Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 42 of 98

May 4, 2026

Take a quick survey on black sea bass to be entered to win a $100 gift card from Bass Pro Shops.

Black sea bass survey could fetch $100 Bass Pro Shops gift card

Have you ever gone fishing on a charter boat in South Carolina? Are you interested in winning a $100 gift card to Bass Pro Shops? […]

Ray Myers (right) and Jim Myers caught this 102-pound wahoo off the coast of Atlantic Beach.

102-pound wahoo caught out of Atlantic Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Ray Myers of Jacksonville, N.C., and his father, Jim, headed offshore from Atlantic Beach, N.C., early on June 1, hoping to catch some dolphin. They were doing just that — and having a good time — when a fish hit and one of their reels began to scream. […]

North Carolina's coastal anglers caught 18 percent fewer fish last year than in 2015.

North Carolina coastal recreational anglers caught fewer fish in 2016

NCWRC Release

Coastal recreational fishermen hooked fewer fish in 2016 than they did in 2015. […]

Do small boats have a place on the deep blue sea?

Small boats! Big water? How to fish big Carolinas water in a small boat

Jerry Dilsaver

The allure of offshore fishing is strong. Those big fish look fun to catch and are definitely good to eat. Every year more fishermen make the decision to try their luck in the deep, azure blue waters of the Gulf Stream. […]

Sam Bush caught this hammerhead shark off the coast of Hilton Head while fishing with Outcast Sport Fishing Charters.

VIDEO: Hammerhead shark makes fishing reel scream

Brian Cope

Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing in Hilton Head is known for catching big sharks, including great white sharks, off of South Carolina’s coast. […]

Greg Marquart (left) and Alex Chandler (right) were happy to bring this 96-pound cobia to Chasin' Tails Outdoors during the 2017 Cobia Challenge.

NC angler boats 96-pound cobia off Cape Lookout

Dusty Wilson

Entered in the Cobia Challenge put on by Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Greg Marquart of Macclesfield had high hopes of hooking a fish that would put him in the money when he set out for Barden Inlet near Cape Lookout on May 15. […]

Danny Juel (left) and T.J. Nixon (right) pose with the 115-pound wahoo they caught over live bottom in about 90 feet of water out of Little River.

Litte River angler catches 115-pound wahoo

Dusty Wilson

On a bottom fishing trip 43 miles southeast of Little River on April 29, Capt. Danny Juel and the crew aboard the Fish Screamer 3 were busy loading the fish box with triggerfish and vermillion snapper while fishing a ledge in 90 feet of water. […]

May is a great month for tuna fishing off the coast of the Outer Banks.

Hit the OBX tuna blitz

Dan Kibler

May is the month when bluewater fishermen flock to North Carolina’s Outer Banks for the year’s best chance at doing battle with big yellowfin tuna and their blackfin cousins. […]

Know the different grouper and snapper species — this one’s a scamp grouper — and make sure you know the most up-to-date regulations.

Know your bottomfish — or else

Chris Burrows

Since the reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act in 2006, fishing regulations have changed at a rate never before seen, and nowhere more than in the Snapper/Grouper complex. […]

Jigging rigs need the best solid rings around

Chris Burrows

Fishermen tie an awful lot of rigs in an awful lot of different ways, and jigging is no different. Beginning jiggers are often unsure of the correct way to connect their terminal tackle. […]