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2011 Fall Fishing Reports

Welcome to fall in North Carolina

Come experience fall fishing along our coast that is as pleasing as our crisp weather. In North Carolina, it’s not only about our colorful leaves, but it’s about the blues, silvers and golds waiting for you on our shore.

Enjoy color outside the lines this fall in North Carolina. We hope you’ll share your pictures and experiences with us on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.

November 16th Weekly Report

Captain Gary Dubiel, reporter

What perfect weather we had over this past weekend and some fabulous fall fishing as well.

Our coastal rivers have really had a great season of fishing, and this past week and weekend were no exception. On the Neuse River, spotted seatrout fishing has been as good as it gets. Both size and numbers of specks have been top notch. Puppy drum, flounder and of course striped bass catches have also been good. Anglers have been productive out of New Bern and Oriental. Pamlico County’s Bay River has also seen great catches of seatrout.

The Pamlico/Tar River has produced good catches of striped bass, and the Cape Fear River has seen a nice mixed bag of specks, stripers, redfish and flounder.

Along the Crystal Coast, seatrout fishing remains very good with the Cape Lookout jetty drawing much of the attention. Many other locations have seen good fishing, too, including the marshes and creeks around Beaufort and the Haystacks. Redfish have also been landed in those same locations.

From the Outer Banks, fisherman caught specks and black drum from the piers and surf, and anglers at Ocracoke caught some nice red drum from the beaches and inlet.

All the offshore ports reported yellow and black fin tunas, wahoo and a mix of billfish.

There is plenty of great fall fishing to go and, if you are dressed right, plenty of winter fishing as well. Grab a pole and head to the coast of North Carolina.

Past 2011 Fall Fishing Reports

added: September 15, 2011

updated: November 17, 2011