Northeast NC Archives - Page 48 of 77

Hatteras Inlet is full of gray trout, and fishermen are catching them, plus flounder, Spanish mackerel, bluefish and sea mullet there.

Hatteras Inlet is literally full of fish

The wind has finally quit blowing at Hatteras, so boats are heading back out into the ocean, but they don’t really need to, and when they do, they don’t need to go far for good fishing, because Hatteras Inlet is full of fish. […]

Fly tackle and a flies that imitate crabs or other crustaceans are a great way to target redfish on tailing tides, which will begin in the Grand Strand/Georgetown area on June 11.

Guides pick top lures for tailing redfish

Jeff Burleson

As the water warms, fishermen who love to target redfish in ankle-deep water are in luck. A decent set of afternoon tailing tides arrive next week, just in time for many vacationers to hit the South Carolina coast, fishing rods in hand. […]

The Roanoke River is producing some big blue catfish as the spring striper run wanes and fish move back downstream.

Try Roanoke River for big blue cats as striper run wanes

Craig Holt

The spring striped bass migration has ended in the Roanoke River and fish have turned around and headed downstream toward Albemarle Sound and the Atlantic Ocean until next March. […]

Topwater baits can be real trout killers in June when specks get aggressive and baitfish and other forage species fill the water.

Sound-ing out specks – Find current and you’ll find speckled trout this month around Manteo

Jerry Dilsaver

The sun was barely glowing over the horizon as Capt. Richard Andrews of Tar-Pam Guide Service headed out one June morning, looking to get an early start on speckled trout in the Roanoke and Croatan sounds around Manteo. […]

The federal protection of red wolves in five eastern North Carolina counties apparently trumps the state's right to manage coyotes, according to a federal judge's decision.

Judge puts halt to coyote hunting in five NE NC counties

Craig Holt

A U.S. District Court judge issued a temporary injunction earlier this month that banned coyote hunting in five counties in eastern North Carolina because endangered red wolves may have been mistakenly killed in the same areas, but the decision will be up for review in September. […]

Biologist Jeremy McCargo hefts a 59 1/2-pound striper that was netted during an electroshocking trip on the Roanoke River last week.

Stripers have reached Weldon area in good numbers

Craig Holt

Veterans of past Roanoke River striped bass runs said they expected the species’ annual spawning migration to be about a month late this year because of an unusually cool spring, and it appears they are correct. […]

Capt. Jason Burton's charter fishing party landed this 50-pound cobia on Wednesday.

Cobia make a big splash showing up off Grand Strand

Jeff Burleson

Motorcycles are not the only new arrivals making noise this week along the Grand Strand. […]

Fishermen targeting Spanish mackerel in May often run into a cobia or two that are shadowing schools of baitfish.

Look for black submarines

Jeff Burleson

Nearshore waters fill up this month, with big pods of baitfish bringing in predators by the thousands. From bluefish to Spanish mackerel, the action can pick up in shallow-water places just outside of the breakers. […]

Jason Burton pays close attention to current and trolling direction, and it pays off with better catches of Spanish mackerel.

Following directions

Jeff Burleson

Catching Spanish mackerel can seem very easy during the spring and summer when fish are mauling a school of menhaden or glass minnows. […]

Big, spring bluefish show up off Cape Lookout in late April or early May and will usually hang around for a month to six weeks.

Bluefish basics

Jerry Dilsaver

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) are nearshore pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, with the exception of the northern Pacific Ocean. […]