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. […]
Cape Fear River
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. […]
Inshore Fishing
Cape Fear River is prime territory for brackish water reds
North Carolina anglers looking to capitalize on a redfish’s compulsion for crawfish should look first to areas where the tasty crustaceans live. Although Louisiana may turn mudbugs out by the bushel, many Tarheel State rivers have their fair share. […]
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Wilmington angler catches 112-pound catfish in Cape Fear River
As waters cool across the Carolinas, trophy blue catfish become active. While they are most often landed with stout tackle, a Wilmington angler managed to challenge the North Carolina state record of 117 pounds with a 112-pound blue that he caught on relatively light tackle and 10-pound test line. […]
Featured
Cape Fear River king mackerel run is fabulous
The waters around the mouth of North Carolina’s Cape Fear River typically see several king mackerel runs each year, but the one in October is the biggest and best. It is one of those wonders of nature that biologists haven’t figured out; even when indicators say otherwise, hordes of king mackerel appear in this area as the calendar is flipped to October. […]