Inshore Fishing

Flat is where it’s at!

Working through the braided cuts in the Shackleford Banks marsh would have been a daunting feat for many fishermen, but Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island buzzed his Bay Rider skiff in and out of the channels with the skill and confidence of someone who travels them regularly. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Black-water Redbreasts

Drifting slowly through Marion County along the oil-black vein known as the Lumber River, swollen cypress trees line its banks draped with gray beards of Spanish moss. […]

Inshore Fishing

Black Bass Blast

The forecast for a windy day was not the greatest for an offshore bottom-fishing trip, but that didn’t deter Bob Bruggeworth from driving to Beaufort to join his friend Gus Villanova at Town Creek Marina, where Villanova keeps his 25-foot Carolina Classic, His Mistress. […]

Bass Fishing

Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on

In the 1970s, KC and the Sunshine Band had party-goers shaking their hindquarters to the infectious beat of “Shake your Booty” and its famous line, “Shake, shake, shake; shake, shake, shake; shake your booty.” […]

Inshore Fishing

Fly-ing though saltwater

Flyfishermen have long known that their gear is not limited to wimpy rods and small fish. Particularly over the past 20 years, as equipment has improved, fly-fishing has created opportunities to catch saltwater fish efficiently. […]