Cape Fear Region Fishing Report
October 16th, 2007 by Fishing admin
Cape Fear Region Fishing Report
Ocean: Offshore, the wahoo bite is good to very good right now. I haven’t heard of any real big fish being caught, but the fish are in the 35 to 45-pound range. Closer to shore, the kings are biting along the area beaches from Topsail Island to Southport. The Surf City ledge, fairway ledge, and the river channel all produced fish last weekend. The flounder fishing on the nearshore reefs has gotten good again. There are some nice gray trout and some over-the-slot reds being caught as well.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Not a lot of change from the last couple of weeks. The flounder fishing in the river is slow. There are some big fish being caught, there was a 14-pounder weighed in last week, but they are few and far between. The trout fishing has slowed. The water temperature is still in the upper 70s. The cooler weather we are getting now should help the trout fishing. The creeks and bays behind Bald Head Island and the Cape Fear River would be good spots to look for trout and slot size drum.
Piers/Shore: Everyone is looking for spots with mixed results. The better fishing has been taking place after dark. It’s also a matter of being there when they come through. Some days they catch plenty of spots and other days not a one can be found. Along with the spots there are pompanos, blues, sea mullets, black drum, and some keeper flounder. All area piers had a good week on the king mackerel last week, with the Oak Island Piers having some double-digit days
Source: Dennis Trowell, NC Division of Marine Fisheries
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