Winter 2010
Joan Lamb with a 5.5 lb. speckled trout she hooked on her birthday near Swansboro while fishing with Capt. Mike Taylor of Taylor-Made Charters. The gator trout fell for a live shrimp beneath a float.
Most Recent Fishing Reports
Fishing Reports, Morehead City/Atlantic Beach
Morehead City Winter 2010
Tim, of Chasin’ Tails Outdoors, reports that the speckled trout bite is finally going strong throughout the area, and it should remain through the New Year and beyond. Inshore, anglers are finding action with the specks around the bluffs at Spooner’s Creek, the Atlantic Beach Bridge, the railroad tracks, around Radio Island, and in Core [...]Read the rest of this entry »
Fishing Reports, Swansboro/Emerald Isle
Swansboro Winter 2010
Jeff, of Fish’N4Life Charters, reports that anglers have found some excellent inshore fishing despite the massive rainfall recently.
The trout bite in the Swansboro area has been excellent recently (though many of the fish are smaller 10-14” spikes). Anglers are still finding some of the fatter 1-3 pounders in the area, though, and most are falling [...]Read the rest of this entry »
Fishing Reports, Topsail/Sneads Ferry
Topsail Winter 2010
Chris, of East Coast Sports, reports that pier and surf anglers on the island are hooking up with some black drum, whiting, blowfish, and speckled trout. Shrimp on bottom rigs will fool most of the surf bottom feeders.
Some red drum are also on the feed in the breakers, and they will strike cut baits and [...]Read the rest of this entry »
Fishing Reports, Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach Winter 2010
Tex, of Tex’s Tackle, reports that the water has cooled to the 60 degree mark inshore, and the trout bite’s been excellent inshore (though many of the fish have been small). Some larger specks have been feeding around the inlets and in the surf. Live shrimp and mud minnows along with MirrOlures, soft plastics, and [...]Read the rest of this entry »
Fishing Reports, Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach Winter 2010
Wes, of Island Tackle and Hardware, reports that local anglers have been catching big numbers of speckled trout in the Carolina Beach boat basin. There’s also been a good trout bite in Carolina Beach Inlet and at many spots throughout the Cape Fear River. Live shrimp are producing the most consistent action with the specks, [...]Read the rest of this entry »
Fishing Reports, Southport/Oak Island
Southport Winter 2010
Butch, of Yeah Right Charters, reports that boaters have found a decent king mackerel and false albacore bite around bottom structure, bait, and temperature breaks in the 20-30 mile range lately. The kings will be schooling up and moving offshore to follow the 65+ degree water and bait out to the Frying Pan Tower area.
When [...]Read the rest of this entry »
Fishing Reports, Ocean Isle/Holden Beach
Ocean Isle Winter 2010
Brant, of Ocean Isle Fishing Center, reports that anglers are finding a good king mackerel bite at spots in 80’ of water and deeper, with a solid bite around the Atlantic Ledge this past week. There are still some schools of pogies on the beaches, but dead cigar minnows will also attract attention from the [...]
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Fishing Reports, North Myrtle Beach/Little River
North Myrtle Beach Winter 2010
Mark, of Shallow Minded Fishing Charters, reports that the area’s red drum bite has been excellent lately. Anglers are finding the fish in the area’s shallow creeks, often in shallow enough water that a small flats skiff is necessary to get to them. Many of the creeks are holding large schools (up to 50 fish) [...]
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