October 28, 2025 • 3 mins
Howdy, this is Artificial Lure coming at you live from the Crystal Coast, North Carolina, where the surf’s up and the fish are hungry. It’s Tuesday, October 28, 2025, and I’ve got the lowdown on everything biting in the Atlantic Ocean—shore, pier, and nearshore.
First, let’s talk tides, because you can’t outsmart a fish if you don’t know when they’re moving. According to Tides4Fishing, the sun rose this morning at 7:23 AM and will set at 6:55 PM, so you’ve got plenty of daylight to get your line wet. As for the tides, we’ve already seen a high around 5:45 AM this morning at Atlantic Beach, with a height of about 1.1 feet. Expect another high tide late this afternoon—time it right, and you’ll catch the best movement. That incoming tide’s your sweet spot, bringing baitfish into the surf and waking up those predators.
The weather today is crisp and clear, typical for late October on the Crystal Coast. The air’s a little cool, so bring a windbreaker, but the water’s still holding enough heat to keep the fish active. Winds are light, and the surf is manageable—no rough stuff to scare away the bite. Perfect weather for a long day casting from the shore or working the pier.
Fish activity? Oh, it’s on. The past week, folks have been pulling in everything from whiting and pompano to bluefish and the occasional flounder. Fresh shrimp, sand fleas, and FishBites have been the ticket for the panfish, while cut mullet and menhaden are drawing strikes from bluefish and the odd shark cruising nearshore. Over at Oceanana Pier, the bite’s been consistent with a mixed bag—expect pompano and whiting on the bottom, bluefish and trout up top. Farther out, boats are reporting slammer red drum right now, and there’s even talk of some late-season cobia and Spanish mackerel showing on the surface.
Top lures this week? If you’re artificial, go for Gotcha plugs or Gotcha tails for Spanish and bluefish, or swim a DOA shrimp on a light jig head for trout and flounder. Jigging spoons are hot on a moving tide, and don’t overlook a good ole bucktail tipped with Gulp! shrimp for those inshore reds. And, of course, nothing beats a Carolina rig with live shrimp when you want numbers.
Bait fishermen, you can’t go wrong with fresh shrimp or sand fleas for whiting and pompano. For the bigger stuff, cut mullet or menhaden on a fish finder rig will get you noticed. If you’re feeling adventurous, live finger mullet can be deadly for red drum right now.
Now, let’s drop some hot spots. First, hit Oceanana Pier—classic spot, great for pompano and whiting, and you never know what might cruise by. Next, give the point at Fort Macon a shot; those currents bring in the big reds and bluefish. And don’t miss the nearshore reefs and wrecks off Morehead City—speckled trout and Spanish are on the feed. If you’re boatless, the surf at Pine Knoll Shores is producing, especially on an incoming tide.
So, slap on the sunscreen, hit the surf, or tie up at the pier—this is the kind of day you’ll be telling your grandkids about. Thanks for tuning in, and remember to subscribe for your daily dose of saltwater intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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First, let’s talk tides, because you can’t outsmart a fish if you don’t know when they’re moving. According to Tides4Fishing, the sun rose this morning at 7:23 AM and will set at 6:55 PM, so you’ve got plenty of daylight to get your line wet. As for the tides, we’ve already seen a high around 5:45 AM this morning at Atlantic Beach, with a height of about 1.1 feet. Expect another high tide late this afternoon—time it right, and you’ll catch the best movement. That incoming tide’s your sweet spot, bringing baitfish into the surf and waking up those predators.
The weather today is crisp and clear, typical for late October on the Crystal Coast. The air’s a little cool, so bring a windbreaker, but the water’s still holding enough heat to keep the fish active. Winds are light, and the surf is manageable—no rough stuff to scare away the bite. Perfect weather for a long day casting from the shore or working the pier.
Fish activity? Oh, it’s on. The past week, folks have been pulling in everything from whiting and pompano to bluefish and the occasional flounder. Fresh shrimp, sand fleas, and FishBites have been the ticket for the panfish, while cut mullet and menhaden are drawing strikes from bluefish and the odd shark cruising nearshore. Over at Oceanana Pier, the bite’s been consistent with a mixed bag—expect pompano and whiting on the bottom, bluefish and trout up top. Farther out, boats are reporting slammer red drum right now, and there’s even talk of some late-season cobia and Spanish mackerel showing on the surface.
Top lures this week? If you’re artificial, go for Gotcha plugs or Gotcha tails for Spanish and bluefish, or swim a DOA shrimp on a light jig head for trout and flounder. Jigging spoons are hot on a moving tide, and don’t overlook a good ole bucktail tipped with Gulp! shrimp for those inshore reds. And, of course, nothing beats a Carolina rig with live shrimp when you want numbers.
Bait fishermen, you can’t go wrong with fresh shrimp or sand fleas for whiting and pompano. For the bigger stuff, cut mullet or menhaden on a fish finder rig will get you noticed. If you’re feeling adventurous, live finger mullet can be deadly for red drum right now.
Now, let’s drop some hot spots. First, hit Oceanana Pier—classic spot, great for pompano and whiting, and you never know what might cruise by. Next, give the point at Fort Macon a shot; those currents bring in the big reds and bluefish. And don’t miss the nearshore reefs and wrecks off Morehead City—speckled trout and Spanish are on the feed. If you’re boatless, the surf at Pine Knoll Shores is producing, especially on an incoming tide.
So, slap on the sunscreen, hit the surf, or tie up at the pier—this is the kind of day you’ll be telling your grandkids about. Thanks for tuning in, and remember to subscribe for your daily dose of saltwater intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Howdy, this is artificial lore coming at you live from
the Crystal Coast, North Carolina, where the surf's up and
the fish are hungry. It's Tuesday, October twenty eighth, twenty
twenty five, and I've got the low down on everything
Biden in the Atlantic Ocean, shore, peer and near shore. First,
let's talk tides, because you can't outsmart fish if you
don't know when they're moving. According to tides for fishing,
(00:23):
the sun rose this morning at seven twenty three am
and we'll set at six fifty five pm, so you've
got plenty of daylight to get your line wet. As
for the tides, we've already seen a high around five
forty five am this morning at Atlantic Beach with a
height of about one point one feet. Expect another high
tide late this afternoon time at right, and you'll catch
(00:44):
the best movement. That incoming Tide's your sweet spot, bringing
baitfish into the surf and waking up those predators. The
weather today is crisp and clear, typical for late October
on the Crystal Coast. The air is a little cool,
so bring a windbreaker, but the water still whole enough
heat to keep the fish active. Winds are light and
the surf is manageable, no rough stuff to scare a
(01:06):
weather bite. Perfect weather for a long day casting from
the shore or working the pier. Fish activity, Oh it's on.
The past week, folks have been pulling in everything from
whiting and pompino to bluefish and the occasional flounder. Fresh shrimp,
sand fleas and fish bites have been the ticket for
the panfish, while cut mullet and men haden are drawing
(01:28):
strikes from bluefish and the odd shark. Cruising near shore.
Over at Oceanana Pier, the bite's been consistent with a
mixed bag. Expect pompino and whiting on the bottom, bluefish
and trout up top. Farther out boats are reporting slammer
red drum right now, and there's even talk of some
late season kobea and Spanish mackerels showing on the surface
(01:51):
top lores this week. If you're artificial, go for gotcha
plugs or gots or tails for spanish and bluefish, or
swim a doa shrimp on a light jighead for trout
and flounder. Jitting spoons are hot on a moving tide
and don't overlook a good old bucktail tipped with gulp
shrimp for those inshore reds, and of course nothing beats
(02:12):
a Carolina rig with live shrimp. When you want numbers
bait fishermen, you can't go wrong with fresh shrimp or
sand fleas for whiting and pompino. For the bigger stuff,
cut mullet or men hayden on a fish finder rig
will get you noticed. If you're feeling adventurous, live finger
mullet can be deadly for red drum. Right now, now,
(02:33):
let's drop some hot spots. First, hit ocean on a pier,
classic spot, great for pompino and whiting, and you never
know what might cruise buy. Next, give the point at
Fort mcconashot. Those currents bring in the big reds and bluefish,
and don't miss the nearshore reefs and rex off Moorhead City.
Speckled trout and Spanish are on the feed. If you're boatless.
(02:57):
The surf at Pineoal Shores is producing, specially on an
incoming tide, so slap on the sunscreen, heat the surf,
or tie up at the pier. This is the kind
of day you'll be telling your grandkids about. Thanks for
tuning in, and remember to subscribe for your daily dose
of salt water Intel. This has been a quiet please production.
(03:19):
For more check out Quiet Please dot ai
Howdy, this is artificial lore coming at you live from
the Crystal Coast, North Carolina, where the surf's up and
the fish are hungry. It's Tuesday, October twenty eighth, twenty
twenty five, and I've got the low down on everything
Biden in the Atlantic Ocean, shore, peer and near shore. First,
let's talk tides, because you can't outsmart fish if you
don't know when they're moving. According to tides for fishing,
(00:23):
the sun rose this morning at seven twenty three am
and we'll set at six fifty five pm, so you've
got plenty of daylight to get your line wet. As
for the tides, we've already seen a high around five
forty five am this morning at Atlantic Beach with a
height of about one point one feet. Expect another high
tide late this afternoon time at right, and you'll catch
(00:44):
the best movement. That incoming Tide's your sweet spot, bringing
baitfish into the surf and waking up those predators. The
weather today is crisp and clear, typical for late October
on the Crystal Coast. The air is a little cool,
so bring a windbreaker, but the water still whole enough
heat to keep the fish active. Winds are light and
the surf is manageable, no rough stuff to scare a
(01:06):
weather bite. Perfect weather for a long day casting from
the shore or working the pier. Fish activity, Oh it's on.
The past week, folks have been pulling in everything from
whiting and pompino to bluefish and the occasional flounder. Fresh shrimp,
sand fleas and fish bites have been the ticket for
the panfish, while cut mullet and men haden are drawing
(01:28):
strikes from bluefish and the odd shark. Cruising near shore.
Over at Oceanana Pier, the bite's been consistent with a
mixed bag. Expect pompino and whiting on the bottom, bluefish
and trout up top. Farther out boats are reporting slammer
red drum right now, and there's even talk of some
late season kobea and Spanish mackerels showing on the surface
(01:51):
top lores this week. If you're artificial, go for gotcha
plugs or gots or tails for spanish and bluefish, or
swim a doa shrimp on a light jighead for trout
and flounder. Jitting spoons are hot on a moving tide
and don't overlook a good old bucktail tipped with gulp
shrimp for those inshore reds, and of course nothing beats
(02:12):
a Carolina rig with live shrimp. When you want numbers
bait fishermen, you can't go wrong with fresh shrimp or
sand fleas for whiting and pompino. For the bigger stuff,
cut mullet or men hayden on a fish finder rig
will get you noticed. If you're feeling adventurous, live finger
mullet can be deadly for red drum. Right now, now,
(02:33):
let's drop some hot spots. First, hit ocean on a pier,
classic spot, great for pompino and whiting, and you never
know what might cruise buy. Next, give the point at
Fort mcconashot. Those currents bring in the big reds and bluefish,
and don't miss the nearshore reefs and rex off Moorhead City.
Speckled trout and Spanish are on the feed. If you're boatless.
(02:57):
The surf at Pineoal Shores is producing, specially on an
incoming tide, so slap on the sunscreen, heat the surf,
or tie up at the pier. This is the kind
of day you'll be telling your grandkids about. Thanks for
tuning in, and remember to subscribe for your daily dose
of salt water Intel. This has been a quiet please production.
(03:19):
For more check out Quiet Please dot ai
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