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The jetties at Masonboro Inlet make the Wrightsville Beach area a must stop for fishermen targeting speckled trout in the fall.

Target big speckled trout on the jetties at Masonboro Inlet

Among the distinguished chains of islands of the Cape Fear coast lies the radiant coastal community of Wrightsville Beach. […]

Jot Owens believes a lot of the trout that prowl the jetties have migrated in from the north.

Lure treatments that work

Jeff Burleson

Speckled trout take a variety of lures and baits during the year, and often, live baits may not be available, leaving artificials as the only alternative. […]

A net with an extendable handle makes it easier for Capt. Jot Owens to reach out and corral a fish close to boatside.

Anglers targeting speckled trout fishing often tell tales of losing as many fish as they put in the boat, and the most-dreadful tales seem to include a gator trout that shook loose right at boatside. […]

A pier cart, store-bought or homemade, helps tote gear onto the pier and coolers full of delicious spot back out.

Cart ’em away by the bushel

Mike Marsh

While some anglers may carry all the spots they want home in a plastic pail, dedicated pier fishermen use fishing carts, such as this Angler’s Fish-N-Mate Pier Cart. […]

Alice Locklear is dressed for the elements as she unhooks a spot that hit a bloodworm.

Spots bite best in the worst weather

Mike Marsh

Cold fronts bring spots migrating southward in the fall. They are accompanied by windy, rainy weather. […]

Bashir Bounajin cleans a nice mess of spot at the Kure Beach Fishing Pier.

Exotic spots

Mike Marsh

A native of Lebanon, Bashir Bounajin moved to Raleigh more than 20 years ago, and he’s been a regular visitor to Kure Beach Fishing Pier during the fall spot run. […]

The lower Neuse River

Jerry Dilsaver

The Flat and Eno rivers form the Neuse River, which runs downstream from Falls of the Neuse Dam between Raleigh and Wake Forest until it empties into the Pamlico Sound 10 miles downstream from Oriental. […]

Juvenile red drum, often referred to as ‘puppy drum’ are most often found in coastal rivers, sounds and marshes; the majority of reds found in the ocean are larger fish of spawning age.

What’s a “puppy” drum?

Jerry Dilsaver

Along the North Carolina coast, extending north to Virginia Beach, Va. and south to Myrtle Beach, S.C., red drum that measure roughly between 16 and 32 inches are affectionately called “puppy drum.” […]

Andrew Tubbs of William Sasser Guide Service caught these two nice fish on a recent guide trip at Clarks Hill.

Guide has been ‘drumming up’ business for Clarks Hill striper, hybrid anglers

Mike Marsh

Fishing for striped bass and hybrids on Clarks Hill Lake has been on fire. My son, Justin Marsh, booked a trip with Andrew Tubbs of William Sasser Guide Service, and we really stuck it to the fish.

Tubbs was fishing in 60 to 70 feet of water near the dam. The lake has an aeration system that really helps boost the fishing potential of the lake by increasing the oxygen content of the water so stripers and hybrids not only survive, but thrive.
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