Been fisihing a good bit this summer. Both locally and down east. We've been catching plenty of fish just nothing to write home about.

Freshwater: Been catching a ton of bream and crappie. A few bass.

Saltwater and Brackish: Caught alot of spot and croaker. A few small trout, small drum, puffers. No big hook-ups. Been fishing mostly in Dawson Creek and the Neuse around Oriental. We'll tie up out by the channel and catch as many spot as we want.

Just bought 40lbs of freshly caught Pamlico Sound shrimp from our friend that runs two shrimp boats out of Georgia. He said the shrimping up in the Pamilco has been super productive this summer. He moves with the shrimp/fish. He'll work anywhere between south Georgia and North Virginia. It's pretty cool to walk up to the docks in Oriental and get your shrimp right off the boat. Our shrimp were about three days old when we got them. Took them home and de-headed them and put em up in the freezer. Delicious.

Looking forward to the fall as well. Hope to hook up with some bigger drum and get some flounder and trout as well.

A few photos from the phone:

My youngest daughter is a fishing machine. Note the Pink Zebco. Fish never knew what hit em. She's caught all kinds of different fish from the local ponds to the blue water at Bogue Inlet. (Her older sister is a cast net throwing master. She can work the net like a pro. She's our bait fish catcher.)


My brother in law working the shore line:


Freshwater Sunset: