Fishing Report striped bass in the Northeast Cape Fear River north of Smith Creek
On the piers Spanish mackerel, flounder, sheepshead, a few black drum, a few small spots, Virginia mullet, king mackerel, pompano, croakers, sharks, & stingrays.
In the surf catching some nice size bluefish, flounder, black & red drum, pompano, stingrays & shark.
Inshore a few speckled trout, flounder, bluefish, black & red drum, sheepshead, croakers, pigfish, stingrays, & sharks.
Offshore on the bottom grouper, snapper, grunt, ringtails, pinkies, black bass, & shark. On the top dolphin, king mackerel, barracuda, sailfish, wahoo & shark.
Fishing tip of the week: There are quite a few striped bass in the Northeast Cape Fear River north of Smith Creek. Just a reminder you can not keep any striped bass. They are still fun to catch though. Keep fishing & stay safe.
Allen caught & released some nice red drum while fishing in the back waters of Bald Head Island.
A.J. from Kentucky caught this nice red drum in the lower Cape Fear River.
Captain John Carty
Affordable Charters
910 616-3957
- Grouper, snapper, pompano, black bass, ringtail, grunts, & sharks
- Bluefish, Virginia mullet, croaker, flounder
- In the surf bluefish, red drum, small flounder
- Inshore red & black drum
- King mackerel, dolphin, red drum, black drum and more
- Puppy drum, flounder, bluefish, Virginia mullet and more
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