North Myrtle – August 14, 2014
Jonathan Orrell, of Mocksville, NC, with a 28″ red drum that bit a live finger mullet in the ICW near Ocean Isle.
Patrick, of Capt. Smiley’s Fishing Charters, reports that anglers are connecting with a bit of everything inshore around Little River right now.;
Red drum are feeding in Bonaparte Creek and the nearby shallows, as well as at ICW structure like docks and the Sunset Beach Bridge. Live and cut finger mullet have been the best bet for the reds recently, and dead-sticking the mullet along flooded grass lines at higher tides has been producing most of the fish.
Some black drum are feeding around oyster-encrusted pilings in the area, and they’re falling for live shrimp.
The flounder action is still solid in Tubbs Inlet, where anglers are fooling the flatfish with live baits and Gulps pinned to jigheads.
Ken Cutbush, of Lumberton, NC, with a red drum that struck a live finger mullet along a grass bank near Little River Inlet.
Speckled trout, red drum, ladyfish, bluefish, bonnethead sharks, and many more species are providing some fast-paced variety fishing in Little River Inlet. Live shrimp will fool all the fish, but they’re also tough to keep away from the pinfish long enough for something larger to bite. Finger mullet are the way to go when the pinfish get overwhelming.
Mark, of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters, reports that anglers are starting to see some healthy flounder feeding in Little River Inlet. Live finger mullet and peanut menhaden are tough for the flatfish to turn down. The flatfish bite is still going strong in Tubbs Inlet as well, and anglers continue to see action around nearshore structure like the Jim Caudle Reef.
There’s been a decent red drum bite just inshore of the inlet, and the reds are taking an interest in the same live baits as the flounder.
Kaitlyn Favolise, of Wilmington, NC, with a 28″ flounder that struck a Carolina-rigged finger mullet in Murrellls Inlet while she was fishing with Kyle Peters.
Steve, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that bottom fishermen are hooking a mixed bag of panfish including sea mullet, croaker, silver perch, and more on shrimp and bloodworms pinned to double-drop rigs.
Plug casters are hooking a few bluefish on Gotchas.
Some flounder are falling for small live baits under the pier.
And live-baiters fishing from the end of the pier had their first king mackerel catch of the year, but a shark took much of the fish before anglers could get it on deck.
The water is 83 degrees.
