By: Steve Fifer The cold snap we’re currently experiencing has slowed the fishing, but hasn’t stopped it. The ocean has continued to be too choppy for small boats to venture out but if you can get to the live bottoms, ledges, wrecks, and rocks 15-25 miles out you’ll find some good bottom fishing and jigging.…
By: Steve Fifer Good inshore and nearshore fishing going into Christmas around town. The ocean has remained very choppy so there a few reports of bluewater activity. Along the beaches from Cape Lookout down to Bear and Brown’s Inlets, there are schools of slot-sized redfish roaming. The water is very clear right now, so you…
By: Steve Fifer The big fishing news locally involves big fish. Really big fish. The bluefin tuna have arrived off our beaches and several have been brought to the docks over the past week. This is highly specialized fishing using heavy (50 to 130# class tackle) but can reward you with the fish of a…
By: Steve Fifer In the days following Thanksgiving, we’ve seen a mini Indian summer; temps in the upper 60’s, calm winds, and great inshore fishing. The water nearshore and in the ICW has been in the lower 50’s and the fish are very active. The speckled trout fishing is as good as we’ve seen it…
By: Steve Fifer The weather has settled down…it’s go time. Good reports are coming from all the local hotspots. From the Cape down to beach to the inlet, false albacore are here and feeding heavily. Look for schools of them crashing into baitfish and making a big fuss on the surface. Flocks of birds diving…
By: Steve Fifer The weather has settled down…it’s go time. Good reports are coming from all the local hotspots. From the Cape down to beach to the inlet, false albacore are here and feeding heavily. Look for schools of them crashing into baitfish and making a big fuss on the surface. Flocks of birds diving…
By: Steve Fifer We’re at the time of year when seasonal changes are just beginning and the fishing has been very good. The old drum bite on the lower Neuse River is in full swing now and will remain that way until the next full moon. The fish had been concentrated along the river’s south…
By: Steve Fifer The fishing locally is the stage where it will take shift to fall weather patterns to change the routine, but that doesn’t mean the fishing is bad. It’s actually real good! Inshore, the Turning Basin area is the best place to look for keeper-sized flounder and drifting with live mullet is the…
By: Steve Fifer The fishing around town has been a little slow recently but you can always find something biting. King mackerel and amberjacks are found around the nearshore wrecks and live bottoms especially on the east side. Slow trolling a live menhaden or a frozen cigar minnow on a dead bait rig is the…
By: Steve Fifer More wind. If it ever dies down for a day or two, there’s some good fishing around the area. Inshore, the local marshes like the Haystacks and the Newport River have a good population of redfish in them right now. Look for them at high tide right up against the grass banks and around oyster…