Hannah of The Reel Outdoors reports that surf anglers have enjoyed a very good bite on sea mullet and pompano. Bottom rigs tipped with shrimp and sand fleas have produced the most fish with some being citation-sized. Bluefish are in large schools feeding on baits in and just outside of the breakers. Casting glass minnow […]

John of Island Tackle and Hardware reports that there are plenty of black and red drum biting. Live shrimp is the best option but menhaden or mud minnows will get the job done. Docks and oyster beds are a good place to look for the drum. In the surf whiting and pompano are biting as […]

Betty of TW’s Bait and Tackle reports that the beaches have been producing speckled trout mainly around Kill Devil Hills. Spot and sea mullet are being caught from Nags Head to Corolla using shrimp sand fleas and Fishbites strips. Red drum are scattered but a few anglers have caught them on Carolina-rigged cut mullet. Offshore […]

Ryan of Hatteras Jack reports that citation-sized sea mullet (to 2.5 lbs.) are being caught with shrimp fished on bottom rigs. Citation pompano have been mixed in with the sea mullet and have preferred sand fleas as bait. A few cobia have been landed from the surf while using Carolina-rigged cut baits. Sound-side anglers have […]

The start of summer presents a great opportunity to head offshore in search of gaffer mahi and Capt. Jeremy Hicks of Calypso Sportfishing out of Hatteras Harbor Marina was an easy choice to put some of the Fish Post staff on these hard-fighting brilliantly-colored great-tasting pelagics. Jeremy had our party—me writer Rocky Damico and event […]

Matt of Chasin’ Tails reports that surf anglers have been finding good numbers of sea mullet and pompano in deeper sloughs along the beaches. Shrimp and Fishbites strips have both worked very well but neither bait is comparable to fresh live sand fleas. Large flounder (to 4 lbs.) are being caught on soft plastics. A […]

Jeff of Ocean Isle Fishing Center reports that keeper flatties are in the backwaters and also starting to show at nearshore reefs. Trout are being caught on live shrimp under a popping cork. The local shrimp are finally big enough to catch in a cast net and they are a great bait to use (if […]

Matt of Tex’s Tackle reports that a lot of the redfish have been on the move spreading out to more locations inshore. A variety of lures (including Z-Man and Gulp soft plastics topwater plugs and gold spoons and spinner baits) have all been working well. You can’t go wrong with cut bait or live mullet […]

This year the Rob Tennille Masonboro Inlet Sportfishing Tournament hosted out of Wrightsville Beach Marina attracted 19 boats in search of the largest wahoo tuna and mahi as well as the most billfish releases. The offshore event was originally organized in 1987 by local angler Rob Tennille and the popular tournament now serves as a […]

Patrick of Captain Smiley Fishing Charters reports that flounder fishing has been good while drifting Carolina rigs around the tide cycle in Hog Inlet and the Cherry Grove area. Casting 1/4 oz. jig heads with live minnows or Gulp baits into moving water is also almost sure to produce. Deep holes in the creeks and […]

Matt of Tex’s Tackle reports that the redfish bite has continued to be good with fish on the move and spreading out to more locations inshore. A variety of lures from soft plastics to topwaters to gold spoons have all been working well. Cut bait or live mullet have also been a good go to. […]

Lewis of Island Tackle and Hardware reports that fishing at the Gulf Stream remains steady with good numbers of mahi some smaller wahoo blackfin tuna and a few sailfish. Skirted ballyhoo has done the trick for most of these fish. Around the 30 mile area bottom fishing has been hot for scamp and gag grouper […]

Prior Fish Post staff met up with current Fish Post staff last week for an afternoon of inshore fishing and while it wasn’t a first time for this type of “reunion” trip the day did offer several firsts in other categories. Capt. Christian Wolfe (prior Fish Post) of Seahawk Inshore Fishing Charters met Katelyn and […]

Matt of Chasin’ Tails reports that anglers have been catching a few larger flounder (to 5 lbs.) from the surf on soft plastic paddle tail baits. Bluefish and spanish mackerel have been schooled up and feeding on the bait running through the surf. Casting Spanish Candy and Kastmaster spoons has been producing most fish. A […]

Mike of Native Son Guide Service reports that the king mackerel bite has been excellent. Anglers are finding schoolie fish (8-15 lbs.) from the beach out to 5 miles. Spanish mackerel are in the same areas and trolling Clarkspoons behind planers are getting anglers close to limits. Bonito are being caught around local ARs. In […]

Blue Water Candy’s Tallywhacker Dredge Heads As our blue water season is coming into full swing it’s time to sort out our teasers dredge bars and assortments of pin rigs and skirts. While incorporating dredges is certain to increase the amount of fish in the spread fishing them can be aggravating and troublesome. Skirts are […]

Matt of Tex Tackle reports that inshore fishing has quickly shifted towards a summer time pattern with better numbers of bluefish flounder and spanish mackerel being caught. Fishing for red drum has continued to be good. A variety of lures from soft plastics to topwaters have been working and the fish are spreading out into […]