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On Sunday I decided to load the yak and target flounder around fort fisher. Since the season closes for rec anglers in October, (which is dumb) felt like I should try and catch a few for food. Most of my citation-size flounder have come in October/November too but anyway, back to the report 
Been so busy w/work I forgot the Carolina Beach Inshore challenge was going on, and saw the ramp was jam packed with trailers by the time I showed up. Even though only bout an 8-min drive to fort fisher from my house in C-Beach. Fishing pressure aside I launched and went in search of bait. Plenty of bait around but not the size I like so it took some searching. Finally netted about 2-dozen larger finger mullets and off I paddled.
After 2 hours of hitting go-to areas w/little more to show for it other than rat reds, I tried a new area that looked really good due to water flow over a steep drop-off and structure. Had about an hour and a half of fishing time left so I flung some of my bigger mullet out there and the spot produced quickly. Caught 3 keepers, 2 of them were over 19 inches. Also caught a good-sized trout, and had some good runs from what I suspected to be upper slot reds because I got one to the yak and lost it. I also lost what I'd guess to be a 6-7 lb plus flounder right at the yak. He wasn't hooked well and a few hard tail slaps and he was gone. A few guys saw this commotion going on and not discreetly made their way in my direction lol.
Even caught a juvenile grouper, what kind, I'm not sure but I know that's what it was. Wish I got a pic before releasing it! Pretty fish. All in all solid day.
FYI guys at Island Tackle told me they weighed a 9.6 and a 10 lb flounder outta Snow's Cut this weekend. Heavy current, many snags/drop-offs = no nets, which equals big flatfish.
Been so busy w/work I forgot the Carolina Beach Inshore challenge was going on, and saw the ramp was jam packed with trailers by the time I showed up. Even though only bout an 8-min drive to fort fisher from my house in C-Beach. Fishing pressure aside I launched and went in search of bait. Plenty of bait around but not the size I like so it took some searching. Finally netted about 2-dozen larger finger mullets and off I paddled.
After 2 hours of hitting go-to areas w/little more to show for it other than rat reds, I tried a new area that looked really good due to water flow over a steep drop-off and structure. Had about an hour and a half of fishing time left so I flung some of my bigger mullet out there and the spot produced quickly. Caught 3 keepers, 2 of them were over 19 inches. Also caught a good-sized trout, and had some good runs from what I suspected to be upper slot reds because I got one to the yak and lost it. I also lost what I'd guess to be a 6-7 lb plus flounder right at the yak. He wasn't hooked well and a few hard tail slaps and he was gone. A few guys saw this commotion going on and not discreetly made their way in my direction lol.
Even caught a juvenile grouper, what kind, I'm not sure but I know that's what it was. Wish I got a pic before releasing it! Pretty fish. All in all solid day.
FYI guys at Island Tackle told me they weighed a 9.6 and a 10 lb flounder outta Snow's Cut this weekend. Heavy current, many snags/drop-offs = no nets, which equals big flatfish.
