For anglers who want to catch potentially huge, tenacious, great-tasting saltwater fish in nearshore waters along North Carolina’s central coast, cobias fill the bill, especially in May. […]
Grouper are popular throughout the world, usually occupying a big niche in seafood restaurants. While they are highly recognized on the dinner menu, few anglers ever make it onto an offshore boat to see one of these fish face to face. If they did, they would surely remember how much energy it took to winch them out of deep water. […]
The recreational cobia season begins May 1, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding anglers that the regulations have changed. […]
The Spanish mackerel bite is hot along the North Carolina coastline. Clark spoons, Got-cha plugs, and other similar lures are catching them. […]
Prior to the closure of the Atlantic bluefin tuna angling category for “trophy” fish on March 17, Capt. Dennis Endee of Wanchese, NC managed to chart a course to success out of Oregon Inlet and hook retired Brig. Gen. Scott Chambers of Townsend, DE up to a big bluefin tuna. […]
On the morning of March 2, Corey Schaible of Nags Head, NC boarded the Sea Wolf to mate for Capt. Donnie White of Sea Wolf Sportfishing on the last day of the bluefin tuna season. A few hours later and 40 miles outside of Oregon Inlet, Schaible hooked up to the largest bluefin of his life — an 835 pounder. […]
Spring will finally arrive this month, and it will be a great time to plan a bluewater trip for wahoo, a top-of-the-food-chain opponent and a premiere target for offshore anglers. […]
Robert Dean of Creedmoor, N.C. now holds the N.C. state record for red grouper with a catch he made on June 10, 2017 while fishing on the Cheerio Lady, with Capt. John Batson, out of Carolina Beach. It took a while for all the paperwork to be submitted and approved, but Dean’s 35-pound, 11-ounce catch was officially recognized as the new N.C. record on Feb. 2, 2018. […]
For many anglers, summer is the season when warm weather and lots of fishing opportunities are available. But winter should never be forgotten, especially in offshore waters. Jay Sconyers of Ace’s up Fishing Charters loves heading offshore out of Murrells Inlet, S.C. on winter days. […]
Adam Kirby is the chef and co-owner of Bistro 217 and The Rustic Table, two quaint restaurants in Pawleys Island, S.C., and while he enjoys preparing seafood dishes for his customers, he does more than just cook fish. He also loves to catch them. […]
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