Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 47 of 98

Holden Beach’s offshore buffet awaits anglers on bottom-fishing trips out of Holden Beach, N.C.

“This is between you and me!” Jeff “Shug” Schucker shouted at a fish 150 feet below the keel of Kevin Sneed’s 31-foot Pro Kat. “And you better believe I’m gonna win this one!” […]

Sailfish push into nearshore waters off the east side of Cape Fear every July.

Hit Cape Fear this month for a shot at sailfish

Jerry Dilsaver

All billfish are special, but sailfish are the ones most likely to be encountered by fishermen other than those specifically seeking billfish. One of the best locations to catch sailfish north of Florida is in the waters around Cape Fear. Unlike blue and white marlin, sailfish readily abandon the Gulf Stream and move inshore following baitfish once the water warms above 70 degrees.

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Tim Street poses with the new North Carolina state record skipjack tuna he caught on May 24.

Valdese angler catches new skipjack tuna state record

Jerry Dilsaver

Tim Street of Valdese took his first offshore fishing trip on May 24, hoping to catch some dolphin and tuna — which he did. He didn’t think he’d return to the docks with a 32.5-pound skipjack tuna that has been certified as the new state record for that species. […]

The spadefish have moved onto the nearshore reefs and wrecks, and these tips will help you catch your share.

How to catch more spadefish

Brian Cope

It’s spadefish time on the near shore wrecks and reefs along South Carolina’s coast, and anglers are having a field day with these saltwater panfish in areas like the 4KI and Lowcountry Angler reefs. The bites come quickly once the fish have been located. […]

Ethan Ingle is an all-around angler, and likes mixing bass fishing gear in with his offshore tackle.

Try these tactics to catch dolphin out of Hatteras Island

Brian Cope

The dolphin are thick off Hatteras Island, with a good mixture of peanuts and gaffers mixed in, and anglers are finding them without having to venture too far offshore. […]

Mercury Marine's Skyhook system eliminates the need for anchors, linking the outboard system to satellites that keep the boat in place.

Don’t anchor out again

Brian Cope

Anchoring technology has come a long way since the early days of boating. Power-Poles and Minn Kota Talons are remote-controlled anchoring systems that are great for inshore anglers, and Minn Kota’s iPilot and Motorguide’s xi5 trolling motors lock on to a satellite through GPS and keep a boat’s position steady, leaving anglers free to fish without having to worry about the boat slipping off the fishing hole.

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Yellowfin tuna are a big part of the late-spring offshore catch out of Oregon Inlet, where charter boats run into them at the edge of the Continental shelf in an area called “The Point.”

It’s yellowfin tuna time

Dan Kibler

Yellowfin tuna may be just a memory for bluewater fishermen along much of the south Atlantic coast, but if you’re heading out of Oregon inlet in a big offshore boat, they’re very much a part of the fishing scene, especially in June.

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NOAA Fisheries rules that red snapper fishing in the Atlantic Ocean will remain closed for 2016.

No red snapper season for 2016, say federal fisheries managers

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen won’t be allowed to keep any red snapper in the Atlantic Ocean this year, after a May 20 announcement from NOAA Fisheries explaining that the total number of fish removed from the population in 2015 exceeded the allowable catch and discard level — somewhat surprising since there was no open season last year.

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Although the great majority of dolphin landed wind up on someone’s dinner plate somewhere, a tagging program is providing fisheries managers with tremendous information about dolphin, their lifestyles and habits.

Catch-and-release dolphin? Really?

Chris Burrows

Catching a dolphin and releasing it may sound like sheer lunacy to some bluewater anglers, but there is a sound reason to let a few go each year.

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