Spots are starting to show up on the island. Surf City Pier reports a few Monday and Tuesday. Jolly Roger reports a few both days. No mention of any at Sea View as yet. Some anglers are getting only a couple, and some are getting as many as a couple of dozen spots. There are also a few spanish coming off the piers, larger than last weeks small undersize spanish. The blues are not as plentiful, but are larger. Puppy drum are getting more abundant in the suds and are liking finger mullets. There are also some nice pompano coming in during the daylight hours. Surf anglers are catching a few bigger whiting all up and down the beach, with a few, (very few) keeper flounder mixed in caught on bottom rigs. I haven't talked to anyone fishing lures in the surf, so I don't know if there are any flounder or speckled trout showing up in the surf. I have had a bad summer with my health, and I just haven't felt like going out to the surf to throw any grubs or mirro-lures. When I hear something, I will let you know. Oh, Adolpho caught a nice 35 pound king from Surf City Pier Tuesday, and I heard they caught two kings and a barracuda Monday.
My friend Mike reported on his site that he and his friends caught some bull red drum, I think one was 48 inches, but you better check it out just to make sure. His site is called "Topsail Angler." Check it out. The speckled trout are biting in the creeks towards New River Inlet, and flounder are biting everywhere on the inside. Live shrimp on a carolina rig is producing best, or use live finger mullet, live pinfish, or Berkley Gulp Saltwater baits. For those of you that think pin fish are useless, a huge 10 pounder was caught this week in snows cut (Carolina Beach) on a live pin fish and carolina rig. Don't overlook this plentiful bait! Fall fishing is starting up. So come on down and get you some!
Till next time....
tight lines!
Johnny and Donna
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