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May 5, 2026

TAG Boats builds offshore fishing catamarans in Charleston, S.C.

New Charleston boat company producing offshore catamarans

TAG Boats, based in Charleston, S.C., is a new boat company that is offering a 36-foot offshore fishing catamaran. A 43-footer is in the design phase. […]

Carolina nearshore black sea bass are on fire

Jeff Burleson

Some of the best fishing arrives when it gets cold along the Carolinas’ coast. […]

This 2600-pound great white shark was the last of seven caught last Friday by Outcast Sport Fishing Charters.

Hilton Head anglers catch 2600-pound great white shark

Brian Cope

Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing Charters and his crew caught seven great white sharks on Friday, Jan. 18 off the coast of Hilton Head Island, including a 2600-pound male. […]

Black sea bass season will run the entire month of February north of Cape Hatteras.

Black sea bass season opens Feb.1 north of Cape Hatteras

From News Reports

The recreational black sea bass fishing season opens in federal water and in North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras on Feb. 1. The season will end on Feb. 28. […]

Finding convergence zones will turn your fishing trip into a catching trip.

Improve your offshore fishing by finding convergence zones

Brian Cope

Fish are constantly searching for the most comfortable areas they can find. These areas are called convergence zones, and you’ll catch more fish if you learn how to identify them. […]

The author caught this red grouper off North Carolina’s southeastern coast. After Dec. 31, the shallow-water grouper fishery will close for four months.

Last-gasp bottom-fishing headlines SENC coastline

Jerry Dilsaver

How to catch gag, black, scamp and red grouper off North Carolina’s southeastern coast in December. […]

Jim Ellis, Adam Clark, and Mickey Patel caught this 657-pound bluefin out of Atlantic Beach.

N.C. angling trio catches two 600+ pound tuna in two days

Brian Cope

The bluefin tuna bite has been hot for the past two weeks out of Atlantic Beach, N.C. Numerous bluefin over 500 pounds have been caught, including one that weighed almost 700 pounds. […]

Fisheries managers expect anglers in South Atlantic states to have at least a short red snapper season in 2019.

Changes may be coming in the snapper/grouper fishery

Jerry Dilsaver

Dr. Michelle Duval of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, chair of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, anticipates a few changes to how the snapper/grouper fishery is managed after fishermen brought up some issues during the SAFMC’s Visioning Project last year. […]

Ryan Keany of Manteo and his crew aboard Horseplay out of Pirate’s Cove Marina boated this 528-pound swordfish on Oct. 14 in 180 fathoms of water north of Oregon Inlet.

Huge swordfish caught off Oregon Inlet

Dan Kibler

Ryan Keany of Manteo was sort of planning on fishing for white marlin when he left the dock on Oct. 14, heading offshore out of Oregon Inlet, but he’d also heard talk that Hurricane Michael had blown all of those popular billfish out of the area. […]

November: prime time for super grouper

Jerry Dilsaver

John Mallette’s love affair with grouper began when he was a teen on Topsail Island, where his family once owned Ocean City Pier. He took a trip with Joe Hifko, a noted fisherman, and was hooked right away.

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