Freshwater Fishing
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. […]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Fishing Topwaters
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. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Inshore Fishing
New River is a unique coastal estuary
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. […]
Freshwater Fishing
I hear you knocking
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. […]
Inshore Fishing
Rigging for sharks
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. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Rubber nets won’t rub fish the wrong way
A rubber net is one of the best pieces of gear to conserve fish and fishing time. […]
Inshore Fishing
Spoil island specks
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. […]
Bass Fishing
For hot bass action, head for Santee — the river, that is
When the summer heat slows down the bass bite on South Carolina’s lakes, anglers like Joe Dennis of Bonneau turn to cooler running water like the Santee River, where the bass are still biting aggressively. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Summer: terrestrial time
In the summer, when insect hatches are sparse, trout depend more on what falls into the water than what hatches in it. […]