Saturday May 28th Afternoon

This afternoon Christopher and his crew headed out to try to get him his first Cobia since he always wanted to catch one. We got one good shot and made it count with a citation 44 pound Cobia.  Great job Christopher. No pizza tonight!IMG_1800 IMG_1810

Saturday May 28th Morning

This morning Rasheeda Jesse and Akiela went looking for Cobia. We caught Three but two were a little too small to keep. Lots of action for this great crew from Georgia and Richmond VA. Rasheeda is looking for a new home for her father Jesse to retire near the coast. Good luck on your search and keep me posted!IMG_1792

Friday May 27th Morning

This morning Jim and his crew came back after having a great day with Trout Blues and Stripers a couple weeks ago. We went after Cobia this time and got two including a 57 pounder!IMG_1763 IMG_1770

Thursday May 26th Cobia

Don and Steve had a fun afternoon looking for Cobia. We saw several in some chilly water near the inlet that would not bite. We decided to make a run and found some warmer water with a few willing fish. Great job on your citation fish Steve!IMG_1753

Wednesday afternoon Cobia

This afternoon Matt Dan and Susan went to look for a Cobia. The water was still a bit cool but we managed to catch 2 out of the three Cobia we saw. The third one refused the bucktail and wouldn’t even eat a live croaker we pitched in front of him. Two out of three aint bad. Great job guys!

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Sunday morning with Ward and the kids

Today Ward and his three sons Luke Landon and Lucas had lots of fun catching a wide variety of fish. We caught Speckled Trout, Bluefish, Puffers, Sea Mullet, Flounder, Pigfish and Pinfish. Fishing with kids is my favorite part of the job. These guys were on to it. Great job boys!IMG_1698 IMG_1685 IMG_1679 IMG_1661

Saturday with Marty Dick and Tom

Marty Dick and Tom rescheduled this mornings trip to this afternoon since we had rain and high winds early. Turned out to be a great plan as we had non stop action with Speckled Trout and small Stripers. We had a few nice keeper Trout so we tried for some Sea Mullet but they wouldn’t bite today. We tried another spot and had more Trout and Rockfish to end a beautiful slick calm afternoon.IMG_1660 IMG_1647 IMG_1627 IMG_1640

Friday Morning and afternoon

This Morning Brant Walter and his crew had excellent fishing for Speckled Trout and small Striped bass. We also bagged our biggest flounder of the year so far! In the afternoon Josh and I headed back to the same area and caught lots of Trout and Stripers. Thanks for a great day guys!IMG_0180 (1)

Thursday with Madison and Tana

Yesterday afternoon Madison and Tana had a fun trip. We caught some really nice Sea Mulluts and found a school of Stripers busting bait on top that were very willing to bite. Really fun day with a couple of cool girls that really enjoy the outdoors!IMG_1612 IMG_1617 IMG_1620

Monday May 16th Cobia are here!

The Cobia are here! Today Captain Greg Erwin from the North Carolina Ferry Division and his wife Ashley joined me on a Cobia trip. We got a hot tip from a good friend and were lucky enough to box 2 nice Cobias! Always a pleasure to have Greg and Ashley aboard. They are some of the most avid fishermen I know. The Cobia have just arrived in our waters and fishing for them should just get better over the next month. They are the largest hardest fighting fish we catch in our inshore waters and also some of the best eating fish we catch. We sight fish with spinning rods for them and it is very exciting to watch these fish chase down your jigs. They can reach up to 100 pounds with the average being about 40 pounds.IMG_1595

Sunday May 15th

Today Jeffrey Love and his group from Camden NC headed out on a cool breezy morning. We started out catching lots of Speckled Trout. Later on after the wind died out we went to look for some Sea Mullets and they were biting on our first drop. We caught 51 keeper Sea Mullets with a couple citation sized fish in the mix. We tried to get out to the ocean to look for a Cobia but conditions on the bar were not safe due to the wind from last night and early morning so we headed back in. Thanks guys!IMG_1568 IMG_1574 (1) IMG_1585

Saturday May 14th

Dale Boyer and his family headed out this morning in foggy conditions. We stayed close and caught Speckled Trout to start then headed to another spot where we found the seasons first Sea Mullets. They are one of the best eating fish we catch on the OBX. We also caught Spot Croaker Grey Trout Pigfish and lost a nice Flounder. We spent the last hour of the morning trip in the ocean and saw one Cobia aroud 40lbs. He followed the jig but did not bite. All in all a great action packed morning trip!IMG_1563 IMG_1533 IMG_1544 IMG_1548

Wednesday morning

This morning Bob Walter and Anne had good Speckled Trout fishing. We caught a few keepers and plenty of action with smaller fish too. Anne was the star, she caught most of the fish and showed the guys how its done. Thanks for a fun morning guys!IMG_1519 IMG_1522 IMG_1523

Tuesday morning

This morning Bill and Gary from Ontario Canada had steady action with Speckled Trout on light tackle. We caught fish steady all morning with some really nice fish mixed in. Bill caught Cobia and sharks with me last year. Thanks for coming back to fish on the Sneaky guys!IMG_1509 IMG_1500

Saturday afternoon

Saturday afternoon Jim, Jim and ElaineIMG_1475 IMG_1483 IMG_1470 (1) IMG_1456 started off catching nice Bluefish on light tackle. After catching all we wanted we went looking for Trout. The water was still a bit cool after some chilly weather the last few days but we did catch a few Trout with one keeper, a 21″ Striper and a Flounder that just missed the keeper mark. Fun afternoon with a great group from West Virginia!

Saturday morning

This morning Mike Dan and Kent had some great action on light tackle. We caught lots of nice 2 pound average bluefish casting jigs. We went to look for Trout later in the morning but the water was cold after the northeast winds the last few days only came up with a few small Rockfish. Thanks for a fun morning guys!IMG_1454 IMG_1448 IMG_1440

Monday with Jerry Roy

Another one man charter with Jerry Roy today and we had great fishing in the sound. We had steady action with lots of Speckled Trout catching 4 nice keepers, a keeper Flounder, a few nice Bluefish and several small Striped Bass. Really fun day with a great guy. Thanks Jerry!IMG_1425 IMG_1419 IMG_1414

Sunday morning with Stephen Reeves

Steven Reeves took a one man half day trip this morning and we had great action! We caught lots of Speckled Trout with 4 keepers from 15 to 17 inches, 6 nice 2 pound average bluefish, 2 flounders that just missed the keeper mark and lots of small Stripers all casting artificiials. The highlight of the morning was when Stephen hooked a bluefish that was at least 14 pounds! He bit through the light fluorocarbon leader after a good fight but it was the biggest blue I’ve seen in years! fishing continues tIMG_1408 IMG_1400 IMG_1394o improve every ay as the water warms.