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September 27, 2026

Fishermen need to stay a long cast away from schools of red drum feeding in the surf zone; even though they don’t have great vision, they’re always on the alert and will spook if threatened.

Keep your distance

The winter red drum fishery along the beachfront offers anglers a unique experience, with thousands of fish in skinny, gin-clear waters. […]

Guide Kevin Davis admires a wintertime Lake Moultrie blue catfish.

Lake of the Month: Lake Moultrie

Jeff Samsel

From an above-water vantage, it all looks the same. A 60,000-bowl, Lake Moultrie has minimal visible cover, except around its edges. Beneath the surface, though, the story changes. […]

Wintering fish will stay very close to the beachfront.

Abandon ship

Jeff Burleson

Winter weather patterns usually direct winds from the north and west, laying down the ocean off the beach fronts along the Onslow County shoreline. […]

Cover: February 2012 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

Bull Bay is a great place to load the cooler with big sheepshead. […]

A scented soft-plastic bait is often the ticket to drawing a strike from a redfish lurking in the surf zone, feeding by sight and scent.

By definition, the surf is the area where waves break upon the shore. Given that prevailing winds blow offshore during thewinter, some ground swell will arrive at the beachfront each day under any condition, quickly topping over within the shallow waters of the shoal. […]

Crappie will be managed statewide under an 8-inch size minimum and 20-fish daily creel limit when new fisheries regulations take effect in July.

Rewrite of freshwater fisheries regulations sail through legislature, await governor’s signature

Pat Robertson

As expected, a major rewrite of South Carolina’s freshwater fishery laws sailed through the legislature in the opening weeks of the 2012 session and was sent to Gov. Nikki Haley for her signature. […]

The National Park Service has formalized restrictions on the use of off-road vehicles on the Outer Banks beaches.

Outer Banks residents, businesses take big hit from final NPS decision on beach driving

Craig Holt

The National Park Service announced on Jan. 23 its final rule for off-road beach driving and public beach access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and, as expected, it drew mixed reviews from Outer Banks residents, businesses and environmental groups. […]

One of Rick Caton’s anglers landed this 48-pound striped bass in Chesapeake Bay.

Stripers break out at Rudee Inlet, Va.

Craig Holt

Striped bass fishing at the upper N.C. coast is suffering right now because of warm water, but just a few miles to the north at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, anglers are loading up on big rockfish — from time to time. […]

Rob Beglin, a guide and IFA redfish pro from Pawley's Island, S.C., won't return to North Carolina to fish any tournaments as long as it's legal for commercial netters to take redfish.

Visiting fishermen say gamefish protection would benefit coastal tourism and economies

Jerry Dilsaver

Even in the current depressed economy, fishermen plan their vacations around catching fish. It’s the opinion of many fishermen that North Carolina is losing out on plenty of tourist dollars that could wind up in the state’s economy if the legislature designates red drum, speckled trout and striped bass as gamefish. […]