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Find black drum near the bottom in the fall, and you’ll likely catch speckled trout a few feet above them in the same general area.

Find indicator species

As large schools of shrimp invade Murrells Inlet, many species of fish will show up to fatten up before winter arrives. […]

The break between the Continental shelf and Continental slope lies roughly between 70 and 80 fathoms off the North Carolina coast.

Fishing the break

Jerry Dilsaver

What exactly do fishermen mean when they say they are “fishing the break?” […]

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Little River ditch diggers —- test story

Jeff Burleson

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches 3,000 miles from New Jersey to Texas, built primarily as a safe haven for military and commercial transport along the eastern seaboard. […]

Speckled trout have been feeding voraciously in Winyah Bay since the weather has cooled.

Cooler weather has trout, redfish active in Winyah Bay

Pete Rogers

Winyah Bay usually has good fishing for speckled trout and redfish, but with the recent cooler weather, fishing is as good as it gets. […]

Fishing in Winyah Bay has been great on trout and redfish since cooler weather moved in.

Hit Winyah Bay as soon as you can for specks, reds

Pete Rogers

Winyah Bay usually has good fishing for speckled trout and redfish, but with the recent cooler weather, fishing is as good as it gets. […]

Fishermen along the northern edge of the Grand Strand have been running into a lot of bull redfish right off the beach.

Bull reds have become real Grand Strand beach visitors

Jeff Burleson

Anglers counting down the days until the bull redfish run along the Grand Strand can stop counting and start fishing. […]

The author shows off first-hand evidence of how good the speckled trout fishing can be in the fall.

Seek shrimp, sack specks – To target fall speckled trout in Murrells Inlet, the first step is to find the shrimp

Jeff Burleson

For light-tackle anglers along the southern tip of the Grand Strand, the arrival of fall is nothing less than an early Christmas present. […]

Fall is the time to whack a wahoo between Cape Lookout and the break

Jerry Dilsaver

The waters off of Atlantic Beach provide some great wahoo action, especially in the fall. […]

The speckled trout season has really kicked off, despite dirty, freshwater runoff in the Atlantic Beach area.

Despite dirty, fresh water, speck bite has taken off at Atlantic Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Matt Lamb of Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach said that offshore fishing has been great, and despite some dirty water caused by runoff, flounder and sheepshead are biting. […]

Guide Mitchell Blake has found that big, lipless crankbaits are killer lures for Pamlico Sound's "old drum."

Lipless crankbaits are latest hot lure for Pamlico Sound’s old drum

Dusty Wilson

While searching for artificial alternatives, Capt. Mitchell Blake of Chocowinity found the versatility of jumbo-sized, lipless crankbaits to be the ticket for enticing full-speed strikes from the jumbo-sized red drum that inhabit the Pamlico Sound and its tributaries during their spawning season. […]