Essential kayak angling gear and tips for safe trips
Kayak fishing grows fast as anglers trade shorelines for shallow craft. This guide stresses PFD quality, lights, audible signaling, a spare paddle, and secure storage with bungee systems. It covers dry containers, waterproof compartments, gear layout, and practical items from tackle to a portable recliner cord, plus personal tips from Ed Wall.
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America
Cheapie
Mae West
Area fishing report shows red drum speckled trout and more
Inshore catches include red drum black drum and speckled trout with baits such as paddle tails spoons and soft plastics. Offshore reports note king mackerel and Gulf Stream anglers catching wahoo and blackfin tuna while warm days bring topwater lures and varied baits. Multiple sources credit winter school patterns for red drum and ongoing offshore success.
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Gulf Stream
Joe Johnston
Eastern Outfitters
Allen Jernigan
Breadman Ventures
Bobby Bourquin
Crystal Coast
Teether Charters
Bill Dillon
Beagle Sport Fishing Charters
Outdoor notes from New Bern DU banquet and wildlife events
Ducks Unlimited New Bern chapter hosts annual banquet at Shrine Club on April 3 with social hour dinner auctions raffles and games proceeds funding wildlife habitat work. Also reports Hunter Education courses March 15 Greenville and March 17 Kinston, free but registration required. Turkey hunting seminars planned statewide in March with online preregistration. Cape Hatteras Seashore camping opens April 10. Public meetings on deer hunting dogs March 30 Kenansville and March 31 Williamston. Bluefish creel limits updated for shore and charter fishing plus seasonal harvests for various species.
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New Bern
Ducks Unlimited
Shrine Club
S. Glenburnie Road
North America
North Carolina
Josh Meadows
Corey McKinney
Mathew Monette
N.C. Wildlife Commission
River Park North
Greenville
Neuse Sport Shop
Kinston
Ncwildlife. Com
Hunter Education
Walter “Deet” James
NCWRC
Craven County Extension Center
Industrial Drive
Onslow County
Richlands Hwy
Jacksonville
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Duplin County Agricultural Center
Agriculture Dr
Kenansville
Bob Martin
Eastern Agricultural Center
Williamston
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Ed Wall
Edwall
Daily News
Area Fishing Report
Marc Maus
Topsail Island
Emerald Isle
Morehead City
Turkey
The
N.C. Wildlife Resources
Hatteras Campgrounds
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Point
Frisco
Ocracoke
Oregon Inlet
National Seashore
Recreation. Gov
Roanoke River
Pamlico/Neuse