Fishing Report 4-1-25

The spawn is on in Eastern Carolina.  The freshwater fish are doing that thang to bring great fishing to future generations.  The crappie are in full spawn mode right now and can be caught with Bobby Garland jigs, Blue Ice is a great color.  Plus minnows and small crank baits.  The bluegill will spawn with every full moon up to 7 times a year.   Beetle spins, night crawlers and crickets are always a good choice.  The bass are guarding their nests now and they will destroy a Baby Brush Hog.  Green pumpkin is the best color.

On the saltwater side of things Kelly at Squidder’s in Vandemere caught some nice speckled trout last week.  Plus the drum fishing has been good.  Still a little early for off shore fishing except for tuna and wahoo.  

Please pick up your trash.  This old salt went crappie fishing at Shearon Harris Lake near Raliegh recently and there was 1000x more trash than fishermen and it was crowded.  It takes no effort at all to pick up your trash and throw it in a trash can. And hey, don’t forget to take a kid fishing. 

Fishing Report 2-7-25

Unless you want to go to the gulf stream and catch tuna, wahoo, king mackerel and bottom fish you might have a tough time catching fish inshore.  Speckled Trout and Red Drum are being caught  inshore on Gulp. 

Freshwater fishing on the other hand is still good . The crappie are biting on minnows, jigs, and Bobby Garland blue ice and pearl white soft body swim baits near brush piles, and vertical structures.  The Bream eat and are eaten year around and night crawlers are the thing. The bass are hitting on crank baits, and spinner baits.  The catfishing is ok on minnows, cut bait and stink baits like Catfish Charlie. Be sure you wash your hands before hugging the Mrs when you get home.

Take a kid fishing and pick up your trash.

Fishing Report 12-17-24

So far none of the fish have been told to stop biting for winter.  Put on an extra layer of clothing, tell your wife you are going to be late coming home from work and go fishing.  Or skip work and go fishing.  This fishermasn’s old boss made a weekly habit of that. 

The speckled trout and red drum are attacking shrimp imitation lures and live shrimp.  Off shore the tuna and wahoo are active.  Bottom fishing is great right now for silver and red snapper, trigger fish, and black sea bass.   On the fresh water spectrum it’s crappie time, the slabs are schooled up and hungry, the jig and bobber method is out fishing minnows right now.  The bass are fattening up for winter, crankbaits are the ticket along with swimming jigs.  The bream are hitting on worms.  The writer of this report caught a 23 inch pickerel on a minnow at Falls Lake outside of Raleigh recently.  It was yummy.

Remember to skip work, take a kid fishing and please pick up your trash. 

Fishing Report 11-8-24

Many of us will be throwing our diet plans out the window with the holidays here.  Well, the fish are pretty much doing the same thing.  The fresh and saltwater fish are gorging on live bait to get ready for winter.

The inshore saltwater fish like speckled trout and red drum are filling up on shrimp right now, so any lures that mimic shrimp are a good choice.  Lures like gulp, DOA shrimp on a popping cork, and live shrimp are your best bets, along with curly tail grubs, mirror lures, and sting silvers.

The spots are here still and blood worms and shrimp are good choices.

Off shore the kings are still active, along with yellow fin tuna and wahoo.

Bottom fishing off shore is spectacular with great catches of bee liners, trigger fish and black sea bass.

Fresh water fishing is amazing as long as the weather is warm. The guy writing this went out recently to a private pond and caught five bass in 45 minutes, all over 15 inches long, using a Whopper Plopper top water bait.  Bass are also hitting spinner baits.  The bream are good on crickets and night crawlers.  The crappie are biting on jigs and minnow.  Beetle spins and Road runners catch everything..

Today’s plan: Call in sick to go fishing, take a kid fishing, and pick up your trash.