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Inshore fishing in the Carolinas is controlled by tide more than almost any other factor. Weather, bait, water clarity, and season all matter, but tide decides where…

By midsummer, speckled trout fishing in the Carolinas becomes a game of timing, water movement, and patience. The easy spring bite has faded, the shallow flats have…

For many Carolina anglers, the arrival of summer means one thing, chasing redfish as they move into flooded spartina grass on the highest tides of the month.…

Every angler has experienced it. The fish are feeding, your partner hooks up, and you're digging through a cluttered tackle bag looking for the right lure. By…

The first hint that the Cape Fear River is different comes before the sun rises. The current never really stops, the tide quietly changes direction, and every…

There may be no greater thrill in inshore fishing than watching a fish before it ever sees your lure. Sight fishing isn't about making hundreds of casts…

There is something unique about fishermen along the Carolina coast. It doesn't matter whether they launch a twenty-foot skiff before sunrise, fish from a weathered pier, stand…

You want to fish the shallow sounds behind the Outer Banks? You need to forget everything you know about deep-sea angling. Out here in the Pamlico and…

The Outer Banks didn't become famous because of sandy beaches and vacation homes. It became famous because giant fish swim just beyond the horizon. For decades, anglers…

Red drum hold a special place along the Atlantic coast. They are North Carolina's official state saltwater fish, a signature species of southeastern estuaries, and one of…