Fishing North Carolina Style

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Comment by Jim Gronaw on January 21, 2013 at 12:06pm

Indeed...Linda just got over it as well as almost the entire family. Matt's got it too. Thanks!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 21, 2013 at 12:04pm

Be careful with that stuff...it's evil this year....hope you feel better real soon!

Comment by Jim Gronaw on January 21, 2013 at 12:01pm

Excellent winter catch! I am fighting flu and lack of safe ice. Pray for me!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 21, 2013 at 11:40am

Got out yesterday for some late January cold water gill action on the Pasquotank River in the northeastern corner of the state. We were blessed with another shot of mild afternoon temperatures as we reached 58 degrees in Elizabeth City for a high Sunday. The mild winter has allowed me to catch sufficient numbers of live grass shrimp for tipping well into January so far. I used a micro set up on one of my telescopic poles, this time a 12 footer so I could fish down to the fish hanging out on slopes leading to the deeper creek channels. Fished three hours and landed 16 gills, all appeared to be northern strain and mostly hens up to 9 inches. The bite was very delicate so small gear in rippled water was a must.......Most bites would just result in the float leaving the surface by an inch or so.....a balanced set up was key to detecting these light strikes.......

An average gill from yesterday's cold water adventure..

High skies yesterday.

Comment by Derrick Bustle on January 14, 2013 at 10:09am

Gills, Crappie, and shad are acting different this year. And the truth is they way they act depends on what kind of quality fish I can catch..

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 14, 2013 at 10:05am

As with many other states, North Carolina is going through another unseasonably mild winter which complicates a challenging period for bluegill anglers. Fish patterns can be attributed directly to rising and falling water temperatures in a specific region or body of water. But during periods of uncertainty and bouncing temperatures the ability to trigger a strike from a seemingly unwilling bluegill can require the utmost patience that an angler can muster. Periods of moderation during the summer in which very warm surface temperatures may fall a bit, whether that be from air temperatures or rain duration, seem to attract willing fish more readily. Just because we have seen jumps in the surface temperatures in recent weeks in my region, this still leaves the temperature in the low 50s which is still not the ideal temperature for active gills here.  It does provide hope that Spring may come early thus the celebration of spawning fish and all that brings takes over our thoughts. But hope is not a good plan so I still must try and although only a few gills cooperated yesterday in the two settings I fished, it provided me some relief from what has always been classified as hunting season, just not for Bluegills.... My belief is that if I continue to endure and fish for my favorite fish, I will be one of the first to capatilize when all things come together rather than hearing it in a local bait shop. Good luck to everyone wetting a line!

Comment by Derrick Bustle on January 10, 2013 at 4:24pm

they are turning red. sure sign they are moving up to stage. Caught these in 2ft of water on a flat

Comment by Derrick Bustle on January 10, 2013 at 4:23pm

Nope. shore fishing

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 10, 2013 at 4:18pm

Wow Derrick...any idea what the water temperature was?

Comment by Derrick Bustle on January 10, 2013 at 4:14pm

Jeff I did it..Biggest fish today on Spinnerbaits. 6lbs 12 oz. January 10th

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