Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 53 of 98

May 4, 2026

Hatteras Inlet

Hatteras Inlet has a stormy history, but the changes in the past decade have created storms that have little to do with the weather. […]

Big, gaffer-sized dolphin have invaded the waters out of Hatteras.

Hatteras captain expects dolphin fishing to return to fantastic as soon as seas subside

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen headed offshore from Hatteras received a few days of R&R over the weekend as tropical storm Ana stirred up the ocean, but Capt. Jeremy Hicks of Calypso Sportfishing expects the dolphin, tuna and wahoo to resume their relentless attack as soon as the seas subside. […]

King mackerel have moved in off Grand Strand beaches in huge numbers.

Double-digit king mackerel catches are the rule off Grand Strand

Jeff Burleson

Warm weather is bringing more to Grand Strand visitors than a suntan. The king mackerel have arrived early and in a big way, bending rods everywhere from the beachfront out to 60 feet of water […]

With Wes Schwabe on the rod, Mark Chambers and Steven Meyers boated this 110-inch blue marlin while fishing in a 24-foot center console boat offshore out of Morehead City.

Small-boat crew decks enormous blue marlin out of Morehead City

Dan Kibler

What does a 550-pound blue marlin that measures almost 10-feet long look like inside a 24-foot center-console boat? […]

Lots of gaffer dolphin have piled into the bluewater offshore of Morehead City in the past week.

Dolphin bite out of Morehead City has been off the charts

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Mike Webb of Pelagic Sportfishing in Atlantic Beach said a full-blown dolphin bite is taking place around the Big Rock, Swansboro Hole, the Rise and other popular offshore fishing destinations, with the bite taking off a few days ago after the first fish showed up in the middle of April. […]

Fishermen will be able to target black sea bass in waters north of Cape Hatteras in 10 days.

Black sea bass closure ends May 15 north of Cape Hatteras

North Carolina Sportsman

The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open May 15 in both federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras, according to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. […]

Cover the Cape – Dolphin headline a tremendous month of offshore fishing out of North Carolina’s Hatteras village

Jerry Dilsaver

Cape Hatteras has gained the reputation as the billfish capital of the east coast, largely because it juts far enough into the Atlantic Ocean that the Gulf Stream passes by not too many miles offshore, bringing with it loads of blue and white marlin, spearfish, swordfish and sailfish. […]

Boats out of Hatteras have been running into bluefin tuna north of Diamond Shoals.

Tuna of all kinds showing up on nice days off Hatteras

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Steve “Creature” Coulter of Sea Creature Sportfishing in Hatteras said offshore fishing is showing signs of promise and appears to be shaping up for a good spring, with good catches on days when the wind and weather allows trips, including a decent showing of bluefin tuna. […]

Nearshore reefs and livebottoms out of Murrells Inlet have been producing big black drum and a variety of bottomfish.

Nearshore bottomfish action explodes out of Murrells Inlet this week

Jeff Burleson

This week’s break in the cold weather has been just what the doctor ordered for two Murrells Inlet charter captains, who have been putting beat-downs on some bottomfish just a few miles off the beach. […]

Big, dark lures that pull straight and strong hooks are all an angler needs to troll for wahoo.

March is prime wahoo time

Brian Cope

For Jeremy Burnham, owner of Atlantic Game and Tackle in Mount Pleasant, March means one thing: offshore fishing for wahoo. […]