http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports Weekly Fishing Reports by Captain Rick Bennett Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:01:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi Folks, The high swell from Bertha has taken its toll on fishing beyond the inlets this past week. Add to that the recent rains mucking up the inshore fishing and it has been somewhat of a difficult week. We have managed to catch a few fish though, mostly reds and ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/07/17/swell-fishing-and-the-flounder-and-reds-are-biting/ Hi Folks, I hope everyone had a nice 4th and many of you had the opportunity to get on the water. It was a really nice weekend. Fishing has entered the summer routine. That is the weather is hot everyday and the fishing is hot every other day...or at least ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/07/10/good-summer-fishing-inshore-and-off-the-beach/ Hi Folks; We have had a few days of breezy weather but not real bad, and things have calmed back down shaping things up for a nice holiday weekend. I had a day off yesterday and enjoyed some early morning topwater action with redfish. Now here's my report: Redfishing has heated up ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/07/02/good-fishing-4th-of-july-week/ Hi Folks, Fishing has pretty much been on fire this past week. Spanish mackerel head the list with reds a close second. We even caught a nice king on a 1/4 oz. "Maria" jig. Please see the photo gallery on my website for all the pics. Now here's my report: Inshore: Redfishing has ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/06/25/wrightsville-and-carolina-beach-are-hot-and-so-is-the-fishing/ Hi Folks, Whew, what a week, plus. We have been fishing everyday and catching too. Flounder, reds and spanish have been our main catches, but lots of other fish are biting as well. Now here's my report: Inshore: Flounder are biting at the usual spots near the inlets and in the waterway. The ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/06/17/everything-is-biting-around-wrightsville-beach/ Hi Folks, Spanish mackerel fishing is as hot as it gets. Undoubtedly the best spanish fishing in years is happening now. Planers with clarkspoons, bird rigs with clarkspoons and casting with jigs....all are catching nice spanish along the beach.Catching a limit is predictable, but use good sense and conserve. Inshore: The flounder ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/06/03/spanish-mackerel-right-off-the-beach/ Hi Folks and Happy Memorial Day weekend. Two things of importance: looks like we are going to have a pretty nice weekend and the fish are biting. I had a really nice couple today, fishing on their anniversary (her choice and what a lucky guy). We caught four flounder and one ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/05/22/memorial-weekend-fishing-wrighsville-and-carolina-beaches/ Hi Folks, It has been an interesting week with various degrees of good and bad. The bad came on weather days that were much less than optimum and the good came on those rare light and variable wind days that seem to be farther and farther apart. Yesterday was absolutely the ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/05/08/the-spanish-are-here/ Hi Folks, This weekend brought some nice weather and gave us the opportunity to get out and chase some bonito. The good news is there are bonito out there and more. Now here's my report: Inshore: Reds and trout are biting in the inlets, the ICW and the river. Best baits right now ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/04/29/bonito-and-blues-biting-hard-off-wrightsvillecarolina-beaches/ Hi Folks, Everybody knows March went out like a lion and as yet it hasn't stopped roaring very much. High winds have hampered fishing effort and fish catching. The good news is it is still early and it looks like we are about to have a pretty good stretch of weather. Now ... http://www.rodmancharters.com/fishingreports/2008/04/09/rod-man-report-april-9-2008/