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July 15, 2026

Redbreast sunfish seem to be recovering on the Edisto River after a few down years, according to fishermen and the SCDNR.

Redbreast comeback in full swing

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources stocks redbreast sunfish in several rivers, including the Edisto, which has been stocked annually since 1995. […]

Red drum aren’t shy about crashing topwater plugs, but the position of their mouth on the bottom of their head often results in misses instead of hookups.

Fishing Topwaters

Jerry Dilsaver

Nothing in fishing compares to an aggressive strike on a topwater lure. Fish lunge at them, swipe at them and sometimes even knock them completely out of the water. […]

Guide Andrew Tubbs’ bait tank is aerated and oxygen infused well enough to keep dozens of herring alive all day during the summer.

Bubble up

Mike Marsh

Keeping baitfish alive is one key to catching stripers and hybrids at J. Strom Thurmond Lake. […]

The New River’s fishery is among the best along all of North Carolina’s coastline for redfish, trout and flounder.

New River is a unique coastal estuary

Jerry Dilsaver

There are two New Rivers in North Carolina; one wanders through the mountains in the northwestern corner of the state, and the other begins and ends within the boundaries of Onslow County on the coast. […]

Guide Andrew Tubbs taps the bottom of his boat with a shovel handle to attract the attention of hybrid or striped bass.

I hear you knocking

Mike Marsh

One of guide Andrew Tubbs’s tricks is to tap on the deck of his boat with a shovel handle when hybrids and stripers are biting slowly. […]

A big circle hook and a length of heavy, monofilament leader are standard on shark rigs used by kayak fishermen.

Rigging for sharks

Phillip Gentry

Brad Knight has a pretty standard setup for rigging for sharks when fishing from his kayak. It works, and it’s strong — strong enough that he boated a 140-pound class tarpon three years ago while fishing for sharks. […]

Andrew Tubbs nets a Thurmond Lake striper for Justin Marsh with a rubber-coated landing net.

Rubber nets won’t rub fish the wrong way

Mike Marsh

A rubber net is one of the best pieces of gear to conserve fish and fishing time. […]

Wes Barbour catches plenty of speckled trout along spoil islands, created by a dredging the Cape Fear River shipping channel.

Spoil island specks

Craig Holt

It seems odd to find spotted seatrout 10 miles north of the mouth of the Cape River and approximately 3 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, but that’s possible near Carolina Beach. […]

Put some “pop” in your fishing

Craig Holt

Popping corks have been around for many years, and they are still just as effective as they’ve always been. […]

Casting to structure on windblown banks or points can often result in good catches of striped bass.

The wind is your friend

Dusty Wilson

Freshwater bass anglers have long known the effectiveness of fishing windward points. The same holds true in many saltwater scenarios. […]

South Carolina’s 2026 deer season begins Aug. 15 in two game zones

Deer

We’re a month away from South Carolina’s deer season opener in the state’s Game Zones 3 and 4! […]

Santee Cooper July fishing report

Freshwater

Striper season is closed for the summer on the Santee Cooper lakes, but plenty of other species are in play. […]

NC Artificial Reef Program gets major enhancements

Newsletters

The NC Artificial Reef Program, in partnership with Stevens Towing Company, completed two major reef enhancements in May. […]

NCWRC seeking volunteers to help improve fishing habitat

Freshwater Fishing

The NCWRC needs help with improving habitat for sport fishes and other wildlife by establishing self-sustaining native aquatic plant communities. […]

Kat catching Catfish

Catfish

Kat Poland went noodling for the first time this past weekend and noodled a beautiful flathead catfish. […]