Hey everyone. Looking to go down there for a week and a half at the end of May and wanting to take my kids fishing a few mornings. We will have my boat (robalo 206) docked at the house we are staying at so anywhere within a few miles is fine. Would love to find some good reds, trout, flounder, sheepshead.... Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Also if anyone knows a good guide in that area; I might utilize them as well. We are staying right at the Shallotte inlet. Would love help with good locations and also baits. I was thinking up the shallote might be good. Usually I use a pop-n-cord with a jig and gulp shrimp, but looking to expand to topwater and other baits (jerkbait, crab, mullet minnow??) Thanks again!!

Being a Bass fishing site, you may get more info posting on a more appropriate website for the reds, trout, sheepshead etc you’re interested in. 
 

Good Luck

 

 

 

Mike

27 minutes ago, clemsondds said:

Hey everyone. Looking to go down there for a week and a half at the end of May and wanting to take my kids fishing a few mornings. We will have my boat (robalo 206) docked at the house we are staying at so anywhere within a few miles is fine. Would love to find some good reds, trout, flounder, sheepshead.... Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Also if anyone knows a good guide in that area; I might utilize them as well. We are staying right at the Shallotte inlet. Would love help with good locations and also baits. I was thinking up the shallote might be good. Usually I use a pop-n-cord with a jig and gulp shrimp, but looking to expand to topwater and other baits (jerkbait, crab, mullet minnow??) Thanks again!!

I caught my first decent fish as a child at Ocean Isle beach. My granma lived at Shallote.

I don’t claim to be an expert there, but fresh caught dead shrimp will catch a lot of fish there, especially “spots” , black drum , whiting, etc.

If you can get bloodworms at a b/t store the Spots love em.

30 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

I caught my first decent fish as a child at Ocean Isle beach. My granma lived at Shallote.

I don’t claim to be an expert there, but fresh caught dead shrimp will catch a lot of fish there, especially “spots” , black drum , whiting, etc.

If you can get bloodworms at a b/t store the Spots love em.

awesome! thanks