In late August 1998 I ran into a man at CB Marina that was pulling a large boat out of the water, rigged with some prety serious trolling rods. I asked what he had been fishing for, and he said that he had been unsuccessfully targeting King Mackerel back and forth across the mouth of the pungo. However, he did manage to pick up 8 of the prettiest big fat spanish I've ever seen. He did say that he had actually caght kings out there in late summer previously. Since then, I have targeted spanish down on the lower pungo a few times in mid-late summer and had some limited success. neveer really tried very hard, but they are out there at times. It probably does depend to some degree on rainfall, salinity, etc. I've caught'em just trolling clark spoons and sipping my favorite beverage. Nothing sophisticated. Just like at the beach you might pick up a bluefish or lizard fish. I remember being surprised to catch a beautiful pompano at SQ a few years ago. Just goes to show how incredibly diverse the western pamlico can be.
