Trails End Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Nice sized spex,(6.03 lbs largest, striper too this week. Bottom fishing good too with grouper and snapper!

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Nice sized spex,(6.03 lbs largest, striper too this week. Bottom fishing good too with grouper and snapper!

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

6lb 3 Oz speck today!!

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

6lb 3 Oz speck today!!

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing in Iceland beach has been strong for reds flounder and trout Great speckle trout by top water early Reds up to 40" This week and eliminate flounder almost every day the the flatter season closes on September 30th after the 30th after that it will be a release fishery...

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing in Iceland beach has been strong for reds flounder and trout Great speckle trout by top water early Reds up to 40" This week and eliminate flounder almost every day the the flatter season closes on September 30th after the 30th after that it will be a release fishery but we will still be catching them.

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Great fishing for flounder, Red drum, Spanish mackerel, false albies (fly fish opportunities) and more..this is the beginning of great fall fishing. A wind of change is blowing in and all are excited for great fall fishing. Flounder fishing is great and anglers are able to keep some now through...

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Great fishing for flounder, Red drum, Spanish mackerel, false albies (fly fish opportunities) and more..this is the beginning of great fall fishing. A wind of change is blowing in and all are excited for great fall fishing. Flounder fishing is great and anglers are able to keep some now through the end of September. Trout fishing here should be as good as it gets towards October and November.

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Great fishing for flounder, Red drum, Spanish mackerel, false albies (fly fish opportunities) and more..this is the beginning of great fall fishing. A wind of change is blowing in and all are excited for great fall fishing. Flounder fishing is great and anglers are able to keep some now through...

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Great fishing for flounder, Red drum, Spanish mackerel, false albies (fly fish opportunities) and more..this is the beginning of great fall fishing. A wind of change is blowing in and all are excited for great fall fishing. Flounder fishing is great and anglers are able to keep some now through the end of September.

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Tarpon fishing is still going but seeing the end in sight of our bite. Has been great!

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Tarpon fishing is still going but seeing the end in sight of our bite. Has been great!

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Great fishing continues around Wrightsville beach with many different opportunities, from Spanish mackeral to great flounder fishing, red drum a few speckled trout and Tarpon are in the area. Expect great fishing for old drum citation size and fantastic Spanish mackerel and false albacore casting opportunities aswell. Tarpon can be...

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Great fishing continues around Wrightsville beach with many different opportunities, from Spanish mackeral to great flounder fishing, red drum a few speckled trout and Tarpon are in the area. Expect great fishing for old drum citation size and fantastic Spanish mackerel and false albacore casting opportunities aswell. Tarpon can be caught but it’s a very specialized trip. If you’d like to book a Tarpon trip before the end of August call in to the team at Captain Experiences to hear about availability and pricing.
Though there are September opportunities for Tarpon, our focus switches back to the trout. As Speckled Tout fishing starts getting really good as well as big reds.

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing is good for flounder inside and out It's good and giving anglers the best Bang for their buck although we are in a moratorium and can't keep the fish and proper Care is demonstrated and delivered to the fish as do the fish as we have to put them...

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing is good for flounder inside and out It's good and giving anglers the best Bang for their buck although we are in a moratorium and can't keep the fish and proper Care is demonstrated and delivered to the fish as do the fish as we have to put them back catch catching Spanish macro on the beach on spoon and plainer combo's introductional trolling methods for anglers who need to put a big meal together some larger Spanish are binding on live dates which have been slow trolled Some trout and red fish have been caught but they have almost been far in between lately remember between lately as we are in the dog days of summer fill on down for a great day of reef and Spanish macro fishing that is very good and it's a staple for us in the summertime.

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