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Fishing the ICW near Wilmington, NC

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Post by Buffalo96 Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:53 am

For my Summer vacation I was allowed to book an inshore charter with Rod-Man charters out of Wrightsville Beach, NC. I was hoping to target flounder and red drum for some light tackle fun. I know this is a fly fishing forum but in these summer months it is just too hot to fly fish for trout. Heck, it's even too hot to fly fish for ocean fish too.

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We fished the Innercoastal Waterway between Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach using live menhaden Carolina rigged on light braid. We fished a lot of structure and managed to snag a four pound flounder and a six pound red drum. Red drum on light tackle is awesome! Those fish are rough on some gear trying to pull one out from around pier pilings.

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I had a great time and would recommend Capt. Rick Bennett if you want to catch some fish. He does fly fishing trips for drum when the conditions are more favorable. I think I might check it out when the time is right.

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Post by Tyler Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:29 pm

Nice fish! Good eating too!
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Post by teachrtec Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:10 pm

There you go Smile
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