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3/27/2010 6:37:35 PM

3/27/2010 6:38:26 PM

got the canoe up here tonight

3/27/2010 11:26:43 PM

im taking my canoe out on lake raleigh tomorrow morning and doing some fishing. It will be my second time out there, so im not really sure what to expect.

3/27/2010 11:36:11 PM

lake raleigh has some decent bass and a ton of crappie and bream. there's also some catfish if that's your thing. there's some pics of some bass i've caught out there in my gallery. your best get is to go all the way to the back. you can fish all the coves on the north side of the pond, the big shallow flat at the back, and the deep bank on the south side near the alumni center building or whatever it is.

when the weather gets warm, the crappie start feeding on top in the evening for a couple hours before dark. that is an absolute blast.

[Edited on March 28, 2010 at 12:07 AM. Reason : afds]

3/28/2010 12:04:27 AM

Awesome man, thanks for the advice, if you are out there tomorrow ill be in a yellow mohawk fiberglass canoe. Ill report back if i actually catch anything.

3/28/2010 1:33:57 AM

got 3 days off this week coming up. think i might head out to Cape Hatteras for some fishing..

Hey neuse thanks for posting that video of the channel bass from the 40s, i sent it to my dad and grandfather. that video was amazing. to bad now you cant just pull out there like that with no one in sight..

[Edited on March 28, 2010 at 2:27 AM. Reason : chop suey]

3/28/2010 2:25:16 AM

I got out to Lake Raleigh early yesterday and caught a few crappie on some minnows and a small bass, but it was so windy i couldnt keep my boat positioned. Gonna try and get back out there at some point this week or this weekend.

3/29/2010 1:22:28 PM

Caught these Saturday. Went back for a lil while yesterday and caught 25 shad. Thinkin hard about headin to Hatteras on Friday as well.......

3/29/2010 1:42:26 PM

Are you allowed to keep fish out of lake raleigh? I would love to fill up a cooler with crappie

3/29/2010 3:51:39 PM

ive never been to the lake raleigh over there...any good? just regular old fishing license?

just need a good tug, could go for some crappie or catfishing

bonito should be hitting 10mi this weekend...they were 20mi off NRI last week

3/29/2010 10:27:42 PM

^^^any white shad in there?

^^yes

^it's ok. it's close proximity to ncsu is why i like it. regulations are just like any other public accessible pond or lake.

3/30/2010 8:28:37 AM

I finally got a break in my schedule and got to go shore/dock fishing in Gainesville. Went to Orange Lake in scenic McIntosh Florida and caught 3 bass after 11pm from a boat dock in a cove. I typically use a weightless black trick worm at night here. My options are kind of limited since it is very shallow and there is a ton of vegetation around.

Big one was 4.4 pounds and was caught at 12:30. The others were around a pound each.

I am going to the same spot again on Wednesday night. Weather looks perfect and it will be a nearly full moon.

[Edited on March 30, 2010 at 3:55 PM. Reason : ]

3/30/2010 3:55:16 PM

This was from the OI trip...


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3/30/2010 4:19:45 PM

need to go get my license renewed....

Quote :

"lake raleigh has some decent bass and a ton of crappie and bream. there's also some catfish if that's your thing. there's some pics of some bass i've caught out there in my gallery. your best get is to go all the way to the back. you can fish all the coves on the north side of the pond, the big shallow flat at the back, and the deep bank on the south side near the alumni center building or whatever it is. when the weather gets warm, the crappie start feeding on top in the evening for a couple hours before dark. that is an absolute blast."

I have caught a couple larger bass in that back shallow area, but mostly crappie and catfish from the docks. Restricted used to come out there while we were catfishin' and just go after crappie for an hour or 2. Have some friends that live at those townhomes right up the road from there and we used to walk out there at like 2 in the morning- literally only like 5 minutes b/w catfish that we were bringing in (non of them were big at all, but still fun)

[Edited on March 30, 2010 at 4:23 PM. Reason : evnespv]

3/30/2010 4:20:42 PM

Anyone else going for opening day for trout season this weekend? Best time of the year to go to wild streams since everyone will be packed in at the stocked streams.

3/30/2010 4:20:55 PM

went bass fishing on the canoe at lake raleigh this afternoon. my buddy caught one. i had a few bites, but didn't get the hook in any of them. it was windy.

3/30/2010 6:52:23 PM

Oh and those Spyderco Salt knives would be decent choices for carry when fishing because they can handle being in fresh water or salt water btw. Chop off some god damned filthy ass fish heads son.

3/30/2010 6:55:06 PM

went catfishing tonight in rocky river out in union county. had a few bites didnt land anything. the current of the river were i was fishing was a little bit stonger than i expected.

3/30/2010 11:24:45 PM

you guys know any good fishing in sc or ga. preferably beaches you can drive on. i cant find shit

4/1/2010 4:34:17 PM

Going spearfishing tomorrow at the Liberty Ship wreck. Hoping to pick up some sheapshead, flounder and taug. Hopefully we can find some schools of bonita chasing bait too! Water was slick calm today with very little wind!

4/1/2010 6:10:46 PM

^ Better go early, the wind picked up later this afternoon. It will probably do the same tomorrow.

4/1/2010 10:35:03 PM

Got the suggestion to check out where haw river hits Jordan. Anyone been there/now of a good access point near that area? We don't need a boat ramp but one would be nice (we are gonna use a squareback canoe with motor on it to get around)

4/2/2010 5:34:15 PM

Got out to the liberty ship at high tide yesterday. Water was green and visibility was only like 5 feet. The wreck lays in 55' but rises up to 25'. We ended up shooting 4 good sized sheepshead before calling it a day. Something about diving on an old shipwreck in 57 degree water when
i can only see a few feet in front of my face just makes me a little uneasy

4/3/2010 11:57:43 AM

Saw a nice size sand tiger last year there....not that they would hurt you or anything.

Been there many times on the surface, would be cool to see what it looks like down below.

4/3/2010 12:36:23 PM

^ It's pretty cool when you can check out the wrecks you fish. Liberty Ship is a good one to explore on scuba. We were just free diving so no time to explore. Just dive down shoot a fish and get back to the surface. And there's lots of sand tigers around there. There just bid babies though. Slow and docile for the most part.

4/3/2010 7:05:29 PM

Went out to the neuse up by knightdale... Didn't find much until we found this little flooded plane up near where 540 cuts over the river. It was packed with all sorts of stuff

4/3/2010 7:20:50 PM

the river is extremely high right now. unfishable here at goldsboro.

4/3/2010 9:48:40 PM

I had never been on it, but from someone who had been on it before, he said it was up some (about 3 feet higher than he usually sees it)


it was a little fast at places, but when you got off to the sides, it wasn't bad. and that little swamp/cove area was money. I'm going to see if I can find a map showing where it is


let's see if this works:


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&sll=35.813916,-78.561859&sspn=0.427076,0.773849&ie=UTF8&ll=35.85574,-78.52728&spn=0.003335,0.006046&t=h&z=18


ok, it did... it looks really swampy there, but it the water levels were higher and the cat fish, bass, and brim were all over the place in there... it was amazing- I really wish we hadn't found it with only about 30 minutes left before we had to go home : /




[Edited on April 4, 2010 at 12:01 PM. Reason : fd,myd]

4/4/2010 11:55:24 AM

headed down to camp at carolina beach/freeman park monday-wednesday

excited of reports of 10lb+ reds being caught at the inlet.

I hope to have tons of pics

4/7/2010 1:45:33 AM

let us know how you do

4/7/2010 8:40:49 AM

forgot to mention...took the canoe to lake raleigh yesterday. beautiful day, but no fish

4/7/2010 1:04:56 PM

2 weeks ago EVroccck caught a 216lb blue fin tuna and I have been reaping the rewards of that!

4/7/2010 1:15:10 PM

^ any pics

4/7/2010 1:30:09 PM

Tarpon, how did you get into spear fishing? I've slowly become more and more interested (watching offshore adventures) but am really unsure how to get started. Any suggestions or tips?

It might have to wait though. Im sure that I cant afford a spear gun or access to a boat that Id be comfortable in offshore. How far out was that spot you were talking about?






Tried to find some sea trout with my dad over easter break on the Pamlico. Zero luck except we hooked up with couple of gar Lots of freshwater (all that rain) and maybe still a little early?

4/7/2010 2:00:57 PM

iirc what most folks call "the liberty ship" is AR-370 and was the Alexander Ramsey and is about 3 miles out

4/7/2010 6:47:26 PM

haven't had time to fish with school and all this other shit i have going on. finally got to go today and we caught some crappie at lake wheeler. then the other canoe with us flipped over.

4/29/2010 9:48:53 PM

Took the boat out last weekend for a shakedown before our first trip. Everything went great even though it's been sitting for 5 months. Few minor maintenance issues.

Should be going in a few weeks after the grouper regs finish. Can't wait.

4/30/2010 10:22:34 AM

Fishing is stupid

4/30/2010 12:57:51 PM

why don't you hobble across the room on your crutches and say that to my face?

4/30/2010 12:58:38 PM

Did you pay the dock fee???

4/30/2010 12:58:41 PM

That hurts river rat....you forgot to mention that you were the one who tipped over the boat and ended up in your tidy whitey's with everyone laughing at you out at lake wheeler. But why let facts ruin a good story ha ha ha ha

4/30/2010 1:02:33 PM

haha

4/30/2010 1:05:36 PM

Going to either falls or Jordan this Sunday on the scanoe and gonna dock up on an island and shore fish

4/30/2010 1:27:14 PM

I'm supposed to go fishing at the coast in like 5 hours.

5/2/2010 1:34:12 AM

Fished around the bridge to Emerald Isle and Bogue Inlet today. Caught a few bluefish trolling with silver spoons. Nothing too big, but I was just glad to get out.

5/2/2010 11:30:18 PM

Ended up finally getting a couple Shimano Baitrunner 8000D's. I have 300 yards of 20# sonic braid stren on both each. Very happy with what I bought.

On a side note, I mastered the bimini twist and I feel like a new man

5/3/2010 10:31:45 PM

those are cool reels with the secondary live bait drag or whatever they call it

5/3/2010 10:33:19 PM

Yeah I haven't had a chance to try it out yet (there were no fish in VA Beach) but now that i'm back in Charleston i'm gonna give it a shot.

5/3/2010 10:46:14 PM

Hit the pier today. I caught two mating horseshoe crabs

They stayed connected until I got them up on the pier.

5/9/2010 5:41:50 PM