Fishing report

Fishing remains hot and the marine weather has been pretty good overall this year! I hope you have had plenty of opportunities to wet a line!

This past week-end I fished in a small King Mackerel tournament in Southport. It was friendly tournament with most of the proceeds going to charity. In this case it was the Cameron Boys camp run by the Baptist children’s homes. The Baptist Children’s Home is a great cause that helps families and children in distress.

Several of the boys from the camp came to the awards banquet and told us how the camp had changed their lives. They also had the chance to unload a 65 pound Wahoo that was caught by one of the boats in the tournament. The fish was caught less than 20 miles from shore on a dead cigar minnow. Catching a Wahoo that way is very unusual but what a nice experience for those guys!

Catching Report

Inshore and offshore fishing has been hot lately. Drum, trout, flounder and sheepshead are being caught in the waterway, creeks and marshes. Look for the drum near the marsh banks or on the nearby flats. Flounder are being caught near docks and pier pilings. There have been some nice Spanish caught but only a few here and there. The blues are biting near the inlets and along the tide line just off the beaches.

Red drum, a few pompano and some croakers are being caught in the surf. The piers are reporting a mixed bag of bottom fish. They also are seeing some big sheephead taken early in the morning and late afternoon on sand fleas near the pilings. Small blues and mullet round out the catching.

The Kings seem to be everywhere. Some are closer to shore with some being caught around the near shore reefs and ledges as well as off the piers. Mahi are being taken from 10 miles and out -- look for a good weed line to work. Some nice sailfish, marlins and Wahoo are being caught out near the Gulf Stream.

Tight lines to all!