Fishing Report

Saltwater

Oregon Inlet

Inshore boats reported tile fish. Two bluefin tuna caught offshore were reported above 62 inches. Offshore boats also reported limits of blackfin tuna, yellowfin tuna and catch-and-release bluefin. Contact: Oregon Inlet Fishing Center 252-441-6301, www.oregon-inlet.com.

Buxton/Hatteras

Inshore boats and anglers on the beaches reported scattered puppy drum, speckled trout and bluefish biting. Offshore boats reported stripers and wahoo are biting. Contact: Red Drum Tackle 252-995-5414, www.hatteras-island.com; offshore news, Oden's Dock 252-986-2555, www.odensdock.com; or www.hatterasharbor.com.

Cape Lookout/

Bogue Inlet

Inshore and in the sound, the speckled trout and red drum bite remains a bit sporadic due to colder temperatures in the area. Offshore, triggerfish and wahoo are being caught with grouper and sea bass being caught strictly on a catch-and-release basis. Contact: EJW Outdoors 252-247-4725; Portside Marina 252-726-7678; www.ncoif.com.

Topsail Island

Speckled trout, red drum and flounder are being caught on the beaches. There is no offshore report for this week. Contact: East Coast Discount Tackle 910-328-1887, www.eastcoastsports.com.

Wilmington/ Wrightsville Beach

Inshore, the speckled trout and red drum are biting. Inshore boats reported speckled trout, puffer fish, dog fish, red drum and flounder. Offshore boats reported scattered wahoo and blackfin tuna biting. Contact: Tex's Tackle 910-791-1763, www.texstackle.com.

Southport/Sunset Beach

In the inlets and creeks, trout and red drum have been reported. Offshore, blackfin tuna have been reported at a steady rate when the weather is steady enough to go offshore. Contact: Dutchman Creek Bait & Tackle 910-457-1221; www.yeahrightcharters.com; or www.oifishingcenter.com.

Freshwater

Falls Lake

Fishing in the area has picked up thanks to the warmer weather. Largemouth bass are being caught on jerkbaits and spinner baits in 3 to 5 feet depths. Crappie are still suspended at depths of about 20 feet around bridge pilings on minnows. Catfish are also being caught in the warmer weather. Water level: normal 251.5, Wednesday 248.5, full pool 264.8. Contact: Outhouse Tackle 919-217-0085; www.wmi.org.

Jordan Lake

Under the bridges and where Robesron Creek converges with the lake, crappie are being caught on live minnows. Water level: normal 216, Wednesday 216, full pool 240.

Kerr Lake

The largemouth bass are still being caught shallow on crankbaits, spinner baits and jerkbaits. Crappie are biting on minnows in brush piles. Striped bass are still biting shallow on jumbo minnows and live baits. Catfish are being caught at deeper depths in the lake. Water level: normal 300, Wednesday 297.87, full pool 320. Contact: Bobcat's Bait & Tackle 434-374-8381; www.kerrlake.com.

Lake Wheeler

Scattered small largemouth bass are still biting on crankbaits in shallow depths. Catfish are still being caught on stinkbaits and chicken livers. Contact: Wilsonville General Store 919-362-7101.

Shearon Harris Lake

Largemouth bass are biting on worms or jerkbaits at about 10 to 15 feet off of the points. Crappie are being caught between 12 to 25 feet on live minnows. Contact: The Tackle Box 919-557-8255; www.wmi.org.

(For water levels go to - epec.saw.usace.army.mil/)