Topsail Beach Fishing Charters & Fishing Guide

Happy New Year!

Jim — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:03:14 +0000

I want to thank all of our clients this year for making 2011 a great year! We had some great fishing and great clients who had a lot of fun with us in 2011. I look forward to 2012 and hope all who visit with us and fish with us a safe and wonderful year!

We are still fishing! The trout and drum are still biting in the saltwater, and the striped bass are biting in the river! John is still going to the gulfstream and catching tuna, wahoo, and jigging amberjacks, and the bluefins are starting to show up also. Give us a call and enjoy some fun winter fishing!

Tight lines,

Capt Jim

Fall fishing has arrived!

Jim — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:58:12 +0000

Sorry to not do a report in a while, but had computer issues and then issues getting back on here, thank you Wade you rock!

We have been really doing well on the fish! Big spanish mackerel, a lot of sharks, the grouper bite has been excellent, with many sea bass, snapper, and triggerfish in the bag also. We have been picking at the kings on the light line while grouper fishing and am hoping to see a little run here in the fall.

We have also been doing well on the drum and flounder inshore, and have picked up a few trout also, with the cool weather arriving they should be showing well soon.

The gulfstream fishing has also been good and gets better as the fall progresses with a strong wahoo run as well as tuna and some billfish mixed in.

Book now for fall and experience some of the best weather and hottest fishing of the year!

Now I have to learn how to get pictures onto the new computer……..

Tight lines,

Captain Jim

Late June Topsail Fishing Report

CaptainJim — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:35:38 +0000

Here we are late June and I am making the time to put in a report! We have been running pretty steady all summer so far, almost every day! Fishing has been great and we are putting many happy people onto some super fishing.

We have been catching spanish mackerel, sharks, amberjacks, cobias, seabass, and drum on our 5 hour trips. These trips have been mainly offshore, but a few that we have done inshore have had some fine catches.

On our 7 and 9 hour trips we have been getting a little further offshore to where the king mackerel and mahi mahi are. For some reason they have not moved in close yet, but the fishing a little further offshore has been very worthwhile for the longer trips. As well as the trolling the bottom fishing on these trips has been producing snapper, sea bass, and grouper.

Fishing has been solid and we are looking forward to having you on board, there are still many great days of fishing ahead, the only thing missing is you, give us a call!

Tight lines,

Capt Jim

Lots of action! Spanish showing strong!

CaptainJim — Mon, 09 May 2011 02:04:47 +0000

Hello everybody! The water has warmed up and the fish are responding well!

The spanish mackerel showed up in force last week, good mixed sizes from 3-5lbers and a lot of fish in the good eating size range from 14″ to 16″. Mixed in with the spanish are the ever present bluefish which are running 1-3 lbs as well as a few 6-10lb chopper blues here and there. Heard another boat today got a spanish eaten off by a barracuda and boats have been reporting seeing cobia around so there are good signs around for the next few weeks.

Inshore we have had a few mixed bag trips for the kids and they had a blast! On these trips we just go after whatever is biting and usually wind up with some fish for the table and a lot of action!

It is late and will post up some pictures tomorrow!

Tight lines,

Capt Jim

Topsail Fishing going strong!

CaptainJim — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:02:47 +0000

Well here we are with the beautiful WARM weather here and the fish are really biting with abandon! The last week we have seen all of our trips connect with hard fighting and good eating fish. We have been on the Bonito really good and have been busy with plenty of bluefish with the bonito. Our by catch has been really surprising with some stout gag grouper (released, season opens this Sunday!) false albacores, and sea bass (another month June first opening). Have heard about some spanish mackerel mixed in so it should be soon before they show up in force, and right along with them the king mackerel should be here also!

The water is warming up, the fish are here, set-up your fun and exciting trip now to get in on the action!

Tight lines,

Captain Jim

Bonita are Here!

CaptainJim — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:00:58 +0000

The bonito have arrived! Capt John caught them out of New River this morning, mixed in with them were false albacores which made for an exciting trip. Fish were caught on Clark spoons and were scattered, should only get better from here on. Call for an exciting trip for these fun and tasty speedsters!

Cape Fear Stripers

CaptainJim — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:25:58 +0000

Fished the Cape Fear Riverwatch Striper Tournament again this year, had a great pair of anglers Dale Nixon and Capt Dean Lamont. We had a great banquet and auction and a beautiful day for fishing! The weather was cold but we did manage a few stripers to put us in contention but we did not place anywhere. Still a great day on the water and a lot of fun!

Going to do a little sea bass fishing before it closes, will post a report!

Remember to book your trips now! We are looking forward to another great season.

Tight lines,

Captain Jim

More great fall fishing!

CaptainJim — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:52:16 +0000

Had a few trips over the last week and boy did we find the fish hungry! The trout bite inshore has been strong, everywhere we have been going has been holding a lot of fish, you just have to weed through the small fish to get keeper size fish. All the fish have been on either grubs or Mirrolures, the bigger fish have been on the Mirrolures.

The other great action has been the bottom bite. The gag grouper, trigger fish, and black sea bass have provided many tasty meals over the past weekend. One day we made one drop for the grouper, then ran a few miles and made another drop for trigger fish and black sea bass before coming home. The bite has been fantastic!

We will be running trips both offshore and inshore through the New Year, the trout and drum are here all year and although grouper closes on Dec 31, sea bass remains open still providing tasty meals!

DON’T MISS OUT!

CaptainJim — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:54:14 +0000

November has us thinking of a lot of other things than fishing but it offers some of the most fantastic fishing of the year! Crowds are few, weather is more pleasant, and the fish are everywhere on the inshore and offshore waters! We have been catching kings, trout, drum, grouper, and sea bass to name a few. We have a few trips that we will report on this week. Do not miss out on this, winter is just around the corner.

Tight lines,

Captain Jim

A prelude to fall.

CaptainJim — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:47:14 +0000

After a surprisingly productive August we are looking forward to a super fall of fishing! August produced some exciting catches of a variety of fish. Our trolling trips had a good mix of mahi mahi offshore and plenty of big spanish mackerel nearshore, the king bite should kick back off with the cooling temperatures. The bottom fishing has been great with grouper, sea bass, snapper, and other tasty bottom dwellers finding the way into the box. The shark fishing is getting hotter, Capt John has had sharks up to 9′, and the best is yet to come! We have also been doing some inshore fishing for flounder, drum and trout all hitting well.

We have plenty of fall dates open, THE BEST FISHING OF THE YEAR! Enjoy the pictures and we hope to see you soon!