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A warm sunny morning turned into a hot sunny afternoon. The big boats headed out when it was calm but the wind kicked up by mid-day. They had good catches of Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. They also had a couple of Wahoo. Calypso released a Blue Marlin and A Salt Weapon boated a Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had coolers filled with Speckled Trout, Bluefish and keeper Red Drum.

Citations:

Terrell Dixon of High Point, NC released a Blue Marlin on Calypso

The morning started out muggy and cloudy. By the time the boats returned to the dock it was sunny and hot. The Offshore boats had a good Dolphin day, catching both bailers and gaffers. They also had some Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had a good day of catching Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Cobia and Clams.

OffShore Fleet having a good day catching Dolphins, and Blackfin Tuna.

Inshore Fleet having a great day catching Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish.

Clayton Schwieterman of AL released a White Marlin on the Chaser.

Steve Schwieterman of AL released a spearfish on the Chaser.

Camden Schwieterman of AL released a White Marlin on the Chaser.

Offshore Fleet saw the Sun Rise on the Blue Water this morning, only to bring home

to the docks and good catch of Dolphins and good catch of BlackFin Tunas.

Inshore Fleet had a good catch of Spanish mackerel, and Bluefish.

The morning started out cooler than it has been but by the time the boats had lines in the water it turned warm and muggy. The Offshore boats had good catches of Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. Calypso and Sea Creature each released a Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had a good day filling coolers with Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Cobia and Lookdown fish.

Citations:

Brooke Anderson of Georgetown, MA released a Blue Marlin on Calypso

The morning started out with rain and ended with sun. The Offshore boats had catches of Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout, Puppy Drum, Sheepshead and Bluefish. Release boated a Blue Marlin weighing in at 504lbs.

Congratulations to our own Capt. Rom Whitaker of Release for winning the Fabulous Fisherman category on the first day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament! We are very proud of you!

CITATIONS:

Thomas Demeritt Jr  of Armada, MI caught a 6lb  7oz  Speckled Trout on Sound Bound

The Offshore fleet scrapped out another day of fishing. They were able to catch a few Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna along with a couple of Wahoo. They also had some bottom fish like Vermillion Snapper and Triggerfish. The Inshore fleet had catches of Speckled Trout and Bluefish with some Red Drum.

Citations:

Corey Barbarino of White Hall, MD caught a 5lb. Speckled Trout on Fingeance

The big boats made it out to the fishing grounds today. They had scrappy fishing with one or two Wahoo caught and some Dolphin. The Inshore boats had better fishing with Speckled Trout and Bluefish filling coolers. They also had some pretty Red Drum and Cobia.

The morning started out with wind and rain. The rain turned to sunshine and the wind stuck around keeping the Offshore boats tied to the docks. The Inshore boats were able to go fishing and they had a good day. They had Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Sheepshead and Spanish Mackerel. Mostly because of the wind, they also had Red Drum. The Drum like to bite on windy days and they also make delicious fish tacos.

Offshore Fleet stayed at the dock today due to windy weather.

Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Red Drum, Cobia, Blue Fish.

What a pretty day for the Offshore Fleet to go out to Clear Blue Water, catching good amount of Blackfin Tuna,

good catch of Dolphins, and a couple of Wahoo, and some bottom fish.

Inshore had a good day catching Speckled Trout and Spanish Mackeral, and Cobia.

Citations

Judah Hall of Dayton, TN released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

It was a pretty day on the blue water today. The big boats had some Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna along with a couple of Wahoo. The Inshore boats had Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Atlantic Bonita, Sheepshead and a Cobia.

Citations:

Kaylee Wikle of Brazil, IN caught a 44lb. Wahoo on Sundown

It was a beautiful day on the blue water once the Offshore boats got there. Some had scrappy Dolphin fishing others had good fishing. A few Blackfin Tuna were caught along with a few bottom fish. The Nearshore boat had good Spanish Mackerel and Atlantic Bonita fishing. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish, Sheepshead and Spanish Mackerel.

It was a much warmer day today and the Dolphin fishing was hot. The big boats had Dolphin on the bite in both gaffers and bailers. They also had a few Wahoo along with some bottom fish like Snowy Grouper and B-Liners. Sea Creature released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had another day of catching Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel and Bonita Mackerel.

Citations:

9 year old Max Harmon released a Sailfish on Sea Creature 

Congratulations Max!!

It was a beautiful first day of June. The Offshore fleet met the sun on the blue water and had good fishing. They were in a Dolphin daze with both gaffers and bailers hitting the decks. They also slung plenty of Blackfin Tuna over the gunnels and had a Wahoo or two. Calypso released a Sailfish and Predator released 3 Sailfish. The Nearshore boat caught their limits in Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish. Inshore boats had their limits of Bluefish. They also had Spanish Mackerel, Ribbonfish, Red Drum and Bonita Mackerel.

Citations:

Samuel Ramsey of Christiansburg, VA released a Sailfish on Calypso

Robert Shermer of Reedville, VA caught a 56lb. 7oz. Wahoo on Sundown

Alan Wilson of York, PA released a Sailfish on Predator

Liam Besecker of Lititz, PA released a Sailfish on Predator

Alex Cruz of Lancaster, PA released a Sailfish on Predator

It was fair fishing for the Offshore fleet as they had excellent Dolphin catching today. They also had good Blackfin Tuna fishing along with a few bottom fish. Predator released 2 Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. A Salt Weapon released 3 Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had limits of Bluefish, Ribbonfish, Spanish Mackerel and Red Drum.

Citations:

Aaron Clayton of Fawn Grove, PA released a Sailfish on Predator

Wayne Salmon, Jr. of Mechanicsville, VA released a Blue Marlin on Predator

Wesley Farmer of New Kent, VA released a Blue Marlin on Predator

Jeffrey White of Westminster, MD caught a 58lb. Wahoo on Carolina Girl

The offshore boats enjoyed a beautiful day out in the Gulf Stream, they returned to the dock with catches of Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. Sea Creature released 2 Blue Marlin while Predator and Release both released 1 Blue Marlin. 

Inshore anglers enjoyed catching  Cobia, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel and Bonita Mackerel, along with some clammings

Citations

Corey Greber released a Blue Marlin on Release

Shawn Kooyman caught a 62lb Cobia

Arthur Daley released a Blue Marlin on Predator

Dylan Falkowski caught a 48lb Cobia on Hook Up

Lawrence Garvey caught a 57lb Cobia on Last Cast

John Fardy and Clifford Brighton released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature

The Off Shore Fleet saw the Sun Rise on the Blue Water this morning. Angler had a good 

Day catching Dophin,and BlackFin Tuna.

Inshore Fleet had a great day catching cobia, Blue Fish,

Citation:

Corey  Gerger of PA caught a 55pound Cobia on Black Pearl.

It was a little windy today but a few of the Offshore boats made it out to the fishing grounds. They had a Dolphin day. They had both gaffers and bailers. The Inshore boats had a good Red Drum day. They also had good Sheepshead, Bluefish and Speckled Trout.

The day started out with summer heat and humidity. The Offshore boats returned to the dock ahead of rain. They had a good day of catching Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. Predator released 2 Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had a good day catching big Cobia and Bluefish.

We hope everyone has a safe and sound Memorial Day in honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Citations:

Alix Malpass of High Point, NC  caught a 40lb. Cobia on Hook Up

Chad Malpass of Highpoint, NC caught a 41lb. Cobia on Hook Up

Beau Bellerive of Mineral City, OH released a Blue Marlin on Predator

Jarrett Jones of New Philadelphia, OH released a Blue Marlin on Predator

Nathan Wilmeth of Plymouth Meeting, PA caught a 49lb. Dolphin on Bite Me