]

Capt. Robert McCarley has been pulling great spadefish like this one from the nearshore reefs out of Georgetown.

Jellyball jellyfish have been key to Georgetown nearshore spadefish

Brian Cope

The spadefish are biting around the nearshore reefs out of Georgetown; the secret to catching them is in finding jellyball jellyfish first. […]

Derek Freeman and Trevor Callaham of T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson won the TBF/FLW High School Fishing World Finals on Alabama's Lake Pickwick with this final day's catch of better than 20 pounds.

T.L. Hanna duo wins TBF/FLW high school world bass-fishing championship

South Carolina Sportsman

The T.L. Hanna High School team of Derek Freeman and Trevor Callaham from Anderson won the final round of the TBF/FLW High School Fishing World Finals last weekend on Pickwick Lake out of Florence, Ala. […]