It is one of the most overlooked decisions in saltwater fishing, and one of the most consequential. Rods get admired, reels get debated, lures get obsessed over,…

Every spring, red drum return to North Carolina’s coastal sounds. Not just to the state, but to specific sounds, creek mouths, and even the same stretches of…

Early summer on the Carolina coast belongs to the redfish. From the Outer Banks down through the Grand Strand, red drum move into the surf zone as…

Sixty miles off the coast of Morehead City, the ocean floor drops away like a broken promise. The Continental Shelf ends, the bottom falls thousands of feet,…

The Yadkin River doesn't give up its flatheads easily, it moves on its own schedule, dark and unhurried between its clay banks, and the fish that live…

The sheepshead has always been there, under your dock, beneath the bridge you cross every morning on the way to work, stacked along the riprap seawall you've…

If you've spent any time on Carolina's inshore waters recently, you've probably noticed something different about the boats around you. Fewer anchors hitting the water, fewer anglers…

The alarm hadn't gone off yet when Captain Ray Duffin's eyes opened at 4:47 a.m. Thirteen years running offshore charters out of Wrightsville Beach had a way…

Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Fresh Mango Salsa Mahi-mahi's firm, sweet flesh and beautiful color make it one of the most versatile offshore catches in Carolina waters. Ingredients 2 pounds mahi-mahi…

Remembering my days as a fishing guide is something that gotten harder and harder with me about to hit 70. But any time that I look back…