. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. THE CATCH Fishing Fever By Debbi Sykes Braswell. This spring, try your hand at catching a littly tunny, also known as false alhacore. 1 nn'vp pored over fishing magazines this winter until you memorized which side of the page your favorite rods and lures are on. You and your friends have trotted off to all the tackle shows in a five-county radius. Maybe you even bought a boat you're itching to try. You've got the symptoms, and there's no doubt about the diagnosis. It's a double whammy case of spring fever
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. THE CATCH Fishing Fever By Debbi Sykes Braswell. This spring, try your hand at catching a littly tunny, also known as false alhacore. 1 nn'vp pored over fishing magazines this winter until you memorized which side of the page your favorite rods and lures are on. You and your friends have trotted off to all the tackle shows in a five-county radius. Maybe you even bought a boat you're itching to try. You've got the symptoms, and there's no doubt about the diagnosis. It's a double whammy case of spring fever crossed with fishing fever. But don't worry — you won't mind the prescription at all. Now that spring has finally pushed past winter, it's time to indulge in some casting and trolling. You'll find lots of good action, no matter where you go on the coast or what kind of fishing you like, says Jim Bahen, a Sea Grant fisheries agent. But a couple of species are an especially good catch this time of year. Little Tunny Also known as false albacore or spotted bonito, these fish are hardy enough to brave the cold waters off the North Carolina coast in the springtime. That endurance is important because, even though it's getting warmer on land, the water temperature is only in the mid- to upper-50s. "When the water starts warming up, they disappear — they move up the coast," Bahen says. "If you don't catch them in the months of May or June, they're ; Although you might catch little tunny from the surf or a pier on rare occasions, your best bet is to go after them in a boat. Use light to medium tackle and a flyrod or a spinning rod. Try artificial lures such as feathers, jigs or weighted flies. Once you're in the water, look for the unmistakable commotion that schools of little tunny generate as they feed. "There's water splashing everywhere, gulls diving, and the tuna are rolling on the surface, diving on schools of bait," Bahen says. Besides bein
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