Busy, busy, busy.......

Sorry to be slack on the redfish reports.  I've been so busy lately that it's been hard to find time to sit down and write up some reports.  

The redfish have continued to be numerous in their shallow water winter haunts.  We've had a great time chasing these fish on both light action spinning gear and flies.  We've seen everything from singles and doubles up to schools of several hundred fish pushing through inches of water.  There are few things cooler than watching two hundred redfish, crawling with their backs out of the water, a few yards in front of the skiff.  Besides the fish, we've witnessed bald eagles dropping into the water and grabbing redfish, and ospreys caring for their young in the tree tops. 

The water temps are climbing and we saw the temps break 70 degrees today...much higher than the low to mid 50's that we witnessed during the winter.  With the climbing temps, a lot of these fish will start moving out of their winter haunts and settle into their warm weather homes.  Pictures speak louder than words, so here's a few photos from the last couple weeks. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for tonight, but I've got more pics to post as soon as I get a chance.

 

John Mauser

www.TailingTideGuideService.com

910-340-4811 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013 Shad in Full Swing

The Spring Shad season has been great on all of the Coastal Rivers this year.  Reports from the Neuse, the Roanoke, and several other rivers have been outstanding.  I had the pleasure of spending some time on both the Roanoke and Cashie Rivers in March, and had a great time. 







 
 
 
 


These fish are a bunch of fun to catch, whether on light spinning rods or on 5wt fly rods.  They should still be around for a week or two if you are interested in chasing them.  As these shad finish their spawn and head back downstream, the striped bass will be making their way upriver to spawn over the next month or two.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February fishing continues to be excellent.  I've put in a good amount of time searching the local marshes and have a handful of areas that are holding large amounts of redfish.  The air temps have been ranging from around 50 - 60 degrees on most days and the water temps are holding high enough to keep the reds hungry and active.  I picked up a go pro camera recently and plan to start adding videos along with the photos in these reports. 

Give me a call if you want to come chase these reds while they're still schooled up in their winter patterns.

Capt John Mauser   910-340-4811

The fishing continues to be great...

It's the first week of February and the fishing continues to be great.  I've got a few spots that are holding big numbers of fish.  Except for a few really cold days sprinkled in here and there, the winter has been pretty mild and the fish have been eating pretty consistently.  The forecast for the next week is for temps in the 50's and 60's so the bite should stay strong.  I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, as Spring is getting closer.

 

...a few shots from this week.  Thanks for the pics Thomas.