Inshore

The Other Kingfish When many fishermen hear the word kingfish, they think of king mackerel.  That's a natural thought progression, with king mackerel being sleek, fast, powerful and growing to nearly 100 pounds.  They definitely are kingly fish, with all the attributes to put them at the top level of the ocean's hierarchy, even though those largest kings are actually...

It's awesome to get to fish and film with with our friends BigWater Adventures TV Mark Davis and Captain Mitchell Blake - Fish IBX for the past 3 years on the Neuse River of NC. The secret is out and we get the opportunity to show the world the amazing fishery we have in our backyard. Every year we fish out...

Speckled Trout Fishing 101 With Capt Ricky Kellum - Speckled Specialist Charters Are you looking to catch more Speckled Trout? Tune in and learn tips from Captain Ricky Kellum on how to target Speckled Trout. LIVE Thursday November 1st at 8:00 PM On this weeks PointClickFish.com Fishing Radio show, Captain Ricky Kellum and Todd Willis - Neuse River Bait and Tackle join us...

The Artificial Reef Program run by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is usually busy. While there are several local artificial reef association groups along the N.C. Coast, every N.C. artificial reef project must be coordinated through the DMF Artificial Reef Program. One of the current points of emphasis is estuarine reefs, especially oyster sanctuaries. These projects don't just add...

The light ripple on the water's surface had the popping float bobbing ever so slightly as it drifted into the riffle created by the oyster rock blocking the path of the falling tide.  Just after the tide pushed it around the corner of the oysters and it's speed began to slow, the fisherman dipped his rod tip and jerked...

What a difference a year makes.  A year ago the temperature was dropping and many creeks, shallow bays and more were freezing.  There were speckled trout stuns and kills and in a few places it was bad enough there were also red drum kills. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries responded to numerous calls regarding the trout stuns and kills...

May 1, 2019 - North Carolina Coast - For those of you waiting to hear of reports of cobia in North Carolina well ... here it is. Over the last few days, we started seeing reports of Cobia being caught from Atlantic Beach to the Outer Banks. Matt Lamb at Chasin Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach posted today a video of...

Getting Started: Buying a Redfish Boat Part #2 of 4 By: J. Dwayne Smith Team Padrick and Smith “The Redfish Guys” Introduction: When Team Padrick and Smith, “The Redfish Guys”, had the idea of beginning The Getting Started Series of articles, our goal was to help the upstart inshore angler save some time and money by giving advice on tackle, gear, fishing techniques,...

February 10, 2018 Ruskin, FL Congrats to TJ Stewart and Mike Michael Delagarza (Team Skeeter Boats) on winning First Place in the Florida Pro Redfish Series West Coast PRO Division. Place Angler 1 Angler 2 Team Name Fish 1 Fish 2 Total Points 1 Michael  Delagarza TJ Stewart Skeeter Boats 7.10 7.70 14.80 100 2 Cody Chivas Pete Fredrickson Salt Rock 6.28 8.30 14.58 98 3 Kris Howell Chris Wiggens Simrad 6.48 6.79 13.27 96 4 Chris Weldon Allen Thrun Lunch Money/ Pro Marine 4.75 7.41 12.16 94 5 Matthew Salgado Armando Acosta Salty Gillz 5.10 6.76 11.86 92 6 Vick Angelo Greg Peterson Simms Fishing 5.02 6.58 11.60 90 7 Jay Withers Jeremy Lee MBG Maverick Bout Group 7.97 3.27 11.24 88 8 Armando Martinez Chad Harbin Blazer Bay 5.43 5.81 11.24 88 9 Dave...

Sticking Flatfish With the Breadman Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures in Sneads Ferry is one of a few guides along the N.C. Coast that offer charters for gigging flounder.  He has been successful at it for many years, so when he had a cancellation and asked if I wanted to go with him and his son, Garritt, that night,...