Carolina Beach Local Fishing Reports #83RT

Article by: Mark Mayo

Carolina Beach Local Anglers are reporting:

Inshore 

• Anglers are reporting decent catches of finger mullet and red drum. Despite the heat, some days are proving to be excellent for fishing. A majority of the red drum caught are averaging around 22 inches. Using finger mullet as bait on jig heads or Carolina rigs is proving effective.
• Flounder are present in significant numbers.
• Speckled trout are being caught occasionally, and the sizes have been impressive.
• Red drum activity is consistent, even though they’re dispersed in their summer patterns. Early morning fishing increases chances due to cooler temperatures.
• The Cape Fear River is a hotspot for flounder fishing. Bottom-rigging live bait in redfish areas is getting bites.
• Top water baits and soft plastics are the go-to for speckled trout.
• Black drum are being caught near hard structures using live shrimp or fiddler crabs.
• While targeting other species, anglers are encountering a lot of flounder. Bottom-fishing with live bait is attracting them.
• Red drum are scattered but present in good numbers.
• Beach anglers are catching a variety of fish: croakers, bluefish, sharks, and occasionally pompano.
• Speckled trout are primarily biting just after dawn.
• Black drum and sheepshead are being caught around bridges, docks, and markers using crabs or shrimp.
• The river is teeming with bait, especially finger mullet, which is ideal for targeting red drum. During high tides, focus on grass banks and grass flat edges. As the tide recedes, target deeper holes off the bank.
• Black drum fishing in the river is on fire, with catches up to 22 inches.
• Bottom fishing is yielding whiting, croakers, and sizable sheepshead.
• Anglers using plugs are successfully catching spanish mackerel and bluefish.

Nearshore

Anglers trolling with spoons are having great success with spanish mackerel and bluefish.

Offshore

King mackerel, cobia, and amberjacks are concentrated over structures about 10 miles out.

Mark Mayo

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