Inshore Fishing
Red drum specifics
Red drum, sciaenops ocellatus, are also called redfish, puppy drum, spot-tail bass, channel bass and spot-tail drum. […]
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Big red drum highlight great week of surf, pier fishing on Outer Banks
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. […]
Inshore Fishing
State closes loophole that allowed netters to sell over their limit of drum
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries took a major step Thursday toward curtailing the sale of over-limit red drum by commercial netters when Executive Director Louis Daniel issued a proclamation that takes effect Sept. 1 when the 2014-15 netting season opens. […]
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Red drum, trout action is topping out around Sneads Ferry
Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures in Sneads Ferry said the inshore fishing is as hot as the weather, and that the summer heat has fired up flounder, red drum and speckled trout in the area. […]
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North Carolina closes commercial netting for red drum until at least Sept. 1.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has closed commercial fishing for red drum statewide because netters caught more than their allowable poundage for the entire season in just a few months last fall. […]
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Red drum starting to perk up in creeks in lower end of Brunswick County
Red drum bite in the creeks of southern Brunswick County all year, but Capt. Mark Stacy of Ocean Isle Fishing Charters in Ocean Isle said they are starting to warm up and feed more aggressively. […]
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Red drum finally gathering in huge schools in Sneads Ferry area
Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures in Sneads Ferry said redfish in his area have been hungry since he’s been able to get back out on the water this week, and they appear to be getting a more active as the weather warms. […]