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August 29, 2026

Fishermen have been catching plenty of speckled trout, and a mixture of smallish to large fish, in and around the Neuse River.

Guide said 2014 trout closure has been a boon for Neuse River specks

Joe Ward of FlyDaddy Charters in New Bern is looking at the closure of speckled trout fishing last year as a godsend – a key factor in the excellent fishing that anglers have enjoyed along the Neuse River since the season re-opened last Sunday. […]

Gerald Grenier's 9-pound, 1-ounce sheepshead set a Mount Pleasant Pier record for ultralight tackle.

Mount Pleasant Pier regular sets

Glenn Corley

Gerald Grenier, aka “Jigging Jerry” landed an “ultra-light” pier record sheepshead – a 9-pound, 1-ounce fish – at the Mount Pleasant Pier on Jan. 29. […]

Smaller black drum can often be found in pods or schools during the winter, in part because the amount of available habitat is smaller.

Chumming can be very effective

Jeff Burleson

For most inshore fishing, anglers locate and then cast to them. Offshore, anglers fish areas where the fish should be and will frequently deploy chum to get the fish focused on the angler’s baits or lures. […]

Black drum are very tolerant of cold-water conditions, even when the majority of forage has left inshore waters.

Look for jumbos closer to ocean

Jeff Burleson

Fishing for black drum over the winter is a staple activity for anglers living along the coast, but many of the big schools of fish are filled with either sub-adults or young adults that will weigh between 2 to 15 pounds. […]

Darcy Hill locates pools deep in the marsh and backs of creeks where redfish can be isolated at dead low tide, and she catches plenty of fish there.

High and dry isn’t necessarily bad in fishing for winter reds

Justin Kiser

With winter redfish often moving as far back as they can in creeks to avoid predation from porpoises, they sometimes find themselves trapped in little backwater pools by the receding tide. […]

You’re going to get wet if you fish from a kayak, so take precautions during the winter by dressing correctly.

Winter paddling primer

Phillip Gentry

February is a deterrent to a lot of anglers regardless of the craft used simply because of the cold weather. […]

Big schools of redfish have been in bays off the ICW and New River in the Sneads Ferry area, and getting the to bite hasn't been terribly difficult

Despite being in huge schools, redfish are biting in Sneads Ferry area

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures in Sneads Ferry said there are red drum in the shallow bays off the Intracoastal Waterway and New River around Sneads Ferry, in schools of anywhere from 50 to 200 or 300 fish – and most of them are hungry. […]

How you handle a fish between the time you catch it and return it to the water will go a long way to helping or hurting its chances for survival.

Make your releases work

Jerry Dilsaver

Hopefully everyone realizes there is more to properly releasing fish than simply taking them off the hook and throwing them back. […]

Big, bull black drum are more likely to be caught closer to or in the ocean because of their love for waters with a higher salinity level.

Beat the black drum slowly – The waters of lower Brunswick County will be filled with hungry black drum throughout the winter

Jeff Burleson

February is the coldest month, and most North Carolina fishermen are either dreaming on the couch or gliding stealthily across a narrow lens of saltwater with a school of red drum in their sights. […]