Fisherman's Post

Manteo Rotary Inshore Slam
2025-10-03 08:00 - 2025-10-04 17:00 (America/New_York) | NC
Sign Up: Friday October 3rd, Virginia Tillet Center Manteo
Tournament: Saturday October 4th. Safe Harbor, Wanchese

CCA “Fishing for the Future” Youth Tournament
2025-10-04 | Olde Town Square, Swansboro, North Carolina

Atlantic Beach KMT
2025-10-04 08:00 - 2025-10-26 17:00 | Crystal Coast Civic Center, 203 College Cir, Morehead City, NC, 28557
Captain’s Party-Friday, October 4, 2024 6pm Crystal Coast Civic Center
Tournament Fishing Dates: Saturday, October 5, 2024-Saturday, October 26, 2024
Award’s Baquet: Saturday, October 26, 2024 6pm Crow’s Nest Marina

NC Troopers Association Saltwater Challenge
2025-10-08 08:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | Morehead City Waterfront, Morehead City, North Carolina

Davis Island Foundation Club Tournament
2025-10-09 - 2025-10-11 | NC

Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament
2025-10-11 08:00 - 2025-11-29 17:00 | The Reel Outdoors, Emerald Isle, North Carolina

Swansboro Rotary Club 5-0 KMT
2025-10-13 08:00 - 2025-10-18 17:00 | NC

Capital City Four Wheelers Surf Fishing Tournament
2025-10-13 08:00 - 2025-10-19 17:00 | NC

Nags Head Surf Fishing Club Invitational
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-17 | Ramada Inn, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Cape Lookout Albacore and Redfish Festival
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-18 | Cape Lookout, Cape Lookout, North Carolina

Rumble In The Jungle
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-19 | NC

The Wrightsville Beach Sailfish Tournament
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-27 | NC

Pleasure Island Fall Surf Fishing Challenge
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-19 | NC

NCBBA Red Drum Tournament
2025-10-22 - 2025-10-25 | Hatteras, Hatteras Island, North Carolina

The Billy Burch Wide Open Military Appreciation Fishing Tournament
2025-10-24 08:00 - 2025-10-25 17:00 | NC

Freeman/Yamaha Fall Brawl King Classic
2025-10-30 - 2025-11-02 | Ocean Isle Fishing Center, 65 Causeway Dr, Ocean Isle, North Carolina, 28469

Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Invitational Fishing Tournament
2025-11-05 - 2025-11-08 | Cape Hatteras Anglers Club, Buxton, North Carolina

Topsail Fall Surf and Pier Fishing Challenge
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-09 | East Coast Sports, 409 Roland Ave, Surf City, North Carolina, 28445, United States
Surf Fishing Participants only compete against other Surf Fishing Participants
Pier Fishing Participants only compete against other Pier Fishing Participants
No participant can enter both the Surf Fishing Division and the Pier Fishing Division–you can only enter one division.
Surf Categories: Bluefish, Trout, Black Drum, and Sea Mullet
Pier Categories: Bluefish, Red Drum, Black Drum, and Sea Mullet
Entry Fee: $75 per angler by October 27; $85 per angler after October 27 (one entry fee gets you in all four categories except Surf Red Drum TWT and Pier Trout TWT)
Surf Red Drum TWT: $25 per angler (Surf Red Drum TWT is optional–it is offered as another way for tournament participants to win money)
Pier Trout TWT: $25 per angler (Pier Trout TWT is optional–it is offered as another way for tournament participants to win money)
Over $16,000 in cash and prizes (based on 200 entries in the Surf division and 100 entries in the Pier division)
Surf Boundaries: Must fish from a Topsail Island beach.
Pier Fishing Boundaries: Must fish from a Topsail Island pier.
Four Weigh-in Locations: Surf City Pier, East Coast Sports, Jolly Roger Pier, and Seaview Pier.
Tournament Headquarters: under the big tent in the East Coast Sports parking lot
Live Updates: There are three updates throughout the tournament weekend: Saturday at 10:00 am; Saturday at 8:00 pm; and Sunday at 9:00 am. Updates will be posted in two places:

Facebook: Latest updates will be posted to the top of our feed on the Fisherman’s Post Facebook page.
Weigh-In Stations: Latest updates will be posted at each weigh-in station on the tournament whiteboard.

Kingfish Cup Wildcard
2025-11-12 - 2025-11-13 | NC

Kingfish Cup Championship
2025-11-14 - 2025-11-23 | NC

Southern Kingfish Association National Championship
2025-11-20 - 2025-11-23 | Ft. Pierce, Florida

Cy’s World Rodeo
2025-11-29 | NC

Capt. Roger’s Wahoo Challenge
2025-11-29 - 2025-12-28 | Ocean Isle Fishing Center, 65 Causeway Dr, Ocean Isle, North Carolina, 28469

Raleigh Bass & Saltwater Fishing Expo
2026-01-08 - 2026-01-11 | NC

Fayetteville Fishing Expo
2026-01-30 08:00 - 2026-02-01 17:00 | NC

Southport Saltwater Fishing School
2026-02-07 07:30 - 17:00 | Downtown Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina
Fisherman’s Post, the media group that covers all the saltwater fishing action along the Carolina coast, will be hosting its inaugural Southport In-Person Saltwater Fishing School on Saturday, February 7th, 2026, at the Saint James Community Center (4136 Southport-Supply Rd SE, St. James, NC, 28461)
In addition to attending in-person, you can also gain access to video recordings of all the Main Seminars, and the video recordings are available for those who attend in-person or for those that wish to enjoy the seminars from the comfort of their home (and have access to the recordings for three months after the school date).

Morehead Saltwater Fishing School
2026-02-21 07:30 - 17:00 | Crystal Coast Civic Center, 203 College Cir, Morehead City, NC, 28557
Fisherman’s Post, the media group that covers all the saltwater fishing action along the Carolina coast, will be hosting its eighteenth annual In-Person Saltwater Fishing Schools (its fifteenth year in Morehead City) on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the Crystal Coast Civic Center on Arendell Street from 7:30 am-5:00 pm.
This year you can also gain access to video recordings of all the Main Seminars, and the video recordings are available for those who attend in-person or for those that wish to enjoy all the knowledge and insights from the comfort of their home (and have access to the recordings for two months after the school date). Click here for more info on the Morehead Main Seminar Video Recordings.

Pleasure Island Team Surf Fishing Challenge
2026-04-10 - 2026-04-12 | Island Tackle & Hardware
This mid-April surf fishing event offers Pleasure Island surf anglers a team-based version of the popular fall event hosted on the island.

Topsail Spring Surf & Pier Fishing Challenge
2026-05-01 - 2026-05-03 | East Coast Sports, 409 Roland Ave, Surf City, North Carolina, 28445, United States
This event offers both a Surf and a Pier Division, and it typically attracts over 250 participants.

Ocean Isle Inshore Challenge
2026-05-15 15:00 - 2026-05-16 17:30 | Ocean Isle Fishing Center, 65 Causeway Dr, Ocean Isle, North Carolina, 28469
Over $15,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded (based on 100 entries)
One Division: Red Drum
Winners based on boat’s single heaviest red drum
TWTs: Single Big Red Drum, Two Red Drum, Single Big Trout, and “Trash Fish” (oyster toad or lizardfish)
Use live, dead, or artificial bait!
One Day of Fishing
No Checkouts & No Boundaries
Live Weigh-In encouraged but not required (no penalties)
Fish with as many anglers on your boat as you like (no limitations)
