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Capt. Buddy Bizzell and his first mate, Paul Quinn, caught this St. Helena Sound cobia on a tide change, the key window for boating cobia in recent days.

Fish the tide changes for St. Helena Sound cobia

Cobia have moved into St. Helena Sound, and anglers are catching them by fishing a variety of cut baits on the bottom. […]

A women's only fly-fishing clinic is scheduled for June 13 in Fayetteville.

Commission schedules women’s fly-fishing clinic for June 13 in Fayetteville

NCWRC Release

Space remains for a one-day fly-fishing workshop for women only at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville on June 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]

Bluewater fishermen are catching plenty of dolphin in the bluewater out of South Carolina ports. Not only are they ahead of schedule, they're closer to the beach than normal, thanks to meanderings of the Gulf Stream.

Early arrival of dolphin has South Carolina fishermen loving the bluewater

Phillip Gentry

Bluewater anglers are getting an early start on the trolling season as both dolphin and wahoo have showed up off the South Carolina coast nearly a month ahead of schedule. […]

Check out these tips for catching slack-tide redfish

Brian Cope

Sometimes you have no choice but to fish during a slack tide, but you can catch redfish then if you follow these tips. […]

Mark Nutting’s Loco Baitfish is a sparsely tied cobia fly that has a lot of natural movement in the water.

Loco Baitfish is a local favorite

Bryan Bowers

Mark Nutting not only guides professionally, he also ties flies commercially. His favorite fly for cobia is a creation of his own, the Loco Baitfish. […]

Careful treatment of a cobia that’s been landed can lead to a successful, live release.

Catch-and-release or hook-and-cook?

Bryan Bowers

There is no getting around it, cobia are a tasty fish. A 30-pound fish contains enough thick, pork chop-sized fillets to feed a small crowd, and the flesh is hardy enough to go straight on the grill without added reinforcement. […]

Remove a crab’s claws and skirt, cut it into four pieces and hook one of them up for a redfish.

Don’t forget cut, live baits

Glenn Corley

Guide Kevin Blair may love fishing artificials for redfish, especially topwaters, but he doesn’t discount live or cut bait. […]

Guide Chris Chavis said clear, moving water will attract big spawning specks into Charleston area rivers and creeks over the next two weeks.

Finding clear water is key to catching Charleston’s spawning specks

Phillip Gentry

Fishermen around Charleston are pining for clear water as speckled trout have made their way back into creeks to spawn, and guide Chris Chavis said some of the biggest trout of the year will be looking for the best spawning grounds over the next two weeks. […]

Capt. Buddy Bizzell makes cobia his No. 1 target in May when he leaves port at Edisto Beach.

Float a turtle this month

Brian Cope

May brings a treat for saltwater fishermen. Many inshore and nearshore anglers pine for the fight of an offshore fish but don’t have the proper boat or time needed to venture that far out, but this month, a highly sought-after fish is within reach. […]