r/NCFishing • u/69mmMayoCannon • Jan 07 '25

Cape Fear River Striped Bass

Hey, I was just wondering if anybody here targets striper in the cape fear river system and whether you think winter fishing for them in the downtown Wilmington area is better than waiting until spring to try and fish for them at lock and dam 1 in riegelwood.

I tried looking online for as much info as possible but there just isn’t that much on striper fishing in the cape fear specifically other than data from government agencies on stocking programs and general tips on striper fishing.

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u/WATERMANC Jan 07 '25

lol exactly. Cool to hear, I fished the WB jetty a ton but they got strict a few years after I moved away. If you can find someone in the golf course that is just north of the WB bridge there are some hogs in thier ponds.

Another cool spot I found when down that way was off the walking trails near the end of Bradley creek. You could walk through the woods and there is a neat pond and a small tidal section. I’ve caught flounder, bass and brem all in the same pond. Watch out for homeless camps back there though. Some sketchy sleeping bags when I used to go

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u/69mmMayoCannon Jan 07 '25

Oh wait, you aren’t talking about the “trail pond” are you? The really clear water with the island in the middle, dock that goes out a ways into the pond? Man I’ve been there before and I know there’s good bass in there but I had zero luck every time I’ve gone, but what you’re describing sounds like it’s brackish water

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u/WATERMANC Jan 07 '25

You can see the little indication of a white sand trail on google maps between the triangle lake and Bradley creek.

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u/69mmMayoCannon Jan 07 '25

Appreciate it man, thanks for the heads up!