Wrightsville Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Wrightsville Beach

Guion Lee III
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Here is the last 3 week high lights.

Guion Lee III Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Here is the last 3 week high lights.

Hunting in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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Jason Garay
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been great for black fin tuna, king mackeral, cobia, seabass and vermillion snapper

Jason Garay Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been great for black fin tuna, king mackeral, cobia, seabass and vermillion snapper

Amberjack, King Mackerel / Kingfish Fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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Jason Garay
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

The Blackfin Tuna and Cobia are in

Jason Garay Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

The Blackfin Tuna and Cobia are in

Cobia fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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Joshua Benton
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fly fishing has been awesome with the weather we have been gifted. Sight casting schools is always a classic for my charters. Shark fishing has been a blast on light tackle, sight fishing them also! Lady fish, and Spanish on fly rod also! Albies are also starting to show up!

Joshua Benton Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Bonnethead Shark fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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Joshua Benton
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish are chewin along with flounders. Topwater, swim baits and gulp. Along with live bait for begginers.

Joshua Benton Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish are chewin along with flounders. Topwater, swim baits and gulp. Along with live bait for begginers.

Redfish fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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Guion Lee III
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Wilmington has been offering a good topwater speckled trout bite early in the morning. Plenty of flounder as September starts our keeper season. Plenty of grey trout and redfish as well. In Oriental, the bull reds are starting to fire up. Morning trips with popping corks and evening bottom fishing...

Guion Lee III Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

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Dave Wood
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Dave Wood Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

The last couple weeks the wind has kept some from getting out and fishing but when the weather has cooperated fishing had been producing some nice fish. Trolling for Pelagic's has been spotty and when you do find them numbers have been down compared to previous seasons. Bottom fishing when you find your spot has been extremely good producing keeper gag grouper and for some reason lots of cobia. Almost every bottom trip produces keeper size cobia. Many of us agree that our cooler than usual spring that went straight to intense summer heat may have derailed some of the usual migration of certain species. That being said last few days those missing fishing are starting to show.

Cobia fishing in Wilmington, North Carolina

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Guion Lee III
Wilmington, North Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has gotten hot. Winds have been blowing for weeks and has kept us out of the ocean. We have been inshore fishing which has been producing flounder, redfish, specked trout, lady fish and some black drum. Top water bites have been fun early and as the sun gets up...

Guion Lee III Wilmington, North Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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★★★★★
Great trip! I was the only guest on the boat and I caught a bunch of Spanish Mackerel.
Michael H. | September 20, 2025

Trip: Fishing Special - 26’ C-Hawk
★★★★★
Couldn’t go on charter due to problems with the boat, however I need to give a shout out to captain Drew, who found us a very last minute replacement to make our trip a big success with captain Mason thank you very much
Ted G. | August 19, 2025

Trip: Bald Head Island Inshore Trip
★★★★★
Jason was a great fast action captain I had a great time we were always moving and cought fish Thanks Captain Ring tail
Adam D. | August 17, 2025

Trip: Bottomfishing Trip
★★★★★
Drew was a phenomenal guide. Myself and a friend were able to smoke 3 redfish between us thanks to his tips. Drew was super patient and extremely knowledgeable. As a more novice fisherman, he was very good at teaching basic casting and presentation techniques with artificial lures. This was a great introduction to fishing from a vessel without the stress of a large multi-party charter. Worth every penny!
David S. | May 26, 2025

Trip: Wilmington NC Inshore Trip
★★★★★
We had a fantastic time. Caught lots of fish and enjoyed talking to Jason. He put us on fish immediately and moved to another location if the fish stopped biting. Never had time to eat the snacks we brought. Will book with Jason the next time we go fishing
Gregory W. | October 4, 2024

Trip: Bottomfishing/Trolling Combo
★★★★★
Had an absolutely amazing day with Captain Jamie. He's incredibly knowledgable about fishing and the area and super personable. The fish were a little slow to bite at first but Jamie went above and beyond to try different spots he knows and put us on some fish. The mackerel started biting and we ended with the day with a full cooler! All of us were new to fishing and he was very good with beginners and answered all of our questions. Couldn't recommend a day with him strong enough!
Alexander A. | June 14, 2024

Trip: Wilmington Inshore Fishing Special
★★★★★
Had a great half-day trip fishing with Capt Jamie near Wrightsville Beach and Masonboro Island. We caught a few fish and learned a lot about the fishery and habitat. Knowledgeable and patient captain. Saw some dolphins, too.
Tom D. | May 26, 2024

Trip: Wilmington Inshore Fishing Special
★★★★★
We booked a trip with captain Jaime for two days in the beginning of our trip. My fiancé is an avid fisherman, and was able to pick captain Jamie‘s brain for information on the area, and he gladly shared. Captain brought us to some great spots, and there were some fish caught. We even got to fish one of the shipwrecks from the Civil War, which was amazing. We couldn’t of asked for a more hospitable and kind and knowledgeable guide for this trip.
Richard G. | November 12, 2023

Trip: Wilmington Inshore Fishing Special
★★★★★
My son and I had such a fun trip with Captain Jamie! He was great with my son, a patient teacher, and he navigated the area with ease. He even tried to hook us a shark! We also saw dolphins and lovely wildlife, and we caught some interesting fish. My son can’t wait to go back and is counting down the days until we see Jamie again!
Heather B. | September 29, 2023

Trip: Wilmington Inshore Fishing Special
★★★★★
Jordan was a great captain! By gosh, by dern, he was going to find some fish for us. Nearly defeated, he found a spot at the end of our trip. He was kind enough to let us fish a bit longer than scheduled so we could pull in a few. Thank you!
Macy C. | August 14, 2023

Trip: Fishing Special - 26’ C-Hawk