Fishing Reports from the Swansboro/Emerald Isle area

Randy, of The Reel Outdoors, reports that surf fishing is slowly picking up as water temperatures crawl up from winter. Anglers are finding good numbers of puffers while fishing deep […]

Richard, of The Reel Outdoors, reports that surf anglers are catching good numbers of speckled trout in deeper holes along the area’s beaches. Soft plastics are the most productive, but […]

Hannah, of The Reel Outdoors, reports that bluefish are chasing bait balls inside the breakers, and they’re striking casting jigs worked near these schools of fish. Bottom fishing from the […]

Hannah, of The Reel Outdoors, reports that surf anglers are having great success bottom fishing. Sea mullet, spot, and pompano are being caught with double-drop rigs tipped with shrimp, Fishbites, […]

Hannah, of The Reel Outdoors, reports that bluefish are hitting Carolina-rigged cut bait and casting jigs thrown in the surf. Sea mullet are biting sand fleas and shrimp fished on […]