Topsail Beach Weather Forecast

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Guion Lee III
Guion L.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 1 year ago
Bonito bite is on fire. With Black Sea bass and big sheep's head on the wrecks. The fishing for reds and black drum has been steady as well on cut bait, and tip water during during the mid day suns.
Guion Lee III
Guion L. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 1 year ago
Bonito bite is on fire. With Black Sea bass and big sheep's head on the wrecks. The fishing for reds and black drum has been steady as well on cut bait, and tip water during during the mid day suns.
Fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Luke M.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 1 year ago
The red drum have started to break up from their winter schools and have become much more active. Catching fish on cut baits and fresh shrimp as well as artificial and top water baits. The black drum bite has been very productive catching fishing along boat docks fishing fresh shrimp. The near shore action has by far been the best. The Atlantic bonito have shown up and have been all up and down the beach trolling deep divers and casting at fish on the surface. There have been a few Spanish mackerel around but the numbers have not shown up...
Luke Moser
Luke M. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 1 year ago
The red drum have started to break up from their winter schools and have become much more active. Catching fish on cut baits and fresh shrimp as well as artificial and top water baits. The black drum bite has been very productive catching fishing along boat docks fishing fresh shrimp. The near shore action has by far been the best. The Atlantic bonito have shown up and have been all up and down the beach trolling deep divers and casting at fish on the surface. There have been a few Spanish mackerel around but the numbers have not shown up but expect to see them any day now!
Fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
Fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
Fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Jason Garay
Jason G.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 1 year ago
Bottom fishing offshore has been good. Big-size sea bass, grunts and the like
Jason Garay
Jason G. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 1 year ago
Bottom fishing offshore has been good. Big-size sea bass, grunts and the like
Fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
Fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Jason Garay
Jason G.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 1 year ago
Fishing has been great. Snapper, grunts, porgys, amberjack wahoo and false albacore
Jason Garay
Jason G. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 1 year ago
Fishing has been great. Snapper, grunts, porgys, amberjack wahoo and false albacore
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Jason Garay
Jason G.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 1 year ago
Great day yesterday. Amberjack, grunts, vermillion snapper, grouper, porgys, kings, Trigger fish as well.
Jason Garay
Jason G. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 1 year ago
Great day yesterday. Amberjack, grunts, vermillion snapper, grouper, porgys, kings, Trigger fish as well.
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Michael Moore
Michael M.
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported 2 years ago
The wahoo bite has been heating up and getting better out at the break nearshore King mackerel and Spanish mackerel is starting to heat up and when wind lays down near shore should be on fire
Michael Moore
Michael M. Carolina Beach, North Carolina Reported 2 years ago
The wahoo bite has been heating up and getting better out at the break nearshore King mackerel and Spanish mackerel is starting to heat up and when wind lays down near shore should be on fire
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
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Ger Hardin
Ger H.
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Reported 2 years ago
Saturday morning started off with a steady bite but tapered off toward the end of the trip, managed to catch enough for a fish fry though.
Ger Hardin
Ger H. Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Reported 2 years ago
Saturday morning started off with a steady bite but tapered off toward the end of the trip, managed to catch enough for a fish fry though.
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Guion Lee III
Guion L.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 2 years ago
Cobia and Spanish fishing has been good.
Guion Lee III
Guion L. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 2 years ago
Cobia and Spanish fishing has been good.
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Guion Lee III
Guion L.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 3 years ago
The Cooler weather has the redfish biting good as well as plenty of Spanish mackerel casting to feeding surface fish and trolling Clark spoons.
Guion Lee III
Guion L. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 3 years ago
The Cooler weather has the redfish biting good as well as plenty of Spanish mackerel casting to feeding surface fish and trolling Clark spoons.
Spanish Mackerel Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Spanish Mackerel Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Jason Garay
Jason G.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported 3 years ago
Still kind of rough (windy) out but caught some decent fish today. Amberjacks, red snapper, seabass and let a huge sandbar shark go. Soon the weather will be perfect for all kinds of anglers.
Jason Garay
Jason G. Wilmington, North Carolina Reported 3 years ago
Still kind of rough (windy) out but caught some decent fish today. Amberjacks, red snapper, seabass and let a huge sandbar shark go. Soon the weather will be perfect for all kinds of anglers.
Amberjack Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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    Great trip, thank you!

    Stephanie M. | September 27, 2026

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    Jonathan L. | September 2, 2026

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    Captain Drew took us out on a fantastic half day inshore trip. I took my son (9 y/o) and one of my buddies from college. His boat was super clean and well equipped for our charter. He had all the tackle we needed for successful time on the water. This guy knows how to fish: within 10 minutes of getting to our first spot, we already had a fish on the line: an over slot red drum. The second drum was a keeper and Drew kindly fileted it for us afterward (red drum grilled on the half shell is now one of my favorites). We moved to a few different spots throughout the morning and all together we caught about 9 fish. We let all but one go. Captain Drew really knows these waters and he was able to cater to more novice anglers and kids (my son and i) as well as more experienced anglers (my buddy) on the same trip. If i make it back to the carolina coast again, I would absolutely book Captain Drew

    Alan G. | September 2, 2026

    Trip: Kure Beach/Fortfisher Inshore Trip

  • ★★★★★
    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

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    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

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    Aaron H. | August 17, 2026

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    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

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    Andrew B. | August 7, 2026

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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.

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