North Carolina Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Jerry Teel
Avon, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fall fishing in Hatteras is some of the best anywhere. Lots of large and slot drum, specks, flounder, blues and Spanish.

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Jerry Teel Avon, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Fall fishing in Hatteras is some of the best anywhere. Lots of large and slot drum, specks, flounder, blues and Spanish.

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Bud Bishop
Manteo, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing is fishing not catching but we are having some great trips! A lot of bucket list fish checked off.

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Bud Bishop Manteo, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing is fishing not catching but we are having some great trips! A lot of bucket list fish checked off.

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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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Joshua Benton
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!

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Joshua Benton 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!

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Daniel Griffee
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been on fire as the weather gets cooler and lighter winds come around. The shrimp are thick inshore, allowing drum and trout easy meals. Nearshore, there are acres of Spanish Mackerel, albacore, and bluefish are busting glass minnows. Dropping on deep water ledges has been providing nice flounder...

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Daniel Griffee Morehead City, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been on fire as the weather gets cooler and lighter winds come around. The shrimp are thick inshore, allowing drum and trout easy meals. Nearshore, there are acres of Spanish Mackerel, albacore, and bluefish are busting glass minnows. Dropping on deep water ledges has been providing nice flounder bites as well

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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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Joe Tunstall
Gloucester, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Nearshore Spanish, bluefish and kings and amberjack have been consistent. Backwater bite has been fire! Bait all over skinny water reds blowing shrimp outta the water from slot size all the way up to Trophy size (40+") they have been steadily eating topwater and flies, popping corks have been producing...

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Joe Tunstall Gloucester, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Nearshore Spanish, bluefish and kings and amberjack have been consistent.
Backwater bite has been fire! Bait all over skinny water reds blowing shrimp outta the water from slot size all the way up to Trophy size (40+") they have been steadily eating topwater and flies, popping corks have been producing well. Speckled Trout have still been crushing corks and topwater, mostly morning and evening. Good numbers of Sheepshead and black drum.

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