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Happy October 1st!!

Just one boat saw the sunrise on the ocean this morning, fishing was a little slow today but the anglers had a good time catching Dolphin, Wahoo, B-liners and Trigger fish.

Inshore boaters had a fun day catching Speckled Trout, Bluefish, King Mackerel and Big Red Drum

Citations

Shannon Quinn of Nashville, TN fought a 44" Red Drum for 2 hours on a Trout rod with 14lb test line. She got her release and was worn out. Congratulations!!

The last day of September proved to be a very pretty day and the fishing was good. Carolina Girl had their limit of Wahoo along with a few Dolphin and some Blackfin Tuna. Some boats had good King Mackerel fishing. The Inshore boats had good Speckled Trout fishing. They also had good Spanish Mackerel catching with some citation size fish. A couple of the boats went after King Mackerel.

Citations:

Terry Armentrout of Harrisonburg, VA caught a 6lb. 8oz. Spanish Mackerel on Island Time

Karen Armentrout of Harrisonburg, VA caught a 6lb. 3oz. Spanish Mackerel on Island Time

Lisa Armentrout of Lacey Spring, VA caught a 7lb. 4oz. Spanish Mackerel on Island Time

Irvin Armentrout of Lacey Spring, VA caught a 7lb. 3oz. Spanish Mackerel on Island Time

Bailey Pressley of Pfafftown, NC caught a 45lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl

William Van Wart of Manakin-Sabot, VA released a 20lb. Barracuda and caught a 46lb. Wahoo on Carolina Girl

Anne Van Wart of Manakin-Sabot, VA caught a 44lb. Wahoo on Carolina Girl

It was another pretty day with not a breath of wind this morning. A few of the big boats enjoyed a pretty day on the blue water. They had pretty good catches of gaffer Dolphin and Wahoo along with some Blackfin Tuna and a few Amberjacks. Inshore boats had catches of Red Drum, Black Drum, Speckled Trout and Sea Mullet. They also released a couple of Flounder.

Citations:

Michael McCloskey of Chesapeake, VA released a Sailfish on Carolina Girl

Connor Horrigan of Medina, OH caught a 41lb. Wahoo on Predator

Kevin Horrigan of Medina, OH caught a 47lb. 2oz. Wahoo on Predator

It was a pretty day today and the big boats were able to get to the fishing grounds. On choppy seas they had scattered Dolphin and Wahoo. Calypso released a White Marlin. Predator released 3 Sailfish while Release released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish and some pretty Speckled Trout.

Citations:

Cash Williams of VA released a Sailfish on Release

David Bowling of VA released a Sailfish on Release

Tally Askins of Bear Creek, NC released a Sailfish on Predator

Mark Askins of Goldston, NC released a Sailfish on Predator

Christopher Ihde of Clayton, NC released a Sailfish on Predator

Aaron May of Chesapeake, VA released a White Marlin on Calypso

Corey Quisenberry of Mount Airy, NC released a 42" Red Drum on Sound Bound

It was a windy one today leaving the Offshore boats tied to the docks. The Inshore boats were able to get onto the Speckled Trout bite along with Bluefish, Cobia and some pretty Red Drum.

Citations:

Louis LaCoanet, Jr. of Norfolk, VA caught a 45lb. Cobia on Black Pearl

It felt like a return to summer this morning as the humidity and tempertaures rose again. The Offshore boats had a fairly calm day but the fishing was not as calm. They had some of almost everything. They had catches of Dolphin, Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna and King Mackerel. They also had a few Barracuda and False Albacore. The Inshore boats had catches of Cobia and Speckled Trout.

Citations:

Rufus Brinn of Hertford, NC caught a 42lb. Wahoo on Tuna Duck

A few of the boats watched the sunrise over the ocean this morning while heading to the fishing grounds. Their parties had a fun time catching Dolphin and Wahoo.

Inshore boats fishing to the ocean had some nice King Mackerel bites

Sound fishing produced all the Bluefish you wanted and some Speckled Trout

Citations

Jonathan Buchanan of Ocean View, DE caught a 40lb King Mackerel on Black Pearl

Inshore anglers had a blast today catching all the Bluefish they could keep, then started releasing them. There were also some Gray Trout caught. A few of the inshore boats went out in the ocean and caught some KIng Mackerel.

A couple of the offhshore headed out today, they had some pretty good catches of Dolphin, some Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna.

Just one boat saw the sunrise this morning while heading to the Gulf Stream, they were on the look for Wahoo but the wahoo weren't cooperating, so they went looking for some Dolphin and was successful at finding some.

Inshore anglers had a great time catching limits of Bluefish and some Big Red Drum.

Citations

Cory Dedick of Aurora, IL released a 40"  Red Drum on Black Pearl

Hill Black of Wilson, NC released a 51" Barracuda on Carolina Girl

The first day of Autumn and the King Mackerel fishing was good. Some of the Offshore boats got onto the Kings along with some Dolphin and a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Sea Creature released a 2 Sailfish. It was such a pretty day that the Inshore boats got some King action of their own.

Happy 81st Birthday to Jim Black on the Carolina Girl!  

Citations:

River Hagerich of Hatteras, NC caught a 35lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl

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

Jim Stocks of Raleigh, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

A beautiful fall like day and the fishing was reported to be better than yesterday. They had good Dolphin catching with scattered Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Bite Me released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats were able to get their limits on Bluefish and Red Drum. They also had a few Cobia and Speckled Trout.

Citations:

Dennis Trap of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Bite Me

Lily Hagerich of Hatteras, NC released a 40" Red Drum on Black Pearl

River Hagerich of Hatteras, NC released a 51" Red Drum on Black Pearl

Stella Napier of Hatteras, NC released a 51" Red Drum on Black Pearl

A few of the boats headed offshore this morning and reported some rough conditions, but they stuck it out and returned with catches of Dolphin, Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna and some bottom fish; Trigger fish and B-liners. Release released a Sailfish

Inshore boats had nice catches of Bluefish and a Cobia was caught.

The trend of fishable days continues. More boats hit the blue water this morning and had some luck. There were a few Dolphin (mostly bailers) caught along with some Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. The Inshore boats had Cobia, Red Drum, Bluefish and Speckled Trout on the bite. Island Time had good catches of King Mackerel and Amberjacks on the outside.

Citations:

Roger Willey of Milton, DE caught a 53lb. Wahoo on Sundown

David Sweeney of North Beach, MD caught a 60lb. Wahoo on Hatteras Fever II

It turned into a pretty day and a couple of the big boats made it to the blue water this morning. They had real good Wahoo fishing along with a few Dolphin and a couple of Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats got onto some pretty Cobia, Speckled Trout, Sheepshead and some keeper Red Drum.

Citations:

Bryson Duffield of Johnson City, TN caught a 47lb. Cobia on Black Pearl

Joe George of Johnson City, TN caught a 40lb. Cobia on Black Pearl

Just one inshore boat braved the weather, though wind and rain, they returned with a limit of Bluefish and a limit of Red Drum

Citations

Tyler House released a 47" Red Drum on Hook up

One Inshore boat went fishing this morning. Fingeance was able to get on some nice Bluefish and some Red Drum.

This week looks sketchy for the weather. We have a system hanging out just off of our coast, threatening to form into something a little windier. Rain and wind look to be the forecast for the week. Maybe it'll stir the fish up and fall fishing will be phenomenal on the other side. We'll have to keep an eye on it and see what develops.

The morning started out cloudy but dry. By mid-day it was a gully washer. Thunderstorms and downpours were the order of the day. All of the big boats stayed home. The Inshore boats were able to get out this morning, this afternoon not so much. They did have good fishing when they were out. They had both Speckled and Gray Trout along with a Cobia, Sea Bass, and Bluefish. One or Two Flounder were released.

Congratulations to Ali McMinn on her best catch.

We wil never forget today! 

A few of the offshore boats made it out this morning, they returned with a little bit of everything; Dolphin, Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna were hitting the dock this afternoon.

Inshore boats had catches of BlG Bluefish, a great fight on lite tackle. Some near shore fishing produced catches of King Mackerel and Amberjack.

A pretty morning turned into a pretty afternoon as the boats returned to the dock. They had some Dolphin and a few Wahoo along with a couple of Yellowfin Tuna and a few Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had good catches of Gray and Speckled Trout, Bluefish, Sheepshead and Pompano.

A few offshore boats braved the conditions this morning, they returned with catches of King Mackerel, Dolphin, Wahoo and Black and Yellowfin Tuna

Inshore anglers enjoyed a day catching Red Drum and Bluefish

Citations

Steve Alexander of Hatteras, NC released a Red Drum 49" on Black Pearl