This morning Jesse Theresa and Jaden headed out for some Shark fishing. We started out slow but after finding some warmer water the fishing got hot! We caught 2 Hammerheads, 2 Big Spinner Sharks and a Sandbar Shark back to back. We also pulled off a couple more and lost a huge Spinner after it jumped completely out of the water several times. At the end of our last drift we hooked a big Mahi Mahi that Jaden reeled in like a pro! We headed inside to look for Red Drum but some nasty thunderstorms were coming so we headed in. Great job guys!
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July 15th Morning
This morning Evan and Lauren had tough conditions with a stiff Southwest breeze. The water temps were very cool compared to yesterday but we managed to catch a Hammerhead, a small Cobia and a bunch of Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks. Always nice to have a fellow VCU Rams fan on board. Thanks for a fun trip guys!
July 14th
We had a split group with the Cast Away this morning. Dave had Keith and his family and I had Dan and his family. We stared off trolling and our group caught a few Bluefish while the Cast Away caught a couple Spanish Mackerel. After catching a few Dan was ready o try to catch a shark for the kids to see so we put out the chum. We hooked a big one right away but he got off then we caught a small Cobia. A while later we caught an Amberjack then we finally got a double header of Sharp Nose Sharks for the Kids. Cast Away also got a couple Jacks and a keeper Cobia. Sorry for the smudgy pics, need to clean my lens. Riley took the wheel for the ride home and she did a great job driving! Thanks for a fun family trip guys.
July 13th
This morning Richard, Rich, Aaron and Noah started off in the sound but it was really slow bottom fishing so we headed out of the inlet to look for Red Drum. We found a good school and caught a few and pulled off a few. We decided to go on the troll and hooked a nice Gaffer Dolphin but he pulled the hook but we caught quite a few Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish. Thanks for a fun morning guys!
July 11th
This morning Richard, Rich, Aaron and Noah started off in the sound but it was really slow bottom fishing so we headed out of the inlet to look for Red Drum. We found a good school and caught a few and pulled off a few. We decided to go on the troll and hooked a nice Gaffer Dolphin but he pulled the hook but we caught quite a few Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish. Thanks for a fun morning guys!
July 9th
Michael Dupont and the boys went out for a shark chumming trip. We had non stop action with Atlantic Sharpnose and also caught a few Hammerheads. After we wore the boys out we went looking for Red Drum and hooked a really nice one but he pulled the hook at the boat. In all my years of charter fishing I have never seen two boys so thoroughly exhausted! Lost count of all the sharks we caught but these guys never quit. Great job!
July 8th
Today Dave Mason and Jeff Deschon brought the boys out for A fun day of fishing. We started off trolling a weed line but it was very scattered and hard to follow so we decided to try some chumming. We had great action with big Spinner Sharks hooking them steady through the morning. Later we headed a bit north and immediately caught a Cobia but had no more shark action. The weed line came together so we went back to trolling and hooked a nice King Mackerel but he spit the hook at the boat. We tried to find the big Drum in the afternoon but they didn’t show today. Always a pleasure to fish with one of my best friends and fishing buddy for the last 20 plus years. Love ya Dave!
July 7th
This afternoon Steve and his family headed out for another chumming trip. Fishing wasn’t as steady as this morning but we hooked a huge Spinner Shark that almost spooled us until we got the boat in gear and chased it down. He made a series of spectacular jumps before cutting off the heavy leader. A little while later we had a Cobia swim right up to the boat and Steve put him in the box like a pro. Thanks for a fun afternoon guys!
July 7th
This morning Stan Geiken and his 3 sons headed out for a chumming trip. We had great action catching lots of Spinner Sharks from 60 to 100 pounds, one Sharp nose and one nice Hammerhead. Dad showed his boys that 70 years young is not too old to whip a big sharks tail. What a fun morning with a fantastic bunch of guys!
July 6th
This morning we had a split group with DOA and I got the young guys. They had a bet with the old guys and the young guys won. We caught a small Spinner Shark, 2 small King Mackerel and 2 nice Gaffer size Dolphin including a big Bull! This afternoon the wind breezed up and put a damper on the mornings fishing but we had a few shark bites a big needlefish and then came in the sound and caught bottomfish after it got too rough. Thanks for a fun day guys.
July 5th
Todays morning and afternoon trips were tough with high wind and seas but we had excellent shark fishing, We caught Spinners and Hammerheads with one Spinner well over 100 pounds that put up an intense fight. We also got spooled by one and had to chase down another before pulling the hook. Great action on the Sneaky today!
July 4th
This morning Richard Will and Tyler headed out after a late start. We had some missed opportunities but ended up catching Dolphin and King Mackerel. Their original captain wasn’t feeling well and I was glad to get these great guys on the water. Hope you feel better soon Sarah. Happy 4th!
July 3rd
This morning Tommy Sidney Mary and Owen headed out in search of inshore Dolphin. It took us a little while to find the right conditions due to low light and terrible visibility but we found a pretty break about 2 miles off the beach. Owen scored first with a nice gaffer on a Trout rod. The big guys got a couple smaller ones then Mary got the big fish of the day on the Trout rod too! We like to catch big fish on light tackle on the Sneaky and there’s nothing better than casting to big Dolphin with 10 pound test!
July 2nd
This morning James Simmons brought is 2 boys out for some fishing..We had some tough luck but we caught a couple King Mackerel and some Remoras. We jumped off a big Dolphin early and at the end of the day we hooked a 50 pound Cobia but he pulled the hook. Thanks guys, hope we have better luck next time.
July 1st
This morning John and his crew had perfect conditions for Dolphin. We got on a beautiful color change pretty close to the beach and worked to the east. We had great action on light tackle and ended up with 7 nice Mahi Mahi up to around 20 pounds and jumped off 4 or 5. We ended the day with a double after a second fish swam in and we got him on a Trout rod with 10 pound test. Storms started popping up so we called it a little early but not bad for a short half day trip!
June 30th
Steve Alex Nick and Bradley headed out this morning in search of inshore Dolphin. Conditions had changed from yesterday so we had to search around for a while but we ended up with several Remoras, 4 Sharks and 4 nice Mahi Mahi up to 25 pounds. Steve got one on a Trout rod with a jig right behind the boat. Gotta love those half day Gaffers!
June 27th
Today Nicole brought the guys out for a morning trip. We started out catching small Stripers jigging. After that we headed out to the ocean and caught some nice Spanish Mackerel, Bonita Mackerel and Bluefish. We decided to put out some chum and got some great shark action. We caught 2 Sharpnose right away and also hooked 2 beasts that turned out to be true Tiger Sharks. We fought them for about an hour and got Daves almost to the boat before it bit through the heavy leader. Wish we had gotten a good picture but it looked like an 8-10 foot Tiger after getting a good look at it. Thanks guys, what a fun day!
June 25th
Today Keith took his father Ken out for a fathers day gift. We caught lots of Speckled Trout, a Flounder and a few Small Rockfish. We lost two really nice Trout at the boat. Thanks for fishing hard on a breezy day guys!
June 24th
Linda Harper brought her friends Bob and Dick out for a morning trip. We caught 2 beautiful 18 inch Flounders to start the day. A bit later we found a good school of Speckled Trout and got 3 nice keepers. Thanks Linda, I knew you would make me look good!
June 22nd
This afternoon John came back to fish with me again and brought Joe and Jack along. We started off looking for Red Drum and Jack caught a Beauty. 32 inches and fat so we released him to fight another day. We tried some chumming with no taker then went back in the sound where Joe caught a nice Flounder. Thanks again for the repeat business John!
June 22nd
This morning Mark and his crew braved very windy conditions and started off catching Bluefish. We decided to try some chumming and got a few Shark bites but the big one bit us off. Thanks for toughing it out in rough conditions guys.
June 17th
Yesterday Steve and his family went to look for Sharks and Cobia. We caught a nice Hammerhead on a beautiful color change but never saw a Cobia. Later on we caught some Bonita Mackerel and Spanish Mackerel in closer to the beach. Today Michael Hughes had 3 boats for a group trip. We stayed in the sound and caught Speckled Trout and Stripers. Fly girl added a keeper Red Drum to the mix. Thanks for booking us guys!
Wednesday June 15th
This morning Jay and his family had a really fun trip doing a little bit of everything. We started out bottom fishing and caught some really nice Sea Mullets, Grey Trout, Spot, Puffers, Pigfish, and Pinfish. We tried some casting and found some Stripers so we Beached the boat and they guys fished while Elaine and I did some shell hunting. We found lots of Conch Shells and Clam shells and a few really pretty pieces of driftwood. At the end of the trip we headed out to the ocean and caught some Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish to round out our catch. This afternoon our crew headed out to do some chumming for Sharks and Cobia but they seas made them a bit queezy so we headed back in close to shore and caught a mess of Spanish and Blues.
Tuesday June 14th
Today we had good Shark fishing on both morning and afternoon trips. Gary’s crew caught a big Houndfish too. Bob and Cindy had several nice Spinner sharks along with plenty of Atlantic Sharpnose. Thanks for a fun day everybody!
Monday June 13th
This morning Lee Ben Ashley and Allie fished in the sound since it was a bit too rough in the ocean. We had a big time catching Nice Sea Mullets, Keeper Grey Trout, Spot, Small Stripers, Flounder, Bluefish, Pigfish, Sand Perch, pigfish and Pinfish. We kept a handful of the bigger Sea Mullets and Grey Trout for a fish fry. Allie was the star, she caught a double header Spot and Grey Trout, a double header Bluefish and Sea Mullet and one of the biggest Sea Mullets of the day. Way to go Allie, you rock!
Sunday June 12th
Today Mike and Dan started off catching Stripers in the sound. We caught a bunch of fish that were busting bait on top including a nice 23 incher. After that we tried to catch a Red Drum for a little while but had no takers. Next we headed out to the ocean and caught a Nice Cobia and a Sand Bar Shark. We had a big Cobia take a bait but he got away. Thanks for fishing hard on a breezy day with tough conditions guys!
Saturday June 11th All Day
Today Austin and Jessa headed east to try to find the pretty water we were in the other day. We had to search a bit but found it about 3 miles east of where it was. We started off with a double header of Gaffer Dolphins on Trout rods with 10 pound test. We got two more singles on the light tackle before the wind started to crank up. It was getting rough fast out there so we headed in to look for a Cobia near the beach but never saw one. Thanks guys, those were the biggest Mahi we’ve ever caught with Trout rods on the Sneaky!
Friday June 10th Morning
This morning Bill and Chris fished in the sound sin
ce it was a bit too breezy to feel safe in the ocean. We started off catching Speckled Trout and Striped Bass casting artificials on light tackle. After that we looked for a Red Drum but didn’t find any this time. We ended the day in a different spot where we caught a few Flounder with one really nice one. Thanks guys, look forward to seeing you again next year!
Thursday June 9th Afternoon
This afternoon Josh John Brittany and Susan headed east for some Cobia hunting. We started off hot with a 45 pound citation Cobia right off the bat. We saw a couple Mahi Mahi and caught one on a Trout rod! We caught a few Remoras on the Trout rod then at the end of the day we saw a group of seven Cobias and hooked three. One nice one pulled the hook, one was a throwback (pictured) and one was a small keeper. Lots of action on a really fun half day trip with a great group!
Thursday June 9th Morning
This morning Don Jack and Charles had a fun time in the sound catching a wide variety of fish. We started off catching Trout and small Stripers. Jack had a really nice Flounder on but he got away right at the boat. After that we tried for some bottom fish and caught several really nice Sea Mullet, Spot, Perch, Pigfish and pinfish> We were trying to get Jack a Flounder but we had fun catching lots of other critters while we drifted.
