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2014-05-03
5:15 AM
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Great Fishing at Wrightsville Beach and the Surrounding Areas - Hi Folks,
Time for a good fishing report. The waters have heated up into the high 60′s and like a light bulb the fish have turned on as well. I'll tell you what's biting below. Now here's my report:
INSHORE: Redfish, black drum, a few floun more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2014-04-20
3:13 PM
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Cold and Rainy and Windy Bad for Fishing - Hi Folks,
It seems winter will not let us go. Water temps are still below 60. We had a touch of spring and the fish started to respond. The last few days of cold, rain and wind have shut things down again.
As the weather settles down again in the c more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2013-11-05
5:55 AM
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Coastal Fishing in Southeast NC is on FIRE - Hi Folks,
I have just returned from a great inland striper fishing trip in Georgia, but more about that later. Fishing has exploded here in the Wrightsville Beach to the Cape Fear area. Water temps are in the mid 60's. Looks like we have some weat more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2013-10-24
4:55 AM
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Plenty of GOOD Fishing from Topsail to Cape Fear NC - Hi Folks,
It is wonderful to report a couple of real good fishing days. Two days ago we caught several nice blues, two nice Spanish mackerel (must have been lost, lonely and hungry) and a real nice 23 red drum. All the fish were caught jigging wi more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2013-10-10
8:36 AM
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Fall Fishing - Hi Folks,
This past weekend saw an unbelievable bite just off the beach at Wrightsville Beach. You name the fish, it was biting. Fish are like land animals, they can sense weather coming, such as the coastal low we are dealing now. When they do th more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2013-09-17
9:22 AM
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Fall Fishing at Wrightsville and Carolina and Cape Fear - Hi Folks,
This week is ushering in the first real cool snap of the fall season and the fish are getting active. I have reports from Captain Jimmy Vass of the Fortune Hunter and the good folks at Island tackle. Water temps are cooling and the baitf more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2013-09-11
8:14 AM
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Fall Fishing IS Coming To Southeast NC - Hi Everybody,
Fishing in general is OK, but pretty slow. This is usual as we transition from summer to fall. We had a strong NE wind come in this weekend that pretty much dropped the barometer and shut things down. Remember the barometer is possibly more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2013-08-23
12:50 PM
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August Fishing Wrightsville Beach NC - Hi Folks,
Well after several stable days of sun and light winds, the weather changed to rain and more rain. Prior to the rains, fishing was pretty good for August. After the rains, it remains to be seen. Sometimes heavy rain hurts fishing and someti more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2013-08-06
6:08 AM
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Stable Weather Equals Return of Fish - Hi Folks,
It's been a while, but the fishing has not been at its best. Things are picking up! Nice weather and less rain has allowed the water to clean up some and the fish have liked that, a lot. Now here's my report:
INSHORE: Red drum are biting more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
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2013-06-24
5:35 AM
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Fishing Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches - Hi Folks,
Again it has been a while since my last report, but you can blame the weather on that one. This has undoubtedly been the worst fishing weather thus far this season I can remember. Wind and rain, rain and wind, cold; you name and we have more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach |
