I have been fishing everyday for the past week. Most of my trips have been 1/2 days trolling for Spanish and Sharks along Holden Beach and Oak Island. The Spanish bite has been on fire, most days we have caught around 25-30 fish with most being of keeper size. There has also been several fish in the 2-3 pound range mixed in with the 14″ average fish. The shrimp boats have been shrimping all week off Oak Island, chumming the sharks up within casting range. One day I pulled up to a boat and there was over 10 sharks working in the chum slick that the shrimpers were putting out. Most of the fish were around 50 pounds, with several around 80-100.
The Inshore bite is not the only thing happening at Holden Beach, the Mahi Mahi and King Mackeral have been on fire. Most of the fish are in the 15-20 pound range with a few over 30 mixed in. These fish have been biting between the Shark Hole and 18 Mile Rock. I can run this trip on an extended 1/2 day.
On Thursday of this week I ventured out to try my luck at some Grouper. The fish were still in the same 90 foot depth that I’ve been concentrating on for the past several trips. We were lucky enough to limit out on Scamp, with a 5 pound Yellowtail Snapper to throw in, a rare fish for this area, and an even rarer one at that size.
If fishing is your thing give me a call, and come on down to Holden Beach, North Carolina and get hooked on some of this world class saltwater fishing.
Tight Lines!!
Capt. Patrick Bryant