Summer Fishing 7/29/10
The fishing has been in full swing and up and down at Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach. The Grouper bite has been on, and there have proved to be some nice fish off of Wrightsville. The King Mackerel and Mahi-Mahi have also been biting well off of both Carolina and Wrightsville Beach, with a few sailfish mixed in as well. Spnish Fishing has been good from Carolina Beach all the way to Topsail Beach, along with shark fishing behind the shrimp boats. Tarpon are also spread out all along the coast, and can provide a hook up at any time. The inshore fishing has been great at Wrightsville Beach and up the Cape Fear, with many flounder being caught in the river with some trout mixed in and good numbers of drum at Wrightsville Beach on the docks. The King Mackerel seem to be showing up on the beach some too, along with the bait pods.
The Month of August is booking up as we speak, so call fast to reserve your spot.
Capt. Owen
910-622-3474
Fishing Report 5/10/10
This is a fishing report I love to give! The bait is on the beach, blues and spanish have shown up on the beach, King Mackerel are close to the beach. Cobia and King Mackerel are in the 10-20 mile range right now with Dolphin soon behind. Finally, Grouper fishing has opened up again and doing fine. The Gulf Stream still has WAhoo, Dolphin, and Tuna. It’s heating up!
3/2/10- Citation Wahoo and some Tuna
We had a great trip on Friday. The seas were flat calm and the fish were biting. We started out doing some deep jigging for Cobia, Blackfin Tuna, and Amberjacks. We quickly got into some action by catching two pretty Blackfin from 10-15 lbs, good eating for the grill. We then found the Amberjacks and quickly tired ourselves out fighting these beasts, only to watch them get eaten by a couple of 8-9 ft sharks. We picked up and moved a few miles away to find the ocean full of life. There were multiple boats hooked up catching nice citation cobia, but not the first person was trolling. We quickly saw a nice Wahoo sky and put our lines in. We immediately had a mono rig chomped off and caught a nice little Wahoo for the grill. We set back out with all wire and over the next few hours proceeded to slam some nice wahoos, including a nice 50 lb slob. We also lost one around the same size right beside the boat when a tackle failure took place. The fishing off of Wrightsville beach in the Stream will only continue to heat up as the Mahi will begin to move in, the wahoo will become more aggressive, and a possible run of yellowfin could occur in the next few weeks. Call and Book your trip today to get some of this fantastic table fare in your freezer.
Brent
Everything is Heating UP
The weather is starting to get warmer – finally! And the phone is lighting up! Fishing fever is starting to take hold of everyone. While the fishing inshore is still a little slow, Gulf Stream fishing is doing pretty good. A deep jigging trip last week produced 65 plus amber jacks (lost count), African pompanos, and some black fin tuna. The guys were jigging machines and didn’t quit all day. Water temp was still cool for the stream. Jigging started in 325 ft water and worked up to 210 ft water. How exciting and heart pounding! Just a reminder, call and book your fishing trip early!
Wahoo fishing is on fire right now!
Five were caught, biggest one being 63 lbs, and 4 more were missed. No dolphin were caught that day, couldn’t even get a King Mackerel to bite. Ballyhoo were being pulled, naked and with skirts. The skirts seemed to work the best. The fish were very aggressive coming to the baits and “the bite”.
Winter Speckled Trout
The Speckled Trout fishing has been steady and good in the Cape Fear River too. There have been a good number caught each week, with many fish going 3-4 lbs. These fish can be caught artificially or on live shrimp. This fishing wont last much longer since the cold weather will shut the bite down until the spring time when it will begin to come back in full force. Call for prices and availability. 910-622-3474 or 910-617-0777
Capt. Owen Sewell
Fishing Report
There are some drum in very shallow water for sight casting. Large numbers of drum are off the surf and can be caught throwing storm baits & live finger mullets on Carolina rig. There are lots of fish to be caught. On calm days you can take your boat just outside of the breakers. On windy days you can walk across the beach and cast to the surf. Fun and exciting for any age. Capt Owen
Boat Show
I have been busy at BassPro Shop’s annual boat show for the last two weekends. Lots of excited fishermen have come in. We are having a saltwater fishing school March 6, 2009 – hands on – with several captains. There will be inshore and offshore tactics taught. There will be a small fee to cover lunch for everyone attending. Come join us in Myrtle Beach. You will not be disappointed! Looking forward to seeing you. Tell your friends and come out and have a good time! Captain Owen
Striper Fishing the Cape Fear River
When the other fish begin to shut down in the Cold months from November to February, the local Striper population begin to feed in Downtown Wilmington, NC. These fish range all the way from 3 to 30 lbs and are feisty fighters. Often the coldest, nastiest day you can choose is the day they want to bite, with some ten to fifteen fish days happening every year. There are often several other species that will surprise you during the trip. Speckled Trout and Redfish can be found in many of the same spots with the Stripers, a few catfish have even been caught in the brackish water. While the Stripers can not be kept, the Speckled Trout and Redfish can be for some excellent table fare, but catch and release is optional. We catch these fish using two methods, trolling deep diving plugs and casting jigs and swimbaits, which makes it easy for any range of experience to enjoy.
Winter Fishing
Its that time of year again, the cold has set upon us and ice is abundant, but in the middle of this coldness there are a few types of fishing that can warm you up inside and is just down right fun. The speckled trout bite is going good and the fish are a nice size with most being over 16 in. Striped Bass can be caught right beside the trout, with the stripers running from 2 lbs. to 15 lbs. There is also a few Redfish around to surprise you as well.
The Gulfstream bite will be heating up real soon, with good catches of Wahoo and Tuna coming in January, February, and March. The Grouper fishing will be closed as of the new year but comes back in in March.
We are now pre-booking all 2010 trips gulf stream, offshore, and near-shore. so call and reserve your spot today.