Fishing opportunities in North Carolina abound. Whether you are fishing for seatrout or drum inshore, Striper, Spanish and False Albacore, a great assortment of fish offshore, brook trout or rainbow trout in a cold mountain stream, lunker largemouth bass in a piedmont reservoir plus smallmouth bass in colder waters, brawny striped bass and shad in the river system, or you just want to take your kids fishing in a local pond, North Carolina waters offer diverse angling opportunities for everyone.
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December can be very good although you will see fish slow in coastal waters. Outer Banks catch can include Tuna, Bluefish, Sea Bass and Stripers, Flounder, Speckled Trout, Snapper and Grouper. The unbelievable False Albacore blitz off Harkers Island is best in late October through November and possibly into December. The peak of the Striped Bass season is fall, winter and spring with the best top water bite occurring in October, November and December. Speckled seatrout may begin as early as mid-March and continue through late-May or early-June until the summer heats them out. Speckled Trout will pick back up as it cools from mid-September to mid-December and later. This later season is best in NC and a truly fantastic fishery.Largemouth bass can be very good with the right weather. Warmer days are better. Surface temperature can drive productivity with 50 F at the surface being a magic number; roughly speaking, cooler surfaces move largemouth deeper to channels and the like and warmer will allow them to stay shallow - but not too shallow as fish will not be hitting surface lures. Slow fishing will be the order of the day for largemouth and statistically deeper. Crankbaits can be good in and near shallow water. In deeper water jigging may be better. Tubes and many of the senko type baits are good winter baits. Dark and natural colored will usually produce better in winter.
North Carolina is a fantastic fishery. Some of the gems include:
- Roanoke River for shad and striped bass, Neuse River for shad and catfish, Cape Fear, Tar River, the New River with a fantastic smallmouth bass fishery, plus too many fine trout or panfish rivers to count. Fly fishing largemouth bass is becoming popular.
- Great lake fishing might include:
Falls Lake for largemouth bass and crappie, Lake Norman, Kerr Lake for striped bass, Lake Gaston, High Rock Lake, Lake Norman, Shearon-Harris, Lake Wylie, or Jordan. Also, there are many great smaller lakes. - North Carolinas saltwater fishery is one of the best in the world. You will catch seatrout or drum inshore, Spanish and False Albacore, a great assortment of fish offshore. Tarpon fishing is OK and tarpon destinations includeBald Head Island and the Pamlico Sound.
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