Fishing North Carolina Style

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 15, 2012 at 8:29pm

Glad you at least tried pink Jim and interesting that these fish wouldn't touch it untipped and didn't want the worm solo either....Nice adjustments to adverse conditions for some big gills! This should serve as inspiration to many members......

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 15, 2012 at 7:57pm

Way to endure Jim......some awesome fish that would be a dream to catch individually yet you guys perservered and look at the results....Got to be a great feeling to employ a grass shrimp jig dreamed up and homemade for moments like this.  The results at Richmond Mill continue to impress!

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on November 15, 2012 at 6:23pm

Thanks Jim and the rod just looked vintage to me because of the long cork handle.......

Comment by Jim Gronaw on November 15, 2012 at 6:21pm

The rod is a graphite Ultra Stick, 6-6.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on November 15, 2012 at 6:13pm

NOT ON PINK!!!!! THE bite must have been tough ! Thanks for answering  about the jig color cause I'm always interested in your opinions and experiences . Was that an old glass rod?

Comment by Jim Gronaw on November 15, 2012 at 6:04pm

Thanks, David. The jig was a red filament-legged, silver body with the gold head...1/64th oz, 5 ft below a bobber, let the wind push it along. Tipped with a piece of worm. They would not touch the jig by itself, nor would they take a plain worm by itself, either. And...they would not hit pink! Go figure!

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on November 15, 2012 at 5:52pm

BEAUTIFUL PICS OF GIANT FISH AT RICHMOND JIM!!!!!! In one of the pics looks like you have an old glass rod, maybe 7'er? What a trip that should have been and wish the weather had been better for ya. Was that a shrimp colored Gronaw jig ? Lots of memories to be sure ...........

Comment by Jim Gronaw on November 15, 2012 at 5:42pm

Wow...what can I say...Linda and I just got back from a couple days of fishing at Richmond Mill Lake. The weather was absolutely horrible, with cold front conditions dropping air temps more than 30 degrees in an 18 hour period and gusty NW winds and cold rain. It was so rough and raw that we could not safely take a boat out. But through pure effort and hanging in there, I pieced together some great fish with the 1/64th oz shrimp and a tiny piece of worm. More details coming, but here are a few highlights...

Biggest fish of the trip...12.75 inches.

Another big CN gill at 12 inches.

What may have been the most impressive fish of the trip...11 3/8 in hen with a 14 1/2 inch girth.

And another standard issue 'near twelve' caught during a blustery, pelting rain of 45 degrees.

Fishing was, at best, extremely challenging and raw, but oh so rewarding, to include my personal best at 12.75. Details will soon follow in a blog.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 12, 2012 at 1:39pm

Fall has definitely embraced our region and water temperatures have continued to drop through November.....now seen all the way down to 47 degrees in many locals around the Northeast North Carolina region.......Bluegill bite is slow and will continue to be as these temps continue to fall through the 40s.......You must go deep and size down your presentation with extreme patience to find a gill or two......I worked hard for a dozen on the Pasquotank River yesterday and fished all the way down to 30 feet which is probably much colder as well.....Been a great year but things will be challenging until Spring....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 6, 2012 at 9:57am

Well November came in with a chill behind Hurricane Sandy.....Had our first heavy frost this past Saturday morning in Northeast N.C. but I threw on my long handles and headed out on the Pasquotank anyway.....Water levels were near normal and relatively normal color so I was energized until water temperatures started registering in the high 40s to low 50s.....I hit a couple creeks that get colder more quickly and just like I would expect, the bite was slow and I started searching for warmer water....just the Friday before Sandy I had water temps around 60 on the Little River but my how things can swing this time of year.  Found water up to 54 degrees and put a 17 fish bag together and a couple white perch.  I had virtually passed up a sure thing for Crappie to pay my gills a visit but my curiosity got the better of me so I made a 34 mile round trip to look for fish kills of any sorts but to my joy I never found any.....Fish hit deeper the last couple days on tipped jigs/soft plastics. Need to get this next Noreaster out of here tomorrow so we can rebound for the weekend..Expect Gill action to still be spotty and Crappie should continue to improve over the coming weeks......Good luck out there and be safe! 

 

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