Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 59 of 98

July 4, 2026

North Carolina fishermen will get 8 days in July to target red snapper.

Feds announce 8-day season for red snapper

Fishermen in the Carolinas and other South Atlantic states will have eight days to catch red snapper this month, it was announced in early June. […]

Dolphin are among the most-colorful and tastiest fish in the ocean, but their acrobatic abilities when hooked are another big draw.

Chicken boats – June brings schools of dolphin close to shore for anglers out of Charleston

Jeff Burleson

For anglers around South Carolina, summer fishing breaks out this month in inshore, nearshore and offshore waters, and for the angler with a taste for grilled dolphin filets, it’s prime time to find a school of these pelagic pleasures not far from the Charleston skyline. […]

June kicks off great bluewater fishing off the Crystal Coast of North Carolina.

Crystal blue – Go offshore this month for tuna, dolphin, wahoo and maybe even a blue marlin

John D. Silva

The seasonal rise in ocean temperature off the coastline of Atlantic Beach and Morehead City means the peak offshore fishing season has arrived at the Crystal Coast. […]

Guide Rennie Clark has been catching plenty of nice Spanish mackerel around rocks off Carolina Beach.

Nice Spanish mackerel hanging out off Carolina Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Rennie Clark of Carolina Beach’s Tournament Trail Charters reports that some Spanish mackerel in the 2- to 3-pound range are hanging around some rocks in about 30 to 40 feet of water off Carolina Beach, feeding on schools of passing baitfish and providing anglers with some great action. […]

Plenty of gaffer-sized dolphin have made Gulf Stream fishing out of Morehead City a pleasure over the past week or two.

Big showing of dolphin has energized Morehead City offshore bite

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Mike Webb of Pelagic Sportfishing in Atlantic Beach said Gulf Stream fishing, which has been pretty good for most of the spring, has kicked into high gear with the arrival of hordes of hungry dolphin. […]

Capt. Jason Dubose and the author admire a Lowcountry cobia.

More information on South Carolina cobia

John Gribb

For more on South Carolina cobia, try these links: […]

Toby Grantham of Knightdale caught this potential state-record African pompano this past weekend on the Continental Shelf out of Morehead City.

Knightdale angler has another state record in his pocket

Brian Cope

Few anglers ever catch a state-record fish, but Toby Grantham of Knightdale has now done it twice. He caught the record scamp grouper two years ago on a trip aboard Capt. Dave Tilley’s Continental Shelf out of Morehead City, and last weekend, he caught a potential record African pompano on another trip with Tilley. […]