Topsail over Thanksgiving

bullship · #1 11-10-2009, 12:04 PM

Howdy,

I'm going to be at Topsail Beach the week of Thanksgiving. I've been there the last couple of years without a running boat and have had no luck wading, but I have a boat ready for this year. Is it still worth fishing the creeks this time of year? I have a pretty small boat, so oceanside is not an option. I'm willing to travel an hour or two to find better spots, and if anybody else is going to be around at the same time they are welcome to tag along.

Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks.

mc-3 · #2 11-10-2009, 11:23 PM

i have only been fishing once in that area...commuted about an hour west of there to the west bay area around panama city. saw lots of reds, but they were extremely spooky....loooooong accurate casts were needed.

bullship · #3 11-11-2009, 09:33 AM

I think you may be quite a bit farther south than me. This topsail is in NC just north of Wilmington.

pmklein · #4 11-11-2009, 10:33 AM

It will depend on the weather we get between now and then.
Right now, the blues have been thick just about everywhere I go. The specks are biting pretty decent in the New River and and the creek mouths in the river.
I would check ncangler.com in 10 days or so and see how well people are doing.

Patrick

mc-3 · #5 11-11-2009, 12:10 PM

yep....i was wondering about that....but if you are ever around topsail in destin, fl....that info might help!

NCCY · #6 11-11-2009, 07:23 PM

I have spent a little time in north Topsail, alligator bay area. If that is the area you are lookin at than you can pm me. Otherwise the same applies as in Wilmington. The trout should still be inside with some blues.

saltyfly · #7 11-17-2009, 02:58 PM

what kind/style of boat?

Yep hit the creeks and don't forget the waterway proper along the banks.

bullship · #8 11-17-2009, 09:10 PM

It's a 14' v-hull jon boat. Pretty tippy, but it floats.

JoshuaI · #9 11-18-2009, 10:57 AM

Don't ignore the surf, the trout are in there.