Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 64 of 98

May 3, 2026

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

Outer Banks head boat tips

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

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. […]

Dolphin action in the bluewater has been great for boats out of Georgetown.

Dolphin fishing great for offshore fishermen out of Georgetown

Jeff Burleson

For the past several weeks, fishermen heading offshore out of Georgetown have had little downtime. Every weed line, temperature break and even piles of floating garbage have been stacked with more dolphin than any angler can stand to catch in one day, and the action isn’t expected to slow down any time soon. […]

Miss Hatteras fishes the ocean off Hatteras Island. Anglers get a lot of boat for their money.

Bottom fish on a budget – Head boats cater to Outer Banks anglers throughout the summer from several ports of call

Walter Taylor

Outer Banks anglers on a small budget can fish from the largest boats in the harbor. […]

Fly fishermen have found that bonito and their close cousins, false albacore (below) are great targets for the long rod.

Bonito are popular fly-rod targets

Craig Holt

Although most anglers use spinning or baitcasting tackle for bonito, fly-rod fishing has become popular in recent years — probably because false albacore will hit the same flies as bonito. […]

Cannonball jellyfish are the No. 1 food for spadefish.

Cannonballs are ammo for spades

Pete Rogers

Cannonball jellyfish are a staple for many nearshore and inshore fish. […]

Bonito are best on the dinner plate

Craig Holt

Atlantic bonito are probably the only member of the Scombridae family caught from Atlantic Ocean waters that anglers will prepare as food. […]

Spadefish are a tremendous battle on light spinning tackle; their shape — almost as wide as long — makes they doubly tough to crank up off the bottom.

Cobia and spadefish – From sea to table

Pete Rogers

One of the best things about catching cobia or spadefish — in addition to their fantastic fighting ability — is their value as table fare. […]

What’s ‘The Point’?

Bob Goldstein

The Point is 34 to 42 miles southeast of the Oregon Inlet sea buoy, at 35.32.57 to 35.33.00 (north) by 74.50.67 to 74.84.00 (west). […]

Cobia numbers are on a slight decline but are not being overfished, according to a stock assessment completed earlier this year.

Cobia stock assessment sheds light on species

Bryan Bowers

The latest stock assessment on cobia in the South Atlantic was released this past January. It took years to compile, and approximately half of the 400 pages of information came from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. Some of the findings were extremely interesting. […]