Caught & released 28 lb red drum

Article by: Mark Mayo

Fishing Tip #61020: In the past week Spanish mackerel have shown up as well as some bonito. Best spot is right outside of Carolina Beach inlet.

What’s Hit’n:

Caught & released a 28 lb red drum next to the Bald Head Island marina entrance while fishing for Virginia mullet.

In the surf catching a few black drum & small red drum, a few decent size Virginia mullet, small croaker, some bluefish, & small flounder.

On the piers Spanish mackerel, bluefish, Virginia mullet, flounder, black drum, & shark.

Inshore Virginia mullet, a few speckled trout, red drum, black drum, bluefish, croaker, & sharks.

Offshore on the bottom snapper, grouper, beeliners, black bass, grunt, & shark.

Keep fishing & stay safe.

Captain John Carty
Affordable Charters

Hank from Winston Salem, NC caught & released this 28 lb red drum next to the Bald Head Island marina entrance while fishing for Virginia mullet aboard Affordable Charter.

Mark Mayo

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