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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 2, 2013 at 4:12pm

That's good news David.....we are getting close in the coastal region but we need a nice warm up to throw things over the top.......looking forward to your details! 

Comment by David Wester on May 2, 2013 at 2:37pm

The fishing is on here in the Charlotte/piedmont area. Been out 3 times lately and the bluegills are shallow and very aggressive. I have about 100 nice fillets in the freezer for a fish fry at work in a couple of weeks. More detailed reports when I have a few extra minutes.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 2, 2013 at 1:08pm

Nice report Berle...appreciate your inputs.....

Comment by Berle W. Wilson on May 2, 2013 at 9:21am

Fished a couple hours,(casting w/beetle spin) Tues. PM. Little River, out of wind. several 15/16" Puppy Drum. A number of small Stripers. A fairly good scattering of White Pearch, with a few keepers.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 2, 2013 at 8:56am

Well it appears that the week's rains have finally passed but we'll now have to deal with those pesky Northerly winds post cold front which will start dropping water levels on the rivers north of the Albemarle Sound tonight....Provided they diminish a bit during the overnight hours we should have sufficient water to support a decent bite in shallow water near creek channels and deeper cuts....This weekend it will be key to locate water temperatures as high as possible, expect the bite to be better even if the difference in temps is only two or three degrees, that might be all it takes in these lingering conditions.....the biological clock is pushing our fish to move in.....Last Sunday I located some heavy cover along one shoreline that was receiving a churn from the wind thus pooling the warmest water on that particular bank and the bite responded...Food sources will be moved about by the wind tides and surface activity should continue to increase as we work through May and insect activity increases.......Good luck to everyone chasing gills and we look forward to any updates you are willing to share...

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 29, 2013 at 4:39pm

After a memorable trip with my grandsons last Friday afternoon, the urge could have been to take a couple friends right back to Bagley's Swamp on Sunday afternoon but my instincts pulled me to the upper Pasquotank and we were blessed with a great afternoon.......The guys met me at the Waterfront Park Boat Launch in Elizabeth City and we splashed at 2:30 p.m......I observed water temperatures in the low to mid 60s in the deep harbor and this stayed pretty consistent until we reached a couple creeks on the upper Pasquotank.....66 degrees was the highest reading and I searched for cover from the shifty winds of an approaching frontal boundary........I explained to my friends that this creek will still have Crappie Shallow and perhaps we would benefot from the arrival of some big Coppernose gills which are inching closer to the shallows........Right away the Crappie and Bass bite was hot in shallow cover as we fished south to north....I recommended 18" float settings and we all tied a different jig on to host our crickets and live grass shrimp.....The local weatherman promised heavy overcast with the approaching rain and it did not disappoint......At roughly 4:30 we experienced heavy over cast and the sunfish bite followed closely incuding 7 fish over 10 inches, 5 Coppers and 2 Redears........Ultimately the big jumbo grass shrimp nearly two inches long became the preferred bait as we were getting crushed by some grreat panfish.........We had landed over 70 fish of six different species when I pulled the plug with little popularity at 7:15.....My friends we are very close to some awesome days on the Albemarle/Pamlico Estuary including a May Full Moon that may be Earth shattering in this region.......Good Luck everyone and can't wait to hear about your exploits Fishing North Carolina Style.......

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 27, 2013 at 12:05am

After water temperatures reached as high as 76 degrees in early April, we have struggled the past ten days to return to 70 degree air temps thus the water has fell to near 60 degrees and continues to bounce with the chilly nights in the 40s....Perhaps more significant has been the sustained northeast winds for days which pushes our rivers and creeks to extremely low levels which upsets fish that want to push shallow.....Well after a week of these conditions we finally got a little high pressure and the light winds to go with it thus the water has begun to return and this subtle movement and water in the high 60s proved positive yesterday on the Perquimans River......I snagged my two grandsons for an afternoon on the water and what a blast we had.....They do not employ their own pole from the boat so we were rotating to the front on a ten foot telescopic and man it was fun.....We wound up with 71 total fish including 33 Crappie with solid fish up to 12", 11 Largemouth Bass with my oldest grandson Owen catching a 16" for his new personal best, little brother Cody also caught a 14" bass........We also put together 27 sunfish including solid gills to 9.5" and a pretty good seed for our waters....These fish were all caught on a pink 1/32 ounce jig head with a 1" gulp minnow with either a cricket or a grass shrimp tipped on........Can't wait to get the boys back out into Nature's classroom....The weekend looks good so we should experience good results in Carolina this weekend...Good luck to everyone on the water!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 23, 2013 at 4:40pm

Me too Jim.....I was down there in the Low Country this time last year but I'll be content Fishing North Carolina Style once Mother Nature settles down a bit.......Welcome to the group Berle!

Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 23, 2013 at 4:35pm

I am jealous!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 23, 2013 at 4:21pm

Enjoy...My sources report nice catches on the Cooper River....haven't heard any particulars about the lakes but it's time and Full Moon is tomorrow!

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