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Red drum continue to bite in the marshes just north of Little River and the South Carolina border.

Red drum bite continues to be good in lower Brunswick County

Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Guide Service said fishing the Ocean Isle/Sunset Beach area has been steady and surprisingly good despite the cold weather. […]

Carol Marsh caught this bluegill trolling a Shad Rap across 1,092-acre White Lake.

Passing the acid test – Despite acidic nature, White Lake is a good fishery for bass, perch, pickerel

Mike Marsh

For the past several years, Butch Foster of Southport has been making regular fishing trips to White Lake. Normally, Foster specializes in taking saltwater anglers far out into the ocean — he owns Yeah Right Charters — but he is also an avid freshwater fisherman, using a skiff to access some of the inland lakes in southeastern North Carolina. […]

Mark Stacy targets huge schools of redfish in the marshes, creeks and ICW in Brunswick County.

Cold, red and fishy – Cold means reds for fishermen along North Carolina’s southermost coast

Jerry Dilsaver

Cold and red is an excellent combination in Brunswick County. At least that’s what Capt. Mark Stacy thinks when winter sets in along North Carolina’s southernmost coast. […]

Capt. Stu Caulder has been catching stripers in the rivers around Wilmington, but he said fish have moved deeper over the past week.

Wilmington river stripers still biting, but weather has moved them deeper

Jerry Dilsaver

Striper numbers appear to be growing in the Cape Fear River near Wilmington, but rapid-fire cold fronts passing through the area have driven them into deeper water than usual. […]

Andy Elchert of Fort Bragg caught this 22-inch speckled trout he caught while fishing with Capt. Jeff Wolfe last week.

Reds, specks scattered in marsh between Carolina Beach, Bald Head Island

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Jeff Wolfe of Carolina Beach said speckled trout and puppy drum aren’t yet in their normal winter routines in the lower Cape Fear River, but some fish, along with black drum, are scattered through the marshes and creeks between Carolina Beach and Bald Head Island, and one of his parties landed a keeper flounder this past Sunday, rounding out an inshore grand slam. […]

There’s perhaps no better bait on which to catch speckled trout than a live shrimp, typically fished under a popping cork.

Keys to fishing a popping-cork rig

Chris Burrows

Jeff Williamson of Get Busy Fishing Charters said that fishing live shrimp for speckled trout means fishing a popping-cork rig, and there are several keys to getting the before performance from them. […]

Structure around marinas and docks offers protected, deeper water — standard winter habitat for black drum.

Top tips for catching more black drum

Jeff Burleson

Concentrating on docks and marinas will help you land more black drum during the winter months in the Cape Fear region. […]

Native shrimp, according to guide Jot Owens, are much preferred by black drum and red drum than store-bought, imported farm-raised shrimp.

Shrimp science: native shrimp rules!

Jeff Burleson

From Bubba’s shrimp rant on the famous blockbuster movie, Forest Gump, without a doubt, there are endless ways to prepare shrimp for the dinner table. […]

Black drum are rarely targeted by inshore fishermen, but they step up to the plate when the water cools and become a big part of winter creels in the Cape Fear area.

All blacked out – Look for a ‘black out’ in winter waters of the lower Cape Fear.

Jeff Burleson

As the New Year arrives, deer season gives way to a new chapter for many sportsmen in the Tarheel State, and one of the most-overlooked inshore powerhouse fishes is readily available, tucked away in the marshes of the lower Cape Fear River. […]

Capt. Mark Dickson said warmer water in creeks feeding the ICW in southern Brunswick County have been producing plenty of redfish.

Reds, trout still biting in marsh, ICW in southern Brunswick County

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Guide Service said fish in the creeks behind the barrier islands along North Carolina’s southernmost coast have been hungry and feeding, even after several days of cold weather. […]