Southport June 2, 2005
Bobby, at Long Beach Pier, reports that if you bring live shrimp you can catch a lot of speckled trout up to around 4 lbs. Early morning has been the best time and the big 1 to 2 lb. pompano have also hit the live shrimp. Pluggers are catching blues all day long with spanish mackerel runs every so often. More keeper sized flounder are showing up and anglers are doing better with mullet for bait but mud minnows will work as well.
Dave, at Ocean Crest Pier, reports speckled trout are the catch of the week hitting gotchas and live shrimp with some weighing up to 3 lbs. Flounder up to 4.5 lbs. are being caught on mullet and chopper bluefish are still around on the rising tide. 2 to 4 lb. black drum and 1 to 3 lb. whiting are biting very well at night on sand fleas with smaller fish being caught during the day. Pompano, gray trout, and spanish mackerel are also making occasional appearances on the pier. Cobia up to 54 lbs. are being caught on the end while a 33 lb. King mackerel was caught Memorial day morning to get the holiday off to a good start and hopefully it will be the beginning of a good king run just in time for the U.S. Open pier tournament being held this weekend.
Billie, at Dutchman Creek Bait and Tackle, reports blues, spanish, and small kings along the beach and on the piers. A few trout and spots are also in the surf. The flounder have been coming from the waterway with a few coming from the surf and the piers as well.
