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Redfish can be caught on a variety of rigs and baits, like a leadhead jig and live mud minnow.

Getting rigged for slammers

When fishing for any of the species that make up the inshore slam, some anglers use the same equipment and some vary slightly. […]

Speckled trout, along with flounder, have been regular guests in the coolers of fishermen on the lower section of the Combahee River.

Specks, flounder putting up a good fight in lower Combahee River

Brian Cope

Speckled trout and flounder are biting like mad in the saltwater portion of the Combahee River. Bob Sanders of Barnwell said the river is loaded with trout willing to take a well-presented lure, but he said on some days, anglers need to look around a bit before they find a hungry school. […]

The better tailing flats for reds are those not too close to popular boat ramps.

Hilton Head’s other grass

Bryan Bowers

Folks from all over the world head to Hilton Head every year in search of one thing; golf. […]

Caleb Adams broke the Folly Beach Pier record with this 8-pound, .96-ounce spadefish caught on Memorial Day.

Pier record spadefish caught at Folly Beach pier

Glenn Corley

Caleb Adams, an 11-year-old from Summerville, almost doubled the Folly Beach Fishing Pier record with an 8-pound, .96-ounce spadefish that he caught on Memorial Day. […]

Todd Gibson probes the shallow grassbeds that ring Tuckertown Lake for largemouth bass.

Grass means bass – Thick grass beds are bass magnets on North Carolina’s Tuckertown Lake

Walter Taylor

Todd Gibson’s biggest challenge of the day defied him in the shallow waters of Tuckertown Lake’s Newsome Creek. The bass, which maybe weighed a couple of pounds, held tight in a small opening of a thick grass bed. […]

Dolphin are among the most-colorful and tastiest fish in the ocean, but their acrobatic abilities when hooked are another big draw.

Chicken boats – June brings schools of dolphin close to shore for anglers out of Charleston

Jeff Burleson

For anglers around South Carolina, summer fishing breaks out this month in inshore, nearshore and offshore waters, and for the angler with a taste for grilled dolphin filets, it’s prime time to find a school of these pelagic pleasures not far from the Charleston skyline. […]

Madison Wright caught this nice speckled trout in the Wando River, part of an inshore slam.

Wando tiple play – Triple up on trout, flounder and redfish in Charleston’s Wando River

Brian Cope

“You’re gonna have to horse him out of there. Don’t give him any slack,” said Capt. Addison Rupert of Charleston’s Lowcountry Outdoor Adventures, coaching a client who was hooked up with a bull redfish around some wooden structure in the Wando River. […]

Speckled trout have been hitting topwater baits and live shrimp fished under popping corks in waters around Charleston.

Pick your poison in Charleston; everything is biting

Brian Cope

Charleston anglers have plenty of choices for fishing right now, with the bite hot for many inshore and offshore species. […]

Guide Jerry Hill of Lexington caught an 8-fish limit of striped bass on High Rock Lake this past Saturday that averaged better than 10 pounds per fish, anchored by this 11.3-pound fish.

Lexington guide exults in tremendous High Rock striper catch

Tony Garitta

Guide Jerry Hill of Lexington had an unforgettable Memorial Day weekend at High Rock Lake. […]

The arrival of menhaden in inshore waters around Edisto has kicked off a great redfish bite.

Arrival of menhaden kicks off great Edisto redfish bite

Brian Cope

The redfish bite is finally hot in the Lowcountry. Lagging behind because of the cool weather, menhaden finally showed up in the waters of Fishing Creek and other places around Edisto Island, and, according to Capt. Steve Fralin of Ugly Ducklin’ Charters, the reds acted accordingly. […]