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Cape Fear bays are red spots
Anglers can catch a variety of inshore fish during February in the creeks and bays east of the mouth of the Cape Fear River. […]
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Hilton Head’s winter redfish are ganged up and biting
It’s back to school this month, but not just for kids after Christmas break. Redfish are in tight schools this time of year, and that makes them pretty easy for inshore anglers to find. […]
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Winter redfish pile into surf off NC’s central coast
In a typical January, cold weather and cold water force most of North Carolina’s saltwater baitfish and gamefish to migrate south or offshore, so catching a flounder or speckled trout can be tough. […]
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VIDEO: Catch more bull redfish with this tip
This time of year, anglers up and down the coast of both Carolinas can find trophy redfish much closer to shore than any other time of the year. These big bulls, which can range in size from 35 to over 50 pounds, come inshore to spawn, then head back out to the bluewater until next fall. […]
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VIDEO: How to revive a sluggish redfish
It’s bull redfish time across the Carolinas. Anglers are catching them from the piers, the beaches, and while fishing from boats. While some anglers target these trophy fish this time of year, others catch them while going after slot-sized fish. Anglers fishing for sharks also hook a bull redfish from time to time. […]
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Big reds like Grand Strand beaches, too
Fall fishing action fires off all over the South Carolina coast this time of year, but for big-fish action, you don’t have to go far from the beach. Big, bull redfish are heading out of inlets for the ocean, where they will spend the winter, making nearshore waters, especially those off the Grand Strand, prime areas to be brought to your knees by a strong fish. […]
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‘Lookout’ for big bull redfish
By October, most inshore saltwater species will have moved through the inlets along North Carolina’s northern coast and into the ocean, especially after the water begins to cool. […]
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Wrightsville Beach’s diverse redfish opportunities
Of the great fishing destinations along the North Carolina coast, Wrightsville Beach — at the end of I-40 and US 74 — is probably the easiest to get to and has the most different targets waiting for anglers: rock jetties, marshes, bays and plenty of protected area behind the barrier islands. […]
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Georgetown’s waters are top drawer for redfish
According to redfish tournament champ Glenn Finley, the vast expanses of marsh, creeks, bays and sounds around Georgetown, S.C., are the closest match he has seen to the popular redfish meccas of south Louisiana. […]
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Tagged fish makes angler’s heart sink
When Larry Youngblood of Walterboro landed a slot-sized redfish in Rantowles Creek earlier this week, his excitement quickly waned when he noticed a tag protruding from the fish’s body. […]