Lynn Williamson of Carolina Beach is the older brother of Capt. Jeff Williamson, as well as his fishing mentor and a long-time member of the Carolina Beach Got-Em-On Fishing Club.
He said the late-summer action around nearshore wrecks is as consistent as the fishing gets on the Cape Fear coast.
Williamson likes to concentrate on wrecks in clearer water and stresses that using fluorocarbon line is a “game changer.”
“The great thing about this type of fishing is the accessibility,” he said. “You don’t need a big boat, and you don’t burn much fuel going after these fish. Anyone with a bay boat or small center console can make it out there, and we have seen jonboats and skiffs anchored up out there from time to time.
“We have a prevailing southwest wind this time of year, and the shoals knock down a lot of the wind chop, so you can usually fish in pretty nice conditions. If you end up getting covered up in rays, it’s no problem to pull up anchor and head to the next set of numbers. “
Lynn Williamson said the only real issues fishermen encounter are the thunderstorms — “boomers” — and Carolina Beach Inlet, which can sometimes be a bit of an adventure at low tide.
The inlet can get shallow fast, which will often cause waves to break all the way across the mouth, making the water hard to read for someone who hasn’t run through it before.
But the inlet usually has a lot of traffic, and you can often follow a charter boat out or back in if you are unsure of the track.
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