Offshore Fishing
Target: Frozen Fish
Cold water isn’t always bad. The cooler ocean temperatures of February lure bottomfish much closer to the shoreline to spawn around shipwrecks, livebottom areas, and artificial reefs. […]
Fishing
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Stripers ‘coming out to play’ from tops of Lake Russell’s submerged trees
During the first 10 days of January, colder winter weather moving across South Carolina has reminded both anglers and their quarry that winter is here. […]
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Little River jetties hot for redfish; stripers biting in ICW
If the rest of 2013 is anything like the past week has been in the Little River area, South Carolina anglers are in for a real treat. […]
Fishing
Can’t buy new? You can update old
Can’t buy new? You can update At the risk of sounding like a naysayer or doomsday prophet, I think it’s safe to say there are many of us who would like to replace the boat we have but don’t see it as something that is going to happen in the near future. […]
Inshore Fishing
Charleston’s Frost ‘Bite’
The Charleston area’s system of bays, creeks and rivers present ideal conditions for sciaenops ocellatus, more commonly known as spot-tail, channel bass and redfish. […]
Fishing
Underwater eyes
Underwater video cameras have been around for decades without gaining the popularity they deserve. […]
Fishing
Bumping the bottom for winter enjoyment
Deer season is over, the weather is cold and the days are short. […]
Featured
Crappie biting around bridge pilings for Jordan Lake fishermen
With winter weather set in across North Carolina during January, the most-active fishing bite at the Triangle lakes — Jordan, Shearon Harris and Falls of the Neuse — has been for crappie. […]
Bass Fishing
Boat-buying advice
January can be really good for fishing or really cold and miserable. It seems like every year around boat show season, it is one extreme or the other. It’s either snowing or beautifully warm in the low 70s. […]
Inshore Fishing
Skinny Water = Winter Reds
Many anglers park their boats in the winter and retreat indoors, missing out on some of the most exciting fishing of the year. The landings are not crowded, water clarity is as good as it gets, and the reds are schooling in big numbers.
Fishing for winter reds can be particularly good in and around the Beaufort River. Fish can be caught on lures, flies and natural bait. During low-tide phases, reds can easily be found on skinny-water flats, according to Capt. Tuck Scott of Beaufort’s Bay Street Outfitters.
“Skinny water warms faster, so on sunny days, fish stay warmer there,” Scott said. “Skinny water also provides safety from dolphin, and most importantly, it makes it even easier to see large schools of reds in the clear water.” […]