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This last day of June saw Release venture out to the blue water this morning. They had good Blackfin Tuna fishing along with a few Wahoo and good catches of bailer Dolphin. Inshore boats had catches of Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish and Red Drum. They also had a some Cobia and a Shark.

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Happy Monday!! We hope everyone had a great weekend! A few of the offshore boats headed out this morning, they had catches of Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. Release released a Blue Marlin

Inshore anglers had a great time catching Red Drum, Bluefish and Amberjack

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Andrew Chorba of Sweet Vally, PA released a Blue Marlin on Release

The big boats sat today out due to very rough conditions on the blue water. The Inshore boats took advantage of some wind and had limits of Red Drum  along with some Bluefish.

A couple of the big boats slipped offshore this morning. They dodged thunderstorms and took a beating but they had good catches of Blackfin Tuna along with a few bailer Dolphin and an Amberjack. Inshore boats had Red Drum on the bite. Drum love to bite in windy weather.

It was scrappy fishing for the Offshore boats today. Some boats had good catches of Blackfin Tuna. They also had some Dolphin with mostly bailers and a few Wahoo. Inshore boats had Amberjacks and Triggerfish.

Inshore Fleet had a great day catching and releasing Red Drum and Bluefish. Tony Warsavage of PA. released a 50inch Red Drum on the BlackPearl.

Offshore Had a Good day catching Dolphin, Wahoo, and Blackfin Tuna. Release released a SailFish.

A few boats headed offshore this morning and were meet with windy/choppy conditions, but by afternoon the wind had started to fall out and they returned to the dock with pretty skies a calmer seas. the offshore fleet had good catches of Dolphin, some Wahoo and a few Blackfin Tuna. A Salt Weapon released 2 Sailfish and Hatteras BLue released 1 Sailfish.

Inshore boats had catches of of Bluefish, Spanish Marckerel, Albacore, and Gray Trout

Another pretty day and fishing was scrappy. Some boats scrapped out some Dolphin with mostly bailers. They also had a couple of Oceanic Bonitas. Hatteras Fever released a Blue Marlin. Sea Creature released a White Marlin. Inshore boats had Amberjacks and Bluefish.

Citations:

Daniel Young of Seattle, WA released a White Marlin on Sea Creature

The Offshore boats hit the blue water with the rising sun. It turned out to be a beautiful day but the fishing was pretty scrappy. They threw some Dolphin on deck. A few boats had a Wahoo or two and a few Blackfin Tuna. It was so pretty, the Inshore boats went Nearshore and had Amberjacks and a Dolphin or two. They also got some Bluefish to boot.

The big boats made it out to the blue water this morning. They had scrappy meat fishing but did manage to get onto some Dolphin with a few gaffers and mostly bailers. They also had some Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna and a few Skipjack Tuna. Native Son and Sea Creature each released a Blue Marlin. Sundown released a Sailfish. Inshore boats had catches of Spanish Mackerel, King Mackerel, Bluefish and Amberjacks.

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Chris Dorman of Raleigh, NC released a Sailfish on Sundown

Scott Landry of Gulfport, MS caught a 57lb. Wahoo on Carolina Girl

Offshore Fleet stayed tied to the docks today due to a very windy day.

Inshore had a great day catching Red Drum and Bluefish.

Mason Morris of VA released a 50inch Red Drum on the Black Pearl.

Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Bluefish, and Red Drum.

Offshore Fleet had a good day catching Dolphin, wahoo, and a few Blackfin Tuna.

 Release released 2 Blue Marlins. Bite me released 2 Sailfish.

It was a pretty day on the blue water today. The big boats had a good day with both some Dolphin in both gaffers and bailers.They also had a few Blackfin Tuna and a couple of Wahoo. Some had some bottom fish like Amberjack. Calypso released a White Marlin and 2 Sailfish. Chaser and Native Son each released a Sailfish. Inshore boats good catches of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish and filled a cooler full of Clams. A couple had a Cobia or two. The big stingray was caught bowfishing on Fingeance

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Randy Elliott released a Sailfish and White Marlin on Calypso

Tim Miller released a Sailfish on Calypso

The McAllister party released a Sailfish on Native Son

The Offshore boats took a day off today due to the rough water and thunderstorms. Inshore boats had Red Drum on the bite today. Bluefish catching was good too. Some boats released a few pretty Speckled Trout.

It was a nice morning with Offshore boats heading out to the blue water. They had a little choppy conditions offshore with a scattered Dolphin being caught with gaffers and bailers. They also had a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna.  Hatteras Fever released a Sailfish. Inshore boats caught Speckled Trout, Amberjack, A few Dolphin and a Wahoo.

A pretty morning turned into a pretty day and the Offshore fleet was out. They had scrappy fishing for the day. Some boats got onto some Dolphin, a few Blackfin Tuna and a Wahoo or two. Bite Me and Cuervos each released a Sailfish. Chaser released a White Marlin. Inshore boats had Bluefish on the line today. They also had a Shark or two, Amberjacks and Snapper.

Today is the sixth and final day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. 255 boats fished today with 72 catches. The leading Blue Marlin caught is 919.09lbs. That was a tough lead to beat.

It was a windy one today. Most big boats stayed to the dock unless they were fishing the Big Rock. Release weighed in a 140lb. Yellowfin Tuna. Inshore boats had catches of Bluefish and slot-size Red Drum.

Offshore Fleet stayed tied to the docks today.

Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Red Drum and Sheepshead, Bluefish. Island Times anglers caught a 365lb Bull Shark.

Inshore fleet had a nice day on the water catching Bluefish and Red Drum.

Offshore fleet had a good day catching Dolphin, and a few Wahoo, and Barracudas.

James Donnelly released a Sailfish on the Native Son.

Kenny Ryan of NC caught a 40lb Dolphin on the Calypso.

Big Rock News

Today was Day 3 of the Big Rock Tournament, with 259 boats fishing. Anglers released 82 billfish and boated two.

The first fish brought to the scales was caught by Free Ranger and weighed 597 pounds. At the time of this report, the second boated fish had not yet arrived for weigh-in.

Stay tuned for more updates as tournament action continues.

The big boats hit the blue water this morning. Most had their limits of Dolphin. Calypso released 2 Sailfish. Inshore boats had their limits of big Bluefish and a Cobia. They also had some Red Drum.

Citations:

Robert Beadell released a Sailfish on Calypso

Michael Allen released a Sailfish on Calypso

Max Morehead of Midlothian, VA released a Shark on Hatteras Blue

Today was day 2 of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. 210 boats fishing with 65 catches. The leading Blue Marlin caught by Marlin Fever weighed in at 919.9 lbs. to receive a check for over $800,000 on the spot. A record breaking Blue Marlin for the Big Rock. The total purse is $9,038,225 for this tournament.