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Hey Anglers – With the influx of new members to our Club and the warming climate, there have been a great number of new sign-ups for the tourney. The numbers have increased from 86 to over 112 competitors for the various fish species. More sign-ups mean that more places are awarded in each fish category!…
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.The weather is great now and Spring has arrived! Speckled trout are starting to show up in numbers and although the number of catches may not be as great as in the Fall, there is still plenty of action. The amount of bait that trout feed on is also increasing. Count these as small mullet,…
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From time to time we have heard that the best fishing is on the falling or outgoing tide while others have said that the incoming tide is best for one reason or another. But almost all agree that the rising or falling tide is always better than the slack or dead tide. Obviously moving water…
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Did you all notice Alan’s post on Facebook about the 28” trout reported by Captain Tripp? As water temperatures rise, speckled trout are aggressively hunting down meals as bait begins to hatch in spring. Wyatt Parcel of SaltStrong believes that this is one of the best times of the year to hit the water in…
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Future Fishing Forecast for this week: During the last few days we have been blasted by high winds which have made fishing difficult to impossible. Going into the week the winds are expected to die down considerably and rain is not expected to be much of a problem – so fishing should improve. Recommendations are to fish…
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I have been fishing for over half of a century, but when I first came to the inshore fishing area at Sunset Beach, I was essentially clueless. The Sea Trail Fishing Club has been very beneficial to improving my knowledge of inshore techniques. I also found a unique website at SaltStrong.com that featured inshore fishing…
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THE LURE OF FISHING – CHOSE THE RIGHT LURE FOR THE SITUATION There’s a lot that goes into choosing the right or wrong lure for the situation you’re fishing but it mostly falls into three categories: Profile, Size and Color. The Right Profile: There are two major profile categories: Baitfish and Crustaceans. What are you seeing,…
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This was previously posted but was mentioned again by President Steve Heins in the April Club meeting) Matthew Wallin, Eastern Regional Director of the Coastal Conservation Association of NC gave an interesting talk about the goals of the CCA and pending NC legislation restricting fishing for Speckled Trout. He encouraged the membership to use their…
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MISTAKE #1: INCORRECT RIGGING – WHATKNOTS Soft plastic lures rigged correctly will move naturally through the water. Whereas baits rigged incorrectly will spin unnaturally and won’t entice fish to bite. When that happens, you won’t catch as many fish as you could. But incorrect rigging isn’t just about how you put soft plastic lures on hooks, but…
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As reported by Alan Trojan Alan Trojan, Clint Morschauser, and Jeff Titus reported a good day on the water last Friday. They went out on a charter from the docks at Ocean Isle with Captain Tripp Hooks during a falling tide in the morning. The water temperatures were up to 64 degrees. Fishing live shrimp…
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