Inshore Fishing
Closing the deal
Cobia are big, strong fish, and they often come to the boat with plenty of energy in reserve. Many a cooler, center console, rods and body parts have suffered damage from a freshly-landed cobia. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Low water levels may promote crappie growth
The Tar River Reservoir is one of the very few lakes in the coastal plain that have no size or creel limit for crappie. […]
Inshore Fishing
Queuing up
During cobia season, a quick look at many bodies of water around the Beaufort/Hilton Head area will erase any doubt about the popularity of cobia. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Double down
When fishing a slip-float rig near a dock, a pair of anglers should begin by fishing their minnows at two different depths. […]
Inshore Fishing
Spanish without spoons
Trolling isn’t the only way to put Spanish mackerel in the fish box, and Capt. David Cutler takes advantage of two other situations and techniques to put his parties on fish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Sling bling at ling
A cobia by any other name — they’re also known as lemonfish and ling — still looks like a big, brown catfish. He may be ugly, but he likes his “bling.” […]
Inshore Fishing
2011 Spanish fishing was unbeatable. What role did lack of kings play?
On both sides of the North Caroliia-South Carolina border, anglers reported that 2011 was one of the best years on record for catching Spanish mackerel. […]
Inshore Fishing
Batter up! Pitch live baits
To keep menhaden alive, anglers must use a livewell with an outboard intake and discharge. […]
Inshore Fishing
Nothing crabby about CRABCO
In 1998, when Jane Ann Laffitte was seven years old and her brother Lucius was 10, the siblings created CRABCO; two years later, they kicked off a marketing campaign for their crab-catching kit at a children’s gathering in Saint Simons, Ga. […]
Inshore Fishing
Cobia conservation
Capt. George Beckwith said he would rather eat a 40-pound cobia and release a 60- to 80-pounder, because the larger females produce the most eggs. […]