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Fishing North Carolina Style

This group is for anglers to share information on fishing the great state of North Carolina..............

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might be a dumb ass question but 49 Replies

here goes,  cleaning large panfish, filet? or dcale and gut and whack head off, or do you whack head off or tail off or cut fins out??never caught bluegill big enough to filetContinue

Started by Ira R (Rick) Jones. Last reply by David, aka, "McScruff" Nov 23, 2015.

Slow day near Badin today... 6 Replies

Went out for a few hours this morning hoping to get into some decent 'gills and take a few home.  It was not one of my better days...broke my leader and didn't have another leader or my tippet and to…Continue

Started by Kevin Cheek. Last reply by Kevin Cheek Jul 7, 2015.

This forum is AWESOME! 3 Replies

Just want to say thanks to the great people on Big Bluegill!  After reading a few of the post in several groups, I went to BassPro and got some pink Gulp Power Wigglers (look like little maggots) and…Continue

Started by Kevin Cheek. Last reply by Slip Sinker Jul 3, 2015.

mouth of Trent at Neuse river 3 Replies

air photos show lots of reed lines and many other creeks, what is your success story for this area what are the depths you fished?  in the reed line? live bait? bobbers?Continue

Started by Ira R (Rick) Jones. Last reply by Ira R (Rick) Jones Apr 2, 2015.

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Comment by Glenn Nantz on May 16, 2013 at 9:40am
Jeff when you fish. Do you fish under a float.
Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 16, 2013 at 8:35am

Those are all factors Corey.....I can tell from reading your report that you are flexible and respond to the right things.....In my region, water temperature is the single most important factor to catching quality fish period....Sustained water temperatures without sudden changes in either direction will be a common thread to successful outings in the northeast rivers......I'm excited about the weeks ahead as we have turned the corner on this weather.......

Comment by Corey Wodrich on May 16, 2013 at 5:33am

Thanks for the welcoming Jeffrey and David. I would totally agree with David Wester that the fish are definetly acting a little funny this year. I go every weekend and it gets better and better each weekend as it gets closer to that full moon. I never really thought it really played much role but when i fished it last year on May 5th, myself and 2 of my friends caught 90 in 2 hours, this year on may 5th i probly caught 30 or so. I also beleive the unusual weather is making it harder also because its been cold then hot and cold then hot and the fish cant fighure out when its time to do there thing. I primarely use just a worm and a split shot on the bottom with an ultralight rod with 4lb test. It works really well for me, or if they are not hitting the worm ill switch it up and float a cricket. I havent had much luck with bettle spins ever and this weekend im going to try out my fly rod with the normal little poppers you get from walmart. I have not found any beds yet but they are staged outside of where they usually bed so i am paintently waiting for the hot action. Oh and Glenn i hope you get that fish that is worth posting.

Comment by Glenn Nantz on May 16, 2013 at 3:43am

Thanks Jeff, hope the weather holds.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 15, 2013 at 6:51pm

You'll be fishing a great river this weekend if your plans work out Glenn.....

Comment by Glenn Nantz on May 15, 2013 at 6:44pm

All I want for christmass is a blue gill I can post.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 15, 2013 at 5:39pm
@ David Wester,
The fish are feeding up for the full Moon later this month. once they start breeding in earnest, the bite will taper off.
Better hit em while you can.
Comment by David Wester on May 15, 2013 at 5:31pm
Absolutely crazy bite lately. Went out yesterday and found 4 bluegills and 2 crappies in about 3 hours. I won't even mention the bass I caught(7) on accident. I switched colors, depths and presentation the entire time. When something worked, I stuck with it a bit but all methods were completely inconsistent.
Now today, a different story. I fished 2 hours and caught 40+ and ended up keeping 19 real nice ones. They were not picky at all, biting pink, yellow, orange and red/black jigs and spinners- all tipped with a wax worm. I tie 2 jigs under my float pole and even caught a few doubles. Always fun to get a double, especially when you think you have 1 big one on the line. The fish were shallow, 2-3 ft,although a few larger fish were caught just off the ledge in 4-6 ft of water.
Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on May 15, 2013 at 5:23pm

HEY COREY welcome to the site and there is lots of info on here. I'm still a novice when it comes to fishing but if you trust in fella's like Jeffrey and other notables on here you'll be ok...........

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 15, 2013 at 10:09am

Welcome to a great site Corey and I appreciate your interest in the "Fishing North Carolina Style" group....Look forward to your input to the group....Bunch of great anglers with lots of information to share.....

 

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