Sneaky Pete OBX Fishing

Friday Drew and his crew from Pennsylvania had a fun day catching sharks. We looked around for a Cobia for a while then went looking for Drum. We found them but had a hard time getting them to bite. They wanted to head in a little early but with a little more time im sure we would have gotten a few.

My good friends Marvin and Patty Mason fished thursday along with my new friend Eric. We had good shark fishing early then we trolled and looked for a cobia. Ended the day bottom fishing and caught lots of pigfish and a few spot and croakers. Thanks for helping me load up the bait pen guys!

John, Noah, Chris and Randy were jacked up to catch big sharks today but the northeast wind made the ocean too rough for us to safely fish out there. We fished …in the sound instead and caught some flounder then went looking for Drum. We found them and had some great sightfishing! All fish were released. Thanks for making the best of the breezy conditions today guys

Had Brian and Ali today and it was a great trip. We caught Spanish, big sharks, a nice gaffer dolphin and ended the day with 8 Red Drum on trout rods sight fishing on the flats. Brian and Ali casted to these beauties! Ali caught a nice Hammerhead and Brian caught a Spinner Shark that was around 100lbs. What a day!

Jake and Bret came back and fished with me again today after our great trip on Thursday. They brought Jay along and he caught a really nice Dolphin on a trout rod. We had one other Dolphin and released countless big Blacktip Sharks and got a few Sharpnose. keepimg a couple for the grill this morning. This Afternoon Randy and his boys had steady action with Blacktips but Max wasn’t feeling well so we headed in early. Thanks guys!

Today Matt, John, and Belinda got a workout! We caught some of the biggest Blacktip Sharks I’ve ever seen. Out of 10 Blacktips several had to be over 100 pounds. We also caught a nice Hammerhead, a couple Browns and a few Sharpnose. The kicker was a 30lb Cobia at the end of the morning trip for the grill. Thanks for a great morning guys!

Had Jake, Paul, Landon and Bret out today and it was a great one! We caught 12 big Spinner Sharks between 70 and 150 pounds with most being over 100. We also caught Blacktips, browns and some Sharpnose sharks for the grill. At one point we had 3 100lb plus spinners on at the same time. The guys did a great job fighting them and keeping them from tangling each other. The best part was catching some big Mahi Mahi on trout rods with 8lb test. Lots more pics to come.

Had Jeff and his crew from Pennsylvania today and we had a great trip. We caught some nice Spanish Mackerel, a Mahi Mahi, released several Blacktips up to 50 lbs, Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks, a borderline keeper Cobia that we let go and ended the day with a Spinner Shark that was easily 200lbs. The spinner jumped about 5 foot out of the water on the hookset and we chased him for about an hour and a half before releasing him. More pics to follow.

Today we fished in the sound on a breezy but pretty day. Jim, Greg, Jeff and Ian caught a dozen or more flounders with 2 beautiful 19 and 20 inch keepers, Sea M…ullets, Bluefish, Puffers, 6 Grey Trout with one nice one and lots of Croakers, Pigfish and Pinfish. No sea Monsters but we caught fish all day and had tons of fun. Thanks for a great day guys!

Had Michael Hughes and the boys on Wednesday. It was a bit sporty in the morning with showers and thunderstorms so we waited it out and it turned into a beautif…ul day. With the overcast conditions we decided chumming was our best bet. We caught one 32″ Cobia, a Hammerhead, several Brown Sharks and a bunch of Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks. Released everything but a few Sharpnose for the grill. The boys did a great job and even jigged up a bunch of threadfin shad for bait. Thanks for a fun day Guys!

Teusdays morning trip started off with an attempt to catch Sheepshead for the first time this year. We hooked a big one on the first drop but he got away then we couldn’t hook another one after an hour of fishing. We decided to chum for sharks and hope for a Cobia. The sharks didn’t disappoint but we never got a Cobia in the slick. Thanks for a fun morning Jack!

Chummed for sharks and Cobia with Lee and Larry on Tuesday. We never got a Cobia in the slick but we caught some Blacktips, Browns and several White Dotter sharks. Larry had a Blacktip that was well over 60 pounds. Thanks for a fun afternoon trip Lee and Larry!

John caught this beautiful 50lb Cobia on the Sneaky today. Had one in my sights for Olivia but he went down before I could get a bait to him. Slow overall but if you only catch one its good to get a nice one! Thanks to Juri for putting the trip together.

Much slower fishing Saturday but we caught 5 Cobia. Most were small so we kept one nice keeper for the grill. Fish are still there just too many boats running them over. Sean Pennington caught a tiny one on his trout rod. Cute little fish!

We caught 8 Cobia up to 55lbs on the Sneaky yesterday.  What a fun day! Let a few go and kept these for the grill. Great job guys!

Joe Joseph and Robert brought in a nice catch of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish. Thanks for a fun day guys!

Had a great time on Memorial Day with Sara Lamb, Joe Patton and Jared Rabatin. We pulled the hook on a monster and saw a few others but Sara got a really nice Cobia. Great job Sara!  Thanks for the fun day guys.

Had a great time catching Cobia with Jeanette Camden and Ashley Bahen on the Sneaky! These girls can fish!

Found some drum yesterday in the surf around Jeanette’s Pier but they were too far out to reach with a jig. Decided to run over to Whalebone Tackle and grab a few Hopkins Shortie spoons because they will cast a mile and stay down in heavy current.  Turned out to be a good move! Ended up catching 9 Drum from 27 to 32 inches on trout tackle with 8lb test.  The right gear for the right situation makes all the difference. Sound fishing for the drum is picking up too and last year when we started catching them in the surf we also started killing them in the sound around Oregon Inlet with some 50 fish plus days.

Plenty of nice sized Bluefish around Oregon Inlet this week. There has also been a much better showing of Speckled Trout around Manteo and the sloughs between the inlet and Nags Head.  Some of the Trout have been up to 21 inches! Got a really good report of lots of Trout just south of us that are heading this way. Stripers are starting to leave the rivers after the spawn and quite a few have been caught in our area as well. The pic is of Sean Pennington fighting a nice Bluefish at Oregon Inlet on the “Sneaky”.