Southeast NC Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Cape Fear’s spring whiting run is in high gear

Anglers are catching plenty of whiting around the mouth of the Cape Fear River right now. […]

Southport, N.C. saltwater fishing report

While recent rains and cold weather have made the fishing tough, anglers are catching some redfish, trout, and whiting around Southport’s backwaters. Offshore, anglers are catching triggerfish and snapper when the weather allows. […]

Southport area anglers catching lots of fish

Brian Cope

Anglers in the Southport area are catching plenty of redfish, speckled trout, and even several offshore species during this February warming trend. […]

9.9-pound trout leads Speckled Trout Challenge

Brian Cope

With a week left to go and the speckled trout biting like mad along the Carolina Beach coast, the 12th Annual Chasin’ Tails Speckled Trout Challenge is far from over. […]

Youth angler catches 876-pound bluefin tuna

Brian Cope

Youth angler Al Morris, Jr. caught a giant bluefin tuna on Jan. 16, 2020 while fishing with his dad out of Morehead City, N.C. […]

Target NC stripers in lower Roanoke River this month

Craig Holt

Sportsmen attend boat shows and fishing seminars across North Carolina in February, but if all they do is learn, they’re missing out on some great winter fishing for striped bass on three of the coastal river systems that drain northeast and east-central North Carolina: the Neuse, Pamlico and Roanoke. […]

Little River specks are on the feed

Jeff Burleson

Winter has fully set in across the Carolinas, with typically cool days and some freezing nightly temperatures. Yet the Carolinas are also known for a few 70-degree days mixed in throughout the winter, and that makes a day on the water more than just appealing. […]