South Central NC Archives - Page 47 of 124

Don’t get caught wading a flat or fishing in a small boat if a thunderstorm is approaching.

Thunderstorm safety

The vast majority of lightning injuries and deaths on boats occur in small, open boats according to NOAA. […]

Shallow, low-tide flats can be great spots for summer reds, but the action can be hit-or-miss.

Summer redfish spots

Even though redfish spread out in the warmer months, they relate to low-tide, shallow-water flats all year because flats provide security from predators like the bottlenosed dolphin. […]

Target summer bull reds on the jetties that line the entrance to Charleston Harbor.

Get rockin’ and rollin’ with Charleston Harbor bull reds

Brian Cope

July is a great month for catching bull redfish in the Lowcountry, and one of the best places to catch them is around jetties, especially in the Charleston area. […]

Sheepshead make a living feeding on things that attach to pilings and rocks, and Charleston anglers can take advantage of that.

Shucking out – Time to shuck out some Charleston convict fish

Jeff Burleson

Dead in the middle of the summer, Charleston anglers have something just as hot as the weather to target. Bait-stealing sheepshead are crushing baits and doing battle in around wooden, concrete or steel structures in waters all around the city. […]

When the redfish aren't cooperating, lowcountry anglers have other opportunities that may be more receptive to their lures or bait.

Have a summer game plan if the redfish don’t work out

John Gribb

It’s July, and the weather is perfect for cruising Lowcountry waters, casting to our plentiful gamefish. […]

The Wando River and the Charleston Harbor and its jetties are holding a lot of redfish.

Harbor, jetties and Wando River are Charleston redfish hot spots

Brian Cope

Redfish of all sizes are biting in the Charleston area, and Capt. Addison Rupert of Lowcountry Outdoor Adventures said the top three places are the harbor, the jetties and the Wando River. […]

Trolling diamond jigs and Clark Spoons along the Charleston Jetties has been the ticket lately Spanish mackerel.

Charleston Harbor jetties have been holding plenty of Spanish mackerel

Phillip Gentry

One of the surest signs of summer along the South Carolina coast is when droves of Spanish mackerel arrive off the beaches. […]

Amy Anderson killed this huge wild boar on the evening of June 10 in Colleton County.

Charleston woman knocks off huge Colleton County hog

Phillip Gentry

Amy Anderson of Charleston wasn’t aware of the stir she’d create when she pulled the trigger on her Savage 7mm-08 on the evening of June 14. […]

Targeting redfish doesn’t take a lot of expensive tackle, just a spinning outfit and a few basic lures.

Redfish tackle doesn’t have to break your bank

John Gribb

Anglers who normally fish with artificial lures can select a very good and reasonably priced spinning outfit that includes a medium weight, 6 1/2-foot spinning rod similar to Bass Pro Shops’ IM6 or IM7 Graphite Series and an open-faced spinning reel like the Shimano Saros 2500F. […]

A piece of cut blue crab is as good a bait for spring and summer reds as you can dunk in the water.

Be crabby when you can

John Gribb

Guide Dan Utley considers a chunk of a legal blue crab an ideal bait for fishing under a cork in high-water grass. […]