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Wilmington Fishing Report: Reds, Trout, and Drum Biting Strong in the Cape Fear River
# Artificial Lure's Wilmington NC Fishing Report - Friday, November 21, 2025
Well folks, it's Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing report for the Cape Fear River and our coastal waters around Wilmington. Let's break down what we're working with today.
**Tides and Timing**
We've got a low tide coming in at 1:11 AM this morning, with a high tide pushing through at 7:55 AM at about 5.17 feet. Sun's already up at around 7:01 AM, and we'll see sunset around 5:01 PM, giving us a solid fishing window. Your major fishing times are looking good from 2:37 AM to 4:37 AM and again from 3:03 PM to 5:03 PM. Minor bites should pop off around 10:29 AM to 11:29 AM and again 8:42 PM to 9:42 PM. This is shaping up to be an average-plus day on the solunar chart.
**What's Biting**
The reports coming in from recent trips show reds, trout, and drum are biting strong in the Cape Fear River right now. Those slot-sized red drum are our bread and butter this time of year, and the spotted seatrout are hitting solid around structure. Black drum are also putting on a show if you're targeting them with harder baits.
**Best Approach**
For live bait, get yourself some mullet or shrimp—you can't go wrong. If you're throwing artificials, focus on topwater early in that 7-8 AM window and work darker colored soft plastics and paddle tail shads once the sun gets up. Gold and silver spoons will draw strikes from aggressive reds when they're feeding hard on that incoming tide.
**Hot Spots**
Head out to the deeper holes near the Wrightsville Bridge area where the structure holds those keeper trout and reds. The jetties at Carolina Beach Inlet have been productive too, especially on the incoming tide we're seeing this morning.
Thanks so much for tuning in to your morning fishing report. Make sure you subscribe for daily updates, and remember to check local regulations before you head out. This has been a quiet please production. For more, check out quietperiodplease.com.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Well folks, it's Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing report for the Cape Fear River and our coastal waters around Wilmington. Let's break down what we're working with today.
**Tides and Timing**
We've got a low tide coming in at 1:11 AM this morning, with a high tide pushing through at 7:55 AM at about 5.17 feet. Sun's already up at around 7:01 AM, and we'll see sunset around 5:01 PM, giving us a solid fishing window. Your major fishing times are looking good from 2:37 AM to 4:37 AM and again from 3:03 PM to 5:03 PM. Minor bites should pop off around 10:29 AM to 11:29 AM and again 8:42 PM to 9:42 PM. This is shaping up to be an average-plus day on the solunar chart.
**What's Biting**
The reports coming in from recent trips show reds, trout, and drum are biting strong in the Cape Fear River right now. Those slot-sized red drum are our bread and butter this time of year, and the spotted seatrout are hitting solid around structure. Black drum are also putting on a show if you're targeting them with harder baits.
**Best Approach**
For live bait, get yourself some mullet or shrimp—you can't go wrong. If you're throwing artificials, focus on topwater early in that 7-8 AM window and work darker colored soft plastics and paddle tail shads once the sun gets up. Gold and silver spoons will draw strikes from aggressive reds when they're feeding hard on that incoming tide.
**Hot Spots**
Head out to the deeper holes near the Wrightsville Bridge area where the structure holds those keeper trout and reds. The jetties at Carolina Beach Inlet have been productive too, especially on the incoming tide we're seeing this morning.
Thanks so much for tuning in to your morning fishing report. Make sure you subscribe for daily updates, and remember to check local regulations before you head out. This has been a quiet please production. For more, check out quietperiodplease.com.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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By Inception Point Ai# Artificial Lure's Wilmington NC Fishing Report - Friday, November 21, 2025
Well folks, it's Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing report for the Cape Fear River and our coastal waters around Wilmington. Let's break down what we're working with today.
**Tides and Timing**
We've got a low tide coming in at 1:11 AM this morning, with a high tide pushing through at 7:55 AM at about 5.17 feet. Sun's already up at around 7:01 AM, and we'll see sunset around 5:01 PM, giving us a solid fishing window. Your major fishing times are looking good from 2:37 AM to 4:37 AM and again from 3:03 PM to 5:03 PM. Minor bites should pop off around 10:29 AM to 11:29 AM and again 8:42 PM to 9:42 PM. This is shaping up to be an average-plus day on the solunar chart.
**What's Biting**
The reports coming in from recent trips show reds, trout, and drum are biting strong in the Cape Fear River right now. Those slot-sized red drum are our bread and butter this time of year, and the spotted seatrout are hitting solid around structure. Black drum are also putting on a show if you're targeting them with harder baits.
**Best Approach**
For live bait, get yourself some mullet or shrimp—you can't go wrong. If you're throwing artificials, focus on topwater early in that 7-8 AM window and work darker colored soft plastics and paddle tail shads once the sun gets up. Gold and silver spoons will draw strikes from aggressive reds when they're feeding hard on that incoming tide.
**Hot Spots**
Head out to the deeper holes near the Wrightsville Bridge area where the structure holds those keeper trout and reds. The jetties at Carolina Beach Inlet have been productive too, especially on the incoming tide we're seeing this morning.
Thanks so much for tuning in to your morning fishing report. Make sure you subscribe for daily updates, and remember to check local regulations before you head out. This has been a quiet please production. For more, check out quietperiodplease.com.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Well folks, it's Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing report for the Cape Fear River and our coastal waters around Wilmington. Let's break down what we're working with today.
**Tides and Timing**
We've got a low tide coming in at 1:11 AM this morning, with a high tide pushing through at 7:55 AM at about 5.17 feet. Sun's already up at around 7:01 AM, and we'll see sunset around 5:01 PM, giving us a solid fishing window. Your major fishing times are looking good from 2:37 AM to 4:37 AM and again from 3:03 PM to 5:03 PM. Minor bites should pop off around 10:29 AM to 11:29 AM and again 8:42 PM to 9:42 PM. This is shaping up to be an average-plus day on the solunar chart.
**What's Biting**
The reports coming in from recent trips show reds, trout, and drum are biting strong in the Cape Fear River right now. Those slot-sized red drum are our bread and butter this time of year, and the spotted seatrout are hitting solid around structure. Black drum are also putting on a show if you're targeting them with harder baits.
**Best Approach**
For live bait, get yourself some mullet or shrimp—you can't go wrong. If you're throwing artificials, focus on topwater early in that 7-8 AM window and work darker colored soft plastics and paddle tail shads once the sun gets up. Gold and silver spoons will draw strikes from aggressive reds when they're feeding hard on that incoming tide.
**Hot Spots**
Head out to the deeper holes near the Wrightsville Bridge area where the structure holds those keeper trout and reds. The jetties at Carolina Beach Inlet have been productive too, especially on the incoming tide we're seeing this morning.
Thanks so much for tuning in to your morning fishing report. Make sure you subscribe for daily updates, and remember to check local regulations before you head out. This has been a quiet please production. For more, check out quietperiodplease.com.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI