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"Trout Season." It's one of those awkward phrases that I have never understood. If you think that trout are a cold water fish, I am here to tell you something: The BEST speckled trout fishing goes down during the hottest months of the year, and most of the bigger fish will be caught on topwater lures...But I digress.
On to the report.
On July 4th weekend c.lane and I did some recon on the lower neuse, and we found a few nice sized fish on shallow sand flats, points and boat docks. Soooooo, after a LONG week, (and a lengthy and in-depth internet conversation got our mouths watering) We went back to that spot yesterday,hoping to put the smackdown on a few. And that is exactly what we did.
We put together a nice haul of healthy trout on topwater lures and shrimp imitations by 10 a.m., and we released quite a few 14-16 inchers thoroughout the day. C.lane caught a couple of under slot drum too. Fish seemed to be holding tighter to structure more than the previous trip, and they were smacking the fire out of our lures as they were worked past the structure itself. Casting to pilings, duck blinds, and rip-rap seemed to be the name of the game for the day. C.lane bagged this one after he worked his lure past a group of old pilings.
Today, we made plans to go to a different spot on the other side of the river. We set off in our kayaks around 0530 with our friend from ncangler, trigger22. We were hoping to catch an old drum, but apparently that was not part of the interstellar agenda for the day. Instead, we casted topwaters and popping corks to grassy bank and main river structure, and had another awesome day on the speckled beauties.
Some of these fish were feeding in less than a foot of water, taking advantage of the rapidly rising water levels that easterly winds provide. There is nothing like a topwater explosion in 6-8 inches of water, and the subsequent lateral fight that you can only get from fishing in a kayak. Today they were kind of finicky, but we managed to catch our share of nice ones because we covered lots of water and constantly stayed on the move. Trout generally do not school up as tight in the summertime, so staying mobile is key in locating scattered warm weather specks. Nothing like a good weekend on the kayaks. Had fun as always guys! If anyone has any questions, (other than location-related) feel free to fire away. Tight lines everyone.
On to the report.
On July 4th weekend c.lane and I did some recon on the lower neuse, and we found a few nice sized fish on shallow sand flats, points and boat docks. Soooooo, after a LONG week, (and a lengthy and in-depth internet conversation got our mouths watering) We went back to that spot yesterday,hoping to put the smackdown on a few. And that is exactly what we did.


We put together a nice haul of healthy trout on topwater lures and shrimp imitations by 10 a.m., and we released quite a few 14-16 inchers thoroughout the day. C.lane caught a couple of under slot drum too. Fish seemed to be holding tighter to structure more than the previous trip, and they were smacking the fire out of our lures as they were worked past the structure itself. Casting to pilings, duck blinds, and rip-rap seemed to be the name of the game for the day. C.lane bagged this one after he worked his lure past a group of old pilings.

Today, we made plans to go to a different spot on the other side of the river. We set off in our kayaks around 0530 with our friend from ncangler, trigger22. We were hoping to catch an old drum, but apparently that was not part of the interstellar agenda for the day. Instead, we casted topwaters and popping corks to grassy bank and main river structure, and had another awesome day on the speckled beauties.



Some of these fish were feeding in less than a foot of water, taking advantage of the rapidly rising water levels that easterly winds provide. There is nothing like a topwater explosion in 6-8 inches of water, and the subsequent lateral fight that you can only get from fishing in a kayak. Today they were kind of finicky, but we managed to catch our share of nice ones because we covered lots of water and constantly stayed on the move. Trout generally do not school up as tight in the summertime, so staying mobile is key in locating scattered warm weather specks. Nothing like a good weekend on the kayaks. Had fun as always guys! If anyone has any questions, (other than location-related) feel free to fire away. Tight lines everyone.
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