Carolina Explorer 4-17 Report: Inshore or Coastal we are catching fish. Red and Black Drum, Bluefish, Trout, Spanish Mackerel, and a few Sharks!!!

Hello everyone!! The spring fishing is going great, we are having plenty of action.  The action for the red fish has been steady, we are catching the Red fish on lures and bait.  The reds are biting on Gulp, strike king minnows, mud minnows, and shrimp.  The fish are starting to look up, so that means the top water and crank bait bite will get better with the improving weather and water temps.  The flounder are holding in the deep holes in the creeks and around the inlets. Jigs slow rolled along the bottom and live baits have been catching the flounders. A few trout are in the mix as well, mirro-lures, gulp, and live minnows are taking few of the specks over the shell bottom areas in the creeks and inlets.  The black drum are biting around the docks and rock piles in the river. Off the coast the blues and Spanish have been biting spoons and jigs over the rock piles and wrecks. Bottom Fishing off the coast has produced grey trout, sea bass, ring tails, croaker, and whiting on fresh shrimp.  No matter what you want to do, we are catching fish and having a great time on the water.  Give me a call at 910-264-1807 and book your fishing adventure Today!!!!

The Sheldon family with a nice catch of Black drum, Whiting, and Grey trout.  A great family fishing adventure.

Alex with the biggest fish she has ever caught, a nice 4lb black drum. Her first fishing trip in her life. A great fisher woman.

Isiah with a Grey trout caught on a jig. Both Alex and Isiah caught fish on jigs as well as bait.  Just a great family fishing trip and learning experience for the kids and myself.

Todd and Doug had fished with me two days. We worked hard during the cold front and caught a few fish. Todd had his first inshore slam ever, a trout, red fish and flounder.  He added a trophy bluefish to his tally as well.  We sight casted to the blue on the flats.   A trip and fish of a life time. See you in the fall, Thanks again.

Quinton from Atlanta with a nice 12lb black drum weighed on the boga-grip.  Lots of fun on light tackle.

Danny and Luke with a nice catch of blues, trout, ring tails and croaker.  A nice father and son fishing trip. Good to fish with old friends.

Tony with a upper solt sized red drum caught on shrimp.

Laurie with a nice red drum caught on shrimp. Her biggest fish ever.  She also landed a few more reds and black drum.

Katie with a nice grey trout caught on mullet.

Susan with a big grey trout, this one went over 4lbs and caught on mullet.

Al and his son enjoyed a great father and son fishing trip with black drum and blue fish. 

Micheal and Christie with a great Mother and son fishing trip.  They caught some really nice whiting, a few grey trout, and a nice shark.

Micheal with his shark. Man was he pumped!!! This was not a dog fish shark, this one had teeth and was ready to bite….

Christy with a nice sized whiting. Lots of family fun in the sun…

Nathan with a nice bluefish he jigged up over one of the coastal rock piles.  It is a blast to catch fish casting lures and feeling the strike..

As you can see the fishing is great and will only continue to get better with more flounder and Spanish mackerel showing up.  The Cobia and Kings will be here as soon as the water gets into the upper 60’s.  Call Today and book your family fishing adventure 910-264-1807!!!

Thanks,

Capt. Robert Schoonmaker                              910-264-1807

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