Topsail June 22, 2006
Jimmy, at Bad Attitude Charters, reports the fishing has been slowed down tremendously due to the recent storm rains.
Bait has been scattered, but it should be regrouping around the E Buoy.
A run of 30 miles was needed to find bottom fish this week with all the rain, but as the water clears there should be a good bite in the 20 to 25 mile areas.
And kings should bite well once some cleaner water hits the 7 to 8 mile spots. And when this happens, the mahi won’t be far behind.
Ricky, at Speckled Specialist Charters, reports good catches of red drum in the surf coming from throwing artificials. Most reds being caught have measured over the 27-inch slot, with the biggest going 36 inches.
Flounder are beginning to bite on the nearshore ledges on live baits.
Spanish are hitting trolled spoons or live baits light lined behind the boat.
And the speckled trout are still around the Sneads Ferry area as well.
Ed, at Surf City Pier, reports rough and dirty water early in the week, but it is clearing up. The bottom fishing has been best at night, with small whiting and croaker eating shrimp and bloodworms.
Sheepshead fishing is picking up beside the pilings; use fiddler crabs or sand fleas to catch them.
And no king mackerel have been caught this week.
Willie, at Sea View Pier, reports that a combination of spot, whiting, and bluefish are biting on the bottom. Also on the bottom, a 10 lb. black drum was weighed this week.
Bloodworms and shrimp will produce best on the bottom.
Flounder fishing has been good, with fish up to 3 lbs. biting mud minnows.
King mackerel fishing has been slow, with one lost at the pier this week.
Robin, at Jolly Roger Pier, reports that the spots are biting shrimp and bloodworms at night.
Bluefish are hitting both cut baits on the bottom and the plugs.
On mud minnows, anglers are catching legal sized flounder and trout.
Some small cobia are biting live baits, but the dirty water has kept the king mackerel from biting.
