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Surf fishing report – pompano are tearing it up

Pompano are biting good in the surf for anglers along Carolina beaches. And they’re pretty easy to catch for anglers who follow a few simple tips. […]

Paul Davis of Lexington enjoys fishing on Edisto Beach, but the Edisto Beach Town Council has proposed limiting surf fishing during the summer months.

Edisto Beach considers limiting surf fishing

Brian Cope

The Edisto Beach Town Council is considering placing a limit on surf fishing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer months between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Council is citing safety issues and beach litter as reasons behind the proposed partial ban. […]

Bonneau guide shares surf fishing tips for catching the inshore slam

Terry Madewell

The inshore slam – catching a flounder, redfish and speckled trout on the same trip – is not as easy task any time. Joe Dennis, a fishing guide from Bonneau, feels like October and November present the best chances from to accomplish the feat, and he prefers doing it with his feet in the surf. […]

Redfish and trout are starting to feed up as cooler water drives baitfish and shrimp out into the ocean.

Surf fishing for reds in Charleston area is taking off

Matt Coffey

Speckled trout and reds are most-often targeted by fishermen in flat-bottomed boats in skinny backwaters, but in Charleston, the bite is definitely picking up in the surf, according to Capt Ben Shealy, who guides out of the Charleston Angler in West Ashley. […]

Jason Shive holds a big red drum taken at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Hatteras surf fishing good when wind lays

Craig Holt

Fishing should be excellent at the Outer Banks now — except for a consistent north-northeast-northwest wind that has been blowing for days. […]

Red drum in the surf are available at the central N.C. coastal beaches.

Reverse surf fishing pays off at central coast

Craig Holt

December is when Capt. Bryan Goodwin goes “reverse surf fishing” at the central North Carolina coast. […]

Surf fishing for big red drum is productive now at the Outer Banks as Jason Shive proves.

OBX surf fishing hits peak now

Craig Holt

If you can pull yourself away from deer hunting this week (the rut’s in full swing across most of eastern and central North Carolina and muzzle-loader season opens Nov. 7 in the piedmont), you might consider heading to the Outer Banks for some surf fishing. […]

Much like the storm brewing in this picture, Yaupon Pier has been weathering a storm of loan foreclosure and insufficient purchase funds during 2008. The NCPAF is hosting a surf fishing tournament at Oak Island on August 23 to help the town raise money to buy the pier.

N.C. Public Access Foundation to Hold Surf Fishing Tournament to Benefit Yaupon Pier

Jerry Dilsaver

The North Carolina Public Access Foundation (NCPAF), www.ncpafonline.com, has announced they will be hosting the Dog Days Surf Fishing Tournament as a fund raising event to assist the Town of Oak Island raise funds to purchase Yaupon Pier. […]