North Carolina Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Joe Tunstall
Gloucester, North Carolina
Reported: 1 week ago

NC's world-class Cape Lookout False Albacore Season officially ended strong! They're still out there and will be on and off throughout the winter months. But we'll transition to sightfishing slot Redfish, backwater speckled trout, and riding the ocean for Trophy-sized Redfish.

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Joe Tunstall Gloucester, North Carolina Reported: 1 week ago

NC's world-class Cape Lookout False Albacore Season officially ended strong!
They're still out there and will be on and off throughout the winter months.
But we'll transition to sightfishing slot Redfish, backwater speckled trout, and riding the ocean for Trophy-sized Redfish.

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Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 1 week ago

Some incredible fishing right now. Enjoying some time in the kayak when I don't have trips

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 1 week ago

Some incredible fishing right now. Enjoying some time in the kayak when I don't have trips

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Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 1 week ago

The speckled trout bite remains hot.

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 1 week ago

The speckled trout bite remains hot.

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Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 1 week ago

The speckled trout bite is wide open right now. Casting suspending twitch baits such as Mirrolure 17mr's and Slicks as well as jigs tipped with a variety of soft plastic baits are producing good numbers of fish.

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 1 week ago

The speckled trout bite is wide open right now. Casting suspending twitch baits such as Mirrolure 17mr's and Slicks as well as jigs tipped with a variety of soft plastic baits are producing good numbers of fish.

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Michael Moore
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Wahoo and Blackfin tuna have been the catch lately. Wahoo has been 2 to 3, every trip, fin has been 5 to 10 every Trip. A few of the trips we would've been able to get a lot more black Fin but after you get your first few on the...

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Michael Moore Carolina Beach, North Carolina Reported: 2 weeks ago

Wahoo and Blackfin tuna have been the catch lately. Wahoo has been 2 to 3, every trip, fin has been 5 to 10 every Trip. A few of the trips we would've been able to get a lot more black Fin but after you get your first few on the rock, the sharks find us and start eating them before we can get them to the boat so we had to move and find another group to catch.

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James Coane
Hatteras, North Carolina
Reported: 2 months ago

Starting to deep drop for swordfish now we dealing with the hurricane here on the East Coast but by this weekend, it should be cleared out. Fishing should be good.

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James Coane Hatteras, North Carolina Reported: 2 months ago

Starting to deep drop for swordfish now we dealing with the hurricane here on the East Coast but by this weekend, it should be cleared out. Fishing should be good.

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Daniel Griffee
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

Spanish are here and catching them casting jigs and trolling spoons, bluefish are crushing topwaters, and reds are in the marsh caught on topwater and popping corks.

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Daniel Griffee Morehead City, North Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

Spanish are here and catching them casting jigs and trolling spoons, bluefish are crushing topwaters, and reds are in the marsh caught on topwater and popping corks.

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Jimmy Pitetti
Buxton, North Carolina
Reported: 6 months ago

Cory with a 24 inch spackle Mom Maisie and dad Randy with a nice catchup released speckled trout

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Jimmy Pitetti Buxton, North Carolina Reported: 6 months ago

Cory with a 24 inch spackle Mom Maisie and dad Randy with a nice catchup released speckled trout

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