North Carolina Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Joe Tunstall
Gloucester, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

One good thing about this wind, it has heated things up! Literally and figuratively. The backwater bite has been solid! Topwater action and shallow fished weedless plastics and spoons have been producing. Loads of bait in the backbays, Trout in my immediate area are still hard to find. However the...

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Joe Tunstall Gloucester, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

One good thing about this wind, it has heated things up! Literally and figuratively. The backwater bite has been solid! Topwater action and shallow fished weedless plastics and spoons have been producing. Loads of bait in the backbays, Trout in my immediate area are still hard to find. However the action is fire up the Neuse nearby. Topwater Trout, slot drum and a solid showing of trophy size Reds are being produced on topwater. I'll be transitioning to that area as I begin to run my Trophy Redfish charters in August

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

Red Drum fishing has been great last couple weeks!!! Casting at schools of 40-50 Red drum in the skinny water!!! Trout bite has been decent with a few.

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

Red Drum fishing has been great last couple weeks!!! Casting at schools of 40-50 Red drum in the skinny water!!! Trout bite has been decent with a few.

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

Fishing has been good when the bite turns on in Morehead city. we've been dealing with extremely high winds and dirty water, 2 straight weeks of downpours and SW winds 15-25kts have made it tough, but using cut bait under corks, on protected banks, oyster rocks, and drop offs has...

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

Fishing has been good when the bite turns on in Morehead city. we've been dealing with extremely high winds and dirty water, 2 straight weeks of downpours and SW winds 15-25kts have made it tough, but using cut bait under corks, on protected banks, oyster rocks, and drop offs has produced solid bites!

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Guion Lee III
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 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...

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Guion Lee III Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 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.

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Joshua Benton
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Soft plastic, topwater and live bait producing good

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Joshua Benton Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Soft plastic, topwater and live bait producing good

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Cameron Whitaker
Hatteras, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been scrappy but making it all work. Having to work really hard to put a catch together

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Cameron Whitaker Hatteras, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been scrappy but making it all work. Having to work really hard to put a catch together

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Mark Mcguire
Rodanthe, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing in the Pamlico sound has been productive. We've had Highwinds the past week which has made it difficult. But next week is looking great. We've been catching a lot of drum, speckled trout, every now and then will get a new pod of bluefish. In the back waters here...

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Mark Mcguire Rodanthe, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing in the Pamlico sound has been productive. We've had Highwinds the past week which has made it difficult. But next week is looking great. We've been catching a lot of drum, speckled trout, every now and then will get a new pod of bluefish. In the back waters here behind Rodanthe for this time of year, I must say the bite has been pretty great!

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Craig Hodowanic
Beaufort, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

The offshore fishing's been pretty good the big mahi run has slowed down for us we're getting a lot of the peanuts the wahoo have started back up and as always the bottom fishing and the triggers's are always hot and every once in a while you get a bonus...

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Craig Hodowanic Beaufort, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

The offshore fishing's been pretty good the big mahi run has slowed down for us we're getting a lot of the peanuts the wahoo have started back up and as always the bottom fishing and the triggers's are always hot and every once in a while you get a bonus sail

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