Went to New Bern Sunday and fished for a few hrs ( should've stayed home as sick as I was,but my Son wanted to go and I took him). I only caught a dozen or so, but they were really nice fat females. The crappie I caught was in 2-4 FOW and the temp was in the low 50s by the time we left. Caught a couple of Raccoon Perch ( female was still full of eggs, male was spewing that milk everywhere) and 2 green carp.

I suspect the next couple of weeks up there will be really good in the shallows, assuming we don't get an artic cold blast. Even when I went in slightly deeper water,the fish were on top. Saw one hit the top of a C & c rig about 10" or so under the water.That was a treat.