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…

The alarm didn't need to go off. Ray was already awake at five, standing in the garage doorway with a mug of coffee, staring at the trailer…

There’s a reason some boats come back with fish and others come back with stories. It’s not luck, and it’s not always bait. More often than not,…

There’s a reason some boats come back with fish and others come back with stories. It’s not luck, and it’s not always bait. More often than not,…

Spring bass fishing in the Carolinas has always been about timing, confidence, and keeping things simple, and in 2026 that still holds true, even as lure options…

Spring on the Carolina coast is not a fixed season, it’s a moving target. And nothing influences the redfish bite more right now than the combination of…

After leaving the wonderful world of being a fishing guide in 2001, I entered the corporate side of the marine industry. Within a few short weeks, I…

There’s no official start date for bass fishing season in the Carolinas. No opening bell, no announcement. It begins the same way it always has, quietly, with…

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…

I’ve spent enough time in Bulls Bay to know one thing for certain, it’s not a place you just show up and fish. You learn it, or…