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Captain Rennie Clark Jr has been fishing the coastal waters of NC for thirty years. He has fished the entire coastline of North Carolina. His vast experience and knowledge of saltwater fishing has led him to test his skills against the best inshore fisherman from North Carolina to Louisiana. His experience fishing coastal waters all up and down the east coast has given him the ability to find fish under any conditions even in new waters. Captain Ren has fished as far north as Wells, Mainen to the Florida Keys. Whether it comes to catching striped bass, redfish, trout, or any of our other coastal game fish you can count on Captain Ren to put you on them. Tournament Trail Charters offer inshore/near shore charters from the Brunswick County Beaches to the New River and all areas in between. Rest assured whether you are a seasoned fly angler or a beginner you will have a great day on the water.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Capt Ren and I fished the Fisherman's Post Tournament Trail Championship Tournament Saturday. We set out early and hit our first spot in search of flounder and redfish. The tide was super high which was not ideal. I got our first little red of the day, about 18", and the second cast after that I hooked our first flounder. The flounder was about 18" and about 2.5lbs. We decided to move on after a few more casts with no big fish. We hit one of Rennie's spots and he landed a nice 23" red and we had the skunk out of the boat at that point so the real fishing could begin. After a somewhat slow start to the day we moved to a great spot. The tide was falling and the fish really turned on. We caught a few little 18-19" reds and several flounder before I cast and hooked a big boy. I was so excited to see that big back come out of the water. He was a perfect slot fish measuring 26.5" and weighing 6.03lbs. We wish he had been a little fatter but needless to say we were happy to have him. We kept fishing hoping to catch one that was a little heavier but ended up catching about 25 lower to mid slot reds. We did upgrade our flounder with one that measured 19" and 2.96 lbs. It was a great day on the water and we had a blast. We placed 3rd in the Aggregate Division with our 6.03lb red and 2.96lb flounder. We came in 8th in the redfish division and 2nd in the high roller TWT. -Capt Shannon
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Monday, September 10, 2012

reds, flounder, trout.....

Fishing has been good lately.  Lots of fresh water in our backwaters has made it a little more difficult to find aggressive fish on higher water.  The fish that have been tailing in the short grass have been staying down in the grass w the influx of fresh water.  Falling tide has been the ticket lately w the fish really chewing as the water falls out of the grass.  The shrimp and mullett minnows are thick and the fish r feeding on them aggressively as they have to come out of the grass on the fall.  The trout bite should only get better w the cool front coming thru this week.  That should get the bait moving and the fish chewing. 


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