Fishing

Summertime fishing is here, but the good news is the inshore action has remained almost as hot as the weather, as long as you fish the mornings and evenings and avoid midday. Flounder have been the most consistent fish, but there are plenty of other species hitting if you want to go early or late.

The heat has inshore water temperatures rising but it hasn’t stopped the local flounder bite, which has remained strong. Flounder are being caught by anglers drifting or trolling the inlets and cuts as well as by folks anchoring up and fishing hard structures.

Although rising temperatures continue to heat up the water, the fish are still in somewhat of a spring mode and inshore action is still solid.

I  just returned from two days of fishing on the Ocean Crest Pier in Oak Island, and the action was very steady.