NC Fishing - Hunting - Outdoors Reports

Hi folks, Capt. David with this weeks outdoors report. The water is warming up and the fish are biting. Bluefish are everywhere now. The surf ,the sound,from the pier or a boat, they’re everywhere. I’m also hearing reports of some Flounder starting to show up as well. The bonita really did’nt get real close but some are around the liberty ship off Wrightsville and around Divers rock too. A few spanish are beginning to show up and are hitting the old Clark spoon and planer rig. If you don’t know what that is,go to the tackle shop! We have some very good tackle shops locally and some of the best local fishermen and women working for them. Help and advise are always free at any shop around.
Back in the sound the Reds are stirring around and are hungry. If you find a school try a Gulp bait on a jig head or a gold spoon. They are kind of spooky too sostay as far back as possible and cast to them. Some nice trout are being caught in the creeks up on the river. Capt. Rick Kellum out of Sneads Ferry tells me that the new Halo Shrimp made by Betts Tackle works real good on those big Gator Trout. Heck he caught a 9 pounder last week!
On the hunting side, Last week I had the priviledge to hunt some property on the N.C.-Va. border. Folks I’ve hunted all my life and I’ve never seen anything like this place. I sat in a ground blind on the first morning and saw 5 deer and 2 turkeys. One of the turkeys was a big gobbler,I called him in with a box call I made and had him at 30 yards. Perfect! Only problem was he was on the other side of a brier patch and I didn’t have a shot. I could see him! Beard about 10 inches long! Strutting around like a fool! No shot! Hey that’s hunting folks. It’s not the kill, it’s the experience of being in the woods. My buddy Chris had one sneak up right behind him and was looking him in the eye when he turned around. Scared the heck out of both of them. Neither of the three of us got a bird but we had a great time and saw a lot of cool stuff. The experience is the reason we need to take the kids outdoors. Show them that there is something other than video games and computers. The adrenalin rush of a big buck or ducks in the decoys can’t be simulated on a computer. Well thats about all for this week folks. Be safe and take a kid with you. Capt. David

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Captain John Carty
Affordable Fishing Charters
Carolina Beach, NC
910-616-3957

In the surf, people are reporting catches of blue fish, some flounder, Virginia mullet, small puppy drum and black drum. On the piers, people are reporting catches of croaker, blue fish, a few flounder and Virginia mullet.
Inshore, we are catching red and black drum, speckled trout, gray trout, small flounder, black bass, croaker and Virginia mullet. There is no report for offshore fishing. This week’s fishing tip is about surf fishing. This past weekend was very windy. That causes the ocean to get very rough. These conditions will create new slews in the surf. Slews are like under water ditches. These slews are where you should fish. Low tide is the best time to see these slews. Surf fishing is a little more technical than most people think, so pick your spot and it will make a difference in your catch.
Keep fishing and stay safe.
Captain John Carty

Captain John Carty
Affordable Fishing Charters
Carolina Beach, NC
910-616-3957

In the surf, people are reporting catches of blue fish, some flounder, Virginia mullet, small puppy drum and black drum. On the piers, people are reporting catches of croaker, blue fish, a few flounder and Virginia mullet.
Inshore, we are catching red and black drum, speckled trout, gray trout, small flounder, black bass, croaker and Virginia mullet. There is no report for offshore fishing. This week’s fishing tip is about surf fishing. This past weekend was very windy. That causes the ocean to get very rough. These conditions will create new slews in the surf. Slews are like under water ditches. These slews are where you should fish. Low tide is the best time to see these slews. Surf fishing is a little more technical than most people think, so pick your spot and it will make a difference in your catch.
Keep fishing and stay safe.
Captain John Carty

Price Gammon caught and released this red drum aboard Affordable Charters.

Billy, Mike, Rick and Hank caught this nice stringer of fish at the mouth of the Cape Fear River aboard Affordable Charters.