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August 19, 2026

Stout spinning tackle is required to do battle with an amberjack.

Go tall, not small

Guide Chris Kimrey said that amberjack may show up on most any rock, reef or wreck outside the 10-fathom (60-foot) curve, but it’s the “tall” ones that draw the most fish. […]

Because amberjack can be ‘teased’ up to the back of a boat, they’re a great fish to hook up with using heavy fly-fishing tackle.

Plugging and bugging

Dan Kibler

The large majority of amberjack are caught on live bait drifted near a reef, rock or wreck, but on some occasions, sight-fishing makes plenty of sense and offers fishermen a unique experience. […]

Black sea bass and other bottomfish are really biting in 110 feet of water out of Little River Inlet.

Offshore bottomfishing out of Little River Inlet has been great

Mike Marsh

Bottom-fishing off Little River Inlet has been excellent over the past couple of weeks, and Capt. Larry Horowitz has been able to enjoy it aboard the largest headboat in his fleet, the Super Voyager III. […]

Bottomfishing out of Little River Inlet has been excellent over the past couple of weeks for species like this black sea bass, grouper, beeliners, porgys and triggerfish.

Offshore bottomfishing out of Little River has been excellent

Mike Marsh

Fishermen will have to wait at least another month to get a shot at red snapper in the South Atlantic.

Red snapper season postponed; no fishing in July in North Carolina’s offshore waters

Jerry Dilsaver

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council postponed on June 28 a limited season on red snapper that had been proposed for weekends in July, but it still hopes to give fishermen a similar season beginning sometime in August.
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Blue Waters – Charleston’s offshore waters may be among east coast’s best overall billfishing destinations

Chris Burrows

Charleston may be America’s most complete billfishing destination. That’s a bold statement, perhaps, but there are some definite arguments to support it. […]

Guide Chris Kimrey regularly battles big amberjacks on wrecks, reefs and outcroppings of the Crystal Coast.

Attack Dogs – Test your tackle and your muscles by targeting amberjacks off Atlantic Beach this month

Dan Kibler

Amberjacks are the puppy dogs of the sea. Show up around any wreck, rock or reef where they’re keeping company and they’ll come trotting out to investigate, tongues wagging, waiting for you throw them some kind of doggie treat. […]

Offshore fishing out of Southport has been great for king mackerel and bottomfish, weather permitting, according to Capt. Butch Foster.

Southport offshore action is great — when the wind allows

Jerry Dilsaver

The offshore bite out of Southport has been excellent over the past week, both bottom-fishing and trolling for bluewater species. Now, if only the wind would quit blowing for Capt. Butch Foster. […]

Gavin Dibler of Kitty Hawk learned how to inflate a puffer fish while fishing on the Miss Oregon Inlet.

Outer Banks head boat tips

Walter Taylor

Check the weather before you go. Wind direction affects water clarity that can determine the fishing. […]

A huge blue marlin was hooked and released by an Oregon Inlet charterboat last week. It was estimated to weigh more than 1,000 pounds.

Oregon Inlet charterboat releases blue marlin estimated at more than 1,000 pounds

Jerry Dilsaver

A big catch on Sunday just a little north of the tournament boundary has competitors in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament salivating. Capt. Tom Krauss of the Hooker, an Oregon Inlet-based charterboat released a blue marlin estimated at 1,000 pounds or more. […]