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June 23, 2026

Polarized sunglasses are a must for offshore fishing trips because they help an angler see below the water’s surface and cut down on glare.

Prepare before leaving the dock

Anglers planning a charter fishing trip offshore, especially their first, should prepare in order to have an enjoyable experience. […]

When spotted cruising at or near the surface, cobia can be a great target for fishermen sight-casting bucktails.

Cobia particulars

Jerry Dilsaver

Cobia are a large and relatively unknown fish, close relatives of remora. Each spring, usually within a week or so of Mother’s Day, they mysteriously appear in the nearshore ocean and inshore waters along North Carolina’s coast. When they arrive, phone lines begin buzzing. […]

Eelgrass helps extend productive tidal phases

Dusty Wilson

More often than not, the average angler fishes when time is available, not necessarily when the tide is at the best level. […]

Live shrimp are a great bait for trout, redfish and flounder, and baiting makes catching them in a cast net easier.

Securing a supply of shrimp

Dusty Wilson

Live shrimp are the candy of inshore gamefish. Trout, redfish and flounder will rarely turn one down. […]

Hollow-body frogs normally have either a pointed or a cupped face, which produce different sounds upon retrieve.

Faces, legs give frogs different personalities

Brian Cope

Like most lures, artificial frogs come in a variety of sizes and colors, but they also come in a variety of styles. […]

Bruce Trujillo’s homemade poppers are perfect for attracting attention from big amberjacks.

Make sure when you pop off at an AJ

Mike Marsh

If you think catching an amberjack is not much fun, try luring one into attacking a topwater popper. […]

Most of the time, bass will hit a frog in the last 10 feet of a bed of lily pads or weeds, or in the first 10 feet outside it.

Remember the 10-10 rule for fishing pads, weeds

Brian Cope

Bass love to hide under lily pads and other surface weeds, and fisheries biologist Scott Lamprecht of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said anglers should be aware of what he calls the “10-10 rule” in these areas. […]

A cannonball jellyfish, aka jellyball, dropped around structure will attract spadefish within range of an angler with a spinning rod and a basic rig.

Shoot off a cannonball for better spadefish action

Mike Marsh

Cannonball jellyfish are common near Masonboro Inlet in hot weather. Any angler heading out for a day of amberjack fishing should look for them on the tide lines and catch a few in a landing net. […]

The section of the Catawba River below Lake Wylie is largely undeveloped, with a few bridges the only reminders that civilization is close by.

Catawba has Scenic River designation

Brian Cope

The 30-mile stretch of the Catawba River from the base of the Lake Wylie Dam to the SC 9 bridge is designated as a State Scenic River, a classification given to only nine sections of rivers throughout the Palmetto State. […]

Capt. Bruce Trujillo finishes a battle with a nice amberjack, admiring it safely in his landing net.

Don’t discard amberjacks; they can be eaten

Mike Marsh

When Russ Luhm nets an amberjack for his friend, Capt. Bruce Trujillo, he is already thinking about eating it. […]