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| Moby Trout! Morehead City, N.C. Scientists with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries were stunned when a local angler landed a 754 pound speckled trout while fishing aboard his johnboat near The Haystacks. The giant trout - scientific name "whoopus unblieveableus troutus" was caught on 12 pound test line after a fight lasting more than 6 hours in which the johnboat was dragged from the Haystacks, out Beaufort Inlet, past the Sea Buoy, and halfway to the Gulfstream. The proud angler was last seen at the military surplus store looking for a nuclear powered frying pan rumored to have been developed as part of project "X". (This photo has been digitally enhanced. The actual size of the trout you catch may vary. NC State Record Speckled Trout is 12 Pounds 4 Ounces) |
Sometimes it seems it's almost as hard to identify your fish as it is to catch 'em. Is that a silver, red, or vermillion snapper you got there? Well with our new handy dandy salt water powered Fish Finder you need never again confuse a puffer with a toadfish. We've included the fish most often caught on the Carolina Coast. Small fish, big fish, red fish, and blue fish - you'll find them here. We've also included the record size for some of the fish as well as recreational landing statistics for many species. |
Free yourself from the anxiety of wondering if that was a croaker or spot or hogfish you snagged! When your pardner says he caught a red snapper you can say, "Well that's nice, I prefer Menticirrhus americanus !" So what are you waiting for? Get to the Fish Finder now! |
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