R.I.P. Larry Hershoff
After a long illness, the Sea Trail Fishing Club has lost one of their most cherished and respected members. Larry Hershoff was one of the first members in our organization and a member of our Finance Team. Larry has fished with more than a few of you and was also active in the local government in Sunset Beach, the Sea Trail Men’s Golf Association and several other ad hoc groups such as Thursday Evening Bridge. A loved and respected member, Larry will be missed. For more information about Larry and future services:
Keep readingWaters to close to commercial and recreational Spotted Seatrout harvest
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will close all Coastal and Joint fishing waters in North Carolina to both commercial and recreational Spotted Seatrout harvest at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, due to widespread cold stun events. Cold stuns are natural events that occur when there is a sudden drop in water temperature or prolonged periods of cold weather that makes the fish sluggish. Many fish will die from the cold. Others fall prey to birds and other predators. Studies suggest that cold stun events can have…
Keep readingLines of Communications meetings upcoming in North Carolina
Share / View as a webpage Jan. 20, 2026 New “Lines of Communication” meetings scheduled for North Carolina MOREHEAD CITY – Itching to share your ideas on federal fisheries management? The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries encourages fishermen to attend one of four upcoming South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Lines of Communication meetings scheduled for North Carolina. Lines of Communication is a new council initiative to build relationships with fisheries stakeholders and provide an opportunity for mutual sharing of information. The meetings allow attendees to provide their perspectives…
Keep readingColdwater Inshore Action – Opinions
Brian Cope Features, Newsletters, Redfish, Speckled Trout Redfish and speckled trout are prized winter catches January in the Carolinas brings a quieter rhythm to the inshore waters, but for anglers who understand seasonal patterns, it can be one of the most rewarding times to target redfish and speckled trout. Cold fronts sweep through regularly, water temperatures drop, and bait becomes less abundant, forcing fish to adjust their behavior. These changes concentrate redfish and trout into predictable areas, making patience and strategy more important than covering water quickly. Speckled trout Speckled trout are particularly sensitive to cold and tend…
Keep readingMeet Your New Board Members
The Sea Trail Fishing Club Board of Directors welcomes its new members: Sergeant at Arms – Sanford “Sandy” Herman My background includes past owner of a Financial Services Company and Real EstateBroker of New York and No. Carolina; with many years of a community service NationalScholarship Program. I’m an Army veteran, proud husband to Beverly, father andgrandfather. Upon becoming semi-retired we moved here to Sea Trail, Sunset Beach inFebruary 2022. I learned fishing as a Boy Scout and has been one of my joys in life since.My favorite is big game fishing and most…
Keep readingChristmas Festival & Holiday Market
Might be some Fishing Stuff here … y’all come and enjoy the friendship, fellowship, food and fun.
Keep readingWinter Fish Tales for South Brunswick County
Winter Teeth – Sheepshead. https://www.carolinasportsman.com/columns/coastal-cast/winter-teeth/ Specks are December Specials. https://www.carolinasportsman.com/fishing/inshore-fishing/speckled-trout/specks-are-december-specials/
Keep readingHealing on the Fly Rituals of the Stream
A trout fisherman discovers it’s not always conventional medicine that brings respite. Courtesy Garden & Gun, December 2025/January 2026 edition, by Jeff Zillgitt Two fried chicken thighs and two legs. When I shuffled into the Wolftown Mercantile Country Store, on a two-lane road near two of my favorite brook trout streams in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, that’s the order I placed as a matter of routine. But on this day in late March 2023, I had no business going fly fishing, much less eating a meal for two. Three weeks earlier, I’d lost 80 percent of my…
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