Topsail Beach

Not only is it late July but the report is late also. Busy fishing plus busy season equals less time on computer, but plenty of time on the water!

We have been catching a wide variety of fish lately, from large sharks to decent sized kings, nice sized spanish mackerel and blues, a few mahi mahi mixed in, we have been seeing tarpon the last few days and a lot of bait is around right now. On the inshore trips we have been finding flounder and drum and an occasional trout. Kids fishing trips have been a blast, with the saltwater pan fish putting up a great showing for the kids, (adults like the action, too). We still have plenty of dates available, and we are starting to book up for the fall run, get in on the action now!

Joe Emory group with a fine catch of mahi mahi and kings!

Lisa Lawson with a 100+ lb blacktip shark

John, Jason, and Brian with a nice catch of king mackerel.

Nice blacktip at the boat.

Nice Mahi Mahi!

Boy has it been hot, I think you could at least soft fry an egg on the pavement! With the rising temperatures has also brought a rush of our summer fish in. The mahi mahi have been showing up regularly in our catches, a bunch of bailer sized ones with a gaffer mixed in here and there, great eating as well as a fun show. We have still been catching some citation sized spanish mixed in with the king mackerel, with a few albacore and amberjacks thrown in to complete the mixed bag. The big sharks are also here, we had a 15′ er last week, and plenty of fish in the 4′ to 6′ range, a lot of fun on light tackle. Call now for the best dates!

Tom Horozny with a king mackerel.

Puffer fish

Matt Rowe with a nice Mahi!

  The bite has been great! Me and Captain John have been finding our clients king mackerel, spanish mackerel, mahi mahi, snapper, grouper, and big sharks. We have been having consistent action on all trips. This is one of those reports where the pictures tell a better story then I can!

Deckland Golden with a mahi mahi caught with Captain John.

Dale and Buz mahi and king caught with Captain Jim

Matt Rowe with another 27" 5lb plus spanish mackerel

Deano Kinsey with a big red grouper caught while fishing with Captain John.

Well our fishing really picked up this past week!  We had king mackerel, spanish mackerel, one weighed in at 7+lbs! Also there have been mahi mahi caught in the 10-15 mile range, and cobia are being seen and taken from the inlets out to the king mackerel ground, the good fishing is now! Call or email now to get in on some of the most fantastic fishing of the year!

Amanda from Worcester, Mass. with her first spanish mackerel.

Ken Norris from Worcester, Mass with a 7+lb, 31" spanish mackerel!

Shep with his first king mackerel. The battle was touch and go for a while, we did not know if the angler or the fish was going to go first! Shep prevailed and won what we were calling the "celebrity death match".

 Fishing is only going to get better and all that is missing is you!

Tight lines,

Captain Jim

  With the spring fishing in full swing we are now experiencing some of the finest fishing of the year. The past week saw great catches of spanish mackerel, king mackerel amberjacks, and grouper. The kings that we are getting now are nice eating size, and the spanish have been perfect pan size with some 3-5lbers mixed in! Sunday had a late start and wound up having an awesome catch of kings, amberjacks on top water, and a couple of limits of grouper. Our inshore guide Captain Lee has found a bunch of drum from upper slot size and larger! We are filling up for June and July so do not delay, book now for choice dates,  get in on some great Topsail fishing!

Tight lines,

Captain Jim

Me and Capt John have had some great fishing this past week! The spanish mackerel have shown up with a vengeance, the bonito are still hanging around, and the reports of the first kings have trickled in! All the spanish have been good sized, no measuring topped off by a 5+lb. 27″ stud caught by Matt Rowe.

Celmer party with a nice mess of fish!

 Book your trip now to get in on the action!

Celmer party with a few bonitoCelmer party with a nice mess of fish!

Duane Smith, Jake Green, and Nate Malsam with bonito, Capt John.

Gabriella and Joseph Khawly with a grey trout and bluefish.

  We are so glad that things are warming up and the fishing is steady daily!  Both me and Captain John have had some great trips this past week and the beautiful weather we have been having has the fishing improving by leaps and bounds. We saw some of the first spanish last week as well as a continued strong bonito bite, the bluefish have been very consistent and the sea bass and grey trout have been present also, we have even managed a couple of tautogs. The even better news is the groupers reopened May 1st and we have another tasty species we can target! We are looking for the first kings in the coming weeks as well as amberjacks and cobias.

  Book your trip now! The fishing is happening, and we are just waiting for you to come down and enjoy a fun and exciting day on the water with us!

Rob Murray with some bonito caught on a private guide trip with Capt John.

Bob Newell with a Divers Rock Bonito

Well we got in a few trips on the long awaited bonitos this week and put some folks on some fun fishing and good eating. Also had a good mixed bag of flounder, grey trout, black sea bass, bluefish and some tautog! We have been getting out as much as the wind allows us at this time of the year and have been well rewarded with lots of fish and smiles!

  The fishing season is HERE NOW! and we are filling up fast. Feel free to contact us to show you a fun and exciting day on the water!

Mike and his fellow Marines with some bonito caught with Capt John

Phil Howe with a shark

Jason Worel from Boulder Co. with a nice Atlantic Bonito

Jeff Mahagan with a flounder caught on a GULP!

Tim and Jim with bonito

Well Captain John found them today and we are happy to see them. Fishing off Topsail thismorning Captain John guided Jim Pierce and Tim Sobkowiak to a successful first saltwater trip. Using Yozuri deep divers and Clark spoons the guys had a furious morning of fishing on Atlantic Bonito and bluefish. We still have dates open for the next few weeks for this run and the spanish will be here before you know it!

A good fish fry in the making!

Smiles are what we are about.

Wahoo on deck.

I do not get a chance to go to the stream often. Last Saturday I did and put a couple of regulars on a fish box filling trip! A couple of citation cobias and a nice wahoo caught old school style on a planer with a drone spoon attached made for a fun day. The cobias both fell for Bluewater Candy 7oz Roscoe jigs.

Doubled up!Cobias on the deck!