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Oregon Inlet channel has already silted in to dangerous level
It took $7.8 million in dredging to get Oregon Inlet passable last fall. It took about five months for Mother Nature to take it back. […]
Offshore Fishing
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Potential state-record jack crevalle caught out of Wrightsville Beach
A Wake Forest fishermen has caught a potential state-record jack crevalle out of Wrightsville Beach. […]
Offshore Fishing
Small dolphin can bail out a fishing trip
Sometimes, bluewater fishing is so slow that even a novice or child can become bored. Small, aggressive dolphin, aka bailers, can provide just the tonic. […]
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Dancing with the dolphins is a real possibility for North Carolina’s offshore fishermen in April
Peanuts. Gaffers. Slingers. Bailers. Goats of the sea. These all reference the fish known as dolphin or Mahi-Mahi. […]
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Find a nice day and catch plenty of Cape Fear bottomfish
Capt. Butch Foster of Yeah Right Charters in Southport said he hasn’t been able to get to the bottomfish off Cape Fear until he caught a calm, warm day recently and found that the fish were where they were supposed to be – and hungry, too. […]
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Big black sea bass cover up offshore reefs out of Murrells Inlet
Bottom-fishing aficionados looking for a 2-handed thrill can find it not too terribly far out of Murrells Inlet. Heavy stringers of big black sea are lurking about 30 miles off the beach and are gobbling up just about anything dropped onto their dinner table. […]
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Blackfin tuna jumping in the boat when Little River boats can get out
The terrible weather of the past few weeks has kept most fishing vessels docked or high in the dry stacks at marinas, but enough pleasant days have been scattered in between the storms to reach the offshore tuna grounds, and Tom Cushman of Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters has been making the trip out of Little River Inlet, putting double-digit catches of blackfin tuna in the boat – making the long boat rid worthwhile. […]
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Take care to know all tuna regs
Anglers need to be aware that bluefin tuna are the most-highly regulated species of fish in the world. When targeting bluefin, it is mandatory that you have an HMS (Highly Migratory Species) permit for the vessel. […]
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Tell a tuna to go fly a kite
When the fish spread out and the bite slows down, which can happen later in the day, Capt. Brant McMullan has another trick to hook up. […]
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Bluefin blitz – Bluefin tuna are the Outer Banks’ premier winter fishery
Bluefin tuna is the species that has driven the largest paradigm shift in the recent history of North Carolina’s saltwater big-game fishing. […]