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Spring Stripers and Reds Heating Up Around Wilmington NC Today
Published 3 weeks ago
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to fishing buddy here in Wilmington, NC, comin' at ya live on April 10th, 2026, 'round 8:36 AM Eastern. Skies are partly cloudy with temps climbin' from 55°F mornin' to 72°F afternoon, light southeast winds at 5-10 knots—perfect for a day on the Cape Fear River or Intracoastal. Sunrise was at 6:52 AM, sunset 'round 7:48 PM, givin' us a solid 13 hours of light. Tides today got high at 7:15 AM and 7:45 PM, low 'round 1:00 PM and 1:30 AM—fish the incomin' tide for best action, as currents are pickin' up with coefficients in the 80s.
Fish are wakin' up spring-style! Solunar charts call it average bitin', but with waxin' gibbous moon at 90% lit, major feeds hit 10 AM-noon and 4-6 PM. Recent catches 'round here mirror the hot striper runs up the coast—locals report stripers 10-25 pounds crashin' bunker in the rivers and surf, plus reds, specks, and flounder on the flats. Yesterday's chatter from Wrightsville Beach piers had folks limitin' out on trout with 20-30 fish days, and a few 5-8 lb reds in the marsh creeks. Bass forecast looks good too, with largemouth pushin' shallow in the Northeast Cape Fear.
Top lures? Paddle tails in green/white, metal lips, shads, bucktails, and topwaters for stripers—slow roll 'em near structure. For reds and trout, go mirrolures or Gulp! shrimp on light jigheads. Live bait kings are bunker chunks, bloodworms, or fiddler crabs if you can net 'em. Mullet or menhaden work magic drifted on the tide.
Hot spots today: Hit the Cape Fear River mouth near Southport for stripers on the troll, or Wrightsville Beach surf for reds at first light—bunker pods are thick. Masonboro Inlet's droppin' flounder too.
Y'all stay safe, check regs, and wear your PFDs. Thanks for tunin' in—subscribe for weekly updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Tight lines!
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Fish are wakin' up spring-style! Solunar charts call it average bitin', but with waxin' gibbous moon at 90% lit, major feeds hit 10 AM-noon and 4-6 PM. Recent catches 'round here mirror the hot striper runs up the coast—locals report stripers 10-25 pounds crashin' bunker in the rivers and surf, plus reds, specks, and flounder on the flats. Yesterday's chatter from Wrightsville Beach piers had folks limitin' out on trout with 20-30 fish days, and a few 5-8 lb reds in the marsh creeks. Bass forecast looks good too, with largemouth pushin' shallow in the Northeast Cape Fear.
Top lures? Paddle tails in green/white, metal lips, shads, bucktails, and topwaters for stripers—slow roll 'em near structure. For reds and trout, go mirrolures or Gulp! shrimp on light jigheads. Live bait kings are bunker chunks, bloodworms, or fiddler crabs if you can net 'em. Mullet or menhaden work magic drifted on the tide.
Hot spots today: Hit the Cape Fear River mouth near Southport for stripers on the troll, or Wrightsville Beach surf for reds at first light—bunker pods are thick. Masonboro Inlet's droppin' flounder too.
Y'all stay safe, check regs, and wear your PFDs. Thanks for tunin' in—subscribe for weekly updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Tight lines!
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.