Fishing Reports by Capt. Richard Bennett

Pre and Post Hanna Report - Hi Folks, Well, we survived TS Hanna. She churned up the water a bit, but on the good side, it looks like the mullet run has started. I just put the boat back in the water Monday and fished yesterday with poor results. I expect that to change rapidl more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

Big Red Drum Biting at Wrightsville Beach - Hi Folks, When we are not catching spanish we are fighting some pretty nice red drum on lite tackle. Spanish macs have been the fish of this season thus far, but we cannot forget our popular inshore friends the reds, flounder and trout. Fall fishing more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

Fishing is HOT HOT HOT!!!! - Hi Folks, It's raining here at the coast and since I cannot go fishing, I can at least talk (write) about fishing.While the story this year has been the spanish mac bite, some big reds have been showing up in the last week. I took a day off yesterda more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

Hot Fishing in Hot Weather - Hi Folks, Water temps inshore are in the mid 80's and off the beach the low 80's. That simply means fish in deeper spots. Inshore that can mean 8' instead of 3' or in the ocean, 45' instead of 15'. We have had a very good past week doing just that; more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

"Swell" Fishing and the Flounder and Reds are Biting - Hi Folks, The high swell from Bertha has taken its toll on fishing beyond the inlets this past week. Add to that the recent rains mucking up the inshore fishing and it has been somewhat of a difficult week. We have managed to catch a few fish though more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

Good Summer Fishing Inshore and Off the Beach - Hi Folks, I hope everyone had a nice 4th and many of you had the opportunity to get on the water. It was a really nice weekend. Fishing has entered the summer routine. That is the weather is hot everyday and the fishing is hot every other day...or at more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

Good Fishing for the 4th of July Week - Hi Folks, We have had a few days of breezy weather but not real bad, and things have calmed back down shaping things up for a nice holiday weekend. I had a day off yesterday and enjoyed some early morning topwater action with redfish. Now here's my more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

Everything is Biting out of Wrightsville Beach - Hi Folks, Whew, what a week, plus. We have been fishing everyday and catching too. Flounder, reds and spanish have been our main catches, but lots of other fish are biting as well. Now here's my report: Inshore: Flounder are biting at the usual more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

Spanish Mackerel Biting off Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches - Hi Folks, Spanish mackerel fishing is as hot as it gets. Undoubtedly the best spanish fishing in years is happening now. Planers with clarkspoons, bird rigs with clarkspoons and casting with jigs....all are catching nice spanish along the beach.Catc more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach

Memorial Weekend Fishing Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches - Hi Folks and Happy Memorial Day weekend. Two things of importance: looks like we are going to have a pretty nice weekend and the fish are biting. I had a really nice couple today, fishing on their anniversary (her choice and what a lucky guy). We ca more...
Capt. Richard Bennett - Wrightsville Beach