North Carolina Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

The speckled trout bite remains hot.

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

The speckled trout bite remains hot.

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Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

The speckled trout bite is wide open right now. Casting suspending twitch baits such as Mirrolure 17mr's and Slicks as well as jigs tipped with a variety of soft plastic baits are producing good numbers of fish.

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

The speckled trout bite is wide open right now. Casting suspending twitch baits such as Mirrolure 17mr's and Slicks as well as jigs tipped with a variety of soft plastic baits are producing good numbers of fish.

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Michael Moore
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

Wahoo and Blackfin tuna have been the catch lately. Wahoo has been 2 to 3, every trip, fin has been 5 to 10 every Trip. A few of the trips we would've been able to get a lot more black Fin but after you get your first few on the...

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Michael Moore Carolina Beach, North Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

Wahoo and Blackfin tuna have been the catch lately. Wahoo has been 2 to 3, every trip, fin has been 5 to 10 every Trip. A few of the trips we would've been able to get a lot more black Fin but after you get your first few on the rock, the sharks find us and start eating them before we can get them to the boat so we had to move and find another group to catch.

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James Coane
Hatteras, North Carolina
Reported: 6 months ago

Starting to deep drop for swordfish now we dealing with the hurricane here on the East Coast but by this weekend, it should be cleared out. Fishing should be good.

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James Coane Hatteras, North Carolina Reported: 6 months ago

Starting to deep drop for swordfish now we dealing with the hurricane here on the East Coast but by this weekend, it should be cleared out. Fishing should be good.

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Daniel Griffee
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 9 months ago

Spanish are here and catching them casting jigs and trolling spoons, bluefish are crushing topwaters, and reds are in the marsh caught on topwater and popping corks.

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Daniel Griffee Morehead City, North Carolina Reported: 9 months ago

Spanish are here and catching them casting jigs and trolling spoons, bluefish are crushing topwaters, and reds are in the marsh caught on topwater and popping corks.

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Jimmy Pitetti
Buxton, North Carolina
Reported: 11 months ago

Cory with a 24 inch spackle Mom Maisie and dad Randy with a nice catchup released speckled trout

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Jimmy Pitetti Buxton, North Carolina Reported: 11 months ago

Cory with a 24 inch spackle Mom Maisie and dad Randy with a nice catchup released speckled trout

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Guion Lee III
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 1 year ago

Bonito bite is on fire. With Black Sea bass and big sheep's head on the wrecks. The fishing for reds and black drum has been steady as well on cut bait, and tip water during during the mid day suns.

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Guion Lee III Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 1 year ago

Bonito bite is on fire. With Black Sea bass and big sheep's head on the wrecks. The fishing for reds and black drum has been steady as well on cut bait, and tip water during during the mid day suns.

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Luke Moser
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 1 year ago

The red drum have started to break up from their winter schools and have become much more active. Catching fish on cut baits and fresh shrimp as well as artificial and top water baits. The black drum bite has been very productive catching fishing along boat docks fishing fresh shrimp....

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Luke Moser Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 1 year ago

The red drum have started to break up from their winter schools and have become much more active. Catching fish on cut baits and fresh shrimp as well as artificial and top water baits. The black drum bite has been very productive catching fishing along boat docks fishing fresh shrimp. The near shore action has by far been the best. The Atlantic bonito have shown up and have been all up and down the beach trolling deep divers and casting at fish on the surface. There have been a few Spanish mackerel around but the numbers have not shown up but expect to see them any day now!

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