Blue skies and hot water in the Gulf Stream today. Dolphin catches were good to fair. Blackfin Tuna were good and Wahoo were scattered and a few Bottom fish. Bite Me released a Sailfish and marina owner Albert Bonney released a Sailfish on Brother's Pride. Inshore Red Drum releases, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel.

Citations:

Bite Me: Shaun Rossrucker of Canton, GA released a Sailfish.

Good Times: Robert Ferrari of Severn, MD caught a 36lb Snowy Grouper.

A breezy South West wind blowing up to 25kts pushed 6ft waves keeping all offshore boats at the dock.

A less breezy Sound allowed inshore anglers some good Red Drum catches and lots of Blue Fish! Afternoon trips caught limits of Red Drum!

The only way to beat this heat is to get out on the water! Fishing inshore or offshore with family or friends is the thing to do on Hatteras Island.

Inshore fishing resulted in good catches of Spanish Mackerel, some Red Drum and even a few Oyster Toadfish this morning.

Billfish were biting offshore. Our fleet released a Blue Marlin, a White Marlin, and four Sailfish. Dolphin fishing was scrappy today, although most boats brought in small catches. There were a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna caught was well.

Keep in mind that we offer Make-up Charters for groups that have less than 6 people for offshore trips. We have a Deli on site for breakfast and lunch and we have overnight accommodations.

Citations:

Barry Peele, Sr. of Virginia Beach, VA: Blue Marlin release on Native Son. Barry Sr. is father to Capt. Barry Peele, Jr. of Native Son. Happy Father's Day!!!

Michael Myers of Hollywood, MD: White Marlin release on Release.

Patti Myers of La Plata, MD: Sailfish release on Release.

Andrew Dewey of Chesapeake, VA: Sailfish release on Gambler.

Christopher Hay of Virginia Beach, VA: Sailfish release on Gambler.

Inshore anglers had fun this morning with Red Drum releases (some citations). They also caught some Spanish Mackerel. This afternoon brought a real good catch of Spadefish, Gray Trout, and Bluefish.

Offshore, anglers had a fair catch of Dolphin, a few Wahoo, and scattered Blackfin Tuna. Bottom fish included Triggerfish and Sea Bass. A White Marlin was released. It was a beautiful day to be on the water with Carolina blue skies and fairly calm conditions. Beat the Spring heat by fishing the Gulf Stream or Pamlico Sound.

Citations:

John Carlitz of Union, WV: Red Drum release on Hang On.

Tyler Briggs of Fowler, OH: red Drum release on Tightline.

James Gilreath III of Manteo, Nc: White Marlin release on Release.

A little better fishing offshore today, the boats returned with some excellent catches of Dolphin, scattered Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Release released a Blue Marlin and Big Eye and Bite Me both released a White Marlin

Inshore boats had a great time around the inlet and along the beach catching Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish, and in the sound there were some keeper Drum caught.

Citations

Joe Claridge of Mount Ulla, NC released a White Marlin on Bite Me

Joseph Gilson of Lennon, MI caught a 35lb Dolphin on Bite Me

Larry Lindsay of Hatteras, NC released a 80" shark on Good Times

Andrew Barndt of Newport News, VA released a White Marlin on Big Eye

Another nice day offshore, however fishing was a little slow. Boats returned with fair catches of Dolphin, a few Wahoo and a few Blackfin Tuna. Boats fishing along the beach and around the inlet had real good catches of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish. Back in the sound some of the boats found a few schools of large Red Drum, a few keepers and some Gray Trout.

Citations

Trey Gordon of Shermans Dale, PA caught a 51lb Grouper on Good Times

Blake Dockery of Hayesville, NC released a 47lb Red Drum on Adventure

Thomas Edwards of Hayesville, NC released a 46lb Red Drum on Advenure

Weather continues to be a burner and fishing continues to be decent. Some boats were catching limits or near limits of Dolphin. There were also scattered Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Lucky Chip released a Sailfish. Inshore really excellent Red Drum fishing Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish were nearshore.

Citations

Hang-On: James Sharpe of Statesville, NC released a Red Drum.

Sound Bound: Joshua Bell of Shermans Dale, PA released a Red Drum. Zach Smith of Elliottsburg, PA released a Red Drum. Richard Sanno of Elliottsburg, PA released a Red Drum.

Lucky Chip: Tyler Rock of West Sunburry, PA released a Sailfish.

Godspeed: Keith Cross of Elizabeth, WV caught a 52lb Wahoo.

Beautiful scorcher today with some boats having good catches but scrappy overall. Dolphin, Wahoo and Blackfin were in the mix as well as a Sailfish on Chaser. Inshore lots of oversized Red Drum. Along the beach Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish were plentiful.

Citations

Nicholas Pitt of Athens, GA released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Slick calm, and hot at sea! Maybe a little to hot for the fish as fishing was a little slow. Offshore boats returned with a few catches of Dolphin, bailers and gaffers, and a few catches of Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna! One Blue Marlin and one White Marlin were released!

Inshore anglers enjoyed a beautiful day on the Sound as well! Boats brought back a few keeper Red Drum!

Today's Citations:

David Dacko released a Blue Marlin on the Native Son

Tommy Troncin released a White Marlin on the Tuna Duck

Good availability for all Charters! Offshore, Near Shore and Inshore! Make Up list started too! Call 800-676-4939 for more information!

Red Drum fishing has been good all Spring inshore and today was no exception. They also caught Spot, Sea Mullet, and Gray Trout.

Southwest winds made for some rough conditions offshore but some happy anglers returned with good catches of Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. Release released a Blue Marlin and Chaser released a White Marlin.

This was the final day of the Big Rock tournament. Several boats from our fleet participated. Hatteras Fever released 2 Blue Marlin and won the Friday Daily Division. Release released 1 Blue Marlin and won the Saturday Daily Division. Way to fish guys! For more information go to www.BigRock.com.

Citations:

John Caison of Shallotte, NC: 25lb. Grouper on Good Times.