Inshore Fishing
NC surf fishermen catch huge tarpon
Wilmington angler Jared Beard teamed up with his brother and dad to land a 6-foot, 1 1/2-inch long tarpon from the beach at Fort Fisher on Aug. 9, 2020. […]
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S.C. saltwater fishing report for late May
If you’re going saltwater fishing this weekend, here’s what you can expect up and down the South Carolina coastline. […]
Inshore Fishing
Myrtle Beach angler lands 100-pound tarpon from Apache Pier
Stephen Walker caught a 100-pound tarpon while fishing from Apache Pier in Myrtle Beach, S.C. during the 2019 Grand Strand King Mackerel Tournament in June 2019. […]
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Tarpon invade Cape Fear for a midsummer run
North Carolina’s Cape Fear is unique in several ways, among them, it’s the only place in the Tarheel State where a large river, the Cape Fear, flows directly to the ocean. Second, it features several species that are incidental catches at most other places, including tarpon, which arrive each summer and have a devoted local following. […]
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Anglers in both Carolinas catching tarpon
Tarpon are elusive fish, especially in the Carolinas, where the Silver King doesn’t stick around for more than three or four months each year, preferring to spend their winters around Florida where temperatures stay more to their liking from fall through spring. […]
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Oak Island angler lands big tarpon in surf
Ian Sands of Oak Island went fishing on the afternoon of Aug. 20. The Oak Island resident and his son set up on the beach with a pair of surf fishing outfits hoping to catch a bonnethead or Atlantic sharpnose shark. The were both surprised when they caught a six-foot plus tarpon instead. […]
Inshore Fishing
Maintain a strong, line-to-line connection when tarpon fishing
Tarpon are the strongest fish that live inshore, so an angler’s terminal tackle must be constructed to endure the initial shock of the bite and the potentially long-lasting battle. […]
Inshore Fishing
In North Carolina, think like a crabber to find tarpon
In North Carolina waters, the No. 1 commercial seafood crop is the blue crab, and the greater Pamlico Sound produces the majority of the state’s 30 million-pound harvest. […]
Inshore Fishing
With tarpon around, never miss a lunar feed
Diehard deer hunters know that lunar feeding periods are keys to bringing home venison. For consistently successful tarpon anglers, these feeding periods are nothing to ignore. […]
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Target summer tarpon – August is tarpon time in North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound
Fishing spans every type of environment imaginable, with thousands of species to target. For some, all it takes is a fresh cricket or shiny lure to produce a tug on the end of the line, but some species require much more. […]