Sound & Sea
Weedless topwaters?
Using topwater lures in a walk-the-dog fashion over oyster shell banks, especially in smaller creek mouths that meet larger channels, is a great way to catch speckled trout this time of year. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Sharp hooks will improve performance of topwater baits
Guide Rennie Clark uses a topwater walk-the-dog lure as a search-bait. Floating above cover like oyster beds, an angler with one tied on can cover a lot of water in short order. […]
Bass Fishing
Topwater bass action at Harris is hot this month
Anglers are catching plenty of bass on topwater lures in the August heat at Shearon Harris. […]
Inshore Fishing
Sifting through topwater options
Summer trout fishing isn’t trout fishing without testing out the early morning topwater action. Catching fish using surface options can lure in any angler into waking up super early, because a topwater strike will wake an angler faster than a 20-ounce cup of coffee. […]
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VIDEO: North Carolina amberjack fishing on topwater plugs
Anglers looking for some hot topwater action will find it in the Wilmington area. Capt. Matt Wirt has been catching some hard-fighting fish on the surface above some of the wrecks and reefs off the shore of North Carolina’s coast. […]
Bass Fishing
Look for Randleman topwater bass
One of the better lakes in North Carolina this month for explosive topwater strikes is Randleman Lake in Randolph and Guilford counties. […]
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Topwater redfish prepared for Georgetown anglers
Fall brings wonderful gifts to people able to enjoy the outdoors, and for anglers who devote the majority of their efforts to redfish, it’s prime time to connect with their favorite rival close to the surface in the waters around Georgetown, S.C. […]
Inshore Fishing
Catch more trout with these 3 topwater lures for fall
It’s tough to beat the speckled trout bite in the fall along the coast of the Carolinas. And for most anglers, nothing tops catching them on topwater lures. It’s the perfect combination of sight, sound, and feel that you can only get from using surface lures, and trout are very cooperative at this game, especially in low-light conditions like early morning. […]
Inshore Fishing
Topwater is nothing New in NC
Guide Ricky Kellum points to his home waters, the New River in Onslow County, N.C., as his go-to spot for targeting topwater trout in October. His favorite bait is a Super Spook Jr. with a chartreuse head and white body, a bait that fooled an 8-pound trout in the New last year. […]
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Take trout on top – October is time to target speckled trout on topwater in the Carolinas
It’s a fact: everyone likes catching fish on topwater baits. What makes fishing baits at the surface even better is that at certain times of the year, like October, you can frequently catch bigger fish on topwater lures than anything else. […]