North Carolina Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Guion Lee III
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 2 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.

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Guion Lee III Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 2 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.

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Jason Frivance
Harkers Island, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Cobia are here this was from last Thursday!!!

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Jason Frivance Harkers Island, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Cobia are here this was from last Thursday!!!

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Jason Garay
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 2 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.

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Jason Garay Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 2 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.

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

A few Atlantic bonita still linger around at Wrightsville beach. Spanish mackerel fishing is as strong as new rope. Plenty for everyone but, fish are mostly on the smaller side. The first few flounder of the year have been getting caught mostly on plastics while trout fishing. Speckled trout fishing...

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

A few Atlantic bonita still linger around at Wrightsville beach. Spanish mackerel fishing is as strong as new rope. Plenty for everyone but, fish are mostly on the smaller side. The first few flounder of the year have been getting caught mostly on plastics while trout fishing. Speckled trout fishing is pretty good right now with a chance of catching a very big female. Keeping them is discouraged, but for the person that loves a chance at a big one, spend your time early on top water in the next several weeks. Red drum are starting to bite better up and down the inter coastal waterway and near shore creeks, with the coming of the the mullet run that usually kicks off in late May or June. You can expect it to get really good once the bait come down the waterway. There will be great catch and release fishing for flounder and people who do not care to take fish home. King mackerel fishing should pick up in the next several weeks along near shore beaches and with the hopes of big menhaden schools on the beach. There could be good cobia opportunity.

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Jamie Rushing
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

A few Atlantic bonita still linger around at Wrightsville beach Spanish macro fishing is as strong as new rope. Plenty for everyone but, fish are mostly on the smaller side. The first few flounder of the year have been getting caught mostly on plastics while trout fishing. Speckle trout fishing...

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Jamie Rushing Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

A few Atlantic bonita still linger around at Wrightsville beach Spanish macro fishing is as strong as new rope. Plenty for everyone but, fish are mostly on the smaller side. The first few flounder of the year have been getting caught mostly on plastics while trout fishing. Speckle trout fishing is pretty good right now with a chance of catching a very big female. Keeping them is discouraged, but for the person that loves a chance at a big one, spend your time early on top water in the next several weeks. Red drum are starting to bite better up and down the inter coastal waterway and near shore creeks, with the coming of the the mullet run that usually kicks off in late May or June. You can expect it to get really good once the bait come down the waterway. There will be great catch and release fishing for flounder and people who do not care to take fish home. King macro fishing should pick up in the next several weeks along near shore beaches and with the hopes of big menhaden schools on the beach. There could be good cobia opportunity.

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Jordan Vass
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Good Spanish mackerel fishing. Long mackerels are starting to show up

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Jordan Vass Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Good Spanish mackerel fishing. Long mackerels are starting to show up

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Jason Frivance
Harkers Island, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Spring is full swing on the crystal coast!!! Probably one of the best Bonito seasons we have had in awhile very health fish!!! Cobia should start to show up any day now!!!

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Jason Frivance Harkers Island, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Spring is full swing on the crystal coast!!! Probably one of the best Bonito seasons we have had in awhile very health fish!!! Cobia should start to show up any day now!!!

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Jason Frivance
Harkers Island, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Bonito fishing has been hot lately

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Jason Frivance Harkers Island, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Bonito fishing has been hot lately

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