Slender baitfish patterns tied with Ultra Hair are irresistible to both species. North Carolina Coast Captain Brian Horsley of Flat Out Fly Charters has figured out the King Mackerel. He has been drifting large pink Ultra Hair Clousers over near shore wrecks. Heavily weighted Clousers and Extra fast sinking lines are critical for reaching larger kings holding in deeper water. More amberjack have moved onto the wrecks and he has had several hookups while fishing for kings.
False albacore are still abundant along the beaches but albies at the wrecks are bigger.
Blues, Spanish mackerel and a few speckled trout are available in the surf. John Released a 14 pound albie and saw bigger ones. Fishing pressure is light inside Cape Lookout bight and albies are busting on top for hours. The New Inlet is loaded with Spanish but no albies. Speckled trout are feeding along shallow marsh edges and sloughs round Sneeds Ferry.