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The beach fishing doesn’t get much hotter than right now in terms of shear numbers of fish. The Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish are here, and provide tons of action when the weather is nice enough to break the inlet. The Spanish have been big lately, with many of the fish being over 16 in and a few are mixed in over 5 lbs. Bluefish are found in and around the Spanish schools, and they are also really thick in the Inlet during the morning. They are also nice sized and will tug the line and give you great table fare at the house.
A few flounder have moved into the river, but are still few and far between. The trout are present in the river and some are nice sized, but will continue to increase in size and numbers as the month goes on. Black drum and Red Drum are around and can be caught if you set up in the right spot, but have been concentrated in just a few small spots lately. The fishing will continue to improve as we progress towards summer time and get closer to the fall pattern we all crave around here.
The nearshore fishing has improved durastically over the past week. We worked the offshore waters of Carolina Beach today and found the Spanish Mackeral have arrived and in good numbers and size. In an hour and a half we boated over 20 spanish and easily as many blues. The fish were all good keepers and the Spanish ranged up to 6 lbs. The blues were all about 2 to 3 lbs and put up a good fight. These fish can be caught casting or trolling through them. They will show up in better numbers as the weeks increase, but they are here good enough now that they can be fished for specifically. The trout are still sticking around, but there are not that many. Flounder are offshore, but moving in, and should be found in a few weeks around the nearshore wrecks. The next big thing we are waiting for is the Cobia. They should be showing up at any time and will put up a great fight and some of the best table fare that saltwater fishing has to offer. Call us to book your trip today.