News, Announcements & Coming Events



     Last updated 17 November 2009


 

Jerry's Speckled Trout

This 20 inch spec was caught on 11/17/09 in Northwest Creek by Jerry Manfredi  at 11:30 am.


Night Striper

 
Larry Knapp caught a 23 inch striped bass that fell for a Chatterbait flashback Saturday night off his dock on Upper Broad Creek. 

Kings

Joey "Santa Claus" Freeman and Steve Dauerbach fished on Lee Cuthrell's 28 foot boat and caught these nice kings last week. They fished live menhadden out near the shoals.

  




2010 National Seminar in New Bern

INSTRUCTORS:
GEORGE POVEROMO
MIKE MARSH
HARRY VERNON III
DR. MITCHELL ROFFER
CAPTAIN JIMMY PRICE
CAPTAIN GARY DUBIEL
CAPTAIN CHARLES BROWN
CAPTAIN PETE ZOOK
CAPTAIN MIKE TAYLOR



 
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA – Fool-proof red drum tactics; Tricks that take more and bigger trophy red drum; Chunking secrets for big red drum; Tactics for taking more and bigger striped bass; Catch bluefin tuna like the pros; Trolling for bluefin tuna; Cutting-edge tactics for trophy king mackerel; Lures and dead bait for king mackerel; Tricks that fool stubborn king mackerel; Chumming secrets for king mackerel; Sure-fire cobia tactics; Flounder fast and easy; How to locate and catch trophy flounder; Successful river and ICW fishing strategies; Where and how to catch fish in the Neuse River; Variety fishing around inlets and jetties and along the beaches; Scoring keeper sheepshead around the bridges, jetties and offshore reefs and wrecks; Taking trophy trout on lures; Selective live-baiting for jumbo trout; Trolling for school trout; Spanish mackerel fast and easy; Successful bottom fishing; How to catch keeper grouper; Deep jigging; Sea bass by the score; Amberjack fast and easy; Light tackle shark fishing; Wreck fishing; Offshore trolling tactics; Trolling for yellowfin tuna; Spooning and chunking for yellowfin tuna; Live-baiting for big yellowfin tuna; Secrets for catching more and bigger wahoo; Targeting big dolphin; Offbeat tricks that catch more dolphin; Sub-surface offshore fishing tactics; 
How to catch North Carolina tarpon; Top offshore trolling spreads; Effective teaser deployment, and how to catch swordfish – day and night – off North Carolina!
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Another Broad Creek Striper



Larry Knapp caught another 21 inch Striper on a white Storm Curly Tail from his dock on Broad Creek.

Surf Fishing Results



Carol Miller caught two flounder in the Ft. Macon surf on October 21st. The biggest was a robust 17 incher. 11 bluefish were kept of the 30 some that were caught. Carol was fishing with fellow FHFC members Bob Petritsch and Bob Bruggeworth.

 

 

 

 


Fall is Here



Bob Bruggeworth caught this 161/2" black drum on a piece of crab on a #4 circle hook Saturday morning.

Larry Knapp picked up this 21 1/2" striper using a Storm curly tail after dark on Saturday night.




October 24, 2009 - December 5, 2009
7th Annual Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament.
Free registration (September 26-October 21) and excellent prizes!  All trout must be caught by fishing on foot (surf, pier, inlet, sound) from Fort Macon to Emerald Isle.  Sponsored by Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation and The Reel Outdoors.  Contact Brittany Wood at 252-354-6350 or bwood@emeraldisle-nc.org


September Fish are Here

Jerry Manfredi has shown that the Reds are here. He caught this 23" Redfish Friday morning in Northwest Creek on a 5'6" rod with 6 lb test line. And Bob Bruggeworth had a nice Speckled Trout from his dock on Spring Creek.

 


 

Wednesday Meeting September 2  

         

  

The Red Drum Challenge that was held on Saturday, August !5, at Whittaker Pointe Marina in Oriental netted $526 for BBBS. Jerry Manfredi provided the details.

 

 

The program for the evening was four “How To” sessions running approximately 10 minutes each.

 

Bob Bruggeworth demonstrated how to properly toss various sizes of cast nets out in the parking lot.

 

 

 

Wayne Massetti showed how to properly snell a hook and how to make a “Lupton” rig for big red drum. 

 

Terry Meier and Elmer Stenzel talked about proper flounder fishing techniques. And Jerry Manfredi closed out the session with a demonstration on how to test for ethanol in boat fuel.

 

Our October 7th  meeting at Red Sail Park will be both traditional and non-traditional. We will be holding our third consecutive BBBS auction with our ace Huckster, Elmer Stenzel presiding. As in the past all spouses and guests are also welcome to attend. The auction will commence after our non-traditional picnic. This year instead of our usual Pig Pickin’, Wayne Massetti has planned for a Burger&Sausage motif hosted by the Bridgeton Butcher, Mike Gaudy and his wife Vanessa. The cost will be $8.50 per plate and once again will be supplemented with hors d’oeuvres and deserts provided by our members and spouses. Wayne will be on hand to take your reservations and $ at the meeting. Soda, ice tea, beer and wine will be provided by the Club.

 

There have been 11 rooms reserved at the Ocracoke Harbor Inn for 5/17 to 5/21 for our Spring fishing trip. Six slips have also been reserved to date.

 

 


Red Drum Challenge Donation

L to R.  Jerry Manfredi, representing the Fairfield Harbour Fishing Club; Ron Zielinski, Lower Neuse ANglers; and Henry Frazer, owner of Whittaker Pointe Marina, present Johneiquel Smith-Griffin, CEO of Big Brothers of Eastern NC, a check for $526 as a result of this year's Red Drum Challenge fishing tournament held in Oriental on August 15.
 

Sheepshead in Spring Creek

Bob Bruggeworth caught a Sheepshead from his dock on Spring Creek Wednesday morning. It was a foot long and weighted in at one and a half pounds. It took a shrimp head!

To see the difference between a juvenile Black Drum and a Sheepshead, click here.

This is the first new fish added to our "What's That Fish" identification page in two years.

Congrats to Bob.
 

One Big Wahoo

 

Lee Chylko with a 62 inch Wahoo that weighed over 50 pounds. He caught it on Jim Lundy's boat, the C-Hook a mile south the 14 buoy off Cape Lookout. Dave Drier isgetting ready for the next fish.

 


 

The Alaska Report

Wayne Smith with a King Salmon weighting about 35 pounds.He and his buddies caught the limit on King and Silver Salmon as well as some Halibut and Rockfish.

 


Just Another Day on His Mistress



The photos are in. Henry Hudak and Bob Bruggeworth (the photographer) had a great day on Gus Villanova's Mistress.  Bob reports: "The three Dolphin weighed 12,11 & 7 pounds. The Sail fish hit a Spanish Mackerel that we had caught earlier that morning and Gus Villanova rigged up on a red&white skirt. Henry Hudak was the skilled angler who caught the tail walking Sail and Gus lifted him adeptly into the boat for the photo." 

 

An Elmer Report

Good fishing on Broad Creek - Not a big deal but a couple of pictures to share. (the Skate are fighting fools!)  In about 2 hours, caught 15 fish (7 species in all) re: 3 Flounder (13 1/2" & 14"), 2 PDrum (small), I Spec trout (small), 3 nice Croaker, 4  large Skate, 1 nice Spot and a couple of pin fish (for bait) . All caught on live / fresh bait - kept me busy! Fun fun!

Which is the Skate?


 

Red Drum Art Available







Duane Raver, the artist who gave us permission to use his work on our web site, has done a limited edition print of Red Drum now available from the NC Marine Fisheries Commission. A high-resolution version of the print can be viewed here.

Please send any news, photos or comments to the Fairfield Harbour Fishing Club: fhfc@suddenlink.net