Northeast NC Archives - Page 43 of 77

Roger Brown of Cape Carteret caught this 82-pound black drum on a trout rig last Wednesday off the Bogue Inlet Pier.

Cape Carteret man decks 82-pound black drum at Bogue Inlet Pier

Roger Brown of Cape Carteret is a regular at Bogue Inlet Pier and catches a lot of big fish there. […]

The Atlantic Beach area is on fire with the season's best speckled trout bite.

Best trout bite of year hits Atlantic Beach area waters

Fishing for speckled trout in inshore waters and the surf around Atlantic Beach, Morehead City and Beaufort is about as it gets, according to Capt. Matt Lamb of Chasin’ Tails Outdoors. […]

Speckled trout have finally made a big showing along the Grand Strand, thanks to recent cold fronts.

Speckled trout finally make a big showing along Grand Strand

Jeff Burleson

Over the past few weeks, most Grand Strand anglers have pointed their vessels towards places rich with king mackerel or bull reds and of course, the ever-so-famous spot that makes places like Murrell’s Inlet and Little River a permanent attraction for visitors to the Grand Strand. […]

Surf fishermen along the entire Outer Banks have been catching plenty of fish, including some big red drum and "yearlings" like this one from Ocracoke.

Big red drum highlight great week of surf, pier fishing on Outer Banks

Dan Kibler

Surf fishing on the Outer Banks has been great over the past week or so, especially for the big drum that draw so many anglers to beaches from Nags Head south to Ocracoke. […]

Kathy, Bob and Lynnsie McManus stand by a piece of concrete reef structure that bears the ashes, sunglasses and cell phone of husband and father Ron McManus, honored by having an artificial reef named for him.

Artificial reef off Little River is dedicated in honor of McManus

Jerry Dilsaver

The Ron McManus Memorial Reef was dedicated on Oct. 31 when the public was introduced to a piece of concrete structure that contained his ashes, his sunglasses and his ever-present cell phone that will be deposited on a site 5 miles southwest of Little River Inlet to honor a leader in community and fishing activities. […]

The influx of baitfish and shrimp into the ICW as fall progresses is a magnet for hungry speckled trout.

Little River ditch diggers – Testing

Jeff Burleson

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches 3,000 miles from New Jersey to Texas, built primarily as a safe haven for military and commercial transport along the eastern seaboard. […]

Blade baits and tailspinners can be very productive lures when Lake Gaston bass school during the late fall and winter.

Get ready for winter bass – With winter on the horizon, get your Lake Gaston bass plans in order

Walt Bowen

When you’re thinking about all the time you expect to spend indoors this winter, why not include some time to get out for a day or so of fishing? […]

Little River ditch diggers – The Intracoastal Waterway in the Little River area is a magnet for November speckled trout

Jeff Burleson

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches 3,000 miles from New Jersey to Texas, built primarily as a safe haven for military and commercial transport along the eastern seaboard. […]

Plenty of big king mackerel are there for the taking off the beaches of the Grand Strand.

King mackerel bite has been great off the Grand Strand

Jeff Burleson

Since Labor Day, South Carolina anglers have had to deal with roller-coaster weather, but it hasn’t disrupted the king mackerel fishing along the Grand Strand. […]

Stay on the move

Jeff Burleson

Fishing for speckled trout in the fall can in South Carolina waters can be extremely productive, but trout often move from spot to spot over the course of a day, and anglers need to be just as mobile. […]