Inshore fishing is picking up
Inshore fishing is picking up due to the rising water temperature. Some good catches of Virginia mullet, lots of small croaker, small spot, some speckled trout, a few gray trout, flounder, red drum, & good catches of black drum.
On the piers Virginia mullet, croaker, nice size bluefish, & a few small flounder.
On the surf there are reports of large bluefish weighing in at the 9 & 10 lb range, some small flounder, black drum, & shark.
Offshore on the bottom black bass, grunt, snapper, gag & red grouper.
Fishing tip of the week: The small menhaden have shown up at the dredge hole. Live bait has been a hard thing to get lately so this should mean better flounder catches in the very near future. Keep fishing & stay safe.
Captain John Carty
Affordable Charters
910-616-3957
Mike caught & released this nice drum while fishing aboard Affordable Charters (above photo)
Scott caught some nice speckled trout aboard Affordable Charters. (above photo)
Phillip caught these speckled trout & red drum aboard Affordable Charters (above photo)
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