Welcome! My name is Mike Becker, aka: Topsail Angler. I’m an avid fisherman, having grown up near Topsail Island, North Carolina, I have been saltwater fishing most of my life.
This website includes many resources related to fishing in the coastal waters of Topsail Island, including catching reports (aka: fishing reports ), fishing trip reports, local fishing related events and more. The site also features live fishing tweets, a fishing wiki, fish photos, forums and links to other useful websites.
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It’s been a long, stormy & hot summer with few opportunities for me to fish. Not many catching reports from me
this year. That changed yesterday. I was able to go on a Gulf Stream on Taylor’s Boat. We headed out about 5am with high hopes and weren’t disappointed!