Southeast NC Archives - Page 59 of 117

Veteran angler Luke Horn shows off a bragging-sized Oak Island pier trout.

Oak Island Pier: MIA

The Oak Island Pier, one of two piers on North Carolina’s Oak Island, was closed in mid-March because of damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. […]

Big flounder and lots of them descend on nearshore artificial reefs and wrecks from North Carolina’s Cape Fear to the South Carolina line.

Flounder numbers increase in June around nearshore artificial reefs, rocks and wrecks south from North Carolina’s Bald Head Island to the state line, and after a mild winter, they are getting a head start this year. […]

Jeff Reid of Sanford, N.C., removes a hook before releasing a spring-run king caught off Oak Island, N.C.

Spring king run visits SE NC beaches

Jerry Dilsaver

The waters north of the North Carolina-South Carolina border experience several king mackerel runs each year, but the most-anticipated one is the first one, which has come in May as long as anyone can remember. […]

Deep jigging is a great spring tactic for offshore bottomfish in North Carolina’s bluewater.

Dance a spring jig – North Carolina’s offshore bottomfish

Chris Burrows

On the Cape Fear coast, spring mornings can come very early. When the forecast is for light and slight wind, there is a rash of pre-dawn activity at the boat ramps and marinas as everyone makes last-minute preparations to head offshore. […]

Specks from the planks – Speckled trout are favorite targets for pier fishermen in the Carolinas

Jerry Dilsaver

Speckled trout are a favorite target for many saltwater fishermen throughout the Carolinas. Fairly adaptable, they can be found from the nearshore ocean through the marshes and rivers to brackish water and sometimes into waters classified as inland. Most fishermen chase them from boats, but there is a dedicated group that catches a lot from the decks of the fishing piers. […]

Big, spring wahoo will hit lures trolled at speeds of up to 20 knots, or more conventional baits trolled much more slowly.

Hit the high spots for spring bluewater action off coast of the Carolinas

Jerry Dilsaver

When fishing the Gulf Stream, it’s important to look for current breaks, eddies, collisions, and any other disturbances to currents. […]

Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecast Service studies the movement of different water currents and temperature changes to predict offshore areas that should hold forage and gamefish.

Look to the stars, er, the satellites, for fishing info

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen should utilize all resources available before making long treks offshore to go fishing. Satellite imaging produces plenty of information that can help locate productive fishing conditions. […]

Wahoo and blackfin tuna are waiting around a series of great offshore fishing spots off the coast along the North Carolina-South Carolina border.

Feelin’ blue (water) ain’t bad in April

Jerry Dilsaver

Long Bay is a deep, scalloped bay in the coastline that runs from South Carolina’s Cape Romain up the coast to North Carolina’s Cape Fear, more than 100 miles, fed by several larger rivers and home to excellent inshore and nearshore fishing. […]

Matt Gentry caught this 5-pound, 11-ounce speckled trout in the Wilmington area.

Big trout being caught in Wilmington area

Brian Cope

The trout bite is on in the Wilmington area, especially for Matt Gentry of Tex’s Tackle, who has been catching his share of specks around Wrightsville Beach. And these aren’t just run-of-the-mill trout. […]

Jonathan Grady knocked off these two shad in the swift waters below Lock and Dam No. 1 in the Cape Fear River upstream from Wilmington.

Run, shad, run

Jerry Dilsaver

The Cape Fear River has a variety of fishing opportunities, and one of the spring highlights is shad, striper and catfish action in the tailwaters of Lock and Dam No. 1 about 20 miles upriver from Wilmington, N.C. […]