We have had our best luck catching shrimp around dusk and during tide changes. We have done some night fishing off the pier. In June and July, it is fairly easy to catch young sharks. Most of our catch is for fun, and we return it to the water. You can eat the crabs if they are large enough.
Crabs are fairly easy to catch with a crab cage and some chicken, right from the dock at the house.
If you don' t check the cage often enough, the crabs will eventually get out of the cage and your bait will be gone. We like to use the shrimp we catch as bait for night fishing. If you are interested in deep sea fishing, there are charters in nearby Calabash and Little River. We have noticed many fishing addicts wandering around the island. We have seen some of the big ones reeled in.