Click for fishing informationThe easiest way to fish on Pleasure Island is to cast right from the beach. You can get your saltwater fishing license and all your other fishing supplies from Island Tackle & Hardware located in Carolina Beach.
They have rental equipment too. If you need it to fish, they have it.
Island Tackle & Hardware
801 N. Lake Park Blvd.
(910) 458-3049
Local Fishing Report
by Captain Dennis BarbourThese websites will help you along:Fishing in Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, NC
The Pleasure Island Vacation Guide will help you plan your fishing trips during your vacation in
Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, North Carolina. Pleaure Island has the Atlantic Ocean on one
side and the Cape Fear River on the other, so the fishing has a lot of variety. Whether you want
to fish off-shore, in-shore or from the shore, this guide will help you find everything you're looking for.
for offshore fishing information
for municipal information about the Carolina Beach Marina
for fishing reports and newsIf you know where you want to go and what you want to catch, but don’t own a boat, Dockside Watersports has two options for in-shore fishing boats. A 6-passenger Wellcraft and an 8-passenger Aquasport. They come equipped with fishfinders, bimini tops, and swim ladders.
Back to topIn-shore fishing is in the Intracoastal Waterway, the Cape Fear River and the countless marshes and tidal creeks in the area. You’ll be on a smaller boat and calmer water and catch flounder, drum, and speckled trout.
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For the true excitement of sport fishing, this is the way to go. These are longer trips, taking up to 20 miles off-shore. Your captain will take you out to the shipwrecks and reefs where the biggest fish live. Out there you’ll catch tuna, mahi, wahoo, billfish and more.
Back to topThe Winners are a fourth-generation family of fisherman. Their head boats leave from Carolina Beach and will take you on full day Gulfstream fishing excursions.
Back to topNear-shore fishing gets you out on the open sea, but within sight of land. Out there you can get a taste of ocean sport fishing without spending as much travel time. Your captain will help you land Spanish & King Mackerel, sharks, barracuda and more.
Back to topBlue Marlin Fishing Charters
(910) 458-4614
Carolina Coastal Adventures
(910) 458-9111
Carolina Explorer
(910) 264-1807
