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With striped bass gone upstream on their spawning run, largemouth bass take center stage in April on the Albemarle Sound.

Sound decisions – With stripers gone, largemouth bass are the No. 1 target on the Albemarle Sound in April

The Albemarle Sound is one of the two largest estuaries in the North Carolina and is home to a world-renowned population of striped bass, which receive most of the attention given to the sound’s fishery. […]

Fishermen are catching plenty of keeper striped bass and an occasional largemouth in the lower section of the Roanoke River.

Good numbers of stripers still biting in lower section of Roanoke River

Jerry Dilsaver

Joey VanDyke of Fingeance Sportfishing Charters said the striper action is really good in the lower Roanoke Rive, and it continues to get better. […]

Nearshore reefs off the Grand Strand are full of sheepshead, according to Capt. Jay Sconyers of Aces Up Fishing Charters.

Nearshore reefs off Grand Strand are full of hungry sheepshead

Jeff Burleson

The ocean is finally heating up in more ways than one. Not only is the water temperature finally creeping above 50 degrees, the sheepshead bite along the nearshore reefs within sight of the Myrtle Beach skyline is hot, with several captains reporting double-digit catches on a frequent basis. […]

Boats out of Hatteras have been running into bluefin tuna north of Diamond Shoals.

Tuna of all kinds showing up on nice days off Hatteras

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Steve “Creature” Coulter of Sea Creature Sportfishing in Hatteras said offshore fishing is showing signs of promise and appears to be shaping up for a good spring, with good catches on days when the wind and weather allows trips, including a decent showing of bluefin tuna. […]

Guide Richard Andrews can fish soft-plastic baits weedless with a Mission Fishing jighead.

Use this unique weedless lure fix

Craig Holt

Guide Richard Andrews uses a unique way to create a weedless jighead for fishing creeks along the lower Roanoke River that are infested with bottom snags, usually cypress knees. […]

This striper from the Devils Gut area of the Roanoke River is a fine example of the age class that ‘s driven the fishery the past two years.

Expect more, bigger stripers this year

Craig Holt

Fishermen had a great 2014 catching stripers on the Roanoke River, and the great spawn in 2011 should continue the good fishing this year. […]

Knowing how the tide runs in a certain area can put you in position to fish productive shallow-water areas like this bay with oysters. Not knowing the tide can leave you stranded.

Fishing the tide

Jerry Dilsaver

Rick Patterson said it is important to know and understand tides before fishing on the flats and bays around Swansboro. […]

A swimbait or flutter-style hook can be rigged to make a soft-plastic bait like this Gulp shrimp weedless.

Fishing weedless

Jerry Dilsaver

It is usually important to keep your redfish baits and lures near the bottom, but guide Rick Patterson said in late winter and early spring there is a marine vegetation growing in almost all of the bays and creeks that will keep your hooks fouled. […]

A sow might not have the tusks that a boar has, but she can be just as dangerous, especially if she’s defending her brood.

Nice teeth ya got there, piggy

Mike Marsh

The length of its tusks and its weight are the measurements most huntres use to determine whether or not a hog is of trophy status. […]

Nearshore reefs and livebottoms out of Murrells Inlet have been producing big black drum and a variety of bottomfish.

Nearshore bottomfish action explodes out of Murrells Inlet this week

Jeff Burleson

This week’s break in the cold weather has been just what the doctor ordered for two Murrells Inlet charter captains, who have been putting beat-downs on some bottomfish just a few miles off the beach. […]