Any room in Wake Forest for republican-type fishermen?

[Mattfish]

Howdy all,

My wife and I (a non-fishing type and a fishing nutcase) are moving to Wake Forest to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. You might call us the republican types, so long as the republicans stay well behaved (and some of them aren't doing to well at that, lol). Of course part of our agenda is to come up and help y'all out setting John Edwards straight. Too bad I won't be a NC citizen before November.


Anyhow, I know nothing of the waters in that area. Can anyone give me the skinny? I currently live near Charleston SC. I fish mostly from shore. I fish for everything from stripers (yes, from shore) to catfish to your standard bream. Also do a lot of saltwater fishing but based on geography I doubt I'll find much in the way of redfish or sea trout anywhere near the Raleigh area.


So what is the area like? How far away is some good stream/lake trout fishing? Catfish? Striper?