Affordable Charters Fishing Report

Kure Beach pier has reports of Spanish mackerel, large red drum, Virginia mullet, small flounder, croaker, shark, & bluefish

In the surf there are reports of lots of bluefish, some nice size around the 7 lb range, nice size Virginia mullet, croaker, & shark.

Inshore a few speckled trout are starting to show up at Carolina Beach inlet, flounder, nice size bluefish, gray trout, red drum, croaker, pig fish, some black bass, & shark.

Offshore on the bottom snapper, grouper, flounder, red drum, grunts & shark.

Fishing tip of the week: We are starting to catch a few Virginia mullet, gray trout, & black bass at the mouth of the Cape Fear on shrimp & cut bait. This is a good sign. Fishing should continue to improve in the next few weeks. Keep fishing & stay safe.

Captain John Carty
Affordable Charters
910 616-3957

Walter White caught several red drum while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.

Debbie & Cameron Carty caught nice red drum & large flounder while fishing aboard Affordable
Charters.

James from Lumberton, NC caught some red drum & trout while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.

  

On the piers catching king mackerel & Spanish mackerel, bluefish, croaker, Virginia mullet, flounder, black drum, pompano, & shark.

In the surf some small red drum, black drum, Virginia mullet, pompano, bluefish, & shark.

Inshore speckled & gray trout, bluefish, jacks, pompano, flounder, croaker, a few small spots, Virginia mullet, & shark.

Offshore on the top king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, a few bonito, dolphin, barracuda, cobia, & shark.

On the bottom grouper, snapper, grunt, black bass, flounder, & shark.

This weeks fishing tip is on how to keep your live bait alive for the whole day. Some minnows like mud minnows are easy to keep alive. You can put them in a bucket & as long as they don’t get overheated they will stay alive. Mullet minnows are a little harder to keep alive, and small menhaden are very hard to keep alive, but they are a very effective bait. They are very visible, oily, and very plentiful. There are 3 things that are very important to keep your bait alive. Aeration, constant circulation, and water temperature. Circulation is very important to maintain a constant water temperature. A lot of bait systems will not pump while the boat is moving. It is very important to have a pickup tube so when the boat is moving the water will be forced into the tube and into your live bait system. Just 5 minutes without proper circulation will kill menhaden. If you have any questions on your live bait systems, stop by Island Tackle and Hardware. Ask for Dennis or Wesley. They will look at your live well, and show you just how to hook up a pickup tube. It will make the difference. Keep fishing and be safe.

Captain John Carty
Affordable Charters
910 616-3957

Steve & Chad from Texas caught some flounder & speckled trout while fishing abard Affordable Charters.

Katie, Colby, & Art from New York caught speckled trout, & a variety of other fish while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.

Berry Lucas caught this nice speckled trout while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.