Headhunter Outdoors Report

Hi folks, Capt. David here with this weeks outdoors report. Sorry about the last couple of weeks folks, between fishing and hunting I’ve been a busy guy. Never fear folks we are going to give all of you the lowdown on whats hot and whats not!

Inshore, Specks and Reds are everywhere and are hitting about anything you can throw at them. The Swing bridge and Howards creek are holding lots of Trout, both Specks and Gray’s. The docks along the waterway and Banks channel are holding some nice Flounder and Reds along with Black drum. The inlet bars are a good place to look for some big Reds this time of the year and the north end of Lea island has a good bite going on too. The waterway still has a lot of spots making the fall run and the netters are tearing them up. Folks the best places to catch a mess on a rod and reel seems to be Topsail creek and Banks channel. Anyplace along the waterway is a good spot when a school moves through. Just sit and wait on them, they will be along shortly! Bloodworms and fresh cut shrimp are about the best baits to use. Who knows, a black drum or anything else might hit your bait.

The surf and piers are catching everything from Pompano to Blues now and the guys on the end of the piers are still catching some Kings. Spanish Mackeral are still around and early morning seems to be the best time to catch them. Live bait,cut bait or Mole crabs aka”sand fleas” are the best baits to catch whatever is in the surf. Some big fish roam the wave zone and can be caught now. Lots of fish feed in the white water zone on the beach so don’t try to heave your bait plumb to Europe! Spots,Redfish,Trout,Mullet,Blues,Spanish,all can be caught from shore so go stick a sand spike in the beach,take a chair,wet a hook and relax. Dinner is only a bite away! Don’t forget your beach permit if you drive out on the beach.

Offshore things are still biting and the kings can be found from the beach on out. Spanish are thick around the inlet and bluefish are everywhere. Bottom fishing is still good but the weather here lately has be great one day and miserable the next. Be careful if you go out and keep an eye on the weather.

On the hunting side, My son-in-law and I went hunting last week and he got a deer on Monday and one on Wednesday. That boy has a horseshoe up his-OOPS can’t say that in a family publication.Well anyway, you get the idea. I haven’t had any luck yet so I’m still trying. I even found out that the legendary sportsman Waylan Batson has even gotten 2 deer so far this season. Well thats about it for this week so remember to take a kid with you and be safe.

Capt. David
Headhunter Outdoors
(910) 329-0818