Cape Fear River Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Allen Jernigan
Holly Ridge, North Carolina
Reported: 1 week ago

We are catching black drum on cut shrimp. The redfish are coming on topwater plugs, soft plastics and gold spoons. The big 10# plus bluefish have shown up in the Neuse estuary are we are targeting them with topwater plugs, 1 1/8 ounce weedless spoons and 8" swimbaits

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Allen Jernigan Holly Ridge, North Carolina Reported: 1 week ago

We are catching black drum on cut shrimp. The redfish are coming on topwater plugs, soft plastics and gold spoons. The big 10# plus bluefish have shown up in the Neuse estuary are we are targeting them with topwater plugs, 1 1/8 ounce weedless spoons and 8" swimbaits

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Jacob Rimes
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 1 month ago

Right now the Atlantic bonito are moving in the 3 mile range. As it gets warmer we should see good numbers. Blue fish have also been showing up. Should see Spanish mackerel very soon.

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Jacob Rimes Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 1 month ago

Right now the Atlantic bonito are moving in the 3 mile range. As it gets warmer we should see good numbers. Blue fish have also been showing up. Should see Spanish mackerel very soon.

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Michael Moore
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 1 month ago

Atlantic Bonito have showed up

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Michael Moore Carolina Beach, North Carolina Reported: 1 month ago

Atlantic Bonito have showed up

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Allen Jernigan
Holly Ridge, North Carolina
Reported: 1 month ago

We competed in Georgetown SC and brought home a 2nd place finish and last week I did a seminar for Salt Strong. Here at home the fish are ganged up and waiting for you to come on out and catch them. My young men on the boat yesterday landed 15...

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Allen Jernigan Holly Ridge, North Carolina Reported: 1 month ago

We competed in Georgetown SC and brought home a 2nd place finish and last week I did a seminar for Salt Strong. Here at home the fish are ganged up and waiting for you to come on out and catch them. My young men on the boat yesterday landed 15 or so. Our fish are coming on MirrOlure topwater plugs, Saltwater Assassin plastics fished under 4Horsemen popping corks, Saltwater Assassin plastics fished weedless with Pro-Cure Bait Scents and the trusty old gold spoon. I have days available this week and the rest of March.

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Drew Tyndall
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 1 month ago

Getting customers on big schools of Redfish the last couple weeks. Here are a couple really nice fish from some of those big schools I am finding

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Drew Tyndall Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 1 month ago

Getting customers on big schools of Redfish the last couple weeks. Here are a couple really nice fish from some of those big schools I am finding

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Michael Moore
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 3 months ago

Pretty good tuna and wahoo bike offshore now

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Michael Moore Carolina Beach, North Carolina Reported: 3 months ago

Pretty good tuna and wahoo bike offshore now

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Fox Johnson
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 4 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: 4 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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Michael Moore
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 5 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: 5 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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