North Topsail Beach Weather Forecast

Fishing reports straight from our guides in North Topsail Beach

Jason Garay
Jason G.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 3 years ago
Still on the grind for white sturgeon on the Sacramento River! With high river flows more sturgeon are showing up every day! I suspect February and March are going to be 'Off the hook!
Jason Garay
Jason G. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 3 years ago
Still on the grind for white sturgeon on the Sacramento River! With high river flows more sturgeon are showing up every day! I suspect February and March are going to be 'Off the hook!
Black Seabass, Scup / Porgy, Triggerfish Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Jason Garay
Jason G.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 3 years ago
Fishing has been great for black fin tuna, king mackeral, cobia, seabass and vermillion snapper
Jason Garay
Jason G. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 3 years ago
Fishing has been great for black fin tuna, king mackeral, cobia, seabass and vermillion snapper
Amberjack, King Mackerel / Kingfish Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Amberjack, King Mackerel / Kingfish Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Amberjack, King Mackerel / Kingfish Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Amberjack, King Mackerel / Kingfish Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Jason Garay
Jason G.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 3 years ago
The Blackfin Tuna and Cobia are in
Jason Garay
Jason G. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 3 years ago
The Blackfin Tuna and Cobia are in
Cobia fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Cobia fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Cobia fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Cobia fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Joshua Benton
Joshua B.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 3 years ago
Fly fishing has been awesome with the weather we have been gifted. Sight casting schools is always a classic for my charters. Shark fishing has been a blast on light tackle, sight fishing them also! Lady fish, and Spanish on fly rod also! Albies are also starting to show up!
Joshua Benton
Joshua B. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 3 years ago
Fly fishing has been awesome with the weather we have been gifted. Sight casting schools is always a classic for my charters. Shark fishing has been a blast on light tackle, sight fishing them also! Lady fish, and Spanish on fly rod also! Albies are also starting to show up!
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Joshua Benton
Joshua B.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 4 years ago
Redfish are chewin along with flounders. Topwater, swim baits and gulp. Along with live bait for begginers.
Joshua Benton
Joshua B. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 4 years ago
Redfish are chewin along with flounders. Topwater, swim baits and gulp. Along with live bait for begginers.
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Guion Lee III
Guion L.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 4 years ago
Wilmington has been offering a good topwater speckled trout bite early in the morning. Plenty of flounder as September starts our keeper season. Plenty of grey trout and redfish as well. In Oriental, the bull reds are starting to fire up. Morning trips with popping corks and evening bottom fishing with bait have been producing some big bull redfish.
Guion Lee III
Guion L. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 4 years ago
Wilmington has been offering a good topwater speckled trout bite early in the morning. Plenty of flounder as September starts our keeper season. Plenty of grey trout and redfish as well. In Oriental, the bull reds are starting to fire up. Morning trips with popping corks and evening bottom fishing with bait have been producing some big bull redfish.
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Dave Wood
Dave W.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 4 years ago
The last couple weeks the wind has kept some from getting out and fishing but when the weather has cooperated fishing had been producing some nice fish. Trolling for Pelagic's has been spotty and when you do find them numbers have been down compared to previous seasons. Bottom fishing when you find your spot has been extremely good producing keeper gag grouper and for some reason lots of cobia. Almost every bottom trip produces keeper size cobia. Many of us agree that our cooler than usual spring that went straight to intense summer heat may have derailed some of the...
Dave Wood
Dave W. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 4 years ago
The last couple weeks the wind has kept some from getting out and fishing but when the weather has cooperated fishing had been producing some nice fish. Trolling for Pelagic's has been spotty and when you do find them numbers have been down compared to previous seasons. Bottom fishing when you find your spot has been extremely good producing keeper gag grouper and for some reason lots of cobia. Almost every bottom trip produces keeper size cobia. Many of us agree that our cooler than usual spring that went straight to intense summer heat may have derailed some of the usual migration of certain species. That being said last few days those missing fishing are starting to show.
Cobia fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
Cobia fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
Cobia fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
Cobia fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
Cobia fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Guion Lee III
Guion L.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 4 years ago
Fishing has gotten hot. Winds have been blowing for weeks and has kept us out of the ocean. We have been inshore fishing which has been producing flounder, redfish, specked trout, lady fish and some black drum. Top water bites have been fun early and as the sun gets up we start fishing deeper to get the bites.
Guion Lee III
Guion L. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 4 years ago
Fishing has gotten hot. Winds have been blowing for weeks and has kept us out of the ocean. We have been inshore fishing which has been producing flounder, redfish, specked trout, lady fish and some black drum. Top water bites have been fun early and as the sun gets up we start fishing deeper to get the bites.
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Joshua Benton
Joshua B.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 4 years ago
Soft plastic, topwater and live bait producing good
Joshua Benton
Joshua B. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 4 years ago
Soft plastic, topwater and live bait producing good
Flounder fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Flounder fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Flounder fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Flounder fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Flounder fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Flounder fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Flounder fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Guion Lee III
Guion L.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 4 years ago
Had a great time with David and Keith yesterday. Reds got Pickey. Had em all around us they just wouldn't chew but they got a few flounder and the biggest one they ever saw. Just over 6lbs.
Guion Lee III
Guion L. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 4 years ago
Had a great time with David and Keith yesterday. Reds got Pickey. Had em all around us they just wouldn't chew but they got a few flounder and the biggest one they ever saw. Just over 6lbs.
Flounder fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Recent North Topsail Beach Reviews

  • ★★★★★
    Had a great day fishing with Captain. Cord caught a few Spanish mackerels and even real in a good size barracuda. Cord was very flexible with us rescheduling since it rained on our original day.

    Derek R. | August 25, 2026

    Trip: Wrightsville Beach Nearshore

  • ★★★★★
    Bryan was very professional and did a great job putting my boys on some fish! Highly recommend going out with him! Looking forward to next time!

    Christian N. | August 19, 2026

    Trip: NC Inshore Trips

  • ★★★★★
    Awesome captain. Very knowledgeable and friendly.

    Aaron H. | August 17, 2026

    Trip: Half Day Charter

  • ★★★★★
    My son, my friends and their kids all had an awesome time with Captain Ryan and his first mate Beau. Every part of the experience was enjoyable, from scheduling and communicating all the way through, walking away with some giant bags full of nicely filleted Spanish mackerel. Captain Ryan is an expert in these waters, knows exactly how to efficiently navigate them and put you in the position to catch a bunch of fish while having a great time. He and Beau work together seamlessly. Beau was expertly handling the three lines we had in the water, was extremely patient with the kids who were eager to be very hands-on, and tremendously efficient in removing the fish from the lines and getting them back in the water quickly. We walked out with 14 keepers, but had many more on the line throughout the day, which made it extremely engaging and exciting. The boat was super clean, easily access and equipped with anything we needed. In total, A+ experience and we will definitely be booking with him again next time we are in townz

    Rob Y. | August 10, 2026

    Trip: Nearshore Trolling/Drifting Trips

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    Drew was great. Very knowledgeable, reliable, personable.

    Andrew B. | August 7, 2026

    Trip: Exciting Nearshore Half Day

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    Michael was awesome. We had to cut the trip short due to my son and I being extremly seasick but the husband and brothers were still able to catch a few fish including a barracuda. Michael was very understanding and accommodating the entire time...no complaints.

    Mai N. | August 4, 2026

    Trip: Deep Sea Full Day & Extended Trips

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    We had a great trip with Jason, he was really good about making sure we had 2 coolers full of fish!

    Suzanne U. | July 29, 2026

    Trip: Bottomfishing/Trolling Combo

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    We had an absolute blast on our morning charter with Captain Ryan and first mate Bo! They were fantastic from start to finish-Captain Ryan is an awesome guy, unbelievably polite, and extremely accommodating throughout the entire trip. We had great luck on the water and pulled in a wide variety of fish, including Spanish mackerel, croaker, sea bass, bluefish, and even a solid sea trout! Top-notch experience from start to finish. 10/10, highly recommend booking a trip with them!

    Raymond S. | July 21, 2026

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    Great guy and good fishing!!

    Mark R. | July 6, 2026

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    Had a great time with Jamie. He’s very personable and adapted the day well based on what was biting. Great weather, company, and fishing. Thanks, Jamie!

    Kandice C. | July 5, 2026

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