Dallas Brooks from Siler City, NC caught this 5-pound, 24-inch flounder on cut bait while targeting red drum near Carolina Beach on May 29, 2024.

https://www.carolinasportsman.com/fishing/inshore-fishing/speckled-trout/go-weightless-for-lowcountry-trout/?utm_source=Carolina+Sportsman&utm_campaign=8a2a3e3841-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c41990a090-8a2a3e3841-290292534

https://blubrry.com/ncwrc_better_fishing/132333589/municipal-lake-largemouth-bass-north-carolinas-hidden-gems-for-bass/

Shout out to the Sea Trails Fishing Club with their first Spanish Mackerel today Congratulations to David Cannon who took 1st place with a 16.75” fish and Jeff Williams took 2nd with 15.75” fish. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068663840766

Our friends at Carolina Sportsman have published information about this Spring Shad Run up the River. https://www.carolinasportsman.com/fishing/freshwater-fishing/shad/smacking-cape-fear-river-shad/?utm_source=Carolina+Sportsman&utm_campaign=6cf1c2af86-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c41990a090-6cf1c2af86-290292534

Both the American & Hickory Shad might be caught.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOtiy9KMHtE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_shad