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July 2, 2026

The North Inlet marshes are full of slot-sized and over redfish like this one.

Saltwater Series: North Inlet fishing locations pinpointed

North Inlet is a little off the beaten path — if water can be beaten — but most South Carolina fishermen know how to find out. […]

Terry Dodson’s says Lake Jocassee is starting to spit out some great spotted bass, but he worries they will negatively affect the lake’s population of smallmouth bass.

Jocassee now a top ‘spot’ spot

Scott Keepfer

Lake Jocassee has long been a desirable destination for big fish of several species; now anglers can add spotted bass to the list. […]

Flounder currently are providing a good bite at nearshore hard bottoms and inshore structure near Swansboro.

Flounder, sheepshead providing action from Swansboro to Beaufort

Craig Holt

Flounder fishing is hot from Swansboro’s Bogue Inlet to Beaufort Inlet and all points between. […]

Kayak angler Brad Knight's first tarpon was a doozy, weighing an estimated 160 pounds. It might have been a state record if Knight hadn't released it.

Kayak angler lands, releases potential state-record tarpon

Phillip Gentry

Brad Knight will probably not forget June 24 anytime soon. That spot on the calendar will be special forever, because of an encounter he had with a tarpon in Trenchard’s Inlet near Beaufort. […]

Jeff Wolfe fishes under the US 421, which crosses Snow’s Cut -- named for the engineer who oversaw the project eight decades ago.

Snow’s Cut also has doormat flounder

Craig Holt

Snow’s Cut is a place that not only contains good sheepshead fishing but some of the biggest flounder in the state. […]

Caroline Boyd displays her first king mackerel.

Oak Island Fish-Finder: Learning how to get the most out of an offshore fishing trip

Craig Holt

Capt. John Quattlebaum’s sportfisherman QB’s Sea Witch sliced through a calm sea off Southport last July. […]

Spadefish populations seem fairly stable, although no studies of their numbers have been made.

Aces of Spades

Jeff Burleson

Too lazy to get up at the crack of dawn to go fishing? Think you need to go to the Gulf Stream to catch the hardest-fighting fish in the ocean? […]

Jackie Hite concentrates on deep water during the summer when he fishes for crappie on Lake Wateree. He said hot weather forces fish into cooler, deeper waters where the temperature is more comfortable.

Wateree Slab Wisdom

Jim Casada

Summertime,” the old song runs, “and the living is easy. Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high.” […]

Big stripers are lurking on the “humps” at High Rock Lake and taking slow trolled live bait.

Stripers hanging out at High Rock ‘humps’

Craig Holt

Just before re-injuring his knee and shelving his fishing activities at High Rock Lake for the summer, guide Maynard Edwards of Lexington discovered a hot striped bass bite. […]

Cover: July 2011 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

Bump a bucktail along the bottom this month, and you’ll likely be rewarded with a doormat flounder. […]