Cape Fear Guide Fishing Report

Mid July Fishing

Capt. Mike Dennis — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:38:05 +0000

Flounders made the day !

Mid July red drum fishing has been off here in the Cape Fear Region,low pressure fronts,high inland water temperatures,has contributed to a slower red drum bite.Flounders are being caught in the Cape Fear River and its smaller creeks,I have caught a couple of speckle trout this last week,bite has not been consistant.
Fishing in the Cape Fear Region can be slow one week,and make a complete turn around the next.
Capt.Mike Dennis
Cape Fear Guide
910-619-0928

Carolina Beach Fishing – Cape Fear Guide

Capt. Mike Dennis — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:28:38 +0000

Brothers Fishing

Family fishing with the Cape Fear Guide

Carolina Beach Fishing has really been consistent over the July 4th holiday week,most charters have caught red drum,flounder,or speckle trout.I will have to give the weather a thumbs up,just great temperatures,but the heat came back yesterday.
Phil Jost’s family fished with me yesterday,really nice family,left the dock at 11:30 am returned around 4:45pm had a great time catching red drum on light tackle.
I really believe that for a family outing that Carolina Beach,N.C. should be ranked as a great place to vacation if you want to introduce your family to inshore fishing.
Charter after charter I see the smiles on the family’s faces when they hook-up with a strong running red drum I know they are experiencing the best inshore fishing they have ever had !
Carolina Beach,N.C. let it be your next inshore fishing destination !
Capt.Mike Dennis
210 Peninsula Drive,Carolina Beach,N.C. 910-619-0928 Cape Fear Guide

NC Flounder Fishing

Capt. Mike Dennis — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:39:10 +0000

NC flounder fishing in the smaller creeks just off the Cape Fear River are producing some flounders this week.
Fishing the falling tide,anchored up close to a grass shore line with a scattered oyster shell bottom will yield flounders,my choice of bait are medium size menhaden on a Carolina rig with a circle hook. Patience pays off with the first pull on the line,give the flounder plenty of time to eat the bait I wait at least a minute or two,sometimes the fish will swim off a little then stop and finish eating the bait.
Drifting with an out going tide,is another productive alternative way to find flounders,for more information on flounder fishing give the Cape Fear Guide a call at 910-619-0928.

Flounder fishing with the Cape Fear Guide

First Flounder of the day !

Speckle Trout

Capt. Mike Dennis — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:21:28 +0000

Speckle Trout are one of the most sought after inshore fish in North Carolina,June is not the typical month to catch these fish in numbers,but I left these fish biting late yesterday afternoon,fishing time was up,charter had to be back at the dock.
Tip of the day,carry plenty water,drink often,book a charter with the Cape Fear Guide – 910-619-0928 have some fun !

Capt.Mike catches red drum

Speckle Trout

Curtis Elks catches Speckle Trout

Red Drum multiple hook-ups

Capt. Mike Dennis — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:38:54 +0000

Red Drum fishing is starting to heat up for the Cape Fear Guide,yesterdays conditions of 20 – 25 knot. winds made fishing really tough,but with persistent casting,and repositioning the boat yielded some exciting red drum runs !

Capt.Mike Dennis – Cape Fear Guide – 910-619-0928

North Carolina Red Drum Fishing

Capt. Mike Dennis — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:43:33 +0000

North Carolina red drum fishing was exciting yesterday the Cape Fear Guide found a number of over the slot size reds,giving his charter some great light tackle action,these reds hit hard and did not want to give up !
Live bait in the Cape Fear River is plentiful,small menhaden are in large schools,just look for the pelicans diving,these are what the reds are feeding on right now.
Flounders are biting at the mouths of the smaller creeks along the Cape Fear River,along with the speckle trout.
Now is the time to book with the Cape Fear Guide,the months of July,August are historically the months the red drum action is hot along the Cape Fear River.
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Bald Head Island Fishing

Capt. Mike Dennis — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:44:08 +0000

Bald Head Island is one of the coasts,most popular retreats for those that just want to get away from the crowds,and enjoy a peace full day on a beautiful island fishing,golfing or just relaxing.
The creeks running behind Bald Head are quite peaceful,scenic and hold a number of inshore fishing opportunities,Capt.Mike Dennis out of Carolina Beach,N.C. had the pleasure of taking James D Thomas and family fishing yesterday,weather was not ideal with all the rain,but the Cape Fear Guide found flounders,red drum,and some new friends.
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North Carolina Speckle Trout & Flounder

Capt. Mike Dennis — Sun, 30 May 2010 12:35:20 +0000

North Carolina Speckle Trout & Flounder are biting in the Cape Fear River,Capt.Mike Dennis fished May 29,2010 found some descent size fish biting on the rising tide.
Chip Clark & Brian Gibson were surprised on the first cast of the second stop they hooked both of these fish at the same time.
Come visit the Cape Fear Guide,out of Carolina Beach,North Carolina, fishing is just going to get better here on the Cape Fear River.
Capt.Mike Dennis
Cape Fear Guide – 910-619-0928

Cape Fear Fishing

Capt. Mike Dennis — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:50:04 +0000

Fished the Cape Fear river yesterday catching Virginia mullet just off from Fort Fisher ferry landing,this was my first trip of the season for I have been recovering from surgery on my Achilles tendon.It sure does feel great being back on the water catching fish. Lot’s of fish action right now Spanish mackerel are showing up along our beaches with lots of bluefish action.
Found a number of red drum yesterday most fish were just under slot size,except for the first drum which was just over the slot size,this red drum picked up a piece of cut croaker on a carolina rig and took off !
Capt.Mike Dennis
910-619-0928
Cape Fear Guide

November Fishing – Cape Fear Region

Capt. Mike Dennis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:03:22 +0000

Temperatures are beginning to drop,fall is here along with some great inshore fishing.
Speckle trout,red drum,flounders are all biting,the last couple of weeks has produced some large flounders from 8lb to 13lbs coming off the near-shore artificial reefs.
Red drum were biting yesterday in the creeks in the lower Cape Fear River,caught several small puppy drum,along with a number of slot size red drum in the 22″ to 26″ size.
Speckle trout are being caught along the shore line around the islands, in the Cape Fear River,Carolina Beach Inlet has been producing speckle trout on the falling tide.
Cape Fear Guide
210 Peninsula Drive
Carolina Beach,N.C. 28428
910-619-0928