Striper season opens October 1 and runs through April 30 in our local waters. And man this is a good eating fish. Size and creel limits are; 2 fish / day with no fish less than 18” and no fish between 22”-27”. That might be much to remember for a simple minded...
This time of year fishermen come from all around in search of that trophy old drum. And with the abundance of old drum in August and September, most leave with a memory of a life time. But don’t forget the little fish…. Fishing for flounder, trout and slot drum is...
We are in peak season for the old drum spawn in the Neuse River and the Pamlico Sound. Fisherman using poppin’ corks and bottom fishing are cruising the waters of the Neuse from below New Bern to Brant Island Shoal in the Sound. One of your biggest decisions is do...
We use two methods to catch old drum; bottom fishing and subsurface fishing. For bottom fishing we use the Owen Lupton rig. The Owen Lupton rig consists of a no. 8-10 circle hook with a 5” 50# leader and a 3oz.-4oz. egg sinker. Bait the hook with mullet or...
When they arrive, old drum cruise the ledges and drops in search of food. This is where charts come in handy. NOAA Chart 11552 shows the Neuse River from New Bern, past Oriental to Orchard Creek. Chart 11548 shows the Neuse from Oriental to the Pamlico Sound. If...
