Fresh Onslow County Fishing Reports

Fall is here and the bite is amazing. Lits of over slot red fish and trout are feeding on the bait that’s migrating to the south. Lots of action lots of fun !

The weather has been all over the place this fall, with nice, cool days but lots of wind. This makes it great when the weather and a booking come together, and that's what happened when Misty booked a Kids' Fun Trip for Saturday morning. We just happened to be in-between frontal systems, so while there was a bit of a breeze, it was favorable for a nearshore trip. Seas were rolling with a long period, although the chop was picking up all morning. This would be a birthday gift for Misty's son, William, so I really hoped the fishing would be good. The action started hot, right out of the inlet with a triple hookup... two big false albacore and a very lost, undersize Spanish mackerel. There was a little chaos aboard, since I really couldn't stop to coach anyone on using the reels of fighting fish. False albacore (we also call them "bonita" here) are strong fish, and of course they hit the longest lines. It takes some strength and patience to bring them to the boat. With everyone fired up, I moved us closer to shore to start the hunt for Spanish mackerel. The fish were scattered, but plentiful. Unfortunately, they were also all under the 12" minimum size. It seemed like every time we turned around, the planer tripped and someone was reeling in a 10 or 11 inch fish. I lost count of the releases. The lizard fish made a showing as well, and for a while we had a little competition between Misty and William to see who got the biggest one. William won. But it was action, and I hoped we'd find a better class of fish as we moved down the beach. As usual, patience paid off and Misty landed a really chunky Spanish. This was promising, but the fish were still pretty scattered. The Kids' Trip is a three-hour outing, and we were running out of time... but with the wind picking up and nothing else on my calendar for the day I decided to stretch it out a little bit and keep working our way to Wrightsville. This would save us from having to beat into the seas going back to Topsail, and give us a chance to find some more keeper fish. The pace never picked up, but we managed to pick up several more keeper Spanish, along with a bluefish, to send the crew home with plenty for a nice, birthday dinner. The water temperature is back to the mid-70s, and the fishing is picking up. It's a great time to get out there. Give us a call, and let's go fishing!

Inshore fishing, the calm waters of the ICW around topsail/wrightsville beach nc. Live bait/artificial lures for red drum flounder and speckled sea trout. Great for kids, family’s, new anglers and even the top fishermen.

Fall is in the air and the fish are really chewing! We're seeing a lot of nice redfish, trout are really getting aggressive. Still have a lot of flounder around even though season just went out for them but alway fun to catch! We have a ton of bait moving through some nice fish following them around! Great time to get on a good inshore bite and beat the heat and the crowds!

Anglers, get ready for an exciting week on the inshore waters! We’re in the final stretch of flounder season, with only a few days left until it closes on September 14th. The bite has been hot, with plenty of nice, big flounder hitting the deck. We have daytime fishing and gigging trips still avaliable. Don’t miss your chance to target these beauties before the season ends! In addition to flounder, we’re seeing solid action with slot-sized redfish and speckled trout. The reds are really fattening up feeding on all the live bait around. while trout are aggressive hitting shrimp under popping corks. It’s a great time to fill the cooler with these inshore favorites.

Inshore has been amazing . Reds trout flounder are chewing everyday with the cooling water temps.