Wrightsville Beach Weather Forecast

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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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    Great trip, thank you!

    Stephanie M. | September 27, 2026

    Trip: Wrightsville Beach Nearshore

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    Great experience! Highly recommend fishing with Jordan

    Jonathan L. | September 2, 2026

    Trip: Fishing Special - 26’ C-Hawk

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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

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    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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    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

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