Dropped the boat in today to check out the progress of the Wrightsville Beach Jetty Project and to get accurate water temp readings for Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach. The Army Core currently has two barges loaded with big granite boulders and one with a crane adding a more stable structure to the South Jetty. The project currently is focused on shoring up the lower south jetty protecting it from longshore drift from our Summer and Winter Storms. This project is changing the underwater topography of the South Wrightsville Beach Jetty which will be GREAT for Fishing (More Structure = More Fish!).
On the Fishing Front:
Wrightsville Beach: The water temp is holding at 52 degrees and is SUPER CLEAR with visibilty to the bottom in 20+ft! There are numerous baitfish in the waterway and inlets right now (most are silverside anchovies and small menhaden). The water temp is holding at 52 degrees at Wrightville Beach. The Red Drum are holding in the waterways under deep water docks and can be caught using fresh cut shrimp this time of year (they are slow and lethargic right now so artifical baits are not producing the numbers of fish in comparison to the fresh shrimp). The Red Drum can also be caught on bright sunny days in the flats and shallow waters as they move in to draw warmth from the darker colored mud and shell beds from solar heating…. If you are out at low tide this time of year chasing drum, don’t pass up fishing the flats with darker color bottom.
Carolina Beach: The water temp is holding at 51.5 degrees and is not quite as clear as Wrightsville Beach due to the influence of the Cape Fear River on Carolina Beach Inshore waters; however, still has visibility up to 10 ft. I did not survey as many bait fish; however, did see a few large schools of bait on the sounder (thats a good sign this time of year!). Red Drum can be caught in the Carolina Beach Boat Basin using fresh shrimp with some Large Black Drum mixed in.
For more information about the specific beaches we serve, please see below.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Trev
Wrightsville Beach Fishing Charters
Carolina Beach Fishing Charters (including Kure Beach and Fort Fisher)
Figure Eight Island Fishing Charters
Topsail Island Fishing Charters
Wilmington and the Cape Fear River Fishing Charters
