Headhunter Outdoors Report

Hi folks, Capt. David here with this weeks outdoors report. Reds are scattered throughout the sound and creeks but are willing to hit a topwater plug or a live pogey on a Carolina rig. Fishing around docks is a good strategy for finding a big Red or Flounder. Yes the Flounder bite is picking up folks and some decent fish are around. The Trout bite is hot in the creeks off the New river. Live shrimp on a popping cork around structure is the ticket to tempt a big speck into the cooler.

 The surf and piers are reporting a good mixed bag with Whiting, Flounder, Black drum and puppy drum. The casters are getting Blues and Spanish now and the inlets are loaded up with chopper Blues. Kings and Cobia are a couple of miles out. The Grouper bite is hot about 20 miles out now as well.

 Folks, right now there are lots of Pogeys in the water and whether you fish for Kings or Reds or anything in between just pick the right size pogey and it will get the job done as bait. The trick to keeping pogeys alive is good water flow in your livewell and a round or oval bait tank. When you catch them,get them in the livewell quickly and don’t overload it. Pogey’s have to have room to swim and not knock into things. Add in the fact that they are a tender bait it won’t take much to stress them out to the point of exhaustion and start dying. If this happens get rid of most of them and try to pick lively ones to keep. Think about it guys, if all the sudden you were snatched up and thrown in a room with other folks with no explanation,you might get stressed! Then add in the fact that everybody eats you too! Anyway the point I’m trying to make is that good lively, healthy bait is the most important thing to angling success!

 Well thats it for this week so remember to be safe and take a kid with you!

Capt. David
Headhunter Outdoors
(910) 329-0818