Wrightsville Beach October 13, 2005
Tex, at Tex’s Tackle, reports the rain has slowed the fishermen, but the fish are still around and biting. Spots have begun to make their fall run in the waterway, while bluefish have staged up in the inlets and in the surf.
Flounder are in the creeks, the inlets, and out on the beach waiting on a mullet to inhale. Red drum fishing has been good and should continue as the water cleans up. Live baits, topwaters, and gulp baits have worked well on the redfish.
No recent reports offshore, and it may take a while for the fresh water to move out and the ocean to settle down for some good fall kingfishing.
No reports from the gulf stream either due to high seas, but the wahoo bite should be on as soon as things calm down.
Lewis, at Bug-Em Bait Co., reports rains have slowed down the fishing, but the red drum are still active in the creeks, inlets, and also in the surf. Spots are starting to run pretty well, but flounder fishing has slowed up. Speckled trout fishing is best in the river, but they are also mixed in from Carolina Beach up to Topsail.
Offshore, no one has been able to do much due to the seas, but the wahoo were starting to pick up before the storms.
Rick, at Johnnie Mercers Pier, reports the fall kings have yet to show up in force, but sharks and 20 to 25 lb. barracudas are keeping them busy. Bluefish are hitting gotcha plugs and cut bait.
Flounder are hitting Gulp baits and live mullets, and you might get lucky with a redfish or speckled trout which are beginning to show in the surf.
Bottom fishing is catching some spots and pompano.
Seth, at Intracoastal Angler, reports good redfishing is taking place just about everywhere from Topsail to Carolina Beach and down the river to Southport. Fish are in the creeks very shallow as well as feeding in the inlets and running the surf.
An occasional speckled trout is also showing up by those flounder and drum fishing. The flounder have slowed a bit, but they should pick back up as the water settles down from the rain. Nothing to report offshore due to the seas, but the fall wahoo season should pick up as soon as boats can get to them.
Dickie, at Tidal Market II, reports that there hasn’t been much action since all of the rain. There are some bluefish at the north end of Carolina Beach. And for reds, hit the ocean side of Lee Island. The reds have been on the beach thick, and you can expect the sizes to be slot and over-the-slot.
