Matt of Chasin’ Tails reports that king mackerel fishing has been good with larger kings (up to 50 lbs.) being caught while slow-trolling live baits and Mac-A-Hoos with cigar minnows. There have been fish as close as AR-315 but many of the larger fish have been pulled from the east side of the Cape. Citation-sized […]

Introducing the Grand Slam 800 VHF Antenna Mount and the Grand Slam 900 Anchor & Stern Light—available right now at your favorite marine retailer. The new GS-800 VHF Antenna Mount was created specifically to prevent climbing on the boat gunnel to raise and lower a VHF antenna. With the GS-800 lift and descend the antenna […]

Lewis of Island Tackle and Hardware reports that area inlets are producing plenty of red drum and flounder. Surf anglers are landing decent numbers of pompano while those fishing on the beach after dark are finding solid action with whiting. Spanish are chewing hard right off the beach with most of the action coming from […]

Donald of Custom Marine Fabrication reports that anglers are finding good numbers of speckled trout while fishing Gulp soft plastics around creek mouths and the main river shorelines near Oriental. Puppy drum are scattered with the water warming up but Carolina-rigged cut baits are picking up some fish. The flounder action has been slow but […]

Patrick of Captain Smiley Fishing Charters reports that the Little River jetties continue to produce. Fishing live shrimp on a slip bobber or a split shot rig has been working well for attracting some nice trout. The tide does not make a huge difference as long as there is moving water in either direction around […]

Hannah of The Reel Outdoors reports that inshore fishing continues to pick up with the increased arrival of bait into the area. Red drum are being caught in marshy areas behind the barrier islands with cut baits and soft plastics. A few speckled trout have been caught in creeks off the ICW in the morning […]

Matt of Tex’s Tackle reports most of the redfish are being caught around docks in the waterway with some of the reds also staying in the marshes behind the islands. You can’t go wrong with cut bait or live mullet this time of year and topwater plugs and Z-Man soft plastics also have a time […]

Mike of Native Son Guide Service reports that spanish mackerel have been biting well off the beach in 12-25’ of water. Trolling Clarkspoons under small #1 and #00 planers has been the most productive method with times between tide changes and with moving water being best. Flounder are being caught in good numbers off the […]

Over a year ago father and son David and Tripp Hooks of Ocean Isle collaborated to arrange their first inshore fishing tournament. After the successful 2018 event Tripp and Tournament Director David Hooks arranged and ed approximately 40 boats for their second annual Capt’n Hook’s Backwater Bash which took place on June 24 2019 exactly […]

The Sportman’s Choice/Yamaha 2019 Jolly Mon King Classic a popular early-season king mackerel tournament hosted out of the Ocean Isle Fishing Center once again offered anglers a captain’s choice format but all of the top five fish weighed in came in on Saturday June 15 the event’s first day of fishing. Taking the overall win […]

Top Dog became “Top of the World” Saturday June 15 when it landed a record breaking 914 lb. blue marlin to win the 61st annual Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament. Top Dog with Capt. Ryan Knapp of Ocean City MD and angler Todd Dickerson of Damascus MD fought their catch for more than five hours […]

Two tournament records were set at this year’s Wide Open Tech Spanish Mackerel Open a kid-friendly captain’s choice spanish mackerel tournament based out of Wild Wing Cafe with the weigh-in at Motts Seafood. The winning team posted a record three-fish aggregate weight total and more kids than ever before fished the event. Team Ambush comprised […]

Jeff of Ocean Isle Fishing Center reports that flounder are biting in the backwaters and on the nearshore reefs. Finding keepers is more common now and live bait works best in bringing them in. Shrimp mud minnows and finger mullet are the top producers. Trout are still around and they’re chewing best on live shrimp […]

Matt of Tex’s Tackle reports that fishing for redfish has been decent for inshore anglers with most of the fish being caught on topwater plugs early and then soft plastics throughout the day. Keeper flounder are being caught inshore and live bait and Gulps are accounting for most of the fish. They can be found […]

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is moving toward implementing commercial and recreational flounder seasons to end overfishing and rebuild the overfished southern flounder stock. The commission voted last week to accept the recommendations of the Division of Marine Fisheries in their entirety as its preferred management options for Draft Amendm...

Donald of Custom Marine Fabrication reports that speckled trout are being caught in good numbers in the lower Neuse. Gulp and Z-Man paddle-tail soft plastics fished under popping corks have been the most popular but there has also been a topwater bite in the early mornings with walk-the-dog style plugs. Slot-sized red drum are feeding […]

Patrick of Captain Smiley Fishing Charters reports that the big three inshore summer species are all here and readily biting. Red drum can be found all over the ICW and around the inlet where live pogies will get their attention. Speckled trout continue to show up and they’re biting best on live shrimp under popping […]