Fishing Archives - Page 817 of 1072

July 4, 2026

Jeff Wolfe of Wilmington is on top of a slot red drum bite at the bays north of Bald Head Island.

Red drum, flounder, seatrout key targets at lower Cape Fear

Fishing from Southport to Wilmington has ignited because of earlier-than-expected warm weather. […]

Georgia's DNR is considering changing its regulations for striped bass on Lake Hartwell and Thurmond Lake to match regulations adopted by South Carolina.

SCDNR officials believe licensing, regulation agreements with Georgia are forthcoming

While some minor differences are still being ironed out, Ross Self, chief of freshwater fisheries for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, said there should be no problem reaching consensus with the Georgia DNR on extending the reciprocal fishing agreement on common border waters, including Lakes Hartwell, Russell and Thurmond. […]

Guide Mike McSwain shows off a Broad River smallmouth bass that hit a soft-plastic crawfish

Broad River smallmouth bite is on for adventurous anglers

Brian Cope

South Carolina anglers don’t have a lot of choices when it comes to fishing for smallmouth bass, but the Broad River is one place to get a bronzeback fix. […]

Guide Brad Taylor has been catching a lot of Lake Murray crappie in 12 to 20 feet of water this month.

Go Live for Lake Murray’s best fishing

Matt Coffey

From crappie to stripers, live bait on Lake Murray seems to be the cat’s meow when it comes to catching fish lately. Just ask any fishing guide and they’ll tell you that from panfish to their larger cousins, if it’s live bait, it’s working. […]

Guide Tom Siwarski shows off a couple of the speckled trout his party caught at Bulls Bay on Thursday

Specks on road to recovery, especially in Bulls Bay

Dan Kibler

Guide Tom Siwarski of Carolina Aero Marine Adventures wanted to spend the first couple of hours of daylight on Thursday morning fishing topwater baits for speckled trout on the Cape Romain end of Bulls Bay. […]

Weldon dubs itself “The Rockfish Capitol of the World” and there’s little dispute about that claim.

Striper fishing still active at Weldon

Craig Holt

It may be late in the season for striped bass spawning runs at the Roanoke River near Weldon, but anglers continue to have tremendous catch-and-release days. […]

Charleston charter Capt. John Koonce uses cracked blue crabs when he's fishing for big red drum around docks.

Fish boat docks for big reds

Phillip Gentry

With the summer season rapidly approaching, redfish along the Charleston coast are making the transition from spring patterns to warm. […]

Interactions between endangered or threatened sea turtles and gill nets has led to further restrictions on commercial netting in two areas of North Carolina's inshore waters.

Feds force state to close, restrict gill-net fishing in two areas

Jerry Dilsaver

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted at its May meeting in Atlantic Beach to close the lower Core Sound, Back Sound and the North River to all large-mess gill nets and to restrict the amount of nets that can be fished in an area from Lennoxville Point near Beaufort to the US 58 bridge between Emerald Isle and Cape Carteret. […]

With fuel prices so high, more and more fishermen are choosing to stay closer to port.

The Spanish Armada

Dan Kibler

It’s a long run from Little River Inlet to the bluewater where the tuna, dolphin, wahoo and billfish swim, and with fuel prices moving. […]

Jeff Thomas displays 9- and 11-pound largemouths he caught this spring.

Harris Lake bass jumping on lures

Craig Holt

If bass anglers want a good chance to catch a lunker largemouth, the best place to go right now is Shearon Harris Lake in southern Wake and northern Chatham counties. […]