April fishing is going strong. We have been catching Redfish, Black drum, a few flounder and trout, and lots of whiting. The bluefish and spanish mackerel are showing up and will be here in great numbers in the next few weeks. The warm weather has got the fish on the move and showing up early. We are catching the Redfish on Gulp pogies, Strike King minnows, and D.O.A paddle tails. We are using Pro-Cure scents on the lures to attract the slow to bite fish. When all else fails we can throw a few minnows and shrimp to boost the numbers and catch ratio. We have been catching a few black drum, trout and flounder when fishing for the reds. This action will only get better into the early summer. The whiting have been biting on a regular basis. These hard fighting, great tasting fish will be here for a few more weeks. The bluefish and a few spanish are showing up off the coast on a daily basis. In the next few weeks this action will be off the Hook!!!! Give me a call and I will be gald to show you and your family a great fishing trip 910-264-1807!! Now is the time to enjoy this nice weather and hot fishing action.
Sam with a nice red. We had a blast with the whiting, and caught a few reds later in the day.
Sam and Gerald with a nice catch of whiting and a keeper red drum. These boys fished with me two days and had plenty of action and fun. See you soon..
Ryan, Dillon, Kelly and Shelby with a great family fishing trip. Shelby wanted to go fishing with her dad, and I am glad she did.. She caught over half of the fish and had a blast.
Shelby with on of several citation sized whiting she caught all by herself. A true fisherwoman in the making.
John Kim with one of several nice reds he landed on a cool windy day. We also caught a few black drum and whiting to fill the cooler.
Tim, Ashley, John and Kelly with a great afternoon of whiting fishing. These guys had a blast and went home with some good eating filets.
James with a nice 25inch redfish landed on a strike king minnow and the secret sauce. One of several reds we landed before we slayed the whiting in the river.
Shawn and Holly with a nice afternoon catch of whiting. I can smell them cooking in the grease right now..
John with a small redfish he landed along with some black drum.. Great day on the water. Look foward to reading the section about fishing the Cape Fear in your new book.
The Meaney family with a few whiting for dinner. We also had a blast catching sharks and stingrays.
Evan with a big Smooth Skin dogfish shark. One of the biggest I have ever seen.
The Wade family with redfish, black drum and whiting. All the makings of a great family fishing trip.
Steph with one of her black drum….
J.D. and Stuart with the best catch of whiting I have had so far this year. 115 nice fish and lots of throw backs.
Mike and his son with a great catch of whiting..
Young Metcalf with a double of nice whiting…
Ilene with a nice mid size redfish… She had a blast and is ready to come back fishing in the early summer..
Folks the fishing is getting better and will remain strong into the summer. If you want to catch fish and have fun with your friends and family give me a call 910-264-1807.
Thanks for reading the report,
Capt. Robert Schoonmaker 910-264-1807