New Year's Eve Fishing Report: Redfish, Trout, and Tides on the Carolina Coast

# Atlantic Beach Fishing Report - New Year's Eve

Well folks, it's New Year's Eve here on the Carolina coast, and let me tell you, conditions are shaping up nicely for a solid day on the water.

**Tides and Conditions**

We've got a high tide at 4:00 AM this morning that already passed—that was a solid 4.66 feet. Your next low tide hits around 10:38 AM at minus 0.14 feet, then we get another high at 4:15 PM sitting at 3.02 feet. Sun came up at 7:13 AM and we'll lose the light at 5:06 PM, so you've got a full day to work with if you get out there.

**What's Biting**

Winter's been good to us, and the redfish and speckled trout are active in the shallows. Soft plastics are absolutely dominating right now—think 3 to 4-inch paddletails on light jigheads in natural colors like pearl, silver, and olive. Work them slow along the bottom and don't be afraid to pause; some of your best strikes come when those lures just hang there. Suspending twitch baits are money for speckled trout too—work them slow with long pauses.

**Best Bets**

Get yourself to the Outer Banks if you can—predictable patterns this time of year. Atlantic Beach and the surrounding areas have been consistent producers. Focus on deeper holes and structure where cold-stunned fish are holding.

**Final Thoughts**

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