South Central NC Archives - Page 96 of 124

Fresh bait, even fresh cut bait, is a requirement for successful tarpon fishing.

Use fresh bait

Tarpon with a hearty appetite migrate up the eastern seaboard in the summer in search of large schools of mullet and menhaden. […]

The waters around Georgetown teem with bait, which draw the attention of migrating tarpon.

Rolling versus feeding behavior

Jeff Burleson

Tarpon rise to the surface for several reasons, alerting onlookers at great distances. Most of the time, tarpon breach the surface gulping air — otherwise known as “rolling.” […]

Bringing a big tarpon to the boat successfully can be the highlight of a fisherman’s career.

Typically, tarpon tackle in the Carolinas is fairly simple, with some big, strong hooks and a livewell stocked with spunky 8-inch mullet, but Capt. Steve Roff routinely catches tarpon on artificial lures. […]

Big cravelle jacks arrive in Calibogue Sound in June and stay into the fall.

Big Jack Attack

Bryan Bowers

Once practiced only by hosts of TV fishing shows, catch-and-release is now commonplace among anglers and has gained a strong saltwater following. […]

Take care not to have a jack out of the water long between the catch and the release.

Catch and release

Bryan Bowers

Hard-fighting fish like jacks expend a lot of energy trying to evade capture, sometimes to the point of critical exhaustion. […]

Fish artificial baits slowly for redfish in extremely hot weather.

Go slow in hot weather

Dan Kibler

Most fishermen equate hot weather with more-active fish, but that’s not necessarily so. According to guides Fred Bricketto and Tom Siwarski, you need to fish very slowly during the summer. […]

Capt. Rick Bennett said the late spring and early summer has produced plenty of nice flounder in the Wrightsville Beach area.

Flounder have arrived at Wrightsville Beach in good numbers

Jerry Dilsaver

Give credit to the warm winter or whatever reason you prefer, but what is important is that flounder have arrived in good numbers around Wrightsville Beach, and they are biting well. […]

Trophy speckled trout are suckers for surface lures.

Take it from the top…

Jeff Burleson

15 hours of daylight available for anglers to chase their favorite quarry across the breathtaking estuary associated with Winyah Bay. […]

Benji Standifer shows off a nice sheepshead he took off a partially sunken oak tree in Hunting Island Lagoon.

Sheepshead making up some nice catches in Beaufort-area waters

Brian Cope

Sheepshead might been an awfully funny name for a fish, but inshore anglers don’t mind the moniker, and they are currently having good luck catching these fish in the creeks and inlets of Beaufort County. […]

Solitary reds

Bryan Bowers

On any June weekend, most boat landings near Beaufort are full to capacity, and traffic on popular rivers like the Broad is going full tilt. When the usual spots are just too crowded, the Coosaw River is a great option for anglers looking for a little more room to breathe. […]