New Year’s Angling Resolutions for 2015. As we rapidly approach the New Year on January 1. 2015, or if you are a procrastinator , the Lunar New Year 4712, Year of the Goat, on February 19, 2015, I would like to make some suggestions to make this year of angling that is more fish friendly,… Read more »
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Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for November 2014
Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from a high of 66 to a low of 54-degrees with an average of 60.2, (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound (red squares) had a high of 64 and a low of 44-degrees with an average of 54.9-degrees. November was a cooling off month.
Fishing from the Top Down
Fishing the surf and pier and backwaters with artificial baits, from the Top Down by Dr. Bogus While fishing the surf or from a pier or in a boat you can “scout” around looking for fish, but remember the fish don’t only distribute themselves (feeding or traveling) horizontally (laterally) from place-to-place but also vertically within… Read more »
Suspending baits by Dr. Bogus
Mediocre Trout Fishermen, listen-up I was at a meeting of the Saltwater Light Tackle Fishing Club where Don Willis (Custom Marine Fabrication, New Bern) was the guest speaker talking about new fishing tackle and gear he saw at the recent Henry’s show in Raleigh. He showed us some cool stuff, and also made an observation… Read more »
Bobbers, corks, and floats, not just for kids anymore!!
Bobbers, corks, and floats, not just for kids anymore!! By Dr. Bogus Remember that big round red and white bobber that used to be a staple in you tackle box as a kid? You would float night crawlers down the creek and watch the red and white plastic bobber bob up and-down as… Read more »
Spanish Tricks, By Dr. Bogus (published in Raleigh N&O)
Spanish Tricks, By Dr. Bogus (published in Raleigh N&O) Sure, North Carolina offers the possibility of year round coastal fishing opportunities, but disappointingly, every fall many anglers pack the fishing gear away until the daffodils return. So, sometime around the Ides of March, depending on the personal severity of winter “cabin fever”, the tackle… Read more »
Spanish Tricks, Part 1, Pier fishing, Part 2 Boating for Spanish
Spanish Tricks, Part 1, Pier fishing, by Dr. Bogus Typically, the Spanish mackerel return in a blitz condition in early May and along Carolina’s Crystal Coast, and May Day has been synonymous with the return of the Spanish. This is however fairly remarkable, since barely a decade ago, the fishery was on the verge of… Read more »
Tuna for the Rest of Us, part 2. by Dr. Bogus
One of our spring visitors showed up in good numbers this past week, the Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda, which is a large mackerel-like fish of the family Scombridae. It is common in shallow waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea, where it is an important commercial and game fish. The Atlantic bonito… Read more »
Tuna for the Rest of Us! Part 1,By Dr. Bogus
Tuna for the rest of us! By Dr. Bogus (Click on photos for larger image) When you hear the likes of yellowfin, blackfin, giant bluefin or big eye tuna, visions of big boats, big gear and offshore excursions may dance in your head. But if you don’t have the boat, or the gear or… Read more »
Bogus on Birds
Bogus on Birds We all know the importance of watching birds when we fish. It’s even a fisherman’s commandment: “Thy Must Watch the Birds”. Which of course is immediately followed by a second sub-commandment: “Thy Must Follow those Watched Birds”. We watch birds because THEY know where the bait is. Right? Right! But, what… Read more »