Jot Owens

Hello folks, I hope everyone is well and looking forward to some cooler weather, that we should have soon; I am! If we can just keep these storms away I think its going to be a good fall fishing season. The fall mullet run has started and with that the fishing should really pick up.

Flounder have been a big part of our charters lately. We are catching numbers and there size is getting better too! We've caught a few Flounder in the last two weeks over five pounds. Most of the action is coming off Mud minnows and small finger mullet have been the best baits for us lately. Rigging the live bait on carolina rigs with EC 042 1/0 hooks and thirty to forty pound mono or Fluorocarbon leaders. On the artificial side of things; jig heads rigged with Berkley Gulps new Mud minnow/croaker pattern have been great for our Flounder trips in the last few weeks. Also the Gulp Ripple Mullet and the Gulp Jerk shad have caught some bigger Flounder too.

My charters have had some good early Redfish morning and late afternoon bites. We are fishing mud flats and oyster flats in creeks and along the ICW. Top water plugs like the MirrOlure's Top Pup and She Pup have done very well. Rattle and popping corks with live mullets have also been working well. The best rattlin' corks for me have been the Saltwater Assassin's "Kwik-cork" this is one of the loudest corks on the market. When the water has been a little stained form strong winds we are catching some Reds on spinner baits too.

There are some Bull Reds starting to show up in the ocean on hard bottoms and around the inlets. You never know when you might hook one of these giants! When we fish for Bull Reds, we use fresh cut or live menhaden and Mullet. We use fish finder rigs with 8/0 or 9/0 circle hooks and eighty pound Berkley Big game mono leaders. Don't forget to keep your drag tight when using circle hook so they will do there job.

There has been a few Trout starting to show up around. Most that we have found are in the creeks and channels running along the drop offs to deeper water. The trout that we have caught are hitting grubs in colors chicken on a chain, copperhead and sliver mullet on red 1/8oz jig heads. Hard baits having all the luck are Mirrolure's 17MR and 27MR in colors 11, 50, 808 and CFPR. Always remember to use a loop knot when fishing MirrrOlures this will give the lure a lot more life like action. Fishing on good days has produced fifth teen or more specks. Cooler weather will equal more good fishing for Speckled trout!

Thanks so much for reading this report, if you would like a guided fishing charter; give me call or drop me a line. Don't forget take a kid fishing and good fishing to ya!

Fishing gear we use:

Gear used: Redfish, Flounder and trout: reels Penn Sargus SG2000 and Conquer 2000. Rods: All Star ASR 7' Trout (med-light) and/or Redfish (med) series. Line: Spiderwire Ultracast ten and fifth teen pound. Bull Redfish: Penn spinning reel 760L (Live Liner) and Penn Conquer 7000. Rods: Ugly Stik Tiger Jigging 6'6" spinning Line: thirty pound Berkley Big game mono.

Captain Jot Owens

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www.captainjot.com

910-233-4139

Fish Species: Flounder, Redfish, Speckled Trout
Bait Used: Berkley Gup!, Berkley Pwoerbait, Saltwater Assassin
Tackle Used: Penn Reels, All Star ASR rods, Ranger Bay Boats
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Over slot Red
Over slot Red

Nice Speck-Released after photo
Nice Speck-Released after photo


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Jot Owens

About The Author: Captain Jot Owens

Company: Jot It Down Fishing Charters LLC

Area Reporting: Southeast NC Wrightsville Beach/Wilmington

Bio: Captain Jot Owens, IV, born and raised in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, has been fishing the waters of the Cape Fear, Masonboro Sound and the North Atlantic Ocean for thirteen years. He began his career at the age of 15 commercial fishing for Grouper and King Mackerel. After the experience in commercial fishing, he began working as a Mate on a charter boat that specialized in offshore fishing for King Mackerel, Mahi Mahi, tuna, Wahoo and billfish. During this time he made offshore rigs and prepared baits for the charters. In 2000, Jot began work as a Mate on The Fortune Hunter. During the six years Jot worked as a Mate, he was working towards his Captain s license. In February 2002, he achieved his goal of obtaining his Captain s license. Since this time, Jot has been the Master and Captain of the Fortune Hunter Too, fishing for trout, Red Drum, Flounder, Cobia, Tarpon and many other species. Today Captain Jot runs his own boat; the (Jot It down). Captain Jot enjoys everyday he is on the water and brings his passion for fishing to his customers by teaching new techniques and providing knowledge about the many different species of fish found on the East Coast. He looks forward to sharing with you the many fishing techniques that he is so passionate about.

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