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Thursday, August 26th, 2004Chris, at East Coast Sports, reports that in the surf from New River Inlet to Surf City there are a few sea mullet in the sloughs and lots of small pompano. From Surf City to Topsail Beach, the surf has produced sea mullet and flounder. The Topsail Beach to New Topsail Inlet area has seen lots of reds and big ladyfish. Lee Island still has reds at the north end and big ladyfish. Expect to catch flounder from any surf location, especially around the old piers.
As for the fishing piers, they saw tarpon, spadefish, pompano, flounder, and mullet. There were also some catches of spanish, and some black drum came in (the bite was better at night). Seaview Pier also saw a few catches of spots.
The waterway and inlet has seen black drum, sheepshead, trout at the bridge, and reds way up the river. Your best bet may be to fish the black drum at the back gate bridge
Tons of small kings are everywhere, and there’s plenty of spanish just behind the breakers. There’s not much action further offshore. No reports came in.
Frank, at Seaview Pier, reports a 108 lb. tarpon was landed this week. The fish hit a live menhaden, and it took an hour and fifteen minutes to subdue the beast. Spots and bluefish are dominating the bottom catch, but a few pompano, sea mullet, and black drum are also mixing up the catches. There are some spanish still around the pier, but no kings were caught this week.
Eric, at New River Marina, reports that there are speckled trout and red drum in the river hitting shrimp and mullet. The bigger reds are being found in the inlet. The inlet has also been producing a few flounder. Sheepshead and black drum are biting on crabs in the bridge area. Very little to report on the kings and dolphin, but the gulf stream is producing wahoo, big dolphin, and sailfish.
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Wrightsville Beach August 26, 2004
Thursday, August 26th, 2004Tex, at Tex’s Tackle, reports that the Masonboro jetties have been producing slot-size red drum, with a few over-the-slot fish and some flounder mixed in. Live or cut baits have been getting the most bites. Bluefish and spanish mackerel are also outside the jetties, with the spanish in the cleaner water. The [...]
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Carolina Beach August 26, 2004
Thursday, August 26th, 2004Capt. Dave Tilley, of Wild Rover II Charters, reports that offshore the king mackerel and dolphin continue to be scattered, with juvenile kings being the rule versus the exception. The barracudas have chewed the hooks off the line all week. If you are looking for a fight, a barracuda will give you one. [...]
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Topsail KMT 2004
Thursday, August 19th, 2004The 19th Annual, 2004 Topsail Offshore Fishing Club’s King Mackerel Tournament, with the fishing day on August 21, had a weather forecast that called for three to four foot seas, but those on the winner’s board Sunday spoke of a more realistic four to six, especially in the inlets. The water was cloudy to [...]
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Get Outdoors Kayak Tournament 2004
Thursday, August 19th, 2004Eleven paddlers gathered at 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning to launch their hunt for big fish. Get:Outdoors sponsored this second of three kayak fishing tournaments with prizes for the largest saltwater fish, sea trout, and flounder.
Competitors paddled the lengths of Wrightsville Beach in search of winning fish. They used various techniques: some trolled through [...]