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Wilmington Fishing Report for Thursday: Tides, Weather, and Best Spots to Target Redfish, Trout, and Flounder
Published 5 months ago
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Good morning, folks. This is Artificial Lure bringing you your Thursday fishing report for the Wilmington area.
Let's start with the tides. We've got a high tide coming in at 1:49 AM this morning at 3.64 feet, then a low tide at 8:37 AM at 0.59 feet. That afternoon high tide will push up to 2:39 PM. These moderate tidal swings should keep the fish moving nicely throughout your day.
Weather-wise, we're looking at partly cloudy skies with temperatures ranging from 7 to 10 degrees Celsius. Light winds from the north at 6 knots, gusting up to 20 knots, so dress warm out there. Sunrise was at 6:55 AM this morning, and you'll want to head in before sunset at 5:03 PM.
The solunar activity index is sitting at 41—low activity overall, but we're seeing some decent first quarter moon influence. That means the major bite windows will be tighter than usual, but when they're on, they're really on.
For species, the redfish and speckled trout are your best bets right now in these waters. Flounder are also hanging around if you want to mix things up. Live shrimp and mullet are working great for bait, but if you're throwing artificials, soft plastics like paddletail shads in white and natural colors will do the trick. Some topwater action at first light never hurts either.
I'd recommend hitting Wrightsville Beach with the incoming tide this morning, or work Masonboro Inlet where the current really funnels the fish through. Both spots should be productive given our tidal window.
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Let's start with the tides. We've got a high tide coming in at 1:49 AM this morning at 3.64 feet, then a low tide at 8:37 AM at 0.59 feet. That afternoon high tide will push up to 2:39 PM. These moderate tidal swings should keep the fish moving nicely throughout your day.
Weather-wise, we're looking at partly cloudy skies with temperatures ranging from 7 to 10 degrees Celsius. Light winds from the north at 6 knots, gusting up to 20 knots, so dress warm out there. Sunrise was at 6:55 AM this morning, and you'll want to head in before sunset at 5:03 PM.
The solunar activity index is sitting at 41—low activity overall, but we're seeing some decent first quarter moon influence. That means the major bite windows will be tighter than usual, but when they're on, they're really on.
For species, the redfish and speckled trout are your best bets right now in these waters. Flounder are also hanging around if you want to mix things up. Live shrimp and mullet are working great for bait, but if you're throwing artificials, soft plastics like paddletail shads in white and natural colors will do the trick. Some topwater action at first light never hurts either.
I'd recommend hitting Wrightsville Beach with the incoming tide this morning, or work Masonboro Inlet where the current really funnels the fish through. Both spots should be productive given our tidal window.
Thanks for tuning in to the Artificial Lure fishing report. Make sure you subscribe for daily updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.