Sheepshead
Size limits promote sustainability
Sheepshead are foreign to some anglers and common to others. For those familiar with them, their courageous battles are memorable to say the least. […]
July 2015
Inshore Fishing
Catch your own bait
Sheepshead are omnivorous and will eat about anything attached to or living close to structure, putting oysters, clams, barnacles, crabs, shrimp and mussels are on their menu. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Strike out for a reaction
Whether you call it power-jigging, speed-jigging, or speed-reeling, the technique has been proven effective at catching numerous offshore saltwater species, striped bass and now, hybrid bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Opportunities on top
Conventional fishing wisdom says that topwater baits should be retired shortly after sunrise, not to be picked up again until shortly before sunset. […]
Inshore Fishing
Thunderstorm safety
The vast majority of lightning injuries and deaths on boats occur in small, open boats according to NOAA. […]
Redfish
Summer redfish spots
Even though redfish spread out in the warmer months, they relate to low-tide, shallow-water flats all year because flats provide security from predators like the bottlenosed dolphin. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Amphibian modifications
Frog baits account for some of the most-exciting strikes you’ll see in the pads. Most work well right out of the package, but a few tweaks can help sell the ruse. […]
Bass Fishing
Blueback blues
Blueback herring, those high-strung gypsies known for their notoriously unpredictable ways, can be the boon or the bane of Lake Murray fishing. […]
Inshore Fishing
Oak Island’s pier history
Oak Island was once home to three piers: Yaupon, Ocean Crest and Long Beach. […]
Bass Fishing
Accessorize for appeal
Topwater baits inherently rely on impersonating a wounded, disoriented or otherwise vulnerable baitfish for their bass appeal. […]