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Spanish mackerel numbers peak along southern NC Coast
Trolling for Spanish mackerel off North Carolina’s southern beaches is one of the highlights of June fishing. […]
Offshore Fishing
Cobia
Border cobia make big nearshore appearance
Nothing says summer is coming like pitching a live menhaden to a 50-pound cobia 20 feet from the boat. […]
Featured
Isle of Palms angler catches new SC state record gag grouper
Jim Lasher of Isle of Palms was enjoying a good day of dolphin fishing out of IOP Marina with some coworkers and friend Capt. Ben Floyd of Charleston Fish Finder on May 1, the opening day of grouper season, when Lasher asked Floyd if he thought they’d get a chance to try for the bottom fish. Not long after, Lasher landed the new state record gag grouper, a 54+ pound beast that put up quite a tussle. […]
Features
Start speaking Spanish, mackerel that is, in May off the Carolinas
One of the signs that spring has returned to the Carolinas is the arrival of Spanish mackerel in coastal waters. These little mackerel are targeted by fishermen from Hilton Head to Nags Head, and rightfully so. […]
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Spring king mackerel run thrills N.C. fishermen
In the springtime, North Carolina anglers get the treat of having king mackerel show up within casting distance of anglers in boats, on piers, and even from the beach. […]
Cobia
Cape Lookout cobia set for a May arrival in nearshore waters
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. […]
Featured
Grouper season welcomed back
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. […]
Cobia
N.C. cobia season opens May 1 with new regulations
The recreational cobia season begins May 1, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding anglers that the regulations have changed. […]
Featured
It’s Spanish mackerel time along the N.C. coast
The Spanish mackerel bite is hot along the North Carolina coastline. Clark spoons, Got-cha plugs, and other similar lures are catching them. […]
Featured
877-pound bluefin tuna caught out of Manteo
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. […]