Well, we’re right in the middle of the slowest fishing of the year. But on the bright side of things, spring is right around the corner and fishing will soon start to pick back up!
We have been seeing some action with the red drum in our marsh areas when you can find a light wind day with sunny skies. Pretty winter days can produce some great sight fishing action. There’re in special spots…you just have to get out and search the marsh to hopefully find a school that has moved up on the mud flats, willing to feed on a pretty day.
The last few weeks we’ve been seeing good red drum action around the Fort Macon Park area from a few anglers fishing the beach. Cut mullet, bait shrimp and live minnows will all be good choices to try your luck. Dogfish are also working the surf zone and can be caught on squid fished in the bottom.
Also, we’re still seeing some speckled trout action in the creeks and rivers around the area. This speckled trout season has been one of the most hit-or- miss seasons I’ve seen in awhile. One day, you might catch some nice fish and the next, there won’t be any around to be caught. But we’re seeing good numbers of non keeper fish, so that’s a good sign for the spring and summer coming up. MirrOlures in the 17MR and 18MR size have been working well along with the new MirrOlure Soft Dine. Over the last month the Soft Dine have proven to be a great speckled trout lure. The Vudu Shrimp has been getting some action also.
Keep in mind, you never know what you might catch while fishing the creeks in the winter. Just a few weeks ago, I had a customer come by the shop with a flounder that was over seven pounds, caught in just a few feet of water while trout fishing with a MirrOlure.
We now have the new “Live Target Shrimp” in-stock, which is the most realistic shrimp that I’ve ever seen, so I’m sure it’s going to another great speckled trout lure, too.
A few black drum, sheepshead and red drum are hanging around the Cape Lookout Rock Jetty and the best bet for action will be some bait shrimp and live minnows fished right along the bottom near the rocks. So, if you catch a good weather day, get out and shake off some “cabin fever.”
