The latest pier and surf fishing reports for Surf City and Topsail Beach.
November 2018 has been a funny month for fish. There’s some black drum out there but most people have been catching spots and mullets. There are lots of spots out there, so if you’re into spots you just need your pole, a cooler and bloodworms. As of the middle of November the water temperatures finally …
Unfortunately, the house I stay at is currently condemned after Hurricane Florence came blasting through, pummeling Topsail. So, my updates this month will indeed be limited, but I do have some good information here for you. The Surf City Pier is indeed open for fishing although the octagon at the end was destroyed during the …
It has been a horrible month for Topsail Island thanks to Hurricane Florence. The beach is shut down and they aren’t letting anyone on. That means there’s basically nothing to report just yet. Be sure to see the August 2018 Fishing Report. I got pretty in depth in that article as I was on the island …
August is here and people from all over the country are visiting Topsail Island. I will be in Surf City all month long documenting the fish being caught here. Be sure to see the July 2018 Fishing Report also. For future updates, see the Topsail Island Fishing Report. Prime season for surf fishing is usually …
July 2018 is here. After a beautiful beginning to summer, the second half of July has been filled with rain, rain, rain. The surf is wicked, often going in several directions at once. Unfortunately, people have died in rip currents and rough surf all up and down the Carolina coast. Wen the water calms down, …
Hello, and welcome to the latest fishing report. There are plenty of resources to cover what is happening offshore, so this month I am going to touch on what is inshore. Surf: There are Spots in the surf! They aren’t huge but they’re fun to catch alongside the pinfish. On calm days whip a 1oz …
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May is here and the water temperature at the Surf City Pier is finally 68 degrees. That is usually my magic number to go fishing. Topsail Island Fishing Report as of May 8, 2018: There have been no signs of Chopper Blues since April 21, when one was caught at one of the other piers. …
All of my April 2018 updates will be made to this page. As of March 28, the fishing has been terrible. Water temperature is currently 54 degrees. Other than a few mullets, there are absolutely no fish at all in the surf or sound. Trout, black drum and red drum are up in the streams …
I have been fishing at Topsail Island and around Surf City in March of 2018 and have a fishing report here for anyone who would like to see it. Oh, and I caught this citation trout the last week of March! Inshore / Surf / Pier The water temperatures are in the 50’s at the …
It’s February 19, 2018 and I am at Topsail Island once again. Fishing is still dead, however, a couple of people have caught Red Drum at the New River Inlet. The pier isn’t open yet and nobody is fishing at the sound side park. Over the next couple of days I will take some shrimp …