The Neuse River and the Pamlico Sound are breeding grounds for giant old red drum in August and September. Although some old drum stay around all year, early August is migration time for the fish to arrive from the ocean for spawning. That makes mid-August thru...
I went fishing Saturday with the reigning Oriental Tarpon Tournament winner, Henry Frazer, and we took a beating. It was not a good day for tarpon fishing with winds out of the NE 15-20 but I had chores to do on Sunday, so Saturday was it. After 4 hrs. of getting...
Over the July 4th holiday, Oriental was alive with visitors from several states attending our Croaker Fest celebration. For a small city with limited public parking, finding a prime parking spot was challenging if you didn’t know where to look. I found one just...
Now that winter is leaving us and the daffodils are starting to bloom, everyone is getting that itch to go fishing. But before you go, you need to review some new regulations and creel limits because we had some changes over the winter. In the Oriental /...
So it’s January 5 and the air temperature is 66°F in beautiful Oriental. Nothing else to do so I might as well go fishing. With the first hard decision of the day behind me, I face my second one: boat or kayak? My wife decides she wants to go paddleboarding so I...
