Northeast NC Archives - Page 36 of 77

Striper fishing in the Roanoke River downstream from Weldon is just getting into full-swing as the keeper season, extended for three days, prepares to end.

Roanoke River striper run just getting ready to peak

Striped bass fishing is beginning to hit its stride in the upper reaches of the Roanoke River, according to guide Richard Andrews of Bath. […]

Three tips for taking more Spanish mackerel from piers

Brian Cope

The Spanish mackerel have showed up a little earlier than normal this year around Grand Strand piers, and anglers are catching them using three different methods. Angler Matthew Hearn of Murrells Inlet said the bite should stay hot for the next few weeks and said all three of these methods should work throughout the Spanish run. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will allow the harvest of striped bass in the Roanoke River Management Area for three extra days.

Commission adds three days to 2015 Roanoke River striper harvest season

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will extend the striped bass harvest season in the Roanoke River Management Area until midnight on Sunday, May 3, 2015. The season had been set to expire by rule on April 30. […]

Plenty of big, bull redfish have showed up in the waters around Georgetown, apparently following hugh schools of small menhaden.

Big, bull redfish make early showing in Georgetown waters

Jeff Burleson

Warmer weather has helped fishermen who have been dragging mud minnows around Cherry Grove and Murrells Inlet for flounder, but the big news along the northern half of South Carolina’s coastline is that the big, bull reds have returned to Georgetown’s waters. […]

Jerkbaits are great lures to use to imitate the river herring that move into Albemarle Sound and its tributaries in the spring.

Match the hatch when herring arrive

Jeff Burleson

Bass fishing picks up in the Albemarle Sound and its tributaries at the same time that a different breed of baitfish plows in from the ocean, and for fishermen wanting to catch a trophy largemouth, the best lures will mimic these ocean intruders. […]

Wind direction has more effect than lunar tides on where the water rises and falls in Albemarle Sound and its tributaries. Savvy anglers will move to areas where the wind has pushed water out.

Play the wind

Jeff Burleson

Even though the Albemarle Sound is an estuary with direct connections to the ocean, the lunar tide cycle has little effect, especially on the western side of the sound. […]

False albacore like this one and Atlantic bonito have both invaded the waters off Cape Lookout this week, according to Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island.

False albacore, Atlantic bonito make spring’s first showing off Cape Lookout

Jerry Dilsaver

The first false albacore and Atlantic bonito of the spring have arrived in the waters off Cape Lookout, and they’re attacking small lures and jigs and making reel-screaming runs on light spinning tackle. […]

Look for warm water and find Murrells Inlet flounder on a falling tide.

Warming water has Murrells Inlet flounder kicking off the spring

Jeff Burleson

For the past few months, the best action for saltwater anglers has been beyond the jetties and beaches, at nearshore and offshore locales. […]

Visitors to the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Corolla will be able to fish, crab, target shoot and kayak as part of "Outdoor Day" activities on April 8.

NCWRC schedules plenty of outdoor activities for Outer Banks center

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is holding a free “Outdoors Day” on April 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Corolla in Currituck County. […]

Passage through the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet has been closed by the U.S. Coast Guard because of shoaling.

U.S. Coast Guard closes Oregon Inlet passage because of shoaling

Jerry Dilsaver

Oregon Inlet, North Carolina’s northernmost inlet and an important route to the ocean for commercial and recreational fishing boats, was closed to most boat traffic on March 28 due to excessive shoaling in the channel under and seaward of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge. […]