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!
Tag: outer banks fishing trips
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
Saturday afternoon
Saturday afternoon Jim, Jim and Elaine 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!
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 t o improve every ay as the water warms.