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October 10, 2026

Jason Shive holds a big red drum taken at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Hatteras surf fishing good when wind lays

Fishing should be excellent at the Outer Banks now — except for a consistent north-northeast-northwest wind that has been blowing for days. […]

Recreational anglers will be limited to four spotted seatrout of at least 14 inches per trip, starting Nov. 15, 2011.

NCMFC reduces spotted seatrout recreational limit to four, allows weekend commercial catches on most waters

Craig Holt

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission voted 4-3 Friday (Nov. 4) to set in place more stringent recreational fishing regulations governing the harvest of spotted seatrout – effective Nov. 14. […]

Danny Rourk said a big speckled trout might miss a topwater bait on its first attack, but if you can put the bait back in front of it, you’re likely to attract another strike from the same fish.

If they miss it…

Dan Kibler

A topwater bait isn’t the easiest thing for a trout to hit, so it’s not unusual to have a speck hit a big topwater plug and knock it completely up in the air — but not get hooked. […]

Albacore will stick with a chum line of frozen glass minnows and stay within casting distance of a boat for long periods of time.

Albacore are ready to be ‘chums’

Dan Kibler

Capt. George Beckwith said there will be days when surface action on false albacore may be lacking, with just a few scattered fish breaking. […]

Good & bad

Craig Holt

The good news is the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission decided at its September meeting to consider in 2012 proposals for 2013’s netting seasons that may reduce waste in the striped-bass ocean trawling season. […]

The proper rod for fighting big fish like tarpon, cobia and bull redfish is one that will allow the fisherman to get control of the fish and get it to the boat quickly.

Choosing the right rod

Bryan Bowers

Most anglers agree that one of the most-important things to fishing success, after locating the fish, is how the bait or lure is presented. […]

Jeff Yates' wood boat previously belonged to the late Hollis Gray.

A floating love affair

Dan Kibler

Even though he makes a living as a fishing guide, Jeff Yates of Mount Pleasant can’t wait for things to slow down as winter approaches. […]

A fly fisher works the delayed-harvest section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County.

Delayed-harvest streams

Robert Satterwhite

If you want to catch high numbers of trout in the winter, head for a delayed-harvest stream. These streams are heavily stocked in October and November, and fishing remains good throughout the cold months. […]

Speckled trout are suckers for topwater baits like this Top Dog in the fall, when they respond to baitfish migration and begin to feed more aggressively in preparation for winter.

Tips for Topwater

Dan Kibler

Catching a big speckled trout on a topwater bait is something of a religious experience to some fishermen. Count guides Danny Rourk and Jeff Yates among them. […]

Redfish are plentiful right now in the Beaufort/Hilton Head area.

It’s Now or Never

John Gribb

All the fall months have fabulous redfishing, but November may just be the cream of the crop. Guides, who pole anglers year-round to within casting range of spot-tail bass, rank the two-month period ending around Thanksgiving as the best possible time to catch spot-tails because of the consistent weather patterns, clearing water and aggressive feeding patterns of fish fattening up for winter. […]