Cape Lookout Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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

Been cold and sheepshead with a mix of black drum off the jetties

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

Been cold and sheepshead with a mix of black drum off the jetties

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Brock Tatalovich
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 4 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: 4 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: 4 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: 4 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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Joe Tunstall
Gloucester, North Carolina
Reported: 5 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: 5 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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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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Justin Ragsdale
Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
Reported: 1 year ago

It's Black Seabass time of the year. A great spring break option. Lots of action and good eats too! And if the ocean doesn't cooperate weather wise, chasing tasty sea mullet can be a backup.

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Justin Ragsdale Atlantic Beach, North Carolina Reported: 1 year ago

It's Black Seabass time of the year. A great spring break option. Lots of action and good eats too! And if the ocean doesn't cooperate weather wise, chasing tasty sea mullet can be a backup.

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Daniel Griffee
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 1 year ago

Reds are showing up inside in schools, calm sunny days you can go hunting, and nearshore we are catching black drum and sheepshead on the jetty's.

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Daniel Griffee Morehead City, North Carolina Reported: 1 year ago

Reds are showing up inside in schools, calm sunny days you can go hunting, and nearshore we are catching black drum and sheepshead on the jetty's.

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Jack Jackson
Newport, North Carolina
Reported: 1 year ago

Been pretty cold here but the fish are still biting and it's starting to warm back up. Last few trips have been speckled trout and when we can get out to the jetty's there's black drum and sheepshead to be caught.

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Jack Jackson Newport, North Carolina Reported: 1 year ago

Been pretty cold here but the fish are still biting and it's starting to warm back up. Last few trips have been speckled trout and when we can get out to the jetty's there's black drum and sheepshead to be caught.

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