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…
By: Steve Fifer The windy summer continues but the fishing is still good when you get a calm day. Offshore, the mahi, wahoo, and blackfin are there for the boats that withstand some bouncy conditions. There are also our regular summertime visitors like sailfish and barracuda waiting for you. The movement of bait as determined…