Carolina Beach Speckled Trout

Carolina Beach Speckled Trout

Carolina Beach Speckled Trout bite is on today, October 6 the weather conditions the last few days have caused the water temperature to fall. the Speckled trout have shown up at Carolina Beach Inlet. I have been using live finger mullet on Carolina Rigs catching some good size trout. This is the time of the year when fishing is starting to get really good, I left the house after lunch yesterday, launched the Pathfinder at 220 Annie Drive. Went straight to Carolina Beach Inlet there was only one boat fishing, so I decided to drift fish.

I baited up the Carolina Rig with a small finger mullet, on a brand new Key Largo spinning rod made a cast, before the boat had moved 10′ I felt the fish hit. At first, I thought it was a Red Drum strike, then I saw the fish surface it was a Speckled Trout. I immediately back off the drag just a little, to keep from tearing the hook on the trouts tender mouth. Slowly playing the fish to the net, wow that did not take long. I laid the trout in the Yeti Cooler, and grab another bait out of the baitwell, made another cast, set the rod in a rod holder, and went to grab a bottle of water when I saw the rod tip bounce just a little. Took a drink of water, grabbed the bent rod I knew the fish were here. I landed that Speckled Trout along with two more to fill my limit.

This is why I love living right here at Carolina Beach, I was back at the house with a limit of Speckled Trout and had only begone about two and a half hours. There is just no place like Carolina Beach, N.C.

Cape Fear Guide is reporting the speckled trout bite is turning on, along with the gray trout which are biting at the artificial reef right off from the Marriott Hotel.
Speckle trout are hitting live bait, gray trout are hitting shrimp on the bottom rigs, live bait, and shiny jigs, bouncing off the bottom.
Now is the time for some great fall fishing, book your next inshore or nearshore charter with Capt. Mike Dennis

Cape Fear Guide – Capt.Mike Dennis – 910-619-0929

210 Peninsula Drive, Carolina  Beach, N.C. 28428