North Carolina Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Fox Johnson
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 3 months ago

Last week was productive offshore. On a recent 6-hour charter fishing trip, our crew ran just offshore and quickly put together a limit of Black Sea Bass. The fish were stacked up on structure and biting aggressively, keeping rods bent and coolers full. Sea bass fishing remains strong right now,...

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Fox Johnson Carolina Beach, North Carolina Reported: 3 months ago

Last week was productive offshore. On a recent 6-hour charter fishing trip, our crew ran just offshore and quickly put together a limit of Black Sea Bass. The fish were stacked up on structure and biting aggressively, keeping rods bent and coolers full.
Sea bass fishing remains strong right now, making this a great time to book a Carolina Beach charter fishing trip.

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Brock Tatalovich
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 3 months ago

55 pound bi-catch we caught on our live bait Bluefin tuna trips

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Brock Tatalovich Morehead City, North Carolina Reported: 3 months ago

55 pound bi-catch we caught on our live bait Bluefin tuna trips

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Joe Tunstall
Gloucester, North Carolina
Reported: 3 months ago

Black drum, black Sea Bass, tautog and skinny water reds. That's what's up for this month. All areas for sea bass, tautog & black drum less than 60' of water and deeper structure for black drum. Have you done shrimp and squid wing. Sea Bass on 2oz bucktails and black...

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Joe Tunstall Gloucester, North Carolina Reported: 3 months ago

Black drum, black Sea Bass, tautog and skinny water reds. That's what's up for this month.
All areas for sea bass, tautog & black drum less than 60' of water and deeper structure for black drum. Have you done shrimp and squid wing. Sea Bass on 2oz bucktails and black drum on 1/2 oz jigheads.
Redfish in the skinny, sightfishing with fly or light tackle. Tact is key.

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Mark Fann
Wanchese, North Carolina
Reported: 3 months ago

Bluefin tuna are here The bluefin tuna have arrived, and our season is open. Come experience, the thrill of hooking into the fish of a lifetime. The season will not be open long, so, don’t delay, book your trip today.

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Mark Fann Wanchese, North Carolina Reported: 3 months ago

Bluefin tuna are here

The bluefin tuna have arrived, and our season is open. Come experience, the thrill of hooking into the fish of a lifetime. The season will not be open long, so, don’t delay, book your trip today.

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Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

We are still seeing an excellent speckled trout bite, but are also having some incredible black drum fishing when the wind allows us to get out to the jetties. Also catching some really nice striped bass on our speckled trout trips.

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

We are still seeing an excellent speckled trout bite, but are also having some incredible black drum fishing when the wind allows us to get out to the jetties. Also catching some really nice striped bass on our speckled trout trips.

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Jake Brown
Wanchese, North Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

Got a few hunts in before Christmas, but here is one of them.

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Jake Brown Wanchese, North Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

Got a few hunts in before Christmas, but here is one of them.

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Joe Tunstall
Gloucester, North Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

NC's world-class Cape Lookout False Albacore Season officially ended strong! They're still out there and will be on and off throughout the winter months. But we'll transition to sightfishing slot Redfish, backwater speckled trout, and riding the ocean for Trophy-sized Redfish.

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Joe Tunstall Gloucester, North Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

NC's world-class Cape Lookout False Albacore Season officially ended strong!
They're still out there and will be on and off throughout the winter months.
But we'll transition to sightfishing slot Redfish, backwater speckled trout, and riding the ocean for Trophy-sized Redfish.

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Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

Some incredible fishing right now. Enjoying some time in the kayak when I don't have trips

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

Some incredible fishing right now. Enjoying some time in the kayak when I don't have trips

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