Springtime 08

Blooming Azaleas, sunny afternoons, warm water temps, Drum, Speckled Trout and Flounder! Springtime in Wrightsville Beach is definately underway. The pretty days are happening more frequently now and the fish are reacting in our favor. I just got off the water after fishing two days in a row and we caught over a dozen Speckled Trout(up to 21"), Twenty Puppy Drum(16-20 in), and plenty of small Bluefish, all on Artificials! Last week saw the first Inshore Slam, with 30 Reds, 2 Trout and 2 Flounder. We are managing a decent number of bites every trip, even on the cooler days, and I expect it to only get better as the water temps stabilize and stay in the mid 60 degree range. The bigger Reds should be showing up back inside soon and pushing up into the shallows as we head into summer. Offshore should heat up as well in April with the arrival of Yellowfin Tuna and warm Gulfstream water. There have been catches of Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, Sailfish and Blue Marlin already this Year and if early Spring is any indication of what's to come, I believe we are going to have some great fishing, Offshore and Inshore, right on into Summer.
Thanks for reading, Hope to see you on the water!