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This image taken by photographer Sarah Santiny on Memorial Day morning appears to show a big school of speckled trout patrolling the surf on Grand Isle. What do you think — specks or not? Comment below.

Epic photo shows specks in the surf

Professional photographer Sarah Santiny never goes too far without her trusty camera, and her Memorial Day trip to the beach on Louisiana’s Grand Isle was no exception.

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When it gets hot, downsize baits when the bite isn’t going well (left to right): Cajun Sleigh spoons, Gulp shrimp, MirrOdines. and Flats Intruder spoons.

Slow down and fish small

Jerry Dilsaver

Have you had one of those days when you could see fish feeding but couldn’t get them to bite anything? If you answered “No,” please call me to go fishing; I want to know what you’re using. For the rest of us, I’m going to offer a few ideas that have worked in the past.

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This speckled trout is a keeper, but just barely. If you are in doubt, it’s always safer to throw it back.

Portable rulers you carry

Brian Cope

It’s an early June morning, and while you know the sweltering heat will come soon, now it’s relatively cool, and you’re hoping for a quick limit so you can get back to the dock before the sun gets too high. And BAM! just like that, you’re into them.

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Catch more summer bream with this one tip

Brian Cope

Night crawlers have caught untold numbers of bream for anglers, and while it’s tough to say there is a right or wrong way to hook one, it’s probably fair to say that at times, one way works better than another. […]

Catch more bream like these by following this tip.

Catch more summer bream with this one tip

Brian Cope

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The SCDNR is asking anglers to release and report double-tagged cobia to help the agency get a better understanding of the fish and their migratory patterns.

SCDNR asks anglers to release and report double-tagged cobia

SCDNR News Release

Fisheries biologists are tagging cobia in a new research project designed to track the migrations of these large game fish.

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The free June 25 wildlife photography workshop will focus on close-up photography, and will be held at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard.

Free wildlife photography class offered June 25 in Brevard

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is offering a free wildlife photography class on June 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard.

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Fishing on the Broad River is especially good during the summer because the rushing water stays relatively cool and well-oxygenated.

Bronzeback Heaven – Tips for fishing for smallmouth on South Carolina’s Broad River

Brian Cope

“Do you see that line between here and the bank where the eddy meets the current? Cast upriver at about a 45-degree angle to the other side of that line and reel in quickly,” guide Mike McSwain said on a hot June day while fishing on the Broad River.

McSwain’s client did as instructed, and as the Mepps spinner got to where it was supposed to, something slammed the lure, the rod bent over, and the spinning reel’s drag sang out.

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