Newport River Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Newport River Weather Forecast

Fishing reports straight from our guides in Newport River

Daniel Griffee
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Sheepshead, black drum, and blue fish are on the jetties, with grey trout and sea mullet starting to show up in the inlet. Reds are schooled up inside, Water is getting warmer every day looking like a great spring

Daniel Griffee Morehead City, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Sheepshead, black drum, and blue fish are on the jetties, with grey trout and sea mullet starting to show up in the inlet. Reds are schooled up inside,
Water is getting warmer every day looking like a great spring

Sheepshead Fishing in Beaufort, North Carolina

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Jason Frivance
Harkers Island, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Black drum bite has been hot lately also catching some red drum mixed in with black drum. Sea mullet is also starting to pick up.

Jason Frivance Harkers Island, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Black drum bite has been hot lately also catching some red drum mixed in with black drum. Sea mullet is also starting to pick up.

Redfish Fishing in Beaufort, North Carolina

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Daniel Griffee
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Weather has been pretty good for the most part, super clear water, really fun to sight fish, chasing reds in shallows, and bottom fishing jetty's for black drum and sheepshead. March should be great!

Daniel Griffee Morehead City, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Weather has been pretty good for the most part, super clear water, really fun to sight fish, chasing reds in shallows, and bottom fishing jetty's for black drum and sheepshead. March should be great!

Black Drum Fishing in Beaufort, North Carolina

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Daniel Griffee
Morehead City, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Sight fishing in shallow water is in full force

Daniel Griffee Morehead City, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Sight fishing in shallow water is in full force

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Jason Frivance
Harkers Island, North Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Weather has been outstanding here with light winds and plenty of sunshine!!! Sheepshead & black drum having been biting lately.

Jason Frivance Harkers Island, North Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Weather has been outstanding here with light winds and plenty of sunshine!!! Sheepshead & black drum having been biting lately.

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Joe Tunstall
Gloucester, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Joe Tunstall Gloucester, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Nearshore bite for fall has been off to a solid start.
False Albacore, and really nice bluefish in topwater plugs with a consistent King Mackerel bite. Grey Trout and whiting showing up good work Spanish Mackerel still around perhaps for the next few weeks. Backwater bite is hot as well work good numbers of shrimp around Redfish have been plentiful with more and more Speckled Trout showing up each week. Lots of good quality fishing. It's really shaping up to be a great fall bite.

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

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

Fishing has been really good out of the Morehead area. Inshore red drum have been loading up on shrimp, watching them bust working down the banks has been a lot of fun, mix in black drum and speckled trout with them. Near shore 1-3 lb bluefish, Spanish, and false albacore have been blitzing up and down the beach. Albacore aren't much table fare in my opinion but a damn good fight on light tackle! Bottom fishing is producing some spots, grey trout, hogfish, and puffers with the water temps getting cooler

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

Nearshore false albacore and Spanish are very active being caught casting metal jigs. Inshore red drum have been chasing shrimp and speckled trout are starting to show up

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

Nearshore false albacore and Spanish are very active being caught casting metal jigs. Inshore red drum have been chasing shrimp and speckled trout are starting to show up

Redfish, Spanish Mackerel fishing in Beaufort, North Carolina

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