Looking at these early morning fishing trips that are so beautiful…….thank you very much for all the effort you put in recording it. Great stuff. Top notch

@haltysalty7537

5 ай бұрын

Tyrell, I'm glad you found my channel. Thanks for all the kind words and positive feedback!

The biggest trout I have personally landed was just over 7 pounds on a top water plug, zara spook. The biggest trout I have ever almost landed was at least 10 pounds, fishing from the bank in the middle of the creek at about 9am in the dead of the winter. It was so clod that morning that there was patches of ice in the creek where the sun couldn't touch. I was using a Mirrolure 52 series 21 color. I got the fish to the bank and as I was bending over to grab him he made one last splash and cut off my 20 pound leader and floated about 4 feet off the bank to give me one last look as he submerged with my Mirrolure still in his lip. Took me awhile to get over that one! Great video man!

@haltysalty7537

9 ай бұрын

I've had a few heartbreakers myself. They haunt me.

@Big88Country

9 ай бұрын

Some stories aren't just fish stories! Enjoy y'alls content!!@@haltysalty7537

Nice fishing bro

@haltysalty7537

5 ай бұрын

Thanks

Thank you for the hard work you put into your videos.the information and details are amazing .Thank you.Tim

@haltysalty7537

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Great information! Love the anchor lol I always bring the bare minimum in the yak myself, and I don’t use a net either, just another thing to bring. Love the video 👍🏻

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! The brick works surprisingly well🤣

Great video man! I've never trout fished with shinners before!

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, they eat em pretty good in the winter.

As always, Superb Footage!!! Puttn those rods to work!

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Wow great fishing, good video bro

As usual another great video!!! I’ll tell you what… let me go with you and you can use my YakAttack folding net.

Try using a Khale hook size 1

@haltysalty7537

Жыл бұрын

I use to use those for flounder all the time. Thanks for the tip, I'll try it. I definitely have not found a hook I'm satisfied with yet for this application.

@elbronco5402

Жыл бұрын

@@haltysalty7537 awesome brotha love tbe vids man! I had very bad luck this winter but spring is always $$ for me!

Awesome job! The quest for gator trout gets into your blood and few people will understand it. I tried fishing in a kayak for the first time this Fall and immediately fell in love with it and had to order one more suitable to fishing. Now I'm impatiently waiting for it's delivery. Thanks for the video and please be safe out there!

@kevinh9184

2 жыл бұрын

Well said Gregg. I appreciate it. You too.

Good stuff! Couple questions if the trout like it deep why are they hitting a bait 2 feet ( minnow on a cork) 2. what size are the minnows ?

@haltysalty7537

7 ай бұрын

Large shiners. Fished on slip bobber, set the stop at whatever depth you want, the bait falls to that depth and the bobber stops on the slip knot. I was fishing at 5-6 ft minnow depth in this vid

@patrickcotter945

7 ай бұрын

AH! Makes sense ! I suck at artificial so I think i’m gonna fish Blounts creek this way soon.

@haltysalty7537

7 ай бұрын

That would work. Sometimes you have to be patient with shiners but if there's a trout near by he'll eventually eat. Check out some videos on the slip bobber, it works at any depth. I like to keep the minnow a foot or two off the bottom. Good luck!

good video as always , thanks a lot ..

Watched your video with the big diesel minnow. I got some 5” Spark Shad from Megabass. I have been tearing up bass on the megabass dark sleeper the blog trout truth had a show on using the dark sleeper for big winter trout. The Spark Shad has similar colors and profile except bigger. I tried an owner 4/0 weighted screw hooks Ian going to order some 7/0 from Amazon to have better gap for hook ups.

“You will not see any of those skills on display this morning”. 😆 I think you sale yourself short. Looked like some nice fish to me. Not a lot of room in a kayak. Nice video.

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks DJ

while i was literally typing "you ever use a slick lure in this area" you caught one on a slick haha...pretty work.

Great video my friend our creeks are frozen on the Chesapeake bay we had a great December afraid we may get a fish kill gd luck stay safe on the water 💧 👍

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

I sure hope not, for both of us🤞. thank you

Another awesome video man. I’m a kayak angler located in the upper Chesapeake Bay, but have always appreciated the Pamlico Sound fishery and scenery. How far up in the rivers do the trout migrate to, during this time of year? And may I offer some advice? Wear a life jacket at the very least brother, especially in the winter time. Water temps are cold and can kill if one isn’t prepared. A drysuit would be preferable, to prevent you from full submersion in the case of falling in. You just never know what life’ll throw at ya. Anyway, keep the vids coming!

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Tim, sometimes they'll go up surprisingly far if the winter is mild and rainfall is low. This winter I havnt heard many reported far up river. I hear you on the vest, you're right, 100%. I actually tried to squeeze into one the night before the trip but it wouldn't fit over all the clothes. A new life jacket is in order👍

Great video

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary

Great session! You know WHERE to fish, and that is the most important factor of all! You also know WHAT to fish, and WHEN. Was that a Daiwa BG reel? I just bought one for inshore saltwater lure fishing (and to double as a bass and kayak carp setup). I've got a 7' 6" TFO medium power fast action rod coming as well. Hoping to get into some reds and trout this year! Curious--do you use the same rod for bait and lure fishing, or do you have different setups? Are you using circle or J hooks? Based on some of your other videos, I'd guess circles. At any rate, thanks for making and sharing your videos and sharing your thoughts on why the trout and in that creek! Please be careful out there--an unplanned dip can be fatal this time of year!

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe. My main bobber set up is an older Penn Fierce II, I've always loved the loud drag on that reel. The other set up is a Diawa Exceler 2500 on a Fenwick HMX medium light-fast, good all around rod. You'll love that TFO, good rods! Yes, circle hooks always for me.

Deff more great content! How fare off bottom where you placing your bait? And you are using a slip float correct? I thik you said it in your video but can't remeber.

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, slip float. Trying to keep it right at the bottom, had to adjust several times as depth changes.

Good job!

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I just moved to NC within the last 2 years. I grew up fishing lakes and freshwater rivers. Im having a hard time finding the trout. I generally fish just outside of Washington with very little luck. Have you had any luck around Washington???

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Nick, thanks for watching! Some winters the trout will migrate up river as far as Washington. This year I've heard of very few. Try fishing down river further, Blounts Creek, Goose Creek, Bath, Pungo Creek, Belhaven. You'll see other boats fishing these areas.

@patrickcotter945

7 ай бұрын

Goose creek 5 feet at most

Good job bro.. Do you think it is trout rolling or gar rolling? Where I fish in the back of the creek it is gar rolling.

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

That's a good question. I've definitely seen gar roll in other places. In this spot and a few others I have have actually seen the trout roll when in my boat. But some of them could be gar too. Trout swim with gar😉

Never knew shiners could stay alive in brackish water.

@haltysalty7537

Жыл бұрын

They will last about 15 minutes, maybe longer if water Temps are low

About how deep is the creek? Thanks

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Many depths throughout this creek. 4-20ft. I was in a stretch of 8ft water which seemed to be the sweet spot this day.

@davidellis2661

2 жыл бұрын

@@haltysalty7537 thanks for the info. Been up near the cape for years and now I have a little place near the Pamlico sound/ end of Neuse. A lot to learn about this area

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Love that area where Pamlico and Neuse come together, one of the best fisheries in NC.

Where you geting the shiners at ? Im near greenville

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. Shiners can be bought at East Side Bait and Tackle in Washington.

@Hooked252

2 жыл бұрын

@@haltysalty7537 Thanks! Awesome video as always.

Is this in Florida ?

@haltysalty7537

2 жыл бұрын

North Carolina. Thanks for watching!