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Friends of Parks present 16th Oak Island Saltwater Fishing School
The 2026 Oak Island Fishing School will be held March 14 and will feature expert anglers Tracy Mastin, Capt. Joe Seegers and Capt. Jerry Dilsaver. […]
Oak Island
Fishing Reports
Nathan Hartness’ bull red drum
Nathan Hartness caught this bull red drum in the Oak Island, N.C. area. […]
Inshore
Fishing Oak Island September 18th
Darice with a 21″ slot red of 10 she caught behind Oak Island on shrimp. […]
Inshore
Red Drum Oak Island
The fishing was extremely good and the weather was perfect. Bigger red drum have been showing up as the season progresses into fall. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing is still on fire in the Southport/Oak Island area
The recent cold fronts haven’t slowed down the saltwater bite in the Southport/Oak Island area one bit. Speckled trout, drum, king mackerel, snapper…you name it, and it’s still biting! […]
Fishing
Big Oak Island reds are biting near shore
Oak Island, N.C., anglers take advantage of influx of big reds. […]
Inshore Fishing
Oak Island pier is now open to anglers
The Oak Island Pier, which has been closed since 2017 due to damage suffered during Hurricane Matthew, reopened to anglers this month. […]
Featured
Oak Island Recreation Dept. offering king mackerel fishing seminar
King mackerel fishermen wanting to boost their catches of the big mackerel should consider attending the King Mackerel Fishing Seminar presented by the Oak Island Parks and Recreation Department on the evening of Sept. 18, 2018. […]
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Two if by sea – Oak Island’s fantastic fall kayak fishery
The nearshore ocean off North Carolina’s Oak Island has attracted fish and fishermen for decades. It is one of only a few south-facing beaches along the coast of the Carolinas, and the unique westerly flow of water running out the Cape Fear River carries bait down the beach for a ways instead of sweeping it to the north like at most other inlets. […]
Featured
Oak Island angler lands big tarpon in surf
Ian Sands of Oak Island went fishing on the afternoon of Aug. 20. The Oak Island resident and his son set up on the beach with a pair of surf fishing outfits hoping to catch a bonnethead or Atlantic sharpnose shark. The were both surprised when they caught a six-foot plus tarpon instead. […]