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September 21, 2026

As the water begins to cool in September, gag grouper leave deeper water and move toward the beach, within the range of a lot of fishermen.

Gag Reflex – Two months of great bottom-fishing await anglers from Little River, Calbash, Ocean Isle

On a crisp, late September morning, with the sun just promising to rise, there is a flurry of activity at the Ocean Isle Fishing Center. […]

An influx of shrimp turn on Bulls Bay’s trout.

Trout with a side of shrimp – Fall trout bite on Bulls Bay keys on arrival of shrimp this month

Phillip Gentry

The conversation came real easy, as it does after a great day on the water when you’ve figured out what the fish wanted and have given it to them. […]

Angler Brian Clarke landed this tarpon fishing with Capt. Brian Vaughn around Hilton Head and Beaufort.

Hilton Head/Beaufort tarpon fishing about to take off

Brian Cope

Tarpon are on the prowl in the Lowcountry, and the peak of the season is just turning the corner in the waters off Hilton Head, according to Capt. Brian Vaughn of Off the Hook Charters. […]

Guide Joel Richardson said Lake Gaston bass are on a great topwater bite on both ends of the 20,300-acre lake.

Topwater bite shines for Lake Gaston bass

Craig Holt

Although some anglers don’t think Lake Gaston and August go together for great bass fishing, one guide has no problems with what he’s seen lately on the 20,300-acre Roanoke River lake, especially the topwater bite. […]

A big plastic worm provides a better silouette for night-fishing for summer bass.

It gets better in the dark

Davy Hite

August is the hottest month in the Carolinas, and if you’ve been on the water on a windless day, you know how miserable it can be for bass fishermen. […]

Chip Stanley (left) and Ralph Hollifield Jr. caught three of these five nice bass by "reading" piers on High Rock Lake.

“Read” High Rock’s piers for best bass catches

Tony Garitta

Talk about pier pressure. “High Rock Lake has the most heavily fished piers in the state,” said Pleasant Garden’s Brad Staley. With the deep-water largemouth bass bite almost nonexistent because of high, muddy water, local fishermen have been beating the piers at High Rock Lake, and the ones who are “reading the piers” have been coming away with the best catches. […]

Redfish have been very active in the waters around Southport over the past week-and-a-half.

Southport inshore bite has been great for two weeks

Jerry Dilsaver

Inshore fishing in the Southport area has taken a big turn for the better over the past 10 days or so, with redfish and flounder getting most of the attention, according to Capt. Tommy Rickman at The Tackle Box. […]

Grouper fishing has been great around ledges in 100 to 125 feet of water off Little River.

Snapper no more? Grouper fill the hole out of Little River

Jeff Burleson

Even though the short season on red snapper is over, bottom-fishing fields can continue to get their fix with big and tasty grouper out of Little River Inlet. […]

With water conditions finally stabilized, crappie at Lake Greenwoood have moved into a productive and consistent fall pattern.

Lake Greenwood crappie bite finally settling down

Phillip Gentry

The last couple of months have been tough on crappie fishermen at Lake Greenwood, thanks to rapidly and constantly changing water levels, temperatures and clarity. […]

Cobia have been a surprisingly regular visitor to nearshore ocean trips out of Oregon Inlet.

Cobia are surprise addition to great nearshore mackerel fishing out of Oregon Inlet

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Karl Helmkamp of Manteo’s Fistful Sportfishing said nearshore fishing out of Oregon Inlet has been as good as it gets, with enough variety to interest just about any angler, thanks to weather that’s been warm enough to attract summer species but not hot enough to push some of the late-spring fish away. […]