Well the warmer temps have come back to the CapeFearCoast and I like it! Got out on the water with a good friend and fishing partner of mine Duane Auman. Duane and myself headed up the Cape Fear River to try a little late season Striper fishing on a beautiful February day. The weather could not have been any better!
We put out a few swallow diving X-raps and started trolling, we trolled for a good hour with no bites so we decided to do a little jigging. We got out some pearl in color Saltwater Assassin Blurps and long shank Assassin red jig heads. We use the long shank to rig the baits weed less, there are a lot of hangs in the Cape fear.
We jigged around a few different creek mouths and drop offs up and down the river. On the next stop Duane got a fish the first cast, I got the net; looked down in the water it was a Redfish! Not to bad for a first cast, so I dropped my jig down. Bang I got one too, another Redfish.
We kept jigging for a while with a few hits but no more hook ups on the jigs. I got out an X-rap “Green back” and made a few cast, and bang got a small Striper. Duane did the same and got one too. After a few hours and a few more small Stripers we called it a day and headed for the ramp.
We were happy with a few Reds and Stripers on a warm winter day. It was just great getting out on the water!
Gear used: Pflueger Contender Low profile bait casters with 20# Ugly braid, Rods were Pflueger Trion 7’0” Med-Heavy Act.
Thanks for reading this report, good fishing to ya,
Capt. Jot Owens
www.captainjot.com
910-233-4139