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August 27, 2026

The Vortex Shad

A veteran saltwater fishing guide who says he fishes with soft plastics 99 percent of the year always reaches for a bag of soft plastics he has the utmost confidence in when he’s out on the water. […]

Capt. Mark Dickson said warmer water in creeks feeding the ICW in southern Brunswick County have been producing plenty of redfish.

Reds, trout still biting in marsh, ICW in southern Brunswick County

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Guide Service said fish in the creeks behind the barrier islands along North Carolina’s southernmost coast have been hungry and feeding, even after several days of cold weather. […]

Guide Richard Andrews said his fishermen have had to wade through a lot of small specks, but most are filling their limits of trout.

Bays, creeks on west side of Pamlico still full of trout, reds, stripers

Jerry Dilsaver

The bays and creeks along the western side of Pamlico Sound from Willow Point near the mouth of the Pungo River to Stumpy Point are holding a lot of puppy drum, speckled trout, stripers and an occasional flounder. […]

Guide Ricky Kellum has been catching speckled trout and puppy drum in creeks off the New River.

Creeks off New River are producing plenty of trout, puppy drum

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Ricky Kellum of Jacksonville said fish are biting in the New River and the creeks that feed it, and he said with several days of sunshine and warm temperatures predicted, the fishing should improve – and it is already pretty good. […]

Capt. Mark Stacy said plenty of redfish and trout are still active in shallow areas around Little River.

Stay shallow around Little River for trout, redfish

Jeff Burleson

With winter showing up this weekend, inshore fish around Little River are in the shallows and taking lures on command. […]

Guides like Jot Owens have been regularly catching and releasing between a dozen and two-dozen stripers a day in the rivers around Wilmington.

Winter stripers are early arrivals in Wilmington rivers

Jerry Dilsaver

There is a moratorium on possession of stripers in the Cape Fear River and its tributaries, but that doesn’t keep fishermen from playing multiple rounds of catch-and-release in the three rivers that converge at Wilmington. […]

Capt. Rick Percy said redfish in the Beaufort area are gathering in huge winter schools, some of which can be found actively feeding -- others not.

Trout, reds still biting in waters around Beaufort

Brian Cope

Water temperatures have fallen in the last couple of weeks in Beaufort’s waters, but that has been good news for trout and redfish anglers. […]

Red drum and speckled trout are still churning the waters around Morehead City in good numbers -- just not in the usual places.

Specks, reds farther back in Atlantic Beach backwaters than usual

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Matt Lamb said there are good numbers of speckled trout and red drum in the waters around Morehead City, but they aren’t at the usual community spots. […]

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources stocked 100,000 redfish in the Chechessee River near Beaufort earlier this week.

SCDNR makes huge redfish stocking in Chechessee River

SCDNR News Release

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ marine division stocked approximately 100,000 red drum into the Chechessee River near Beaufort on Dec. 10 as part of an ongoing effort to supplement the natural production of this popular gamefish. […]

Chris Foster shows off a triple of whiting caught just inside the mouth of the Cape Fear River.

Cape Fear River mouth holding big concentration of whiting

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Butch Foster of Southport hasn’t been able to get to Frying Pan Tower where the king mackerel and bottomfish are biting because of the wind the past few days, so he’s stayed inshore and found a nice concentration of whiting around the mouth of the Cape Fear River. […]