Fishing

We had a glimpse of fall hit us last week, and by the end of this week I think we will get another taste.
The cool, crisp mornings get the fisherman’s adrenaline flowing. However, September can be a difficult month for fishing. It feels like fall, and thus you expect the fish to be in a fall pattern.

Over the weekend we awoke to a new world: We had a northerly breeze, lower humidity and a hint of fall in the air. That should be enough to get your angling instincts stirring, but let me add a little information on what’s going on at the coast. We have a couple of crisis issues occurring that need to be noted.
First, rumors have it there is not a bottle of Carolina Treat BBQ sauce left unsold in Brunswick County. The shelves are bare, as the first significant mullet run is occurring as a result of the northerly winds.

The fall fishing season in Brunswick County has gotten off to an early start as baitfish and predators are celebrating the end of a long, hot summer by swarming around the usual hotspots. Schools of mullet continue to increase, leading to better inshore fishing for speckled trout, redfish and flounder.
Redfish are hitting around the bridges and docks in the waterway and larger over-the-slot red drum are being caught at the jetties.

The annual fall runs of bluefish along the Carolina coast are eagerly anticipated by fishermen waiting for a chance to tangle with the feisty brutes from the rails of the piers or in the surf. Some bluefish have been caught throughout the summer but it will be later this month and in October when the majority of them show up.