Southeast NC Archives - Page 54 of 117

The Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow is a shallow-running, lipped crankbait that’s effective on speckled trout.

The allure of a lipped lure

The Yo-zuri Crystal Minnow is among the best lures for catching speckled trout. While many anglers use lipless crankbaits, this one has a lip. […]

The 17MR MirrOlure relies on suspending above a trout when the retrieve is paused to draw trout strikes.

Tried and true

Mike Marsh

Since its introduction about 10 years ago, MirrOlure’s 17MR suspending twitch bait has been a hit with anglers. […]

On the verge of leaving town for a while, Cody Pyatte took one last shot at this big buck he'd been hunting for some time on a three-acre tract in Brunswick County.

Brunswick County hunter drops big 10-point buck on three-acre tract

Jeff Burleson

Shortly after daylight on Dec. 6, Cody Pyatte of Holden Beach, N.C. scored big on a last ditch effort after a huge 10-pointer that scored 142 5/8 inches. He had been chasing this buck for two years. […]

Trolling a mile off the beach helped this Southport, NC crew land the 92-inch bluefin tuna shown here.

Southport crew lands 92-inch bluefin one mile off beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Joe Seegers was just offshore of the East Beach of Bald Head Island on Dec. 3, when a 92-inch bluefin tuna grabbed a bait and headed offshore. He was trolling the Hooked Up and crew to the spot of last year’s encounter with a 900-pounder when he noticed a flock of birds closer to the beach and turned towards them. […]

The area around Frying Pan Tower, about 30 miles offshore of Cape Fear, holds plenty of king mackerel as the water cools in late fall and into winter.

King mackerel are biting near Frying Pan Tower

Jerry Dilsaver

The king mackerel bite off North Carolina’s Cape Fear doesn’t slow down at Thanksgiving, but the best action does move offshore. Water temperatures are dropping, pushing baitfish offshore, and hungry kings follow them. […]

Michael Carawan killed this 633-pound black bear in Pamlico County, N.C. on Nov. 25, 2017.

Hunter ambushes 633-pound black bear in Eastern N.C.

Craig Holt

Michael Carawan of Garner, N.C. almost didn’t hunt the biggest bear he’d ever seen on his trail cameras. He thought it would take a helicopter to retrieve the 633-pound monster black bear from a Pamlico County swamp. […]

Walker Baldwin, Shane Smith, Clay Walker, and Ross Carroll were fishing out of Masonboro Inlet with they caught this big wahoo while trolling.

Hampstead angler boats 108-pound wahoo out of Masonboro Inlet

Dusty Wilson

Walker Baldwin of Hampstead, N.C., had high hopes for a big day of wahoo fishing as he and the crew aboard the Kool-Aid, a 31-foot Cape Horn owned and operated by Shane Smith of Wilmington, N.C., left Masonboro Inlet and headed for the Gulf Stream on Oct. 20. […]

Michael Hall caught this 9-pound, 2-ounce flounder in the Cape Fear River in mid October.

N.C. angler catches 9-pound flounder in Cape Fear River

Jerry Dilsaver

Michael Hall of Carolina Beach catches a lot of Cape Fear River flounder, including some nice citation flatfish. However, his idea of a really nice flounder was upgraded with his most recent catch, when his fishing trip ended with Hall’s personal best flounder, a 9-pound, 2-ounce doormat. […]

Outer Banks fishermen have had one of their best trout seasons ever this year, and prospects for a great November are even better.

OBX specks are on

Dan Kibler

This has been one of the best years in memory for speckled trout along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, according to guide Ken Dempsey, and it will get even better this month if it’s anything like past Novembers. […]

Guide Jot Owens likes to drift live baits under corks around the Masonboro Inlet jetties, and he’s often rewarded with a big speckled trout.

Masonboro jetties attract plenty of November gamefish

Jerry Dilsaver

Masonboro Inlet is the only inlet along North Carolina’s southern coast with jetties, and it seems fish know that as well as fishermen. The south jetty is all large, rugged rocks, but the north jetty is a combination of a metal weir closer to shore, with large rocks completing the offshore end. […]