Ocean: Offshore, the wahoo have been biting pretty good over the last week or two. If the wahoo don't bite you can move inshore a few miles and try bottom fishing for red grouper. Closer to shore there were some decent king catches last week around the tower as well as some African pompano.  Ledges in the 10 to 20-mile range produced some outstanding sailfish catches last week. Near shore reefs are still producing nice flounder and a few large red drum.

Inlets/Sounds/Bays: There wasn’t a lot of change from previous weeks. Flounder fishing seems to be fair with some fish over eight pounds caught last week. Trout are also biting decent in the Cape Fear River. Both flounder and trout are being caught from Southport to Wilmington. Live menhaden and finger mullet are catching the flounder and live shrimp are producing the trout. Black and red drum are being reported in the same areas as well.

Piers/Shore: Fishing was fair last week. Spanish mackerel and some nice king mackerel were caught on the Oak Island Pier earlier in the week. Anglers on area piers reported catches of flounder, black drum, pompano, sea mullets, and a few bluefish.