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Bull redfish are biting in Charleston Harbor, and these tips will help you catch your share.

Top tips for catching bull redfish in Charleston Harbor

Bull redfish are a popular prize among anglers this month, and one of the best places to find them is in the Charleston Harbor. These aren’t eating-sized fish, but true trophy fish. […]

Know Spanish — the mackerel, not the language — and catch plenty of the tasty fish off Charleston and Murrells Inlet.

Habla Espanol? Summer is Spanish mackerel time along the South Carolina coast

Phillip Gentry

One of the surest signs of summer along the South Carolina coast is when droves of Spanish mackerel show up in the nearshore and coastal waters. In reality, these fish start showing up as early as late April when migrating up from the south. […]

Catfish are numerous, and they will fill up a lot of coolers for High Rock Lake fishermen during the summer.

Cats roll the Rock

Tony Garitta

According to Maynard Edwards of Yadkin Lakes Guide Service, targeting catfish is a phenomenal and widely overlooked way to spend a summer day on High Rock Lake. […]

Gus Gustafson said nice blue catfish dominate the landscape at Lake Norman once summer arrives.

Summer stirs up Lake Norman’s cats

Tony Garitta

Guide Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures said fishing for blue, flathead and channel cats heats up in July at Lake Norman. […]

Guide Stephen Fields takes his time this month fishing Stono River docks, which hold redfish because of the shade and structure.

Target dock reds

Brian Cope

Freshwater anglers love to chase largemouth bass around docks this time of year, and anglers targeting redfish could learn from their strategies. It’s plenty hot out, and any type of shade is a reprieve so concentrating on docks makes sense. That makes the Stono River a July hot spot. […]

Big speckled trout are regular catches in inshore waters around Georgetown this month, but only if you’re on the water before daylight.

Dawn is speck light

Jeff Burleson

The summer sun beats down and bakes South Carolina’s inshore waters, but even though the heat can be rough during daylight hours, each day starts off a little cooler under dawn’s early light. […]

Speckled trout like this are on anglers' menus in the Bulls Bay area, especially for anglers who follow these tips.

Catch Bulls Bay’s trout and redfish with these tips

Brian Cope

“We’ll give this area about 10 minutes and if we don’t get any action, we’ll move on to the next spot. The fish are definitely here, but that recent storm and king tide has them real moody, so we’re not going to spend too much time in any one place if we don’t get a bite pretty quick,” said Capt. Garrett Lacy of Mt. Pleasant. […]

Freshwater grass shrimp are common around Shearon Harris’ grass beds, and they’re a killer bait for shellcrackers, but not readily available at bait shops.

Freshwater grass shrimp are a killer bait for shellcrackers at North Carolina’s Shearon Harris Lake

Dusty Wilson

It may be common knowledge to some, but it’s probably safe to say that most anglers are unaware that the grass beds in Shearon Harris Lake are literally teeming with freshwater grass shrimp, which make an excellent shellcracker bait, according to guide Greg Griffin. […]

Removing a flounder’s head right away makes it easier to produce beautiful, skin-on fillets from any fish.

How to fillet a flounder

John Gribb

Most anglers can adequately fillet a redfish or speckled trout but flounder are a little confusing. Do we cut two or four fillets, and where do we start? […]

Southern and summer flounder have both of their eyes on the left side of their body, making them “left-handed.”

Southern flounder are left handed

John Gribb

Flatfish, which lurk on the bottom and have both of their eyes on one side of their head, are widely dispersed throughout the world’s saltwater environments, but they are not all the same. […]