Southeast NC Archives - Page 87 of 117

Frank Dalli's huge jack crevalle, caught April 2 out of Wrightsville Beach, is a potential state record.

Potential state-record jack crevalle caught out of Wrightsville Beach

A Wake Forest fishermen has caught a potential state-record jack crevalle out of Wrightsville Beach. […]

Guide Mark Stacy of Ocean Isle has been catching plenty of redfish lately in marsh creeks on the southern end of Brunswick County.

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. […]

Guide Allen Cain has been catching plenty of big American shad in the Cape Fear River below Lock and Dam No. 1 near Rieglewood.

Shad run in Cape Fear River is in full gear

Dusty Wilson

The shad run is in high gear on the Cape Fear River, and Capt. Allen Cain of Sightfish NC is boating big numbers of American shad on fly and ultralight tackle at Lock and Dam No.1 near Rieglewood. […]

Most redfish in the Carolina Beach area have been caught well back in creeks where the warmest water is found.

Carolina Beach inshore action improving, needs just a little more warmth

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Lewis Emery of Carolina Beach said fishing isn’t wide open yet, but he’s certainly seeing a good sample of what is to come, and he expects to see steady improvement. […]

When boats out of Southport can get offshore, they've been greeted with excellent bottom-fishing.

Find a nice day and catch plenty of Cape Fear bottomfish

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Butch Foster of Yeah Right Charters in Southport said he hasn’t been able to get to the bottomfish off Cape Fear until he caught a calm, warm day recently and found that the fish were where they were supposed to be – and hungry, too. […]

A pair of needlenose pliers is invaluable when removing tiny treble hooks from the mouth of a toothy critter like a pickerel.

Pliers can save your skin

Mike Marsh

When fishing at White Lake, anglers should have a mechanical means of safely removing small, sharp treble hooks from fish. […]

Butch Foster likes to use marker buoys to mark the spots where he gets strikes while trolling at White Lake.

Marker buoys are big help

Mike Marsh

White Lake has very little bottom structure to attract or hold concentrations of fish concentrations. […]

Expansive marsh with dark-bottomed flats allows for water to warm more easily in the winter and makes for great habitat for redfish.

What makes a winter redfish haven?

Jerry Dilsaver

Brunswick County, the southernmost County in North Carolina, has a lot going for it as far as holding redfish during the winter, especially from the Shallotte River to the South Carolina line. […]

This 27-inch redfish would be legal in North Carlolina but oversized in South Carolina.

How regs change at the state line

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen who move around the waters south of Shallotte on a regular basis often ride through South Carolina waters, especially to access the Calabash River. […]

Upper-slot and over-slot red drum are schooling in bays along the New River and ICW in the Sneads Ferry area.

Red drum finally gathering in huge schools in Sneads Ferry area

Jerry Dilsaver

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. […]