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Redfish:
Oriental North Carolina has some of the finest
redfishing anywhere, but don’t take my word
for it. World class anglers have fished with me
over the years and they have all enjoyed their
days chasing one of the South East’s most
popular game fish. Bob Clouser, George Poveromo,
Captain Gary and Wanda Taylor, Tom Earnhardt,
and Fishy Fullum are a few of the hundreds of
anglers who have taken redfish in our waters.
Whether you are a light tackle angler, a fly fisherman,
or a trophy hunter, join me from April to November
for great day of redfishing.

False
albacore:
The famed waters of Harkers Island are a short
distance from Oriental. I offer full day trips
for false albacore each November.
By what ever name; albacore,
core, fat Albert, little tunny, they are a thrill
on a fly rod. Try a late October or early November
day on albacore and the next on redfishing near
Oriental North Carolina.

Flounder:
Flounder fishing in North Carolina are available
in our waters much of the year, typically from
April into December. Most of the flounder we catch
are in very shallow water and are taken in those
same areas as redfish and seatrout. A big surprise
to many anglers are the number of flounder caught
on fly.

Giant
Red drum and Tarpon:
The Neuse River and the Pamlico Sound are home
to some of the largest red drum (redfish) in the
world. Every summer from August through September
huge 40 inch plus reds visit our area.
This is a trophy catch and release
only fishery that is very consistent with successful
fishing trips. We offer both full and evening
trips for these giants. If you’d like, enjoy
a day of tarpon fishing for 40 to 150 pound silver
kings along with the drum or try a full day of
July fishing for these great game fish. No need
to travel to Florida!

Shad:
Don’t let cabin fever set in! Grab a fly
or ultra light rod and catch a mess of shad. Nicknamed
the “poor man’s tarpon”, these
wonder silver game fish pull and jump. Spec Fever
offers trips each March for hickory and American
shad on both the Neuse and Roanoke Rivers.

Speckled
seatrout:
The company’s name “Spec Fever”
came from my passion for speckled seatrout fishing.
North Carolina offers some mighty fine speck fishing!
Our season starts in late March, much earlier
than most. In the April 2004 issue of “Salt
Water Sportsman” magazine Joel Arrington’s
article “Spring Break Specks” points
that out nicely, when it states “The spring
speck fishing comes alive before other mid-Atlantic
fisheries.” Late March, April, late May,
June and mid-September to mid-December are the
best time for speck fishing in our area.

Striped
Bass:
North Carolina has several distinct groups of
striped bass in its waters and we at Spec Fever
try to take advantage of as many as we can. You’ll
find us on the Roanoke River at Weldon, NC the
first half of May each year for the spring spawning
run of stripers. The action is hot and it is not
unusual to catch 50 to 100 stripers per angler
per day!
The Neuse River has its own
population of striped bass and these fish are
a target in the late fall and early winter. We
often catch seatrout and even redfish in the same
areas.
Giant oceanic stripers winter
off North Carolina and they have been plentiful
in the waters around Morehead City and Cape Lookout.
We have fishing trips for the big boys. It’s
a great chance to catch stripers over 20 pounds
in North Carolina.
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