Seahawk Inshore Fishing Report 8/17/10

Solid red drum fishing, more speckled trout, a few flounder, and some Tripletail opportunities

The inshore fishing is still solid in the early morning hours for reds, specs, and flounder. There have been some tough days mixed in with the good ones, but that’s fishing for the month of August. September is right around the corner and is one of my best months, especially for speckled trout in the Cape Fear area.
We have had some fifty and sixty fish days fishing for specs in the month of Sept.with sixty-seven being my best day.

The red drum fishing is still solid in the creeks, and flats of the lower Cape Fear river and Masonboro Sound. Several large schools are working the shallows and the sighfishing has been excellent when the winds and tides cooperate. Smaller groups of reds are feeding on the edges of deeper water in the creeks and falling for live baits and artificials.

Better numbers of speckled trout are showing up and falling for the some of the same baits we are using for the reds. The trout fishing should start picking up as we get into late August and September.

Flounder fishing has been up and down, but we are picking up a few fish while throwing soft plastics and live baits for redfish and speckled trout.

We have had several shots at some nice tripletail and have only landed one of the six or so we have seen lately. We had a eight pounder on recently and he rubbed the line on some barnacles and broke off at the boat as I was getting ready to net him. I am really fascinated by these fish and love fishing for them. I always have my eyes peeled for tripletails and there is a good chance of being one of the few that ever get an opportunity to catch one of these mysterious fish. They are also one of the best tasting saltwater fish and have a flavor similar to grouper.

Congatulations to my son Christian, his fishing bud Luke, and little brother Stone for winning the redfish division, and taking second in the speckled trout category of the recent Cape Fear Builders Association fishing tourney. They brought home 525.00 for the 1st place redfish, and 150.00 gift certificate for the 2nd place spec. Not bad for a fun day of fishing.

Check out the photos from the past couple of weeks and get ready for some great fall fishing. Thanks for reading my report and good fishing to ya.

Thanks,
Jeff Wolfe
Seahawk Inshore Fishing Charters
NC Inshore Fishing Blog
910-619-9580

8/3/10 Christian with a 4.96 lb flounder he caught on a D0A jerkbait. Just shy of a citation

8/3/10 Christian and Blake doubled up sightcasting to a large school of redfish on the flats

8/4/10 Laurie and son Seth doubled on on reds with live baits

8/4/10 Seth with a upper slot red he caught on a live mud minnow. Seth also had a big tripletail on that broke our hearts and 20lb braided as I was getting ready to net him.

8/5/10 Uncle Bill with his first tripletail caught on soft plastic paddle tail jig

8/5/10 Owen with a nice red he caught float fishing a live mud minnow along the marsh edge

8/510 Liam with a upper slot red he caught fishing a live mud minnow on a carolina rig

8/6/10 Cameron and Vic with a couple of the reds they caught fishing live mud minnows on carolina rigs

8/8/10 The Seevers family had a great day catching red drum on live baits

8/12/10 Ralph with a nice flounder he caught fishing a live menhaden on a carolina rig

8/13/10 Cassidy and 8yr old Henry with a couple of the reds they caught float fishing mud minnows along a creek bank

8/14/10 Silvia and Jeff had a great trip on a recent cooperate outing catching redfish on live baits. Thanks for the e-mail guys, sounds like ya’ll put a hurtin on the rest of the fishing crowd