Randy (NCAngler) and I had the opportunity to spend a few days fishing this week. We headed to Oriental to target big red drum on the Nuese River. These are beautiful fish which grow rather large and live to be many, many years old (well over 50). They are blast to catch, they will give you quite a tug even on heavier tackle.
It started a little slow as the first evening we got run off the water by thunderstorms before we caught a fish. But the second day we boated 3 fish including a trip best 48" fish that Randy landed. On our third day we managed to land 5 fish in just over 2 hours before calling it a day and heading for dinner. All the fish measured from 38" to 48" with most of them in the 42-46 inch range. They were all released and safely swam away on their own. What a great trip.
Oriental Red Drum
09-12-2008 02:26 PM
