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The Ashley River has been giving up a lot of nice redfish to anglers fishing pieces of cut shrimp on the bottom along grasslines.

Ashley River’s inshore trio really biting in past weeks

Redfish, black drum, and speckled trout are all biting in the Ashley River, and Brian Beatson of Summerville said they are biting best on the incoming tide. […]

Guide Justin Hubbard said the flounder fishing has been better in Charleston Harbor this year than in recent years.

Charleston flounder chomping on live baits

Brian Cope

Fishermen are finding plenty of flounder in the Charleston Harbor, and where one bites, more are sure to follow, according to Justin Hubbard of Reel Shallow Charters. […]

The business end of a tarpon rig consists of a sinker slide and big weight, a bead, snap swivel, leader and a big circle hook.

Rigging secrets

Jeff Burleson

Tarpon are the largest and the most-powerful inshore target available to anglers during any time of year. The migrating tarpon frequenting South Carolina waters can weigh between 50 and 150 pounds. […]

If you can measure the fork length and girth of your tarpon before releasing it, you can get a fairly accurate estimation of its weight from this chart.

Length x Girth = Weight

Jeff Burleson

Tarpon are some of the biggest and most-powerful fish around, but shoe leather might taste better than these bony monstrosities. […]

Stripers in tailrace waters will feed better when water is being released through a dam, but they’ll also bite during periods of calm water in deeper holes.

Stripers by kayak; the lowdown

Phillip Gentry

Most of the reservoirs on the Catawba and Yadkin river systems are stocked with striped bass, and many of them have tailrace or river-run fisheries. […]

A simple circle-hook ballyhoo rig has been enough to catch plenty of blue marlin of all sizes.

Circle or ‘J’ Hooks?

Chris Burrows

There have been volumes written on which style of hook is better for blue marlin fishing, circle hooks or “J” hooks. […]

Capt. Tuck Scott has been finding plenty of speckled trout whenever he finds clear water in the Beaufort area.

Find clear water, find speckled trout in Beaufort area

Brian Cope

The waters around Beaufort have been dirtied by recent rains, but guide Tuck Scott said that when you find clear water, you’ll find and catch huge numbers of speckled trout.
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Largemouth bass action has been great on Tuckertown, Badin and Tillery reservoirs.

Bass bite great on lower Yadkin chain lakes

Craig Holt

The largemouth bite has exploded at Badin, Tillery and Tuckertown lakes, according to Maynard Edwards of Lexington’s Yadkin Lakes Guide Service.
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Fishermen around Beaufort will have plenty of opportunities to hook up with tackle-busting tarpon this month in St. Helena, Port Royal and Calibogue sounds.

Silver Rush – Seek and ye shall find — tarpon might be anywhere in the waters around Beaufort and Hilton Head this month

Jeff Burleson

As water temperatures surge under the sweltering summer sun, tarpon, aka the world’s greatest saltwater gamefish, migrate northward along the eastern seaboard. […]

Blue Waters – Charleston’s offshore waters may be among east coast’s best overall billfishing destinations

Chris Burrows

Charleston may be America’s most complete billfishing destination. That’s a bold statement, perhaps, but there are some definite arguments to support it. […]