Flounder
Courtney Swink catches 7+ pound flounder
Courtney Swink was fishing the Atlantic Beach area during North Carolina’s 2026 recreational flounder season and caught a 7+ pound flounder. […]
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N.C. angler catches 98-pound black grouper
Donald Young caught a 98-pound black grouper while fishing out of Atlantic Beach on July 1, 2020. […]
Fishing Tournaments
N.C. angler wins $10,000 for big king mackerel
Eddie Briley of Atlantic Beach won the 3rd Annual Atlantic Beach Saltwater Slam King Mackerel Tournament, and earned more than $10,000. […]
Wahoo
92-pound wahoo highlights the hot offshore bite
While bottom fishing out of Atlantic Beach, Brad Kimrey and Brandon DeLong caught a 92-pound wahoo after a 30-minute fight. […]
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102-pound wahoo caught out of Atlantic Beach
Ray Myers of Jacksonville, N.C., and his father, Jim, headed offshore from Atlantic Beach, N.C., early on June 1, hoping to catch some dolphin. They were doing just that — and having a good time — when a fish hit and one of their reels began to scream. […]
Fishing
Catch more Atlantic Beach red drum and sea trout with these tips
Some pretty cold weather has set in around Atlantic Beach, but that hasn’t stopped anglers from catching plenty of red drum and sea trout. These two species are definitely the stars of the show this time of year. […]
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Atlantic Beach cobia bite has gone off the chain this week
Matt Lamb at Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach said the spring cobia bite has ramped up to absolutely wide open in the past few days, with fish cruising bait pods, searching just outside the breakers and feeding on the bottom of channels everywhere from Cape Lookout to Bogue Inlet. […]
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Best trout bite of year hits Atlantic Beach area waters
Fishing for speckled trout in inshore waters and the surf around Atlantic Beach, Morehead City and Beaufort is about as it gets, according to Capt. Matt Lamb of Chasin’ Tails Outdoors. […]
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Despite dirty, fresh water, speck bite has taken off at Atlantic Beach
Capt. Matt Lamb of Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach said that offshore fishing has been great, and despite some dirty water caused by runoff, flounder and sheepshead are biting. […]
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Fishing in Atlantic Beach area is picking up daily
Matt Lamb of Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach said he is getting good reports of improved fishing here and there, and with a good forecast for the next 10 days, he expects spring fishing to really improve. […]