NCCHARTERFISHING-Capt.'s Jeff Cronk and MIke Taylor-Crystal Coast, Swansboro, Emerald Isle

2008 CRYSTAL COAST FISHING ASSOCIATION REDFISH SERIES
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I just got back from Wilmington and the Fisherman's Post Fishing School... figures, the weather turned to Yuck! Anyway, I had the Anderson group wanting to hit the surf for Redfish but the wind and swell wouldn't let that happen. Instead, we moved into the backwaters and were able to pull out the morning before the wind and rain settled in. Check out Jacob with a shot of some of the fish we caught for the day... We wound up landing 8 Speckled Trout (kept 5, largest at 2.25lbs), 1 Redfish (24in.), 4 Flounder (kept 2, both 2lbs), 2 striper (released both), 1 LargeMouth Bass (16in.), and 1 Raccoon Perch (1 lb). Great job today guys!
Capt. Jeff Cronk
FISH'N4LIFE CHARTERS
(HOME)252-764-2174
(DIG)336-558-5697
(EMAIL)jcronk@ec.rr.com
NCCHARTERFISHING.COM

Well, the mild weather has allowed for another great Winter bite. Capt. Mike Taylor and myself along with a few friends covered some areas we haven't fished in a while today. And, as luck would have it, we found a variety of fish up river. Using primarily 3 and 4in. Berkley Gulp baits as well as a few different suspending jerkbaits by Mirrolure and Rapala, we been lucky enough to land a mess of Speckled Trout (largest 6lb14oz), Flounder, Striper, Large Mouth Bass, Puppydrum, and more! The action still continues!!! To schedule a trip with Capt. Mike Taylor call 252-725-2623. To schedule a trip with myself, Capt.Jeff Cronk call 336-558-5697. Dates are filling quickly for the rest of Feb. and March so call as soon as you know the dates that will work for your group. Mike and I appreciate everyone's support! It's all of you that make everything we love to do possible. Enjoy the pics and we'll try to keep them coming... I'm having the website tweaked a little very soon... you know... appearance and stuff... we'll also have Capt. Mike Taylor onboard too...









Capt. Jeff Cronk
FISH'N4LIFE CHARTERS
(HOME)252-764-2174
(DIG)336-558-5697
(EMAIL) JCRONK@EC.RR.COM
WWW.NCCHARTERFISHING.COM

I had the Pleasure of fishing this morning with regular clients Rob and Wes aboard. There was a little chill in the air which eventually dissapated as it turned comfortably warm. We fished primarily up river and worked Berkley Gulp Pogies fished on light jigheads as well as the new Mirrolure 3in. shad imitation. We never really wore them out but were lucky enough to land fish steadily throughout the day. Not bad for February. We wound up landing 9 Speckled Trout (kept 7 with the largest at 2.5lbs), 8 Flounder (kept 4 between 15 and 18in.), 2 Gray Trout ( 13 to 14in.) and we released a couple of undersized Striper, Puppydrum, and a LargeMouth Bass about 15in. As usual, very enjoyable having you guys onboard!




Capt. Jeff Cronk
FISH'N4LIFE CHARTERS
252-764-2174 (HOME)
336-558-5697 (DIG)
JCRONK@EC.RR.COM (EMAIL)
WWW.NCCHARTERFISHING.COM

I had the pleasure of having Todd W., his wife Liz, and son Josh onboard this morning. It was an absolutely beautiful morning with mild temperatures. On the other hand, the water conditions weren't the best to work with... The ocean had quite a bit of swell and very dirty water from the recent 30+mph Southerly Blow. And, although water clarity is excellent in the backwaters, we're experiencing extreme low tides associated with the approaching New Moon... Currently, durinig high tide the oyster rocks and sand flats are out of water. Well, We took advantage of what little high tide we had and spent an hour trying for some trout. Good news is we landed 5 trout... bad news is they were all between 11 and 12inches and not worth saving to eat. Shortly after, we moved on to locate some reds in the White Water outside the inles. Well, after 9 miles of trying to look through very cloudy water we were about to give up... but, the Fish Gods smiles upon us! I stopped along a shoal that often holds redfish and we began blind casting into it... Low and behold on 2nd cast Todd hooked up a big redfish. We maneuvered around the shoal into better range and we could just barely see the reds. There were about 1500 to 2000 redfish in the school. We fished them for about an hour and a half and managed to catch and release about 25 redfish between 24in and 31in. Back at the dock by 11am and in time for Todd and his family to get home and ready for the Super Bowl as promised.... Great Job Guys! It was very enjoyable having your family onboard today. Take care and I hope to see you again soon.

Capt. Jeff Cronk
Fish'n4life Charter
252-764-2174
336-558-5697
www.nccharterfishing.com
jcrok@ec.rr.com