Inshore

The Other Kingfish When many fishermen hear the word kingfish, they think of king mackerel.  That's a natural thought progression, with king mackerel being sleek, fast, powerful and growing to nearly 100 pounds.  They definitely are kingly fish, with all the attributes to put them at the top level of the ocean's hierarchy, even though those largest kings are actually...

If you haven't been inshore fishing lately, let me make you aware the water has cooled. It's averaging roughly five degrees colder than it was at the beginning of January. Sure, there are a few places where the temperature hasn't dropped that much, but there are places it's cooled even more. Plan on fishing water in the low 50s, but...

What a difference a year makes.  A year ago the temperature was dropping and many creeks, shallow bays and more were freezing.  There were speckled trout stuns and kills and in a few places it was bad enough there were also red drum kills. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries responded to numerous calls regarding the trout stuns and kills...

Speckled Trout Fishing 101 With Capt Ricky Kellum - Speckled Specialist Charters Are you looking to catch more Speckled Trout? Tune in and learn tips from Captain Ricky Kellum on how to target Speckled Trout. LIVE Thursday November 1st at 8:00 PM On this weeks PointClickFish.com Fishing Radio show, Captain Ricky Kellum and Todd Willis - Neuse River Bait and Tackle join us...

Perfect Trophy Red Drum Popping Cork Combo For the past 4 seasons we have had the opportunity to film with Mark Davis and the BigWater Adventures team with Captain Mitchell Blake - Fish IBX on the Neuse River of NC. The show takes place out of the Trophy Red Drum Capitol of the World - Oriental, NC. On the show we...

COBIA - KINGS Have Arrived In Oak Island, NC Most years the first king caught from a N.C. fishing pier is decked at one of the Oak Island piers.  However, for 2018, there is only one pier open at Oak Island instead of the two and three from previous years, so the odds had swung against it.  Who cares about...

It happens every spring. There may be a few advance scouting parties during April, but by May the sneaky Spanish Armada is surging up the Carolina Coast with plans to take over the nearshore ocean waters.  Even with thousands of eager fishermen watching and waiting for their arrival, with plans to intercept and catch as many as possible, they make...

Have you ever wondered how the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries came up with the data  and statistics they use to regulate Tar Heel fisheries?  Have you ever questioned their data and wanted to become involved to be sure the data is correct?  Well, there is an opportunity available and the DMF will be training all current and prospective...

The Artificial Reef Program run by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is usually busy. While there are several local artificial reef association groups along the N.C. Coast, every N.C. artificial reef project must be coordinated through the DMF Artificial Reef Program. One of the current points of emphasis is estuarine reefs, especially oyster sanctuaries. These projects don't just add...

Atlantic Beach NC Fishing Report Inshore/Nearshore: We’re starting to see some good signs in the area, last week one of Charter boats had a trip. They caught Gray Trout, Black Sea Bass and a few Bluefish just off Cape Lookout. I just talked with a customer today that was telling me before the wind kicked up he was catching Bluefish,...