Freshwater
Jason Gaines’ 10-pound mirror carp
Jason Gaines caught this 10-pound mirror carp from the Cape Fear River. That’s a beauty! […]
Cape Fear River
Fishing Hotspots
Cool weather means hot Cape Fear trout fishing
November is prime time for Cape Fear River specks […]
Offshore
Cape Fear Inlet tarpon
Joshua Mitchell, Edwin Burnett, and Haskell Whitaker caught this estimated 130-pound tarpon from Cape Fear Inlet on a dead menhaden. […]
Catfish
Ethan Tew’s 48-pound flathead catfish
Ethan Tew caught his personal best flathead catfish, a 48-pounder, while fishing on the Cape Fear River on June 7, 2021. […]
Flounder
With NC flounder season open, try lower Cape Fear
With North Carolina’s 2020 flounder season back in full swing, try the lower Cape Fear River for some hot action. […]
Catfish
Cape Fear River catfishing with Carolina All Out
Justin Riewhestahl and Carolina All Out’s Chris Douglas hit the Cape Fear River for some catfishing action with a variety of baits. […]
Bass Fishing
Largemouth bass stocked in NE Cape Fear River
The NCWRC has stocked more than 100,000 largemouth bass in the NE Cape Fear River to help replenish the depleted section of river. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Cape Fear River shad run cranks up in March
While the Cape Fear River is best known for the variety of excellent saltwater fishing, but during the spring, it’s all about the shad run. […]
Fishing Hotspots
We love those whiting, the first spring panfish
The first panfish to arrive along North Carolina’s southern coast in the spring are whiting, aka sea mullet or Virginia mullet. […]
Featured
N.C. angler catches 9-pound flounder in Cape Fear River
Michael Hall of Carolina Beach catches a lot of Cape Fear River flounder, including some nice citation flatfish. However, his idea of a really nice flounder was upgraded with his most recent catch, when his fishing trip ended with Hall’s personal best flounder, a 9-pound, 2-ounce doormat. […]