[roostertail24]

2 guides in the last NC sportsman said plenty of trout are being caught and the season should be reopened. I caught a very healthy 18 or 19 incher yesterday and know of others who are tearin them up. What do you guys think.

PS yesterday I saw 2 older guys on the water who said all they'd caught was some small trout and a small drum. Well about 10 minutes later they pulled the boat up to their dock and were cleanin fish........

 

[sundrop]

those 18-19 inchers are breeding stock , open the season and you also open the netters. I say let it have some more recovery time, get those eggs laid.. I would go so far as to support a staggered season on all "sport fish", which Drum Flounder, Specks and Striper should ALL be!, rotating species as the months go by to allow you to be fishing for something you CAN keep and enjoying catching your "by catch". But all the regulations in the world isn't going to help the netting and Enforcement issues NC faces now..

 

[roostertail24]

I agree. The no netting is helping the trout more than anything. I'm not determined to keep trout either. I just wonder if theres actually a shortage that's all.

 

[Drum Runner]

those 18-19 inchers are breeding stock , open the season and you also open the netters. I say let it have some more recovery time, get those eggs laid.. I would go so far as to support a staggered season on all "sport fish", which Drum Flounder, Specks and Striper should ALL be!, rotating species as the months go by to allow you to be fishing for something you CAN keep and enjoying catching your "by catch". But all the regulations in the world isn't going to help the netting and Enforcement issues NC faces now..

It's not just netters. PLENTY of illegal drum come ashore from places like CALO as well as other beaches.
I don't know many surf fishermen that drum fished for years for meat that have quit drum fishing because they couldn't keep what they caught. When you still see them drum fishing, you know what's happening under the cover of darkness without having to see it.

 

[Bread Man 1]

Specks need to stay closed. Fish are being caught, but nothing like April should be, nor the size.

 

[catfish_hunter]

only good can come out of it being closed for the spawning season.

 

[roostertail24]

Specks need to stay closed. Fish are being caught, but nothing like April should be, nor the size.​

A guide saying to keep the season closed. Must be the right thing to do.​

 

[trigger22]

Keep it closed and yes some big fish being caught. Caught one yesterday that was a touch over 25 inches, caught a 24.5 as well. Lots of 19-24's

 

[sundrop]

I know plenty of Recs that run "by the truck" 2 or 3 times a trip too. I'm not one of them. And I have no respect for those who are.

It's not just netters. PLENTY of illegal drum come ashore from places like CALO as well as other beaches.
I don't know many surf fishermen that drum fished for years for meat that have quit drum fishing because they couldn't keep what they caught. When you still see them drum fishing, you know what's happening under the cover of darkness without having to see it.

 

[07_hemi_thunderroad]

Specks need to stay closed. Fish are being caught, but nothing like April should be, nor the size.

i 100% agree!!!!!!!

 

[speckhunter80]

Yes, it should be opened on the scheduled opening in June

 

[Silverback]

The fish kills didn't affect all the areas of the Pamlico and the Neuse...we have been on the trout and catching them in places we don't normally this time of year....keep it closed till after the spawn...

 

[wvlheel]

Keep it closed. I'm the worlds worst trout fisherman and I found some recently. Hated throwing them back, but hopefully I'll get another shot at them