Cape Fear Fishing Report:  Upper river is still holding a few Striped Bass along with some slot drum and the occasional trout.  More reports of trout from the lower Cape Fear. Their have also been a few flounders starting to bite in the river as well.  The drum have been biting in the bays and outer creek areas.

Wrightsville Beach Fishing Report:  The Spanish Mackerel have been here some days big and some days not so big.  A friend of mine out of Carolina Beach busted up some nice Spanish near CB inlet this week.  There have been a few reports of some decent drum bites along the waterway as well. 

Fishing News:  World Record Yellow Fin caught off Mexico but will not count in the IGFA records due to mate assisting during the catch.  More info at http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2012/04/yellowfin-tuna-is-enormous-4279-pounds-but-no-record.html .  Bummer on the record but he is still eating like a champ for a while.  A massive Great White caught in the Sea of Cortez.  http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2012/04/great-white-shark-catches-appear-on-the-rise-sea-of-cortez-.html .  Yikes!!!

Good Luck Fishing,
Capt Danny Wrenn
96Charter
Wilmington, N.C.
910.619.2224

Wrightsville Beach and Cape Fear River Fishing Report

Nearshore: The Spanish bite has been on for the last week or so and the Bonito are here as well.  The bonito have been good up off Topsail. Water Temps in the upper 60's from the beach to 20 miles offshore.
A report of some Kings near Wrightsville Beach.  That might have been a fluke but I did hear of some caught.
Inshore: The redfish bite had been good in the Wrightsville Beach area.  Some flounder and Trout being caught down south as well.  The river is putting out catches of red and trout.  I sure you can find a Flounder or two if you spend some time for them. 

Berkley gulp in white and new penny shrimp and jerk shad.  There has been some nice schools of perfect menhaden in the river.