Cobia

Cobia stock assessment sheds light on species

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. […]

Featured

Hatteras offshore action turning on at opportune time

The offshore fishing out of Hatteras has been consistently good all spring, and it’s ramping up another notch heading into this week’s Hatteras Village Offshore Open tournament, with a variety of tuna, a growing number of dolphin, good wahoo and some hungry billfish in the baits lately. […]

Wahoo

Wahoo bite outstanding for boats from Murrells Inlet

Spring weather and calmer seas have opened the gates for offshore boats out Murrells Inlet marinas – right in time for the kind of sizzling wahoo bite springtime is known for!

Capt. Ned Campbell of R&R Charters out of Crazy Sister Marina said his catches of gone through the roof the past two weeks.

“This time of year is when the wahoo bite usually picks up a little, but right now our experience is more about catching than fishing,” said Campbell. “The fishing is real steady and about as good as it gets.”
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Offshore Fishing

Be fishing at first light

Matt Willis of Charleston said launching his boat and getting underway at 3:30 a.m. is not necessarily his favorite thing to do, but it’s often necessary to put dolphin in the boat. […]

Offshore Fishing

Be a part of dolphin research

Don Hammond of the Dolphinfish Research Program said that the more involvement by fishermen, the better data he can collect, and ultimately, better knowledge of the fish and its habits. […]