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The King Mackerel fishing will soon be starting to heat up, with the warming waters coming in close to the beach. They will first be present about 40 miles off, and continue to move closer throughout the year. These fish will start off being cookie cutters around 8-12 lbs., but will show up in June and July as the larger 20-30 lb fish and will stay here until November. We will target these fish using dead cigar minnows, as well as assorted species of live bait. Call and book your trip today for the heart-pounding and reel-screaming action provided by the King Mackerel.
The inshore fishing has been good the last few weeks and shows evidence that the spring season is fastly approaching. The Red Drum have been present in and around the creeks, as well as making a good showing in the surf around Topsail Beach. The Virgina Mullet have arrived in the Cape Fear River, and will provide family fun for anyone, as well as a good meal at the end of the day. Speckled Trout are also being caught in the surrounding areas, and are ready to bite artificals like Gulp, or Trout Killers, and live bait when available. The flounder will beign showing up at the end of may, alsong with some other inshore species.
Our recent attendence at the fishing schools and boat shows around the state have been great. We managed to attend the Raleigh Boat Show, the Bass Pro Boat Show, Saltwater Sportsman fishing school with George Poveromo, and the Fisherman’s Post fishing school. These all provided very informative seminars and I was proud to be a part of each and every one of them. If you did not get a chance to stop by any of these schools this year, then be sure to stop by the schools next year and gain knowledge that will be very beneficial to your fishing experiences up and down the east coast.
The grouper fishing off our coast is good as usual right now, with Gags and Reds biting biting from 15- 35 miles right now. They will be willing to bite most live baits as well as cut bait and cigar minnows droppeed on any ledge. There are also many different assorted bottom fish willing to tug your line right now. The snapper and sea bass provide a great fight and a fantastic meal for anyone, and they are also easily caught by all ages. The fishing will continue to be heating up as the spring season comes upon us, and will bring in the many different migrating species of fish into the warming waters of the Atlantic.