DUCKS in the morning and ROCKFISH in the afternoon! With the incredible weather it was possible to fire the little boat out today. The net boats took a break and the bite was on full force… over 30 catch and release in an hour and 15 minutes and then a nice limit to bring home… Pretty work John and Matt!! So nice to have these fish so close this year.
This sums up today! What more could you ask for than calm seas, low wind, and fish like these… It’s awesome to have such a nice class of fish so close so early…something that has been a rare event the last several years… What an incredible last few days!!
Go Pop John!
It’s not new news to anybody that even half way pays attention to the rockfish that the fish are here… This season was predicted to start early due to the cold weather and perfect water temperatures… and that prediction has proven true so far! Nice fish up to this point and plenty close to the beach… We have been busy with duck season but the temptation was just too much not to squeeze in a few trips in the afternoon after the hunts are over… Especially with the incredible weather the last few days! Beware the parade on the road from the north and from the west…every trailer-able boat from Chesapeake to Raleigh has been headed this way!
Nice fish Doug!!
Phillip and Derek…..Pretty Work!!!
These guys had a Northeastern North Carolina grand slam this week!! DUCKS, DEER, and now ROCKFISH to finish up the trip! They’ve been hard at it today…up and in a duck blind before dawn and were tough enough to fire out this afternoon to chase down some nice rockfish… for a crowd that has never reeled in much more than a nice river bass – they did an amazing job! Thank you so much Steve, Derek, and Phillip!! We loved meeting you all and we’ll see you in March!! AO
The fish have been a little more picky the last few days… the afternoon bite was today’s choice. Nice citation for Tony!
