Fresh Wilmington Fishing Reports

If you’re looking to get offshore, we don’t get many weather windows like the one coming up this weekend. The offshore bite has been on fire lately — with mahi showing up as close as 20 miles out, and bottom fishing in the Gulf Stream producing big grouper, amberjack, and a variety of snapper. There’s also been plenty of African pompano and cobia near Frying Pan Tower. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to book, this is it. Let’s get out there and fill the coolers.

Fishing Report: This past week has been full of action and variety! Closer to shore, we’ve seen thicker schools of mullet moving in, and the nearshore wrecks have been producing plenty of sharks, smaller black sea bass, and other cool species with lots of barracuda hanging around. Spanish mackerel are still hanging around near the beach and are getting bigger, and we even caught a nice kingfish nearshore! Further out, about 20 to 30 miles off the beach, the mahi bite has been strong. If you head out to the Frying Pan Tower, you’ll find big cobia, African pompano, and amberjacks. And if you venture all the way out to the Gulf Stream, you can expect some big grouper. Just a reminder, gag grouper season closes on June 26th, but you can still target scamp grouper until the end of the year. Plus, red snapper season is coming up, and we have availability on the 13th if you’re eager to get out there! Wahoo are also still running in the Stream, and with conditions really improving, it’s the perfect time to get out on the water and enjoy some fantastic fishing!

In our latest fishing update, we’re thrilled to share that the mullet have started moving in, with a mix of smaller schools and some larger groups in the six to eight-inch range. On the nearshore wrecks, we’ve had some exciting catches, including sharks, stingrays, flounder, and black sea bass, among other species. The inshore and nearshore red drum bite has been absolutely on fire, and if you hit the right spots at the perfect tide, you’re pretty much guaranteed a great catch. While the Spanish mackerel bite is out there, it’s not quite as strong as in previous years for this time in June. Offshore, we’re seeing mahi in the 40 to 50 mile range, and wahoo are also making an appearance.

While the trolling has been very slow for this time of year, the bottom fishing is more than making up for it. On our full day trips our clients are getting limits of Gag grouper, Scamp grouper and Red grouper along with triggerfish, vermillion snapper and many more. On our six and eight our trips we are catching some really nice gag grouper and a few king mackerel. Hopefully the bottom fishing keeps up and the trolling improves!

During this trip I got to take Ben and his family out fishing. We caught 7 Spanish Mackerel, a Sand Tiger Shark, mulitple Bluefish, and a large stingray. Got a couple of good eating fish and plenty of drag pullers during this trip. If yall want to book, book with Redline Charters through FishingBooker! Tight Linez, Captain James Rose

Lots if big redfish on the flats. Calm water perfect for the kids and family trips !