Topsail September 29, 2005
Ricky Kellum, at Speckled Specialist Charters, reports the trout bite is picking back up and should only get better. There are also plenty of reds to be caught in the New River on both artificials and live baits. Early in the morning has been especially good for topwater action lately on both the specks and reds.
Eric, at New River Marina, reports good redfishing continues in the river, waterway, and inlets, as well as a few speckled trout in the 2 to 3 lb. range in the river. Flounder are biting live baits in the waterway and inlets, and the spots have begun to show up in the waterway.
Frank, at Seaview Pier, reports the spots are here. They’ve been running all weekend. A few puppy drum, speckled trout, and flounder have also been caught, but the dirty water has slowed them down a bit. The water isn’t slowing the bluefish and whiting down, though.
No kings recently because 150 feet of the end of the pier was damaged in the hurricane, but there’s plenty of bottom fishing space to be had for the fall run.
Terry, at Surf City Pier, reports that they had one king on Saturday morning. There has also been an “on and off” spot run over the past few days. Saturday night it lasted until Sunday morning’s low tide, and then it shut off. On Sunday afternoon it started again, and then shut down once again when the wind switched to the S/SE.
They have also seen some speckled trout and big sheepshead (7-10 pounders) over the past week. And there’s been lots of blues recently, with the size ranging from 1-5 pounds.
Chris, at East Coast Sports, reports that in the surf the spots have started to show up. Another species biting well since the storm has been the redfish. There’s been quite a few caught in the surf. The bigger ones have been on the southern part of Topsail Island and at Lee’s Island.
Inside, a few flounder have shown up. Go with large live baits for the best results, and be sure to hit the inlet.
