Inshore Fishing

Solitary reds

On any June weekend, most boat landings near Beaufort are full to capacity, and traffic on popular rivers like the Broad is going full tilt. When the usual spots are just too crowded, the Coosaw River is a great option for anglers looking for a little more room to breathe. […]

Inshore Fishing

A Tale of Three Tails

If not for wearing polarized sunglasses, it would have been impossible to see the dark shape under the crab-pot float in one of the bays off the lower Cape Fear River. […]

Inshore Fishing

Riding the flounder wave

Normally, when two waves approaching each other from opposite directions hit, there’s a crash and turbulence that can destroy anything caught in the middle. […]

Inshore Fishing

Calling Calibogue Cobia

One of the most-anticipated events for fisherman in the Lowcountry is the annual spring cobia migration. Cobia start to show up in mid-April and hang around through most of June. […]

Inshore Fishing

The Spanish Armada

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. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Where and how, not why

William Sasser, a veteran fishing guide on Clarks Hill Lake, just shrugged his shoulders and remained pretty much speechless.

The list of items that Sasser doesn’t have much to say about is definitely a short one, but ask him why May is such a good time to catch striped bass and their hybridized cousins on the sprawling, 70,000-acre reservoir, and the instantly likeable angler goes silent. […]