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Feb specks and mixed bag
2008-02-19 07:10:46
Oriental, North Carolina - Saltwater Fishing Report
Neuse River
I've been catching plenty of nice specks, a few reds, a number of flounder and stripers, bass, perch and shad. The water is warm and fishing has been in the creeks and the Neuse and Trent Rivers. The area is fishing much more like mid March than mid February but look for this great fishing to continue right through March and into April.
Fish Species: seatrout, redfish, stripers, flounder, bass
Bait Used: DOA Cal soft plastics, Gulp baits, hard baits and top water
Tackle Used: fly and light tackle
Method Used: jigging, casting
Water Depth: 3 feet
Water Temperature: 57
Wind Direction: NE
Wind Speed: 10-15
a 5 pound speck from Feb 16
an 8 pound New Bern striper
About The Author: Captain Gary Dubiel
Company: Spec Fever Guide Service
Area Reporting: Neuse River, Pamlico Sound
Bio: Captain Gary Dubiel is an USCG license and IGFA certified captain. He is currently the South Atlantic Regional editor for Shallow Water Anlger magazine and is an IGFA fly rod world record holder. He operates a flats boat and a 23 ft center console and fishes the Lower Neuse River, Pamlico Sound, Cape Lookout, the Roanoke River, and the Outer Banks for a wide variety of saltwater game fish including redfish, seatrout, striped bass, tarpon, false albacore and flounder.
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