Charlie’s Charters Fishing Report

Water temps are in the 80s and the fishing has been great with nice catches of Flounder, Speckled Trout and Red Drum using live bait on a Carolina Rig.  Live bait is still everywhere and Finger Mullet should start showing up anytime, I can’t wait.  We’ve been catching Flounder all along the ICW and Carolina Beach Inlet.  The Speckled Trout bite is still good along the Cape Fear River using live Shrimp on float rigs and artificial DOAs.

Red Drum are finally showing up along the dock’s in the ICW and Carolina Beach Inlet with some nice sizes, remember you are only allowed one fish per person per day but what a fight they put on.

Right offshore the Spanish Mackerel are showing up in good numbers, what a blast to sight cast to.  There have also been some nice King’s mixed in with the Spanish.

Shark fishing is just around the corner so if you want a fight they will be more than glad to give you one that you won’t forget.

So grab the kids and let’s go fishing.

Check out the pictures from this past weeks fishing.

Capt Charles Powell

Charlie’s Charters    910-279-0966

www.charliesfishingcharters.com       flounderman3@gmail.com 

Adrian Marnach of Las Vegas, NV with his first Flounder and Henry Cumbie of Myrtle Beach, SC.

Mike Ash, his father Carl Ash and future son-in-law Dustin Clagg all from West Virginia with some nice Flounder.

Kevin Burns of Wilmington, NC with his first Amberjack.

Keith Moore of Wilmington, NC with his first keeper Cobia.

A fun filled day of fishing!

  

Carolina Beach Fishing is in full swing.  The flounder fishing has really picked up this past week, some of these fish weighing anywhere from 2.5 up to 9 pounds have been caught.  The best bait has been live menhaden on a Carolina Rig.  It should not be much longer before the Finger Mullet should start showing up, also an excellent bait.

We are still catching some nice Speckled Trout in the Cape Fear, using artificial DOA’s and live Shrimp.

Near-shore the Spanish are right off the beach along with some Snake Kings mixed in.  Also some Cobia have been reported around the inlet at Wrightsville Beach.

Capt Charles Powell

Charlie’s Charters  www.charliesfishingcharters.com

910-279-0966  flounderman3@gmail.com

 Here are a couple of photos of this weeks catch.

James Hacket and Family of Raleigh, NC

Dougie Delk of D & D Masonary and crew from Wilmington, NC