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A handful of Offshore boats headed out this first day of August. Fishing was a little scrappy except on the Dolphin front. Everyone had their limits of Dolphin along with a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Inshore boats had their coolers filled with Bluefish.

 Another hot hot day fishing and fish are still biting. Offshore Fleet had good catches of Dolphin, some Wahoo, and a few Blackfin Tuna,                    Calpyso released a Sailfish, Release released a Sailfish. Inshore had good catches of Blue fish, Red Drum and Speckled Trout.

Another hot day didnt keep are boats from going out.

Offshore Fleet Had a good catch of Whoo, some Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, Trigger fish, and Vermillion Snapper. Calypson released a Sailfish, Chaser released a Sailfish, Release released a Sailfish, Sea Creature  released 3 Sailfish.

Citations:

J.Snyder of MD released a 43inch Red Drum on the Last Cast.

Tony Rodoiguec released a 42inch Red Drum on the Last Cast.

Lee Hill of NC released a Sailfish on the SeaCreature.

Well Whittly of NC released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Britten Schlegel of NC releasesd a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

 Jamie Craig of VA released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Shout out to Hartwell Craig and Jameson Craig From The Staff of Hatteras Habor and the Chaser.

Another sunrise, another day on the blue water. The Offshore boats slung some Dolphin on deck with mostly bailers, and a few Wahoo. They also had some Blackfin Tuna. Sea Creature released a Blue Marlin and 2 Sailfish. Release released a Sailfish and Calypso released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had a few Speckled Trout and Spanish Mackerel. They had plenty of Bluefish and they also had Red Drum on the bite along with a few Dolphin.

Citations:

Mason Barley of Buxton, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

John Head of Frisco, NC released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature

John Stobbart released a Sailfish on Calypso

Cab Cox released a Sailfish on Calypso

Several of the big boats watched the sunrise over the blue water this morning. The heat rose with the sun. They had some Dolphin on the bite along with Blackfin Tuna. They also had a few Wahoo. Chaser released a Blue Marlin and 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had Bluefish on the bite along with some Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout and a Shark or two.

Citations:

Carl Webster of Stokesdale, NC caught a 45lb. Wahoo on Sea Creature

It was another hot one on the blue water today. The fishing wasn't as hot but the Offshore boats managed to scrap out a few fish. They did see some good Dolphin fishing with mostly bailers. They also had some Blackfin Tuna and a few Wahoo. Bite Me, Hatteras Blue and Sea Creature each released a Sailfish. Chaser released 2 Sailfish. Inshore boats had a variety of catches but they mainly had Bluefish. They also had some Speckled Trout, Sharks and coolers filled with Clams.

Citations:

Elizabeth Gilmore of Albequerque, NM released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

Leila Rickabough of McKenney, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

It was a hot one today. The big boats scrapped out a day of throwing some Dolphin on deck. They also had some Blackfin Tuna and a few Wahoo. Calypso released 3 Sailfish. Release released a Sailfish and Sea Creature released 2 Sailfish. The Nearshore boat Gambler had good catches of Bluefish this morning and released a 36" Red Drum. They had Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel in the afternoon. Inshore boats had Speckled Trout on the bite.

Citations:

Joseph Spivey of Henderson, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Timothy Spivey of Henderson, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Erica Strickland released a Sailfish on Calypso

Darren Strickland released a Sailfish on Calypso

Dillon Miles released a Sailfish on Calypso

The big boats had some scrappy fishing today. They did manage to throw a few Wahoo on deck along with some Dolphin with both gaffers and bailers in the mix. They also had a few Blackfin Tuna and some bottom fish along with a couple of Amberjacks. Calypso released a Sailfish. Chaser released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Release released a Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had plenty of Bluefish along with a King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel and a few Sharks.

Citations:

Stephen Gordon of Bland, VA a 12 year old angler, caught a 51lb. Wahoo on Cuervos

Drew Hazel released a Sailfish on Calypso

Bryan Chambers caught a 40lb. Dolphin on Calypso

Larry Kingsley released a Blue Marlin on Release

Nathan Powell caught a 68.6lb. Wahoo on Sundown

It started out rough on the blue water this morning but as the rain came it mostly flattened out. The Offshore boats had a few Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. They also had some Wahoo and bottom fish. Sea Creature released a Sailfish. The Nearshore boat Chaser had good catches of Spanish Mackerel this morning. Inshore boats had plenty of Bluefish and Sheepshead. They also had a Speckled Trout or two along with a shark.

Citations:

Mitchell Wilson of Bloomingdale, GA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Very windy day. Offshore fleet stayed tied to the docks. Inshore had a good day catching Bluefish, and Red Drum.

 A little windy out today but it didnt keep are fleet from going fishing. Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Red Drum, Blue fish.

OffShore had a good day catching Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, and a Few Wahoo. Bite Me released a Sailfish, Release released a Sailfish, and Sea Creature released a Sailfish.

Citations: Makayla Braun of VA released a 43inch Red Drum on the Fingeance.

                  Michael Braun of VA released a 47inch Red Drum on the Fingeance.

                  Marc Cavanaugh of Stovall, NC released a 49" Red Drum on Fingeance

                  Ella Rains of New Jersey released a Sailfish on Release

                   TJ Roy of NC released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

                    Hannah Roy of NC released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Another hot and sunny day here in Hatteras! Offshore anglers enjoyed catching Dolphin, Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. The Sailfish bite was pretty good today, our fleet released 10 Sailfish and 1 Blue Marlin. Bite Me released a Blue Marlin and 2 Sailfish, Calypso released a Sailfish, Release released 2 Sailfish, Sea Creature released 5 Sailfish

Inshore anglers had good catches of Speckled Trout and Bluefish. There was also a limit of Clams caught.

Citations:

Warren Koontz of VA released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Casey Lee of VA released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

William Hays of VA released 2 Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Robert Hays of VA released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

A few of the big boats ventured offshore this morning. The conditions on the blue water were rough but they managed to catch their fish and head on in. They had their limits of Dolphin and some had good Blackfin Tuna catches and also some Wahoo. Sea Creature released 2 Sailfish. Not many Inshore boats fished today but those that did had Bluefish catches and a Shark.

The Offshore boats made it out to the blue water today. They had good fishing with Blackfin Tuna showing up along with good Dolphin fishing. They also had a few Wahoo. Hatteras Fever II and Release each released a Blue Marlin. Native Son released a Sailfish and Sea Creature released 3 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had Red Drum on the bite today.

Citations:

Stuart Bates of Cary, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Graham Bates of Cary, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Adam Berenson of Cary, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

It's been another blustery day so the big boats stayed home. The Inshore boats had an excellent Red Drum day. Red Drum love to bite on windy days. The lucky anglers had keepers to make for a very tasty meal. Some boats had Bluefish and Speckled Trout.

 A very windy day made are Offshore Fleet stayed tied to the docks.  Inshore made it out catching Speckled Trout and Red Drum, and a Blue fish.

 Inshore had a good day catching Speckled Trout, Sheepshead,and Bluefish and Red Drum. Offshore Fleet had a great day catching lots of Dolphins, scattered Wahoo, and a few Blackfin Tuna. Bite released a Sailfish.

The Offshore boats had a good day for Blackfin Tuna today. They also had some Dolphin and a few Wahoo. Sea Creature released a Sailfish. The Nearshore boat Sundown had good catches of Spanish Mackerel this morning. The Inshore boats had good fishing with Speckled Trout. They also had Sheepshead on the bite along with Gray Trout and Bluefish.

It was another day of billfishing for the Offshore boats. Several billfish were released. Some meat fish were caught too. They had a few Wahoo along with some Blackfin Tuna and some Dolphin with mostly bailers. Calypso released a Blue Marlin and 3 Sailfish. Release released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Sea Creature released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Chaser released a Sailfish. Inshore boats had excellent Speckled Trout fishing along with catches of Bluefish.

Citations:

Gus Hackney at 9 years old caught a 25lb. Blackfin Tuna on Carolina Girl- Congratulations Gus!

Mike Noe of Virginia Beach, VA released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature

Brent Laughtermilch of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Noah Galkowski released a Blue Marlin on Calypso

Darren Galkowski released a Sailfish on Calypso

Addie Galkowski released a Sailfish on Calypso

Anthony Galkowski released a Sailfish on Calypso 

The big boats were back at it again today. The Wahoo fishing picked up with a good amount being caught. The Dolphin were scattered and some had a few Blackfin Tuna. Sea Creature released a Blue Marlin. Bite Me released a Blue Marlin and  Sailfish. Carolina Girl released a Sailfish and Chaser released 4 Sailfish. Inshore boats had good catches of Sea Bass, Triggerfish and Amberjacks. They also had some pretty Red Drum.

Citations:

Chris Nutter of Frisco, NC released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature

James Jenkins of Lovettsville, VA caught a 52lb. Wahoo on Sea Creature

Giovanni Maltese of Cleveland, OH released a Sailfish on Carolina Girl