Wilmington Fishing Report: Reds, Specs, and Drum on the Bite

# Artificial Lure's Wilmington Fishing Report

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing report for Wilmington, North Carolina. It's November 28th, 2025, and we've got some solid fishing conditions shaping up.

Let's talk tides first. We're looking at a high tide this morning at 12:17 AM that already passed us, sitting around 3.6 feet. Right now, we're in the falling tide phase, heading toward a low around 6 AM at roughly 1.1 feet. That low tide is going to be prime time for wade fishing and sight casting in the shallows. We'll see another high coming around 12:53 PM, so plan your afternoon accordingly.

The sun came up at 6:56 AM and we're looking at a sunset around 5:02 PM, so you've got a solid eight hours of daylight to work with.

Now for the action. Redfish are heating up across the sound right now. These bulls are cruising the shallows looking for easy meals during those low tide windows. Speckled trout have been steady, especially around deeper holes and channel edges. Black drum are moving through, and if you're lucky, you might tangle with some big ones around the deeper structure.

For tackle, I'm recommending topwater plugs and shallow-running crankbaits for those redfish in the shallows. Soft plastics on light jigheads are money for the specks. Live mullet and fresh shrimp are your bread and butter baits right now—the drum especially can't resist fresh shrimp.

Check out the shallow flats around Wrightsville Beach when that tide drops. It's phenomenal for sight casting redfish. Also, don't sleep on the deeper holes around Masonboro Inlet—that's where your better specks are hanging out.

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