Area fishing report
Saltwater
Oregon Inlet
A few boats went out catching blue fin tuna and yellow fin tuna. There were also some stripers caught in shore. Contact: Oregon Inlet Fishing Center 252-441-6301, www.oregon-inlet.com.
Buxton/Hatteras
No report available. 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.
Ocracoke/Portsmouth
No report available, closed until March. Contact: Tradewinds Bait & Tackle 252-928-5491, www.fishtradewinds.com; Morris Marina 252-225-4261, www.portsmouthislandfishing.com.
Cape Lookout/Bogue Inlet
There were shrimp in the surf east of Bogue Pier where people were netting tens of pounds of shrimp. Old drum were also biting. There were little to no sightings of trout. Contact: EJW Outdoors 252-247-4725; Portside Marina 252-726-7678; www.ncoif.com.
Topsail Island
A few trout are being caught on the surf and the pier. You can find some red drum in the sound side. There is no report available on the gulf stream. Contact: East Coast Discount Tackle 910-328-1887, www.eastcoastsports.com.
Wilmington/ Wrightsville Beach
Drum, trout, and whiting are being caught. The weather is quite nice; you might be able to catch some wahoo and black fin tuna out in the stream. Contact: Tex’s Tackle 910-791-1763, www.texstackle.com.
Southport/Sunset Beach
There’s some trout fishing happening. Contact: Dutchman Creek Bait & Tackle 910-457-1221; www.yeahrightcharters.com; or www.oifishingcenter.com.
Freshwater
Falls Lake
No report available, not much activity this week. Contact Outhouse Tackle Company 919-847-1222.; www.outhousetackle.com.
Jordan Lake
No report available. No one has gone out to fish because of the weather. Contact: Wilsonville General Store 919-362-7101; Crosswinds Marina 919-387-7011.
Kerr Lake
No report available. A great deal of rain, flooding and muddy areas, so fishing has stopped for a while. Contact: Bobcat’s Bait & Tackle 434-374-8381; www.kerrlake.com.
Lake Wheeler
No report given.
Shearon Harris Lake
You can find some crappie 18 feet to 20 feet on live minnows or jig heads tipped with minnow. Some largemouth bass 18 feet to 20 feet on vertical jig and spoons suspended, as well as medium dive crankbaits near secondary points. Contact: The Tackle Box 919-557-8255; www.wmi.org.
This story was originally published February 10, 2016 at 6:19 PM with the headline "Area fishing report."