Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 264 of 287

July 8, 2026

Flouder are plentiful around Wrightsville Beach and the Cape Fear River

Flounder run entering its peak

Part of the allure of saltwater fishing is the diversity of species that anglers can catch. […]

Bull redfish are making their inshore move to spawn and anglers are catching them near southeastern coastal inlets.

Bull reds make their way inshore to spawn

Magnum-size bull redfish and lots of flounder are the main catches for anglers from Wrightsville Beach to Southport. […]

False albacore (shown in photo) and Spanish mackerel are attacking lures that resemble glass minnows between the East Side shoals and Cape Lookout.

Big Spanish, false albacore hitting at Cape Lookout

Craig Holt

If you like catching big Spanish mackerel or false albacore, try Cape Lookout. […]

Big speckled trout are biting actively in the Cape Fear River from Wilmington to Southport.

Speckled trout fishing picks up at Cape Fear

Craig Holt

Speckled trout fishing action is beginning to increase from Wilmington to Southport in the Cape Fear River. […]

Big brown trout are available for anglers during drift fishing at the South Holston and Watauga rivers.

Mountain trout available at wild stream pools

Craig Holt

With a lack of rainfall in the western N.C. mountains, anglers chasing rainbows, browns and brook trout are able to find fish stacked up in pools at wild-trout streams. […]

Anglers fear that surf-fishing could be curtailed severely at places such as Cape Point near Buxton if the National Park Service enforces piping plover critical habitat range.

Judge’s decision is setback for Outer Banks beach-access supporters

Craig Holt

Outer Banks residents and visiting anglers who visit the Cape Hatteras National Seashore believe that flawed science is behind the federal government’s attempts to shut down public beach access.
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