Southeast NC Archives - Page 99 of 117

Kayak-fishing guide Mark Patterson caught this big red drum around Yaupon Beach.

Kayak fishermen catching big drum, kings, Spanish around Yaupon Reef

A growing number of large red drum are showing up around nearshore artificial reefs, especially off the coast of Brunswick County. […]

Chris Campbell's big Bladen County buck carried antlers featuring a 17 1/2-inch spread and 12-inch tines.

Bladen County hunter takes huge buck with blackpowder rifle

Jeff Burleson

Chris Campbell from Elizabethtown slipped into the woods on Saturday, Oct. 13, intending to cap a long day of working on stands, corn piles and shooting lanes by shooting a doe that his son, Zac, could take back to N.C. State. […]

Some of the best public deer hunting in eastern North Carolina takes place in Angola Bay and Holly Shelter game lands.

The Eastern Deer Duo

Mike Marsh

Along a sandy road winding through a wiregrass ridge shaded by longleaf pines, a pickup truck parked. […]

The fall spot run will draw fishermen from across North Carolina to ocean piers.

Right on the Spot!

Mike Marsh

A crisp wind out of the northeast forced dozens of anglers standing along the wooden rails to cinch down the hoods of their jackets, raincoats and sweatshirts. […]

The jetties at Masonboro Inlet make the Wrightsville Beach area a must stop for fishermen targeting speckled trout in the fall.

Target big speckled trout on the jetties at Masonboro Inlet

Jeff Burleson

Among the distinguished chains of islands of the Cape Fear coast lies the radiant coastal community of Wrightsville Beach. […]

Jot Owens believes a lot of the trout that prowl the jetties have migrated in from the north.

Lure treatments that work

Jeff Burleson

Speckled trout take a variety of lures and baits during the year, and often, live baits may not be available, leaving artificials as the only alternative. […]

A net with an extendable handle makes it easier for Capt. Jot Owens to reach out and corral a fish close to boatside.

Extensions land more fish

Jeff Burleson

Anglers targeting speckled trout fishing often tell tales of losing as many fish as they put in the boat, and the most-dreadful tales seem to include a gator trout that shook loose right at boatside. […]

A pier cart, store-bought or homemade, helps tote gear onto the pier and coolers full of delicious spot back out.

Cart ’em away by the bushel

Mike Marsh

While some anglers may carry all the spots they want home in a plastic pail, dedicated pier fishermen use fishing carts, such as this Angler’s Fish-N-Mate Pier Cart. […]

Alice Locklear is dressed for the elements as she unhooks a spot that hit a bloodworm.

Spots bite best in the worst weather

Mike Marsh

Cold fronts bring spots migrating southward in the fall. They are accompanied by windy, rainy weather. […]

Bashir Bounajin cleans a nice mess of spot at the Kure Beach Fishing Pier.

Exotic spots

Mike Marsh

A native of Lebanon, Bashir Bounajin moved to Raleigh more than 20 years ago, and he’s been a regular visitor to Kure Beach Fishing Pier during the fall spot run. […]