Captain John Carty, Author at Ultimate Carolina Beach Fishing - Page 17 of 20

Blues, Flounder, Trout, and Bass!

In the surf, people are reporting catches of blue fish, some flounder, Virginia mullet, small puppy drum and black drum. On the piers, people are reporting catches of croaker, blue fish, a few flounder and Virginia mullet.

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Nice Catch Of Virginia Mullet And Gray Trout!

Offshore, people are reporting top water catches of king mackerel, wahoo and black and yellow fin tuna. On the bottom people are reporting catches of black bass, red and gag grouper as well as large scamps.

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Wahoo and Black Fins!

Offshore, on top there have been reports of small king mackerel, wahoo and some black fin. On the bottom, there have been reports of black bass and some grouper.

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Black Bass Right Off The Beach At John’s Creek!

There have been some good catches of gray trout, a few Virginia mullet and small black bass right off the beach, at John’s Creek, High Rock and the new dredge spot about a half mile off Kure Beach pier.

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Beautiful Week For Fishing!

This week has been a beautiful week temperature wise. Water temperatures are on the way up. Speckled Trout and drum catches are better this week. There are still stripped bass, red drum and catfish north in the river. The beach renourishment is now over, so the fishing in the surf should pick up. The mouth […]

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Strong Winds, Some Stripped Bass Around Wilmington

Even though the water temperature has gone up a little, there’s still not many fish biting. I normally get the inshore reports from my own fishing trips or from friends who are hard core year round fishermen. This past week the wind has been extra strong, especially offshore. I did see some stripped bass that […]

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Large Black Bass And Some Flounder

Offshore the wind let up for a few hours to get a report. Large black bass and some flounder are being caught. This was about 20 miles offshore. In the last few days the surf temperature has risen to 51 degrees. The trout bite is about the same. The beach renourishment project has caused trout […]

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Outboard Motors And Out Drive Water Pumps

In the surf we are still catching speckled trout and a few red drum. In the waterways and the river the water temperature is about 5 degrees lower than in the surf, which makes it more difficult to hook up on a fish. There are still some trout, drum, and stripped bass in the river. […]

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Spook Fish Out Of A Fishing Hole

People are still catching speckled trout and a few red drum in the surf. Inshore fishing is still very slow with still a few speckled trout and drum being caught. There are no reports for offshore and near shore fishing. This week’s fishing tip: When fishing in shallow water it is very easy to spook […]

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Safety Tips For Your Fishing Trip

Near shore, surf, pier and inshore, fishing has really had a temperature drop in the past week. What few fish are still around are going to be hard to catch. A few nice warm days will get them biting again. Fishing tip of the week: Last week I wrote about exploring the river for new […]

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