tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209286468796022587.post5821744810820474879..comments2024-03-19T13:01:57.283-04:00Comments on Litton's Fishing Lines: When Largemouth Bass Lurked in Currituck Sound, Collington Bay, and Southern Shores' CanalsBruce Edward Littonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029604072966031704noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209286468796022587.post-85263767204251124802020-10-28T23:00:51.260-04:002020-10-28T23:00:51.260-04:00Great story. It makes remember launching my boat f...Great story. It makes remember launching my boat from Collington when I was 17, and also wading when I was younger and older. Nine pounds is a huge bass. I did catch a 23 1/4-incher, pretty fat, that must have weighed 7 1/2 here in NJ. My biggest at Colllington was 18 inches, but I never had as much time as I would have liked. That said, the memory feels big. I remember how sad I felt the last I visited Collington and the water was off color and I caught no bass. I can't remember if that was 1984 or 1996. Let me check my log...1996. We camped near Collington in 1984. These recent years, we always stay on Ocracoke and don't really spend time to the north. Besides Avon Pier. Want to come down for the fall or winter red drum surf bite sometime. Thanks plenty for posting your story. It's guys like you who make this post so much more worthwhile. One other thing, if I didn't mention it in the post, it was the Bassmaster Classic that clued me into Currituck bass. Had vacationed at Southern Shores since 1969 and first fished the bass in 1976, 1977, or 1978. (Not going to dig through the log for that date.) How I found out about the bass at Collington I just don't remember, but I did have a penchant for researching. Again, thanks so much for commenting.Bruce Edward Littonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029604072966031704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209286468796022587.post-86820348069464218012020-10-28T22:16:47.462-04:002020-10-28T22:16:47.462-04:00sorry about the typo's in that one it is marsh...sorry about the typo's in that one it is marsh islands and the rest i think you can figure out tomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395392116305326761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209286468796022587.post-67556950877237080622020-10-28T22:14:38.138-04:002020-10-28T22:14:38.138-04:00Started bass fishing in colington when I was 9 tha...Started bass fishing in colington when I was 9 that was in 67. Fishing the march islands with a cork and line using peeler crab as bait. Caught bass up to 9 pounds from then to 78. Then the bass slowly started to taper off through the 90s. I caught a 7 pounder in 94 but most were small. I fished all over colington the last three years and caught 5 bass total. The best thing is that I catch lots of red drum in the fall and some rockfish as well. Red Drump up to 12 pounds in sep oct. if you want to catch some nice fish go there that time of year and fish the north end of kitty hawk bay all around the ocean side of the deep water canal where the gravel pit is if you have a small boat. you can catch some nice red drum that will fight better than any bass you ever caught. I miss the bass it is my fondest memory of my dad taking me fishing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395392116305326761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209286468796022587.post-56456327617062101722020-10-06T12:11:44.678-04:002020-10-06T12:11:44.678-04:00That's great news about the milfoil and other ...That's great news about the milfoil and other aquatic vegetation coming back. Thus the bass!<br /><br />It's great to hear a voice from Grandy. Every time we come down, I notice Grandy as we pass through.<br /><br />I was there in 1984, and if I remember correctly, when I fished Kitty Hawk Bay, I found the water very much off-color and the milfoil gone. I didn't know what to make of it.Bruce Edward Littonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029604072966031704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209286468796022587.post-40198060180769083162020-10-06T05:03:05.055-04:002020-10-06T05:03:05.055-04:00Bruce,
I live on the North River in Grandy, NC (C...Bruce,<br /><br />I live on the North River in Grandy, NC (Currituck County). The bass are steadily making a comeback. I fished Saturday for three hours and caught 12 bass (1-1.5lbs.)and missed that many or more.<br /><br /> Milfoil and aquatic grasses have steadily increased over the last 20 years. The habitat was destroyed in the mid 80s when an extended drought allowed salinity levels to spike thus killing the plants that create the bass habitat. <br /><br />It is still a hidden treasure and I have made it my home since 2001.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08927594794057405349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209286468796022587.post-60878552666339420882017-07-15T22:27:45.308-04:002017-07-15T22:27:45.308-04:00I wouldn't be surprised at all. You seem to kn...I wouldn't be surprised at all. You seem to know better specifically than I. I thought there might be a few, particularly where any freshwater influx. It really was such an exciting place to bass fish. My family first went to the Outer Banks in '69, and nearly each summer thereafter. I had no idea until 1976, learned from Bassmaster magazine. Not to bore you with a rehash, but the fishery made such a great impression on me.Bruce Edward Littonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029604072966031704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209286468796022587.post-31737061844603294562017-07-15T21:23:10.375-04:002017-07-15T21:23:10.375-04:00I thought the destruction of the bass fishery had ...I thought the destruction of the bass fishery had to do with the albermarle canal?? Saltwater influx from the Chesapeake. Apparently there are still a few bass around. Depends on the salinity levels.grouse789https://www.blogger.com/profile/13026704242097936748noreply@blogger.com