Topsail Island, NC 

Hi folks, Capt. David here with this week’s outdoors report.

Folks no matter what you like to catch, it's biting! The sound is full of hungry Redfish and flounder. The Speckled trout are biting early morning or late evening and Ladyfish are around just about every dock with a light on it at night. The Reds are mostly slot sized fish and most of the Flounder are on the small side but legal. Lots of Blues are still around and some of them are big! I don't know what's up with the chopper Blues but they are still around back in the sound.

Offshore the Kings are biting from the piers on out and some nice Sailfish are being caught slow trolling for kings in the 10 mile range. The bottom fishing is good with Black bass, Snapper, and Grouper on just about every ledge and rockpile you can find! Some Mahi are around in the 10-15 mile range and if you can find some debris or a weedline, fish it hard! Cobia are still around and a few Tarpon are still in the area as well. The Gulfstream is hot as usual this time of the year too!

On the hunting side, less than 2 months till Deer season opens on the 13th of Sept. Folks you better start filling the feeders and checking your stands. Go ahead and get your gear together and start practicing now. It ain't gonna be long till the games begin and I ain't talking about the Olympics either ya'll. Well that’s about it for this week, so remember to take a kid fishing and be safe.

Capt. David

About the author: Capt. David Baxley  Lifetime sportsman and fisherman. Fishing Topsail area for 13 years. Full time charter fishing guide specializing in Red drum and Flounder. Light tackle, shallow water,live bait fishing. Owner of Headhunter Outdoors Fishing Charters at Topsail Phone 910-329-0818.  Visit Davids web site at http://www.headhunteroutdoors.com/.