Coastal Carolina Winter Fishing Report: Reds, Drum, and Stripers Highlight the Action

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The episode provides a detailed winter fishing report for the North Carolina coast, highlighting various fish species and fishing techniques.

🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: POINT https://cozyearth.com/discount... --- Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to fishin' expert right here on the North Carolina coast. It's a crisp winter mornin' off the Atlantic, with sunrise at 7:08 AM and sunset 'round 5:30 PM today. Tides at Morehead City show high at 12:55 AM (3.27 ft) and 1:06 PM (2.36 ft), lows at 7:22 AM (0.17 ft) and 7:13 PM (-0.32 ft)—perfect for fishin' the incoming around mid-mornin'. Weather's chilly with small craft advisories out to 20 nm south of Ocracoke to Cape Lookout, winds pickin' up, so bundle up and watch them seas. Winter patterns are holdin' strong—clear waters got reds schoolin' deep inshore, just like Capt. Keith Logan's Myrtle Beach report says, with steady action on sight-fishin'. Drum are bitin' cut bait in the surf, per Hatteras locals, and stripers schoolin' up for umbrella rigs, swimbaits, or bucktails. Folks been pullin' decent numbers: reds, black drum, slot-sized trout, even some blues holdin' offshore. Fish activity peaks at dawn and dusk with average solunar today. For lures, go finesse—Zoom Magnum Finesse Worms in junebug or…

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Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• winter fishing
• North Carolina coast
• fish species
• tide information
• fishing techniques

Keywords

• winter fishing
• North Carolina
• reds
• drum
• stripers
• fishing techniques
• tide information
• fishing spots

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Places: North Carolina, Morehead City, Ocracoke, Cape Lookout, Myrtle Beach, Hatteras, Grand Strand, Oak Island

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