Looking for advice on finding work from North Carolina to Florida for the month of January. Experienced fisherman from New England (primarily Striped Bass and Tuna) that just wants to fish. I don’t care if the pay is lousy as long as I’m on the water. Would like to work on a larger sportfish or commercial Tuna boat. I understand that finding work for a month may be difficult but figured it was worth a shot. Thanks for any and all help in advance.

Going out of beafort saturday! Anyone heard any reports? Thanks.

OK who feels lucky? We need 3 willing souls to go try to find the first Bluefin out of Morehead this season. Tuesday before Thanksgiving $75.00 per man.
252-422-0066

My family is heading to North Myrtle at thanksgiving. Is there anywhere to park boat/trailer for a week, or partial week? I'm kicking around the idea of towing it down, but the condo we are staying at doesn't have parking

Heard from numerous sources Park Boat Company has become a Grady White Dealer. I know PBC has been trying to make this happen for a number of years. It makes sense due to the fact GW lost their premier dealerships when Crockers and Morehead Marine closed their doors late last month.

PBC is a good dealership and makes sense for both of them. :thumbsup:

Does anybody know someone here in eastern NC that makes leaning post cushions?

Thanks

Yesterday evening an 18 - 20 foot CC ran into the bridge that connects MHC & AB. One person found in the water another in the boat. One was air evacuated to Pitt Memorial Hospital ... condition unknown. Happened around 4:30 pm

WE started sending fishing hooks to politicians to protest the proposed closure of bottom fishing....DO the same!!!!!
You might want to put them in a baggie, tape the ends or tape the hooks to a index card
Wolfman

Governor Mark Sanford
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12267
Columbia, SC 29211

Senator Jim Demint
112 Custom House
200 East Bay St
Charleston, SC 29401

Senator Lindsey Grahm
508 Hampton Street
Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29201

Congressman Henry Brown
5900 Core Avenue, Suite 401
North Charleston, SC 29406

Congressman Gresham Barrett
233 PENDLETON STREET, NW
AIKEN, SC 29801

Congressman James Clyburn
Governments Bldg.
1362 McMillan Ave, Suite 100
N. Charleston, SC 29405

Well folks it is Trout Time and I love it! With cooler water temps and a little lighter winds fishing has been pretty good this last week and the start of this one. We did get a lot of rain but, the water is in good shape for the most part. We are really starting to see some very nice Speckled trout around the area. We caught a 7.2, 5.5 and a half dozen over four pounds this week so far. It was nice to see the 7.2 in the net; the biggest trout I’ve seen in my boat this year. Let’s talk about how we have caught some of these nice trout lately in this weeks fishing report.

Grays and Specks are feeding well around in creeks, channels and inlets. The grays are hitting grubs and jigging spoons. Saltwater Assassin grubs in colors Chart-diamond glitter and Salt-pepper with chart-tail have worked well for the grays. The specks are hitting chicken on a chain, 10w-40 with chart tail and Salt & pepper with chart tail. The body shape that has worked for us is the sea shad in four inch size. In the last few trips we have got a few nice specks off Saltwater Assassin Blurp in shrimp pattern. The colors in blurp that are working are molting, good penny and rootbeer. We are using jig heads in colors pink and red; in weights 3/8oz and ½ oz for the grays and 1/8oz and 1/4oz for the specks. Colors for the jigging spoons that have worked well for the grays are Pink, Green/blue, and gold.

My charters have caught specks on a wide range of “hard” lures this season; some new and some good ole’ timer’s. Mirrolures that are working well for us are the Catch 2000 Jr, 52M and the 17MR. The best Mirrolure colors that are catching the trout are; pink, white on white, chartreuse and silver. Rapala’s X-rap in colors glass ghost and pink have all so been a hit this season. And of course don’t forget those live shrimp; they really do catch the trout! I rig all live bait, grubs and hard lures with fourteen to eighteen inch’s of twenty pound fluorocarbon. Trout have good eye sight and with the mostly clear water around this area, this seems to help us get more bites out of the trout. I really like Stren’s new tinted fluorocarbon leaders, we use gunsmoke tint for clear water apps.

We have caught some nice Flounder while Flounder fishing and also caught some while trying to catch trout lately. The Flounder are running about thirteen to twenty inch’s with a few bigger ones as well. The Flounder are hitting grubs in colors morning glory, chicken on a chain and molting in the blurp grub. When we are just targeting Flounder we are using live bait on Carolina rigs. Finger mullet and mud minnows are doing the trick for those flat fish. Most of the Flounder we are catching are in the creeks and around the inlets.

The red and black drum are showing around the area too. We’ve seen reds and blacks in the waterway (ICW) around docks and oyster rocks. There have been a few reds and blacks around the jetties as well lately. These drum are hitting scented grubs and live bait on the bottom. This week we caught a few black drum over seven pounds around the inlets on blurp grubs.

The trout fishing will only get better; we had lots of fish over four pounds last year. It looks like its going to be another great trout season, I believe that some body will catch a Speckled trout over ten pounds in the Wrightsville beach area this season! Let’s go Trout fishing>>>!

Fishing Gear we use:

Reels Penn Conquer and Sargus spinning in sizes 2000 and 4000. Fire line crystal braid in 10 and 20#. Rods: Ugly stick lites 6’6” and 7’ Med & Med-Heavy and the All Star ASR spinning rod ASR844S “Best Trout rod I ever have fished”

Thanks for reading this report, if you would like to go fishing drop me a line. Don’t forget to take a kid fishing!

Good Luck,

Captain Jot Owens
Ranger Boats and
Pure Fishing Pro Staff

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Figured I would post a few recent Blog enteries about the recent OBX Nor'Easter.

Things got pretty bad for Kitty Hawk, South Nags Head & Hatteras Island. I have been as far south as South Nags Head so far & plan to get down to Hatteras Island either late this week or early next week. I figured they had enough going on down there right now that they didn't need one additional Real Estate agent down there checking on clients houses. Take a look at the following link, both video's & pictures.

If you need me to check on anything please PM, email me (matt@mattmyatt.com) or call me on my cell at 252-207-6588 as I plan on checking on some additional places tomorrow.

http://www.obxrealestatesalesblog.com/

Matt

just got laid off and I am looking to crew for a delivery or transport boats by land or water. USGC capt licence and over 30 yrs on the water. Call me and lets talk 910 520 0874 John


The boat is still for sale also!!

just got laid off and I am looking to crew for a delivery or transport boats by land or water. USGC capt licence and over 30 yrs on the water. Call me and lets talk 910 520 0874 John


The boat is still for sale also!!

Couldnt ask for a better day weather wise... run out in the morning was dark but we made it out to the ledge and found water that was 76-77.5.. put a dozen or so blackfin in the boat.. bunch of skip jacks...got cut off a few times...on the way in we stopped to bottom fish and I was reminded why I dont like bottom fishing.. "because I suck at it"... only caught sea bass and one trigger fish.. Was just all around a great day... good ride out, good fishing, good ride home.

26 cape horn 200 yamahas

We are headed to the non-existent Island of Harkers this Wednesday and will probably stay thru Monday. Going to be inside trying to catch some flat fish. If anybody is going to be down that way shoot me a PM and maybe we can share some notes and even have a cold one.