trophy fish Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Bull redfish are on fire at Georgetown jetties

Anglers are catching some of the biggest redfish you’ll ever see along the jetties of Georgetown, S.C. […]

Huge Hatteras permit could establish new N.C. state record

Todd “Harry” Elder caught a huge permit while fishing at Hatteras on May 26, 2020. The fish may establish a new North Carolina state record. […]

Tuna and wahoo offshore, bull redfish inshore

Brian Cope

Offshore anglers are catching plenty of wahoo and tuna while trolling, and inshore anglers are tearing up the bull redfish using quartered crabs on the bottom. […]

Catching bull redfish on popping corks

Brian Cope

If you’ve never targeted bull redfish with soft plastics under popping corks, you’re missing out on some of the most exciting fishing you’ll ever experience. […]

4-year-old’s white perch is almost new state record

Brian Cope

Colt Huffman, 4-years-old from Lake Wylie, nearly set a new state record with the Lake Wateree perch he caught on April 21, 2020. The fish was slightly more than one ounce lighter than the current S.C. state record. […]

N.C. anglers catching gator speckled trout

Brian Cope

Some gator trout are being caught in the Atlantic Beach and Neuse River areas, and the fish are biting a wide variety of lures and baits. […]

Upstate angler catches 10-pound bass

Brian Cope

Stephen Flook, Jr. of Greer, S.C. was using a Z-Man CrawZ on a 1/10-ounce jighead when a giant bass hit the lure during a recent trip on an Upstate lake. […]

N.C. angler lands enormous smallmouth bass

Dan Kibler

Ken Whitesides of Connelly Springs, N.C. caught a trophy smallmouth bass while fishing Lake James on Feb. 29, 2020. […]

Never give up! that big speck won’t

Chris Bush

Persistence is one of the most overlooked keys among an angler’s tricks when it comes to landing trophy speckled trout. […]

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. […]

Giant bluefin bite is still on fire out of Morehead City

Brian Cope

It’s still giant bluefin tuna time off the coast of Morehead City. Numerous 600+ pounders have been caught in recent days. […]

Carolina Sportsman’s top 20 stories of 2019

Brian Cope

We were fortunate enough to write about some great hunting and fishing adventures throughout 2019. Here’s a look back at our top 20 most read stories of the year. […]