The Fresh And Saltwater Fish Are Biting Around Wilmington NC
Capt. Jot Owens
April 7, 2008
Wrightsville Beach - Saltwater Fishing Report
Hello everybody, I hope spring is treating you well! Not to bad around here, two days warm then one day cool. Hey that's spring for ya around the Carolina coast! One day breezy, two days calm sometime it's the other way around! That's why I love the Carolina coast we have real seasons around here! Enough about weather, to the fishing report we go!
On some of the windier days when it's been hard to get out on the coast to fish we've been doing a little bit of fresh water fishing. The large mouth Bass have been biting well. Most trips we are catching nine to over fifth teen bass a day. The size of the Bass are running one to over five pounds, most fish are two to three pounds. Bass are hitting Bass Assassin rubber worms in colors black and red shad "red and black". Rigging the worms Carolina style seems to work the best.
On the coast fishing has been a little hit or miss for the most part. Some days we go out and get over ten Redfish some days it's less. The best bait for the Reds lately has been fresh shrimp or live mud minnows. I have had the most luck rigging the shrimp and minnows on Carolina rigs. We are using EC L 42 style hooks in number "one" size. The Reds are running in the sixteen to twenty-five inch range with a few bigger ones mixed in from time to time.
If you would like to go the artificial root, I would recommend using scented grubs. The best bet is to use Saltwater Assassin "Blurps" in Colors Molting and good penny. These Blurps are really well scented to put out one great scent trail. Those Reds will find them, trust me! Jigs heads for the grubs in 1/4 to 3/8 oz, colors red and black seem to be the trick. Work'em slow around docks and drop-offs on grass lines.
There are a few trout and flounder around as well, they are not very big, but some times you can pull out a keeper. Mud minnows and grubs are the ticket for these fish. Rig the minnows on Carolina rigs, go light on the leader fifth teen to twenty pound line. Grub colors that we're using; Chart. Diamond and Silver mullet with red head jigs. Work'em slow on shore lines and drop off on the grass lines.
Gear used for the last few trips: Pflueger Medalist and Infusion SS spinning reels in size 6035 great for trout and light Red fishing. Rods: Ugly Stick Lite. Med act 7' Line used Ugly Braid fifth teen and twenty pound test. Thanks for reading this report, if you have any questions or comments drop me a line at www.captainjot.com
Thanks again,
Capt. Jot Owens
www.captainjot.com
910-233-4139
Wrightsville Beach Fishing Forecast:
More warmer days, should mean better fishing on the Carolina coast. I'll keep the reports coming!
Capt. Jot
Target Species:
Redfish, Trout, Flounder, large mouth Bass
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