Freshwater Fishing
Work docks when brush doesn’t produce
When brush piles aren’t producing, and the bite is really tough, Robert Munn abandons his cane poles for jigging with fly rods under boat docks. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Rub-a-dub drum
Using a rubber net to land red drum helps prevent injury to the fish and saves fishing time. Other important pieces of gear include a mushroom anchor and a carbon-fiber push pole. […]
Inshore Fishing
Best tackle for big redfish
Hooking a redfish 40 inches and larger demands much of a fisherman and his tackle, according to guide Steve Roff, who uses uses specific equipment when targeting big fish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Top o’ the day
At times, red drum will go crazy for topwater lures. This is especially true in the shallow marshes of North Topsail Beach. […]
Inshore Fishing
‘Take five’ for spooky, shallow-water reds
Catching redfish in shallow water is a popular pattern during March, and anglers who are consistently successful have common traits — patience and silence. […]
Inshore Fishing
Bounce the bottom for bonus flounder
Flounder are often found in the same, shallow areas where red drum abound, and it is not unusual for these fine-dining fish to strike the same soft-plastic lures that fishermen use to catch red drum. […]
Inshore Fishing
Target big reds on high tide
Robbie Cortis of Mount Pleasant has a passion for redfish, and he loves to target big redfish. He said March is a great month, and one of his favorite techniques is to take a bit of different route than some of the other fishermen. […]
Offshore Fishing
What’s a wahoo?
Wahoo, acanthocybium solanderi, are one of the most-prized gamefish in the world’s oceans. No particular location boats a great concentration of fish, but the spring and fall catches off North Carolina rank with anywhere in the world. […]
Inshore Fishing
Deepwater shrimping for bait
Most South Carolina fishermen are familiar with the annual fall shrimp baiting season, but there is also a season for shrimp caught using seines and cast nets, but without bait. […]
Offshore Fishing
Use satellite imaging to find fish
With weather fronts moving rapidly along the coast during the late winter and spring, sea conditions just do not allow heading offshore every day. […]