Thank you Kandy.

WTG on the PB Plum! Sounds like you had a great time as well. I told the boys we were gonna need to target species where we could keep more than 1 fish/person/day.

Thanks Fred. Spending a couple of days on a 18 ft boat with 3 of us slinging hooks is a great way to build trust and bond with one another. Here is another picture I thought I had in with the original bunch. Sunrise on the Pamlico

Thank you Cam. We had a lot of fun.

Thank you Bands

That is fast Bands. North Carolina only issues citations (the good kind) once a year in January. Catch a qualifying fish and report it in January this year, get your paperwork NEXT January.

My son, SIL and I had a very productive first couple of days in the two week flounder season here in NC. We limited out both days, with new PB’s for me of 24” and my son of 22”. We also caught slot red drum and 2 of us caught our limit of 4 speckled sea trout one day. Dawson Creek was very productive for us and the bite was on mainly during the first couple of hours after sunrise and before sunset. We caught a lot of undersized fish as well. Was a great time.
Paddle tails in Fried Chicken, Cajun Chicken and Pearl White, along with green and black, and green and chartreuse curly tail grubs were what the fish were going after. We worked big schools of menhaden in and at the mouth of the creek. We didn’t have much luck doing that but lost a bunch of paddle tails just behind the hook.

I agree with you Flytier, read the beach, find a trough and there’s usually no need to cast more than 30 yards. A lot of times that’ll even get you over that first bar.

Welcome to the Stage Bobby. I haven’t fished outta Sneads Ferry in 30 years, so I’m no help to you locally. Hopefully someone will reply that can be. Meanwhile I’d look for a tackle shop close by that could get you started in the right direction. Good luck to you and let us know how you do.

I liked the strawberry Carnation Instant Breakfast. Put together a lot of model planes, cars. Tang was a big deal.

Thanks for the pic Gordon. I spent a day in Yellowstone on a cattle trip 25 years ago. One of the best days of my life. You definitely see things there you can’t see anywhere else. Beautiful place.

Wow. That looks like it could hurt! Glad he saw them before he stirred them up.

Hey Arnold, welcome to the Stage. Can’t help you with an up to date report. My grandparents had a camper up at Dale Hollow back in the early ‘60’s. I caught my first fish there when I was 4. I went back there a couple of years ago. Still beautiful place there in middle TN. Good luck to you. Send some pics of your trip.

Welcome to the Stage Jeffery. A simple high/low rig with circle hooks and fresh shrimp will land you a wide variety of the fishes in the water there. “Don’t be a clown. Air down”. Don’t forget to let some air out before you drive in the sand. Flounder season is coming up soon, so be sure to capitalize on that. Good luck to you. Send some pics of your successful ventures. Tight lines.

Looks like a great day on the water. Lots of good sized fish and you got to take advantage of a little shade from that bridge. Congrats to you and your crew.