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The Off Shore fleet stayed tied to the docks due to wind.

Inshore fleet made it out catching Red Drum, and Speckled trout

Citations 

Erik Anderson of NY released 40inch Red Drum on the HookUp

Doug Anderson of NY brought in a 5lb Speckled Trout on the HookUp.

Another pretty day on the fishing grounds and the Offshore boats were bill collecting. They released several billfish and also caught some Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna along with some bottom fish and a Barracuda. Bite Me, Predator and Release each released a Sailfish and Hatteras Blue released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats caught a few Gray Trout and had good catches of Speckled Trout, Sheepshead and Bluefish. They also released some big Red Drum.

Master Anglers Hunter Lipscomb and Blake Scott released a Red Drum almost as big as they are. Congratulations boys! We'll be seeing you at the Big Rock soon.

Citations:

6-year-old Hunter Lipscomb of Chesapeake, VA released a 45" Red Drum on Black Pearl

5 year old Blake Scott of Bumpass, VA released a 45" Red Drum on Black Pearl

Aaron Hill of Effort, PA released a 47" Red Drum on Hook Up

Aidan O'Connell of Reston, VA released a Sailfish on Predator

Dustin Culver of New Park, PA released 2 Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

Markell Flickes of Accident, NC released a Sailfish on Bite Me

It was a pretty day on the blue water today and the fishing was scrappy. The Offshore boats managed to scrap out a few Blackfin Tuna and some Wahoo. They also had scattered Dolphin catches. Bite Me, Hatteras Blue and Release each released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Sheepshead and Spanish Mackerel.

Citations:

Brian McKenna of Levittown, PA released a 44" Red Drum on Relentless

Shane Mayo of Newtown, PA released a 46" Red Drum on Relentless

Zach Schultice of Delanco, NJ released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Scott Poinsett of Dagboro, DE released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Steve Lemieux of Woodstock, GA released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

Scott Lemieux of Baldwin, NY released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

Michael Campbell of Virginia Beach, VA released 2 Sailfish on Release

It was a beautiful day on the blue water today. The Offshore boats had a billfish day. Release had a 478lb. Blue Marlin and released 3 Sailfish while Calypso released 2 Sailfish and Sea Creature released 1 Sailfish. Other boats had a few Blackfin Tuna and some bottom fish. The Inshore boats had good catches of big Bluefish along with some Sheepshead and Speckled Trout.

Citations:

Abigail Deruacter of Nashport, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Tommy Rabovsky of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Release

Michael Campbell of Virginia Beach, VA released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish on Release

Kyle Hoben of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Release

Christopher Wade of Providence Forge, VA released a Sailfish on Calypso

John Canning III of Hatteras, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso

Christinia Hicks of Hatteras, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso

The big boats were back on the blue water today. They scrapped out a few Wahoo and a few Blackfin Tuna along with some bottom fish. Carolina Girl released 2 Blue Marlin. Release and Sea Creature each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout and Bluefish. They also released some pretty nice Red Drum.

Citations:

Bryan Crispens of Carrollton, VA released a 43" Red Drum on Island Time

Robert Reid of Yorktown, VA released a 40" Red Drum on Island Time

Chris Opitz of Virginia Beach, VA released a 43" Red Drum on Island Time

Jeffrey Carden of Carrollton, VA released a 40" Red Drum on Island Time

Aaron Hellam of Marysville, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Gary Villani of Blacksburg, VA released a Blue Marlin on Carolina Girl

William Gonzalez of Burbank, CA released a Blue Marlin on Carolina Girl

Robert Ellis of Sneads Ferry, NC released a Sailfish on Release

James Blair of Surf City, NC caught a 45lb. Wahoo on Release

It was another day of the Offshore fleet tied to the docks. The Inshore boats had really good catches of Bluefish, Speckled Trout and Red Drum.

It looks like we will have some big boats try to get out tomorrow. The fish will be waiting on them.

It was a bit too windy on the blue water today for the big boats so they stayed tied to the docks. The Inshore boats had a good day on the water catching plenty of Sheepshead, Bluefish, Speckled Trout and some pretty Red Drum.

A couple Off Shore Fleet made it out today bringing back to the docks some 

Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna.

Inshore Fleet Caught limits of Red drum, Blue Fish, Speckled Trout.

Citations:

Samuel Seeney of MD. Released 2 Sailfish  on the Carolina Girl

Vernon Hanson caught a 41-lb Wahoo on the Carolina Girl

The strong south/west winds kept the offshore fleet tied to the dock today, however the inshore fleet made a day of it catching limits of Red Drum, Speckled Trout and Bluefish.

It was another hot one today but the wind added to the heat. A SW wind kept a lot of the big boats tied to the docks. One boat did make the trek out to the blue water which paid off for them. Bite Me released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. They also had a few Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish and Speckled Trout along with some Red Drum. Drum like to bite on breezy days and they make really yummy fish tacos.

Citations:

Andrew Reid of Catonsville, MD caught a 5.3lb. Speckled Trout on Relentless 

Justin Lamunion of Madison, NY released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Lucas Neff of Madison, NY released a Blue Marlin on Bite Me

It was a hot one today. The fishing wasn't far from it either. Most of the big boats had billfish as they were fishing in the Alice Kelley Tournament today. Bite Me released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Calypso released 3 Sailfish. Hatteras Fever II released a White Marlin and a Sailfish. Native Son, Release and Tuna Duck each released a Sailfish. They also had a few Yellowfin and Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had good Bluefish catching.

Citations:

Leslie Helmick of Point Harbor, NC released a Sailfish on Native Son

Tara Beasley of Jarvisburg, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso

Aven Wilson of Grandy, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso

Ashley Krahenbill of Aydlett, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso

Dana Aydlett of Kill Devil Hills, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II

Sara-Rae Midgett of Greenville, NC released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Chelsea Jenkins of Kill Devil Hills, NC released a Blue Marlin on Bite Me

Valerie Margraf of Raleigh, NC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

Elizabeth Holterhaus of Coinjock, NC released a White Marlin on Hatteras Fever II

It was scrappy fishing today as the big boats plied the blue water. They managed to get a few Wahoo and some Blackfin Tuna. Sea Creature and Tuna Duck each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had scrappy fishing as well with mostly Speckled Trout being caught.

Citations:

Joseph Forehand of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

The Offshore fleet watched the sunrise over the blue water this morning. Fishing was a little scrappy but they did manage to catch some Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. They also had a couple of bailer Dolphin, Wahoo and some Grouper. Release and Tuna Duck each released a Sailfish.  Bite Me and Sea Creature each released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had catches of Speckled Trout, Sea Mullet, some pretty Red Drum, Bluefish and Sheepshead. 

Citations:

Carter Thompson of Charlotte, NC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

Ty McDiarmid of Greenville, MI released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Mark Vandrie of Greenville, MI released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Mykhailo Kryshtol of Charlotte, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Breanna Mengon of Freedom, PA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Offshore Fleet left the docks on the adventure of catching some 

Dolphins, seabass, King Mackerel, Wahoo, and some Triggerfish.

A big shout out to Ella Rains (12) for releasing a 500-pound Blue Marlin on the Sea Creature.

Inshore Fleet had a great day catching Speckled Trout, Bluefish, and Red Drum.

Citations:

Elliott Raasch of IA. released a 47-inch Barracuda on the Calypso.

Ella Rains of NJ. released a 500-pound Blue Marlin on the Sea Creature.

Matt Cochran of WV. released a Sailfish on the Release.

Off Shore Fleet Headed out this morning to blue waters and a wonderful sunrise.

Anglers had a good day catching some Dolphin, Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, and some

Bottom fish. Sailfish Released onBite Me and Release.

The inshore fleet Had a great day catching Blue Fish, Speckled Trout, Red Drum, and some Sheepshead.

Citations: 

Ryan McMullen of TN. caught a 6 lb Speckled Trout on the Adventure.

Micah Mitthel of VA. 11 yrs old released a sailfish on the Release.

Luca Bonacci of MD. released a sailfish on the Bite Me.

It was a pretty blustery day today with a strong SW wind so the boats stayed home. They'll be heading out in the morning if wind conditions slack off. One of the Inshore boats took advantage of the windy weather and went in search of Red Drum. Black Pearl had a good day on the Sound and made anglers happy with many hookups of Drum.

The Offshore boats watched the sunrise over the blue water this morning. They had a hot day of slinging fish. They had limits of Dolphin and some Wahoo along with some Blackfin Tuna and a few Yellowfin Tuna. Hatteras Blue, Hatteras Fever II and Predator each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats got onto Speckled Trout and Bluefish.

Parker Neill is a master angler at 9 years old with his release of a Sailfish. Congratulations Parker!

Citations:

Daniel Hutchinson of Lancaster, PA released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

Jordan Bock of Enola, PA released a Sailfish and a 72lb. Yellowfin Tuna on Predator

 Parker Neill of Mentor, OH released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II

It was a hot one today and the fishing was hot too. The big boats were on the blue water before sunrise and had a good day cranking fish. They cranked in limits of Dolphin along with a few Wahoo and some Blackfin Tuna. They also had some bottom fish in the way of Tilefish, Groupers, and B-liners. Sea Creature released 2 Blue Marlin and Predator released a Sailfish. Brother's Pride released a White Marlin and a Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had good catches of some pretty Gray Trout and some nice Bluefish.

Citations:

Max Bigelow of Friendship, NY released 2 Blue Marlin on Sea Creature

Christopher Taylor of Hanover, VA released a Sailfish on Predator

Bryan Griggs of Ruther Glen, VA caught a 46lb. Wahoo on Predator

It was a hot and sunny day today. A couple of the big boats made their way to the fishing grounds this morning. They had limits of Dolphin and some Blackfin Tuna. Release released a Blue Marlin. Inshore boats got onto the Speckled Trout and Bluefish.

Citations:

Sean McDonnell released a Blue Marlin on Release

The day started out cloudy and was overcast at midday. The rain let loose before the boats hit the docks. The Offshore boats had good Blackfin Tuna catching along with some Wahoo. Brother's Pride released a Sailfish and Release released 3 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had limits of Speckled Trout. They also had Bluefish and Red Drum.

Citations:

James Piacitelli of Plymouth Meeting, PA caught a 5.14lb. Speckled Trout on Fingeance

Mason Harris of Glen Allen, VA released a Sailfish on Brother's Pride