Bald Head Island sits right at the mouth of the Cape Fear River and most people get there by a ferry from Southport or by the way of their own boats. It’s a quiet little island that provides its guests and residents with almost a back in time feeling. The fishing around Bald Head island is absolutely incredible. With BlackBird Guide Services you’ll have easy access to the marsh on Bald Head Island as well as the ocean and an opportunity for some of the best red drum sight fishing. If you want to witness red drum belly crawling the bank at low tide Bald Head Island is the spot for you.

If you would like to sightfish sharks Bald Head Island is also the most productive fishing charter location. Sharks love brackish water and with the mouth of the Cape Fear dumping out into the ocean alongside Bald Head Island it is a fantastic area to catch those toothy critters.