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A few of the big boats finally made their way out to the blue water this morning. The fishing was fair with some Dolphin and Wahoo being caught along with a few Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish and Speckled Trout and even a few pretty Flounder. One of our Inshore boats fished Nearshore and had big Bluefish, Ribbonfish, and a couple of Spanish Mackerel.

Citation:

Krista Hagerich of Hatteras, NC caught a 6lb. 30" Flounder on Black Pearl

Lee has bid farewell and with Lee go the strong tides and big swells. Today the Inshore boats were the only ones to ply the fishing grounds of the Pamlico Sound. Some were on the Red Drum bites and some had their limits of Bluefish.

It looks like tomorrow a few of the big boats will be untied and get on the blue water. We will see what the sunrise brings.

Offshore Fleet stayed at the dock today due to the rough oceans.

Inshore fleet had a great day Catching Red Drum.

Citations:

Jacob Everett of WV released 2 Red Drums 49 inches and 40 inches on the Hook Up.

Andrew Everett of WV released 2 Red Drums 53 inches and 44 inches on the Hook Up.

Chuck Perez of WV released 3 Red Drum 43 inches,47 inches, and 40 inches on the Hook up.

Joseph Gilio of PA released a 43-inch Red Drum on the Fingeance.

Casey Bobrovcan of PA released 2 41-inch Red Drum on the Fingeance.

Robert Doyle of MD released a 49-inch Red Drum on the Island Time.

Nicole Zimmer of MD released a 48-inch Red Drum on the Island Time.

Derel Zimmer of MD released 2 45-inch Red Drums on the Island Time.

Charles Clatterbuck of VA released a 50-inch Red Drum on the Black Pearl.

The offshore fleet went out today and had a great day of fishing. Anglers had a good time catching Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, and Dolphins. The Sailfish bite was HOT again today, Release released 5, Bite Me released 4 and Sea Creature released 1

Inshore Fleet had a great day catching Blue Fish and Red Drum.

Citations:

Sue Schmidhamer released a 42-inch Red Drum on Tightline.

Frank Schmidhamer released a 41-inch Red Drum on Tightline

Dwayne Colbert released a Sailfish on Release

Reed Colbert released 2 Sailfish on Release

Josh Colbert released 2 Sailfish on Release

Andrew Everett of WV  released a Sailfish on the Bite Me.

Jacob Cverett of WV released a sailfish on the Bite Me.

Chuck Perez of WV released a sailfish on the Bite Me.

Tracey Wagner of MD released a Sailfish on the SeaCreature.

Michael Wagner of MD caught a 26 pound Blackfin Tuna on the Sea Creature.

The Offshore boats were on the blue water before sunrise this morning. It was a pretty day to be out there. Sea Creature released 3 Sailfish. They had good catches of Blackfin Tuna along with some Wahoo and scattered Dolphin. Inshore boats had their limits of Speckled Trout. They also had some Cobia, some Bluefish and Red Drum.

Citations:

Jason Boyd of Enola, PA released a 42" and a 44" Red Drum on Relentless

Jennifer Boyd of Enola, PA released a 46" Red Drum on Relentless

Nancy Bonnema of Smithfield, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Aprille Terry of Suffolk, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Taylor Honay of Norfolk, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

It was a sunny and hot one today. The Offshore boats had a full day of catching. Sea Creature released 5 Sailfish. A couple of the boats had good catches of Blackfin Tuna and Dolphin. The others had a few Wahoo, Dolphin and Triggerfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout and Sheepshead. Both fish make for a very tasty meal.

Citations:

Ryan Bonzo of Ashburn, VA released 2 Sailfish on Sea Creature

Mary Bonzo of Wadsworth, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Derek Bonzo of Medina, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Jeffrey Harrington of Medina, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Jeffrey McAlister of Franklinton, NC caught a 46lb. Wahoo on Hatteras Fever II

A few of the big boats hit the fishing grounds this morning under stormy skies. The wind and rain made for choppy going. By mid-morning the sun was shining and the blue water calmed down to make for a pretty day. Release released a Sailfish. They also had a few Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna along with some Wahoo. The Inshore boats had another pretty Speckled Trout day and some Red Drum.

Citations:

Gregory Brown of Sneads Ferry, NC released a Sailfish on Release

A few of the Offshore boats watched the cloudy sunrise over the blue water this morning. They scrapped out catches of Dolphin and some Wahoo along with a few Blackfin Tuna and some bottom fish. The Inshore boat Black Pearl had good catches of Speckled Trout.

It was another good day on the blue water. The Offshore boats had some Wahoo and a few Blackfin Tuna. They also had some good Dolphin catches. Release released 2 Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had some pretty Speckled Trout.

Citations:

Michael Malloux of Downingtown, PA caught a 45lb. Wahoo on Release

Anthony Perazzelli of NJ released a Blue Marlin on Release

Bill Sclafani of Frisco, NC released a Blue Marlin on Release

Offshore Fleet had a great day on the water, bringing in a Great catch of Wahoo,

also some Blackfin Tuna, and Dolphin.

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

The Offshore Fleet went out this morning and had calm seas and good fishing. Anglers happy to bring   

some Wahoo, Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna Home.

The Inshore Fleet had a great day catching Sheepshead, Blue Fish, Albacore, and Spanish Mackeral.

Citations:

Collean Riehl of PA released a 49-inch Barracuda on the Bite Me.

Michael Perry of NC released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Kelly Johnson of NC released a Sailfish on the Chaser.

It was a hot one today but the fishing was not. It was more meat fish than billfish. Bite Me and Hatteras Fever II each released a Sailfish. They also had some Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna along with a few Wahoo. The Inshore boats had good catches of Red Drum and limits of Bluefish.

Citations:

Scott Horan of Fredericksburg, VA released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II

Justin Cutler of Greenfield, OH released a Sailfish on Bite Me

A few of the big boats parted the water this morning and watched the sunrise over the blue water. It was pretty scrappy fishing with a mess of Dolphin and a Wahoo caught. The Inshore boats had good catching with Red Drum and Bluefish along with a few Sheepshead. The Black Pearl had a master angler on board with 9-year-old Sean Mulligan. Sean caught a citation-size Sheepshead. Congratulations!

We hope everyone has a happy and safe Labor Day.

Citations:

Sean Mulligan caught an 8lb. Sheepshead on Black Pearl

A few of the big boats were back on the blue water today. The meat fishing was scrappy but the bill fishing was good. Bite Me released 2 Sailfish and Sea Creature released 5 Sailfish. Release released 2 Blue Marlin. They had a couple of bailer-sized Dolphin, a few Wahoo and a Skipjack Tuna. The Nearshore boat had Bluefish, a couple of Ribbonfish and some Spanish Mackerel. The Inshore boats had limits of Bluefish, some Spanish Mackerel, Cobia, Red Drum and some Speckled Trout.

Citations:

Alex Rae of Jenkintown, PA released a Blue Marlin on Release

Josh Rae of Jenkintown, PA released a Blue Marlin on Release

Eric Weidman of Martinsburg, WV released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Logan Stewart of Bunker Hill, WV released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Heather Gustin-Westerfer of Gillett, PA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Joshua Gustin-Westerfer released 2 Sailfish on Sea Creature

Oren Westerfer of Gillett, PA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Ben Markell of Wellsboro, PA released A Sailfish on Sea Creature

We had one Nearshore boat go out today. They had a catch of Bluefish and a few Spanish Mackerel. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout and Bluefish.

Citations:

William Drury of Alexandria, VA caught a 5.7lb. Speckled Trout on Black Pearl

It looks like we have some weather coming. Time to batten down the hatches. We may have a couple of Inshore boats try fishing until the weather keeps them in. We'll see you on the flip side.

The Offshore boats parted the water before sunrise this morning. The bill fishing was on point. Carolina Girl released 2 Sailfish. Predator released 5 Sailfish and Release released 3 Blue Marlin and 3 Sailfish. They also had good catches of Wahoo and a few Almaco Jacks along with Tilefish, Grouper, Snapper and Triggerfish. The Inshore boats had good catching with limits of Bluefish and some pretty Speckled Trout.

If you're looking to go fishing this week our Inshore boats are ready and able to fish. Give us a call and we'll put you on the water for a half-day adventure.

Citations:

Maurin Lancaster of Norfolk, VA released a Barracuda on Carolina Girl

Sarah Cockerell of Norfolk, VA released a Barracuda on Carolina Girl

PJ Plat of Norfolk, VA released a Sailfish on Carolina Girl

Jeremy Rascio of Norfolk, VA released a Sailfish on Carolina Girl

Amber Bocknek of Newmarket, ON released a Sailfish on Predator

Jory Bocknek of Newmarket, ON released a Sailfish on Predator

Michael Ingram released a Sailfish on Release

Bob Ingram released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish on Release

Richard Betanzos released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish on Release

George Collins released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish on Release

Most of the boats stayed tied to the docks today. A couple of the big boats hit the fishing grounds.  Release and Tuna Duck each released 2 Sailfish. They also had a Wahoo. The Inshore boats stayed tied to the docks today also.

Citations:

Derek Kennedy of Chesapeake, VA released a Sailfish on Release

Brad Kennedy of Chesapeake, VA released a Sailfish on Release

Patrick Hughes of Richmond, VA released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

Duncan Buoyer of Richmond, VA released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

A handful of the big boats watched the sunrise over the blue water this morning. It was another billfish day. Hatteras Blue and Tuna Duck each released a Sailfish. Predator released 2 Sailfish and The Release released 4 Sailfish. Some Barracuda were released and some Wahoo were also slung on deck along with some bottom fish like Grouper and Tilefish. The Nearshore boat had Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel. The Inshore boats caught their limits of Bluefish. They also had Cobia, Speckled Trout, Red Drum, and Flounder.

Citations:

Eric Speight of Smithfield, VA released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

Hunter McCarter of Portsmouth, VA caught a 40lb. Wahoo on Hatteras Blue

David Dill of Lorton, VA released a Barracuda on Hatteras Blue

Tony Secore of King William, VA released a Barracuda on Hatteras Blue

David Dill of Lorton, VA released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

Jeffrey McGee of North Chesterfield, VA released a Sailfish on Release

Christopher McGee of Pittsburgh, PA released a Sailfish on Release

Hunter Beck of Glen Allen, VA released a Sailfish on Release

Michael Mcgee of Manakin Sabot, VA released a Sailfish on Release

It was a scrappy day today for a few of the big boats that plied the blue water. They scrapped out a day with a few Wahoo and very few Dolphin. They also had some bottom fish like Grouper, Tilefish, and Triggerfish. Predator released a Blue Marlin. Sea Creature released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had their limits of Bluefish this morning and Sheepshead this afternoon.

Citations:

Kasen Ohler of Markelton, PA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Timothy Lambert of Rockwood, PA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

What a pretty day for fishing.

Off Shore, Fleet made it out to clear water and blue skies.

Anglers have a good time catching some Dolphins, Blackfin Tuna, and Wahoo,  releasing 

a few Sailfish.

Inshore had a great day catching Blue Fish, Red Drum, and Speckled Trout.

Citations:

Dennis Prochnow of MD released a Blue Marlin on the Tuna Duck.

David Morris of MD released a Blue Marlin and a Sail Fish on the Release.

Charlie Frank of MD released a Blue Marlin and a Sail Fish on the Release.

Matthew Gammon of VA released a Sail Fish on the Calypso.