Archive for August 2010
Late August Speckled Trout
August 28, 2010 | 
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I made an early start this morning is hopes of finding a new trout hole and some trout for the dinner table. I succeeded at both.
My first stop of the morning produced one small puppy drum, a.k.a. rat red. The area I was in showed lots of promise with lots of bait in the water, but the bite just wasn’t to be. I decided to make a move and try some new spots, but to no avail.
I decided to make a run and while running down river, I saw something on the gps chart that caught my eye. I made a hard starboard turn and decided to check it out. I made a good choice.
The tide had started to rise and I found a point with good current on it. It didn’t take long to get hooked up with the fish. I tried many different baits and swithched often, but gulp shrimp, DOA shrimp and the mirrolure MR-17 produced. Most of the trout caught were in the 14-15 inch range, but I did catch one 3-4lb fish on the MR17.
All in all, it was a great day and I am looking forward to the fall when the trout bite typically picks up. I feel I will have a good trout hole for the fall.!!
Lower CFR report
Redfish and Flounder fishing continues to improve in the lower Cape Fear river area. Recent trips have produced good catches of Redfish on Topwater plugs, DOA paddle tails and Gulp Shrimp. The recent new moon and onshore winds produced some extra high tides flooding the mashes and presenting excellent opportunities to sight cast to tailing Redfish.
Ben and his boys from Dallas, NC had the chance to get in on some of the tailing Redfish and were also rewarded with a nice Flounder to round out the evening dinner.
The fishing for Redfish and Flounder will only be getting better in the coming months with September, October and November being prime times to fish the lower CFR area.
Let’s go Fishing!!!
Capt. Brent
