Fall Fishing in Oak Island, NC

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Trout Fishing at Oak Island, NC

Having lots of fun Trout Fishing but finding keeper 14"+ Trout can be rather difficult! Still fun catching them!

Drum and Trout Fishing in the Marsh from my NuCanoe... A nice way to spend a pleasant morning on an incoming tide.

Throwing for Trout!

Another 13.5 inch Trout! Oh well maybe next year he will be a keeper & big enough for my pan!

I am Excited because.... I'M GOING FISHING! :)

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Surf Fishing & Sea Gulls January 7, 2014

Fishing on the beach at Oak Island January 7, 2014 21 degrees and a 11 mph North wind! Just a bit brisk but its still fishing and a lot of fun! And I am a very dedicated fisherman! Most of my friends tell me that I am hardcore but I don't know about that, I am just like a kid in a candy store, I love to catch fish! Big preferably but any catch is a fun day!

I experience many things while I fish, I get to what nature at it's best, yesterday I watched two birds, a Sandpiper and a Sea Gull. The Sandpiper ran around continuously just as hard as he could go catching his food! I was there for about 5 hours and this little Sandpiper never once stopped, he was on the go from the time I got there until after I left. On the other hand is the Sea Gull, she just sat in front of me the entire time I fished. Finally after sitting three hours to catch a fish I caught two Blue fish on the same rig, and what did this Sea Gull do???...She runs out in the water and un hooks my fish and she swallows both of the fish before I can even get out of my chair! Disheartening I know but it was an experience that I had never witnessed before too! It was an amazing day out fishing yesterday to say the least, I had lots of fun as I usually do when I'm fishing. I caught 4 Blue Fish & kept 2 and donated 2 to my friend the Sea Gull!

Here she is!... The Fish Snatcher!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

NC Coastal Beach Trips & Oak Island, NC

A bit about me, I am Kev McKinney, I grew up in a small mountain community in western NC. I had a great childhood, Absolutely Great parents and an awesome family. I am a very blessed and fortunate man. My family & I have always made beach trips at least a couple times a year for my entire life, I can remember when I was a kid I always wandered what it would be like to live there, I just thought it would be so cool to ride around on a boat, catch big fish, and just be there, to me it was like an entirely different world, back in the mountains I rode motorcycles, ATV's, mountain bikes, hiked, white water paddling (kayak & canoe) and now 40 years later I am experiencing what life on the coast is really like. It is just as exciting at 41 years of age as it was to that 15 year old kid dreaming about it! I wake up everyday to a very peaceful environment beautiful uncrowded beaches and good fishing, and a circle of friends that are priceless to me! I fish almost every single day of my life, some days I I fish out of my NuCanoe, boat, dock fish, surf fish, wade & throw for trout, and some days we go off shore and fish for King Mackerels and other bigger fish, the opportunity for a fisherman is endless here. I am that same 15 year kid with the dream, I am only bigger now a bit older but I still play just as hard! I feel as if I am a kid in a candy store. I tell my friends daily that I feel like I am in my second phase of childhood and I like this one better!

I have tried for many years to structure my business to where I could operate it from any location, I knew as soon as I could make that happen then I could spend more time at the coast and learn a bunch of new things and meet new people, and make new friends, this was only a dream & vision at one point in time in my life. Now I am on my way to fulfilling this vision. I am a business entrepreneur, I do Financial Processing, Commercial Loans & Cash Advances, Real Estate Investments, On Line Marketing. And did I mention I LOVE to fish! haha! :) ..... I love this area and the people that I have met along the way, most of them have become my best friends here. I am blessed beyond measure to have all my friends in my life, and the many more friends that I plan to make along my journey.

I caught this shark off shore summer of 2013

Surf Fishing beside Oak Island Pier Friday Jan. 3, 2014. It was bit brisk & breezy but those fish still have to feed!

Friday Jan. 3, 2014

Caught a few Croakers, Whitings, and 3 undersized Trout.

Drum fishing in the marsh on a dreary day! Monday Jan. 6, 2014

Monday Jan. 6, 2014

Caught two undersized Red Drums, Still looking for that 18"+ Red Drum!

Surf n Turf Breakfast Casserole

Eggs, Deer Burger, Wild Boar Sausage, Spinach, Shrimp, Conchs, Oysters Topped with Cheddar & Pepper Jack! Yummy!

Friday, January 3, 2014

Some FUN in the Fall Fishing in Oak Island, NC

It has been an awesome Fall Fishing season, I have had the time of my life learning to Drum fish and catching many Red Drums & Black Drums. However around Thanksgiving the fishing slowed a bit but I am still catching fish so therefore I can't complain too much! and having a blast too!