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Grouper fishing has been great around offshore livebottom out of Grand Strand ports.

Bottom-fishing excellent off Grand Strand for black sea bass, grouper

Falling water temperatures are is making for a perfect scenario in both nearshore and offshore waters off the Grand Strand for bottom-fishing. […]

With natural bait missing, artificials will produce plenty of specks in Murrells Inlet waters.

Troll up a holiday trout at Murrells Inlet

Jeff Burleson

As the holiday season approaches, Mother Nature brings Murrells Inlet’s inshore anglers an early Christmas present: the speckled trout flurry continues even though the bait bucket is empty. […]

Chad Marshall and Pat Boyd recently weighed in two trophy-sized trout -- 24 inches (4.5 pounds) and 27 inches (7 pounds) -- at Pawley's Island Outdoors,

The big trout have arrived on southern end of Grand Strand

Jeff Burleson

For most of the fall, diehard anglers along the southern end of the Grand Strand with their sights on a gator-sized speckled trout have come up short – until now. […]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the apparent shooting death of this red wolf near Swanquarter this week.

USFWS raises reward for red wolf-poaching info after latest animal’s killing

North Carolina Sportsman

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has put a few more dollars on the table for information about the suspected illegal take of a sixth red wolf over the past four weeks; the reward could be as much as $26,000. […]

Capt. Noah Lynk has had plenty of recent success on speckled trout and puppy drum in the Harkers Island area.

Trout, puppy drum biting up a storm in Harkers Island waters

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Noah Lynk of Noah’s Ark Charters understands the waters around Harkers Island as well as anyone and knows that there are times when speckled trout gather in the few channels and deep holes in the vast expanse of shallow – and this is one of those times. […]

The wahoo bite toward the Gulf Stream out of Murrells Inlet has been excellent in the past couple of weeks.

Tuna, wahoo are churning up offshore waters out of Murrells Inlet

Jeff Burleson

Mother Nature has recently delivered calm seas and gorgeous weather to South Carolina’s coast, and the offshore fleet from Murrells Inlet has been unleashed for some of the season’s best fishing for wahoo, blackfin tuna and trophy billfish. […]

A wahoo comes to the boat, fooled by a blue and white trolling lure, on a November 2012 bluewater trip out of Murrells Inlet.

Wahoo, blackfin tuna, kings are on the November menu for South Carolina bluewater fishermen.

Glenn Corley

By November, the tourist action has slowed down in Murrells Inlet and the surrounding Grand Strand, but the offshore fishing action is fast and furious. […]

Rex Bunting Jr. of Frisco owns the N.C. record for this 46-pound golden tilefish, caught April 7 off Hatteras.

State certifies new record golden tilefish

North Carolina Sportsman

A Frisco man has become the latest angler to catch a state-record fish with the announcement that the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state-record golden tilefish. […]

Cooling water kicks off good striper bite in ICW along NC/SC border

Jeff Burleson

Stripers are ganging up on baitfish in the ICW along the state line between North and South Carolina, and anglers are taking advantage. […]

A tremendous number of bull redfish have set up shop just off the beaches from Murrells Inlet to Little River.

Huge run of bull reds thrills Grand Strand anglers

Jeff Burleson

From the foamy suds along the breakers to the 20-foot depths a couple of miles off the beach, schools of trophy bull reds are very plentiful along the Grand Strand. […]