The inshore fishing has been good over the past couple of weeks with catches of black drum, red drum, virginia mullet, and speckled trout. There are also a few bluefish and sheephead starting to show up. The spanish mackerel and flounder should move in over the next couple of weeks.

We have been catching good numbers of black drum around docks and rock piles using carolina rigs baited with fresh shrimp. Twenty to thirty fish days have been common. We are also catching a few nice reds mixed in with the blacks.

We are also catching a few speckled trout in the Cape Fear river on jigs, artificial shrimp imitations under a popping float, and live shrimp on a float rig. The trout fishing has been tough in the wide open Cape Fear due to the high winds we have lately. We should be able to catch some nice specs on the days when the wind cooperates. We are also picking a few redfish mixed in with the specs.

The shallow water redfishing has also been tough due to the winds. I am sure the fish are there we just need the winds to lay down so we can find the fish. Sightcasting and blindcasting artificials and live bait on float rigs and carolina rigs will be the way to go for the reds.

If the weather will cooperate we should have some great fishing over the next couple of weeks. Check out some of the photos from the past couple of weeks. These are just a few of the good catches we have had lately.

Thanks,
Jeff Wolfe
Seahawk Inshore Fishing Charters
Fish Carolina Beach Blog
910-619-9580

The warmer weather is finally starting to bring the water temps up and the fish are responding. The inshore fishing picking up with catches of speckled trout, redfish, blackdrum, sea mullet, and even a flounder or two. It is not uncommon to catch to catch red drum, black drum, and speckled trout all in one trip.

We are catching red and black drum around structure like dock pilings and rock piles. The bait of choice is fresh shrimp on carolina rigs or jig heads. The black drum are nice fish two to five pounds. The reds are mixed in size, just under the slot with a few slot fish mixed in. There are also some schools of reds on the flats, around shellbeds and oyster rocks. We are catching the schooling reds by sigthcasting and blindcasting artificials and live mud minnows on light jigheads.

We are starting to catch a few speckled trout and the numbers and size should get better as the water warms. Spring is the time to catch large specs in the Cape Fear area. The specs are hitting Doa and Gulp shrimp imitations and of course live shrimp when available.

The sea mullet are in the lower Cape Fear river. These tasty fish can sometimes be caught two at a time by fishing two hook bottom rigs with fresh shrimp Forty and fifty fish days are not uncommon.

I think we have finally turned the corner on the inshore fishing. Check out the photos from the past couple of weeks.

Thanks,
Jeff Wolfe
Seahawk Inshore Fishing Charters
Fish Carolina Beach Blog
910-619-9580