[whitey]

I am a saltwater guy at heart, but I grew a wild hair this spring and decided to hunt some big "little" fish.
All fish are from the Neuse and White Oak River basins. The river panfish population is alive and well, contrary to popular discussion.

 

[jerry condrey]

Nice bluegills!

 

[whitey]

Redears, bluegills, longears, redbreasts, crappie, pumpkinseeds, you name it

 

[trigger22]

Yes sir. Very much alive.

 

[whitey]

Almost forgot this photo trigger...thanks for all the pointers on the slabs

 

[Scott Hobbs]

Great catches for sure, nice cracker.

 

[RouseD]

I am about half and half on salt water, and fresh water fishing, but closer to the fresh. That is an awesome catch ******. Not sure if you fly fish, but that would be a blast on the fish you have.

 

[whitey]

Ultralight spinning gear..I'm not a fly guy but I will throw out a popping bug from time to time.

 

[theredboat]

Looks good!

 

[Bruce]

I bet you are going to like those on the table just as much as trout.

 

[GSRswapandslow]

Yellow coach dog does wonders on trout too ;-)

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[Fishscalz]

A splash of color....

Good catching...

This small one hit a sponge spider, not big, but amazing color, especially the eyes....

Fishscalz

 

[roostertail24]

They are a ton of fun on ultra lite tackle. Been doin quite a bit of that myself. Neuse Creeks as well and yes there are some nice ones but haven't caught any pounders yet. 8-9 inches is about the biggest I catch it seems.

 

[dbeam]

I would love to get in on some big bream like those, but if I was that that close to the salt I don't think I could stop in the fresh.

Darrell

 

[trigger22]

It's tough Darrell, but when it is Feb/March and season is closed on specks, if you want some fresh fish to eat you have to go get you some of these

 

[dbeam]

whatever works, I enjoy bream and crappie as much as trout.

Darrell

 

[Scott Hobbs]

Yes Sir, there have been some very nice gills caught this year. Gonna hit up a pond for some very large crackers either tomorrow or Wednesday. Already have the crickets and bream busters ready to dance to the beat of the fisherman.

 

[whitey]

Found some more jumbos today, including an 11" citation shellcracker. Throwing back half pounders this morning. Fun fun

 

[whitey]

But I ain't collecting citations.

 

[whitey]

Biggest gill from today. Note the spawning colors