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July 18, 2026

Bright-colored jigheads and soft-plastic baits will attraction attention and strikes from flounder.

Go big and go flashy

The size of a bait and presentation is often critical for duping a fish into biting, and quite often, natural baits in muted colors are exactly what the doctor ordered. […]

Eelgrass helps extend productive tidal phases

Dusty Wilson

More often than not, the average angler fishes when time is available, not necessarily when the tide is at the best level. […]

The long rock jetties that flank Murrells Inlet are a tremendous example of man-made fish habitat.

For most of the year, the rock jetties at the entrance to the coastal estuaries provide a perfect state of affairs for a wide range of predator fish, bringing ample food resources and stable water conditions. […]

Live shrimp are a great bait for trout, redfish and flounder, and baiting makes catching them in a cast net easier.

Securing a supply of shrimp

Dusty Wilson

Live shrimp are the candy of inshore gamefish. Trout, redfish and flounder will rarely turn one down. […]

With doubles on two-hook bottom rigs fairly regular, it doesn’t take long on a good day to assemble a 50-fish limit of croaker and whiting.

Pro-active limits protect fishery

Phillip Gentry

Last summer, state law changed, establishing an aggregate limit on the three species of saltwater panfish. […]

Bruce Trujillo’s homemade poppers are perfect for attracting attention from big amberjacks.

Make sure when you pop off at an AJ

Mike Marsh

If you think catching an amberjack is not much fun, try luring one into attacking a topwater popper. […]

Recovered from the spawn, bass will get their appetites back in June.

It doesn’t get any better

David Fritts

Across North Carolina, I think June is the best month to fish for bass. When you wake up in the morning this month, you need to take all the vacation time you’ve got and go to the lake. […]

Slab crappie will start to show up this month around deep brush on both Santee Cooper lakes.

Don’t put tackle away

Terry Madewell

Striper season officially shuts down on the Santee Cooper lakes from June through September, so anglers will focus on other fish for the next four months. […]

Sushi's 419.1-pound blue marlin, caught in Friday's fifth day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, didn't break into the leaderboard.

VIking 62 remains in Big Rock lead with one day left in tournament

North Carolina Sportsman

One blue marlin was brought to the scales on Friday on the fifth day of the 57th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament out of Morehead City, but it wasn’t big enough to shuffle the leaderboard, leaving Viking 62’s 680-pound fish, caught on Monday, as the leader. […]