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Another pretty day but with the SW wind the big boats stayed home. They are ready to go tomorrow. The Inshore boats had Red Drum on the bite. They like windy days. They also had good catches of Sheepshead.

It was a pretty day on the blue water as the big boats watched the sunrise. The wind kicked up as they returned to the dock. Hatteras Fever II and Release each had 2 Sailfish and Tuna Duck had 4 Sailfish. There were a few Wahoo caught and some Blackfin Tuna. Some had good Dolphin fishing. The Inshore boats had Sheepshead and Red Drum for their anglers.

Citations:

Blake Fidler of Lake Forest, IL caught an 8lb. Sheepshead on Black Pearl

Steven Guyton of Wilmington, OH released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II

Will Martin of Sneads Ferry, NC released a Sailfish on Release

Bryce Martin of Sneads Ferry, NC released a Sailfish on Release

Jordan Barnes of Columbia, SC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

Parker Bulman of Roebuck, SC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

Hudson Talley of Clemson, SC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

John Lubkin of Beaufort, SC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck

Finally, the offshore boats made it out today and they had a great time. Their parties enjoyed catching near limits of Wahoo, some Dolphin and some nice Blackfin Tuna. Release released 11 Sailfish and Sundown released 1 Sailfish

Inshore boats had a great time catching Speckled trout, Bluefish and Red Drum

The offshore boats are looking forward to getting out tomorrow, let's hope the seas cooperated.

Inshore boats are continuing to catch limits of nice size Bluefish and Red Drum

Just a few inshore boats fished today, it was a little windy and choppy on the Pamilco Sound, but the parties had a good time catching Red Drum and Bluefish

Citations

Clayton Ford of Hickory, NC released a 46" Red Drum on Fingeance

All of the offshore boats stayed at the dock today. Inshore anglers had a good time catching Red Drum and Bluefish

Just one boat headed to the Gulf Stream this morning, they report choppy conditions, but they made a day of it catching King Mackerel, Dolphin and some bottom fish; Trigger fish and B-liners

Inshore anglers had another good day catching lots of Bluefish, keeper Red Drum and over the slot size Red Drum

Citations

John Staheill of Raleigh, NC released a 45" Red Drum on Island Time

Travis Miller of Zebulon, NC released a 46" Red Drum on Island Time

A few of the boats saw the sunrise over the ocean this morning, their parties enjoyed a fun day catching Wahoo, Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna and King Mackerel. Hatteras Blue caught a Sailfish

Inshore anglers enjoyed catching Bluefish, Speckled Trout, and Red Drum. Trolling along the beach produced a good catch of Spanish Mackerel 

Citations

Noah Allen of Harrellsville, NC caught a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

One big boat headed out this morning. Sea Creature ventured out and returned with a good catch of Dolphin along with a Wahoo or two and a couple of Blackfin Tuna. Inshore boats had catches of Speckled Trout and Bluefish.

Another pretty day that started out cool and cloudy but by the time the boats hit the docks it was sunny and warm. The big boats watched the sunrise as they headed out. Some had Dolphin and a few Wahoo. They also had a few King Mackerel and Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had Speckled Trout and Bluefish on the bite.

Citations:

Eric Anderson of Bluemont, VA caught a 26lb. Blackfin Tuna on Tuna Duck

Chad Proctor of Vinton, VA caught a 25lb. Blackfin Tuna on Hatteras Blue

Odin Proctor of Vinton, VA caught a 42lb. King Mackerel on Hatteras Blue

It was a beauty of a day today and the fishing was a little better than yesterday. The big boats scrapped out a day on the blue water catching a few Dolphin and Wahoo. They also had some Albacore and bottom fish. Sea Creature released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had a good day of catching Bluefish and Speckled Trout. They also had some slot-size Red Drum.

Citations:

David Wisman of Timberville, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

A few of the offshore boats headed to the deep this morning, it was a little choppy, but they stuck it out. Fishing was a little scrappy, cathes included Dolphin, Wahoo and King Mackerel

Inshore anglers had a good time catching Bluefish, Red Drum, and a Cobia was boated

Citations:

Tom Flannigan of Rodanthe, NC released a 47" Red Drum on Hook Up

All of the offshore boats satyed at the dock today, they are hoping to get out tomorrow.

Inshore anglers had a good time catching, Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Sheephead and Red Drum

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