Affordable Charters Fishing Report

On the piers king mackerel & Spanish mackerel, spot, croaker, Virginia mullet, bluefish, sheepshead, flounder, & gray trout.

In the surf nice size blues, spots, croaker, pompano, flounder, red drum, & Virginia mullet.

Inshore speckled trout, gray trout, red drum, flounder, black drum, blowfish, & pigfish.

Offshore top water king mackerel, large Spanish mackerel, sailfish, & wahoo. On the bottom red & gag grouper, grunts, snapper, black bass, pinkies & ringtail.

Fishing tip of the week: This weeks tip is on how to protect your lower unit from sandbars, etc. I have been using a new accessory called a skeg guard or skeg pro. This guard is custom fit for every model of boat motor & is made of stainless steel. They are available at Overton’s & also Island Tackle & Hardware are now carrying them. They cost from $100 to about $125. You will love the protection that this will give your boat motor. Keep fishing & stay safe.

Captain John Carty
Affordable Charters
910 616-3957

Randy, Judy, Lonnie, Junior, & Case from Nebraska & Raleigh caught this nice mess of fish while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.

Mr. Macon from Hampstead caught several gray trout & several nice whiting while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.

John & Brett from Cary, NC caught gray trout, Virginia mullet, etc while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.

  

Due to all the rain & extremely high tides this past week it has flushed all the bait & a lot of the fish into the ocean. They will trickle back inshore & fishing should pick back up in the next few days.

On the piers a few spots, blowfish, Virginia mullet, croaker, pompano, small flounder, puppy drum, black drum, large blues & king mackerel.

In the surf pompano, Virginia mullet, a few red & black drum, bluefish, blowfish, some small flounder, & speckled trout.

Inshore gray trout, speckled trout, bluefish, flounder, blowfish, red & black drum, black bass, pigfish, & a few spots.

Offshore no report.

Fishing tip of the week: There’s plenty of mullet minnow & menhaden to be caught right outside the inlets. That will be a good helpful hint for the king mackerel tournament coming up. Keep fishing & stay safe.

Captain John Carty
Affordable Charters
910 616-3957

Ginger of Carolina Beach caught her first red drum while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.

Larry Carty of Castle Hayne caught red & black drum while fishing aboard Affordable Charters.