Northeast NC Archives - Page 63 of 77

Big tarpon are cruising the beaches off the barrier islands east of Georgetown, trying to trap schools of mullet around sandbars and other ambush points.

Tarpon fishing excellent in Georgetown-area waters

When Capt. Steve Roff says conditions are looking good in the Georgetown area for a tarpon bite, get ready to hold tight to a rod. […]

Glen Corley of Richland caught this big bull redfish off Murrells Inlet this past

Murrells Inlet fishing great for bull reds, gray trout, flounder

Brian Cope

Fall is a great time for catching the inshore slam of redfish, flounder and trout in Murrells Inlet waters, and Capt. J. Baisch of Fishful Thinking Guide Service has been catching bull reds about a quarter-mile off the beach, as well as flounder at the Paradise reef, trout, flounder and redfish around the jetties. […]

Boats out of Oregon Inlet have experienced some of the best action on white marlin in years over the past several weeks.

White marlin bite off Oregon Inlet has been fantastic

Jerry Dilsaver

The white marlin bite off Oregon Inlet has been world-class hot for a couple of weeks and shows no signs of slowing. […]

Overnighting for bottomfish opens up a new fishing world off North Carolina coast

Brian Cope

Offshore fishermen who’d like a mixed bag for their coolers will find what they’re looking for well east of Cape Lookout, but the key is an extended trip and being flexible. […]

Jeremy Hicks (camo cap) holds a sailfish boatside by the leader for a party aboard the Bite Me out of Hatteras Harbor Marina to snap a few photos.

Sailfish bite spicing up offshore action out of Hatteras

Jerry Dilsaver

Some fishermen would tell you that the offshore fishing off Hatteras is better on an off-day than in many places on a good day – and they might be correct. […]

William Maxwell and his friends landed this stringer of vermillion snapper and sea bass while fishing on the Miss Hatteras headboat.

Headboats catching Outer Banks bounty on offshore, inshore bottom-fishing trips

Walter Taylor

On a sizzling July Day, William Maxwell of Wilton, Ct., and his friends toted a heavy stringer of black sea bass and vermillion snapper from the Miss Hatteras headboat back to the dock. […]

Capt. Bruce Armstrong Jr. said dolphin fishing has been excellent off the Outer Banks, especially Hatteras, in recent weeks.

Billfish, dolphin key Outer Banks bluewater action

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishing is jumping at Hatteras, and so are some of the fish. […]

A foam popper is an excellent choice for catching panfish in the state’s northeastern rivers.

Wet-Dry Bluegill Vacuum

Mike Marsh

A layer of fog floated above the water, foreshadowing the humidity that sunrise would bring on a July day. […]

The Cashier River is one of a handful of streams in Northeastern North Carolina that is fished by the Roanoke Fly Rod Club.

Small club catches big bream

Mike Marsh

The Roanoke Fly Rod Club has 12 two-man teams; each team uses a particular fly during tournaments, which are held twice a month during warm-weather month. […]

Bob Smithwick caught this big bluegill on a Tail-End Charlie wet-fly fished with a strike indicator.

When bream go deep, get ‘wet’

Mike Marsh

Most fly-rod anglers give up after the bluegill bite fades away with the morning shadows, but the fish have merely gone deeper and may have moved to lily pads and other structure away from the bank […]