Inshore Fishing
Make strategic casts for trophy fish
Sight-casting for cobia can be exciting, especially multiple fish and some trophy sized individuals are hovering at close range. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Check the reefs
The beachfront might offer some great sight-fishing for cobia, but there places other than 10 feet of water where cobia can be caught. […]
Inshore Fishing
Three-pronged approach
Spring cobia provide willing anglers with some of the best one-on-one action of the year, but fishermen must be prepared to spoon-feed these fish exactly what they want to eat while they are on deck and ready. […]
Inshore Fishing
Loco Baitfish is a local favorite
Mark Nutting not only guides professionally, he also ties flies commercially. His favorite fly for cobia is a creation of his own, the Loco Baitfish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Catch-and-release or hook-and-cook?
There is no getting around it, cobia are a tasty fish. A 30-pound fish contains enough thick, pork chop-sized fillets to feed a small crowd, and the flesh is hardy enough to go straight on the grill without added reinforcement. […]
Redfish
Don’t forget cut, live baits
Guide Kevin Blair may love fishing artificials for redfish, especially topwaters, but he doesn’t discount live or cut bait. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Topwater school action is possible
Guide Truman Lyon said that live bait is the most-consistent method for taking stripers, but there will be some topwater schooling action in May. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Will limits, size minimums change?
Scott Lamprecht with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said that 2015 is the year when the state legislature reviews the 26-inch size minimum limit and SCDNR reports, along with recommendations from the Santee Cooper Stakeholder Committee. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fast action can be the rule
Guide Truman Lyons said that live-bait fishing for stripers this month is not necessarily wait-and-hope fishing, it’s usually fast- paced, and often, multiple fish are hooked at the same time. […]
Bass Fishing
Live bait will produce bigger Lake Russell spotted bass
Guide Wendell Wilson often uses live bait to help his clients catch more spotted bass, and he said live bait can be dynamite on really large fish this month. […]