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I made an early start this morning is hopes of finding a new trout hole and some trout for the dinner table. I succeeded at both.

My first stop of the morning produced one small puppy drum, a.k.a. rat red. The area I was in showed lots of promise with lots of bait in the water, but the bite just wasn’t to be. I decided to make a move and try some new spots, but to no avail.

I decided to make a run and while running down river, I saw something on the gps chart that caught my eye. I made a hard starboard turn and decided to check it out. I made a good choice.

The tide had started to rise and I found a point with good current on it. It didn’t take long to get hooked up with the fish. I tried many different baits and swithched often, but gulp shrimp, DOA shrimp and the mirrolure MR-17 produced. Most of the trout caught were in the 14-15 inch range, but I did catch one 3-4lb fish on the MR17.

All in all, it was a great day and I am looking forward to the fall when the trout bite typically picks up. I feel I will have a good trout hole for the fall.!!

The Redfish bite in Topsail Beach area has been on fire the past couple of weeks. I have been finding lots of fish that have been willing to bite topwater baits. Zara Spooks and Top Pups have been working the best. The cold front that came through over the fourth of July weekend cooled down the water some and the fish responded by schooling up making for some exciting sight fishing in the shallow bays and flats.

The best bites have been in the early morning from sun up until about 10:00. After that, the wind tends to pick up and the fish aren’t as easy to see. The fish tend to want other baits such as soft plastics and bucktail jigs as the sun gets up and the heat of the day sets in.

If you are going to be in the Topsail area or other areas of the Cape Fear Region and would like to go fishing, give me a call and book a trip. I have good dates still available and the fishing is fantastic!!

Capt. Brent

The second stop of the Cabelas IFA redfish tour, Atlantic division , was held in my home waters of Surf City NC this past weekend. The field consisted of 45 boat boats  and 90 of the best redfish anglers from Ga., SC, and NC. My tournament partner, Capt. Jason Dail and myself set out early Saturday morning to compete against the best of the best. Jason and I fished the area for a couple of days prior to Saturday’s event in hopes of finding where the winning fish might be hiding. The day of the tournament started out with the ringing of the alarm clock at 0315 Saturday morning. The Vantage was prepped and we hit the road for Surf City a little after 0400. We launched the boat around 0500 at the wildlife boat ramp in Surf City in anticipation of the 0530 start. Just like in Charleston, we drew a late start and were one of the last boats to leave from the checkout point, but we didn’t let that late start discourage us. Read the rest of this entry »

The second stop of the Atlantic Division, Cabelas IFA Redfish Tournament will be this Saturday, May 22 on Topsail Island at the Beach House Marina in  Surf City, NC. My partner, Capt. Jason Dail and myself will be once again out looking for that perfect, upper slot redfish in our quest to take first place in this event. Read the rest of this entry »

Quick report!!

I spent most of Mother’s day with my wife and family. However, since I had the Vantage in tow, I managed to slip away late afternoon for a couple of hours of fishing (the boat ramp is only 1 block from my mother-in-laws house). The wind was still blowing, but not as bad as Saturday.

I saw tailing Redfish on the Cape Fear Flats around Fort Fisher and a found a school of fish that had a big school of mullet pinned against  the bank near Bald Head Island. I was able to get several takers on top water plugs just before dark.  I also hooked a short Flounder on a jig tipped with a Gulp jerk shad. Lot’s of bait in the water now and the fishing is definitely picking up.

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Hi Folks,

Quick report for you. The water is really warming up with the nice weather we have been having. The Redfish have moved out of the ocean and back into the internal waters. My wife and I hit a mud flat in the N. Topsail area recently and found a nice school of fish. Unfortunately, with the sun low in the sky, I poled on  top of them before I saw them and spooked them. After that, it was hard to get them to bite.

I have also heard of  a Speckled Trout bite picking up in the rivers, though I have not been down to verify as of yet. Viginia mullet (a.k.a. whiting) have been biting on the piers with good reports coming out of the Surf City area.  The Bluefish should make a showing any day now on the beaches it they haven’t already. Water temps on the beach are in the upper 50′s to low 60′s and mid 60′s in the ICWW and flats and bays. Spanish and King Mackerel are still are few weeks away, but typically we will start to see these in the nearshore waters by early May.

We have weather moving into the area Thursday evening expected to be out of here early Friday. If you are coming to Wilmington for the Azalea Festival and want to sneak in a fishing trip, Saturday and Sunday both look great for some Redfish fishing on the flats. I have openings for both days as of now, so give me a call and book a trip.

Tight lines and good fishing!!

Capt. Brent

The first tournament of the IFA Redfish Tour, Atlantic division, will be held this Saturday, March 20th in Charleston SC. My partner, Capt. Jason Dail and myself will be down there competing against the best of the best. This will be my first year competing in the series and I am very excited. There will be two other events in the series later in the summer.

This past weekend, I ventured down to the Palmetto state to do a little pre-fishing for the event. I would like to take this time to thank my new friend Thomas W. for graciously allowing me to come and stay in his fishing camp and for taking me out on the water to show me around. Thomas has also been so kind to allow Jason and myself to stay at his camp while were are down there preparing for Saturday’s tournament.

As would have it, the weather this past weekend was far from perfect with the winds howling out of the SW at 20+ knots. The temperatures were nice, but the wind had the water stirred up so bad it looked like chocolate milk. None the less, we ventured out into the vast expanse of inshore water and managed to find several schools of fish. The fish didn’t seem to be to interested in eating which I am sure was due to the poor weather conditions. I did manage to catch a fish and it happened to be a fish that had been tagged. This is the first time I have ever caught a tagged fish, and I look forward to getting information back on when and where this fish had been previously tagged.

Even with the poor condition, the amount of fish that I saw in such a short period of time was amazing. Weather conditions for this weekend are looking good, so I expect there will be a big turn out for the tournament with lots of fish caught. Hopefully, Jason and I will find the two perfect fish we need to take home the top prize. Stay tuned for updates!!

Last but not least, a shameless plug. If anyone out there is interested in sponsoring Capt. Jason and myself, we would love to help  promote your business out on the tour!! Every little bit helps and we would love to represent you.

till next time,

Tight lines!!!

Good weather finally graced us here on the Carolina coast so today I got out to take advantage of it. I hadn’t fished the North Topsail area in awhile, so I decided to see what I could find. I went to an area that I had found some fish last summer. The water was gin clear and the light winds made for a great sight fishing day.

After searching for a short time, I found a body of water that had a great mud bottom which was holding water temps 5 degrees warmer than surrounding areas. Soon, the gin clear water was turned cloudy which is a tale tale sign of feeding Redfish and moments later, I saw the fish scurrying off from the boat in all directions. A few cast later, I hooked up with the first fish of the day, but it soon shook the hook. After missing a couple more bites, I soon had my first fish in the boat.

With my power pole deployed, I anchored the boat and continued to catch a few more fish. Gulp jerk shads rigged on a weighted hook worked well on the school of fish. The fish in the school ranged in size from under slot fish to upper slot fish. Overall, it was a productive day for just a few hours on the water.

I have just confirmed that I will be appearing at the 2010 Christian Sportsman “Fish Fest” fishing school on February 20, 2010. I will be giving seminars on near shore Dolphin (Mahi) fishing as well as inshore flats fishing for Redfish.

If you are in the area, don’t miss out on this event. It will be very informative with a lot of one on one class room instruction. There will be lots of other guides and captains other than myself there as well.

I will post more information as it becomes available. Mark you calendars now!!!!

BTW….there are large schools of Redfish off of the beach that are very hungry. Despite the extreme cold weather we have been having, the fish are on the beach and are easy to catch when the weather permits us to get out.

Tight lines!!

Capt. Brent

I have known and fished with Chris a.k.a. Dekoy from way back in the day when we were just a couple of pier rats spending our summers on Crystal Pier. Like many friends, as years go by, we don’t get to spend as much time together or see each other as often as we would like. Dekoy and I have been trying to work out schedules for some time now to get together and do some fishing and we finally got it together.

Every year, I try to donate a fishing trip to the Coastal Conservation Association or CCA. On Friday, I had a trip scheduled with Mike and Rick who were the winning bidders for the trip that I had donated this year. Mike, Rick and myself had a great day on the water. The fishing was a little slow in the beginning, so I stretched out the 4hour trip I had donated into an 8 hour trip. The extra time was well worth it as the bite picked up in the afternoon and Mike and Rick went home happy with some good quality fish.

Rick finally broke the ice with a huge 29-inch Redfish. Later, the guys and myself found a good school of speckled trout and caught enough of those for Mike and Rick to take back home to Raleigh before calling it a day. Mike and Rick ended up with 12 specks, (1) 29-inch Redfish and a flounder.

Later that evening, Dekoy called and wanted to know if we were going to go fish like we had talked about. We worked out the details and decided to go fish the area I had fished the previous day. The wind was blowing pretty good out of the NNE and it was a little chilly but the ride in the “Vantage” wasn’t bad at all. We got to our spot, spent a couple minutes doing some last minute rigging and Dekoy got off the first cast. Bam….fish on, first cast. I’m thinking, they’re still here, it’s going to be a good day.

After having a quick discussion on whether we were going to catch & release or have a fish fry, we realized we hadn’t had breakfast and decided we were hungry, so into the box went the fish. The bite was on but sporadic. The fish seemed to keep moving, but never very far. When the bite would slow, we’d try a different bait until we found what they wanted and we would go back to catching fish. DOA shrimp and paddle tails were working well.

As the flood tide peaked, the bite really slowed, so we decided to make a move and try another spot. About 4 cast at the new spot and I was again hooked up with a nice speck. Not to be outdone, Dekoy decided to pull out an old “Mr. Whiffle” and found a nice slot red that wanted it for lunch.

When the water stated to ebb, it was time to head back to the honey hole for some more trout slaying. As soon as we got set up, the bite was on again. After taking a good count of the fish in the box, we realized that we were only 7 fish away from our limits. Now the quest became to limit out. Well, it didn’t take that long and we did just that. 20 specks in the box, but the bite was still on, so we bent the barbs down and went back to catching and releasing. At day’s end when it was time to pack up and head for the hill, Dekoy and I had 30 specks and 1 slot Redfish for the day.

I’d say the inshore fishing is still pretty darn good!!

Thanks Dekoy!!! I had a great time fishing with a good friend!!

Tight lines everyone!!