Saltwater
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Buxton/Hatteras
Boats have remained docked over the past week. Inshore anglers reported puppy drum, dogfish, skates and speckled trout. Contact: Red Drum Tackle 252-995-5414, hatterasisland.com; offshore news, Oden’s Dock 252-986-2555, odensdock.com; Teach’s Lair Marina 252-986-2460.
Ocracoke/Portsmouth
On the beaches, puppy drum, speckled trout and dogfish have been caught. No offshore boats have gone out over the past week. Contact: Tradewinds Bait & Tackle 252-928-5491, fishtradewinds.com.
Cape Lookout/Bogue Inlet
Speckled trout are the only fish being caught in the area on the beaches. Anglers have remained off the piers and boats because of cold conditions. Contact: EJW Outdoors 252-247-4725; ncwaterman.com; or ncoif.com.
Topsail Island
Speckled trout and red drum are the only fish biting in the area near the back of the creeks. Contact: East Coast Discount Tackle 910-328-1887, eastcoastsports.com.
Wilmington/ Wrightsville Beach
Surf fishing has produced scattered puppy drum and sea mullet. Contact: Tex’s Tackle 910-791-1763, texstackle.com.
Southport/Sunset Beach
Trout are biting in the creeks. In the surf, trout and red drum are biting. Offshore boats are docked because of cold weather . Contact: Dutchman Creek Bait & Tackle 910-457-1221; yeahrightcharters.com; or oifishingcenter.com.
Freshwater
Falls Lake
Largemouth bass are biting at shallow-to-medium depths on jigs and crank baits. Crappie are biting on live minnows at shallow depths. Catfish are biting on night crawlers around the channels. White bass are biting on rooster tails at medium depths. Water level: normal 251.5, Wednesday 250.9, full pool 264.8. Contact: Outhouse Tackle 919-217-0085; wmi.org.
Jordan Lake
No report. Water level: normal 216, Wednesday 214.82, full pool 240. Contact: Wilsonville General Store 919-362-7101; crappie.com.
Kerr Lake
Striped bass have been caught using spoons and poppers but most have been small. Crappie are biting on minnows and soft plastics. Water level: normal 300, Wednesday 296.63, full pool 320. Contact: Bobcats Bait and Tackle 434-374-8381; kerrlake.com.
Shearon Harris Lake
Largemouth bass are biting deep on spoons. Contact: The Tackle Box 919-557-8255; wmi.org.
(For water levels go to http://epec.saw.usace.army.mil/)
