Carolina Fishing Last Saturday

[Idunno]

I broke a long, dry, no-fishing spell last Saturday on a coastal river in northeast North Carolina. I enjoyed a beautiful day there in God’s country, and the pretty-slow-bite that accompanied it:

Although slow, the bite was an interesting mix of the good, the ugly and not so bad: I boated 11 crappie, threw back four dinks, and missed two more. Some of the crappie were very nice, like a couple that were just a hair under 13”, and this one that measured almost 15":

In between nice fish and no other bites, I caught 5 Grendel’s--including one that broke the middle section of a 14’ B&M PST! I think that my 6 lb. test leader should have snapped before that rod section did. I also pulled in one cat that was about 16” long. All fish were caught spider-rigging baby shad/minnow combos at 5-6’ deep in water that was 8 – 10’ deep. There was an aquatic bloom underway, and I had to clean lines and lures frequently. The water temperature was 53 degrees in the morning, and warmed up to 57 in the afternoon. Here is what I brought home for dinners:

Oops! I almost forgot...look what I found. You don't see these much, anymore:

Good luck fishing, everyone!

Idunno

...of course Shedunno said I could go...

[TapOut64]

Landing one near 15" in these type waters is awesome, nice job.

[woodduck1956]

Very nice pics. Too bad the colors only last a little while.

[Cray]

That sure is purty place there. Great picks and some nice fish.

[Barnacle Bill]

Good post for front page.

[Kevin M]

Awesome catch! I really dig that second photo. What a pretty crappie. Congrats.

[Anchor Man]

Great catch Dean, beautiful pic's, thanks for sharing.

[tahoe 50]

Very nice Dean. I know that it was a beautiful day as I was out also. Didn't fair as well asyou with the crappie. I couldn't keep the pickerel off my lines. We were pushing and pulling minnows. We need to get together some weekend. Great pics.