Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 71 of 98

May 2, 2026

Joe Shute made quick work of this 35-pound amberjack that struck on the second drift of the day over the Hutton wreck out of Beaufort Inlet.

Amberjacks are big hit with summer anglers off Beaufort Inlet

Guides Joe Shute and Chris Kimrey of Atlantic Beach have a little secret to share. […]

Red grouper like this one -- along with gags, scamps, beeliners, triggers and black sea bass -- are being caught in 15 to 25 fathoms of water off Atlantic Beach.

Bottom-fishing excellent off Atlantic Beach

Grouper aren’t jumping into boats off Atlantic Beach; you do have to reel them in, but sometimes it seems like they are lined up waiting for the next bait. Other bottom species are biting just as well. […]

Capt. Bruce Armstrong Jr. said dolphin fishing has been excellent off the Outer Banks, especially Hatteras, in recent weeks.

Billfish, dolphin key Outer Banks bluewater action

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishing is jumping at Hatteras, and so are some of the fish. […]

The SAFMC is considering allowing recreational fishermen to harvest almost 10,000 red snapper during 3-day 'weekend' seasons this fall.

Feds consider a limited re-opening of red snapper season

Jerry Dilsaver

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has voted to request an emergency rule to allow recreational and commercial fishermen the opportunity to harvest a limited number of red snapper. […]

Dolphin were the No. 1 fish for recreational anglers in North Carolina waters in 2011, with 3.5 million pounds hitting the docks.

Commercial fishermen continue to take most of North Carolina’s saltwater bounty

Craig Holt

North Carolina’s commercial and recreational fishermen saw harvests decline slightly in 2011, but for-profit fishing continued to lead all landings by weight and income by a large margin. […]

Golden tilefish are a beautiful deep-water bottomfish that live on the slopes of canyons along the Atlantic coast.

Canyon hopping for tilefish

Bob Goldstein

Golden tilefish are canyon fish. North of the Virginia state line, boats from Lynnhaven Inlet go to the slopes of the Norfolk Canyon or farther north to Baltimore Canyon. […]

Golden tilefish prefer muddy bottoms along the slopes into canyons where they can ambush passing prey.

Future of golden tilefish looks bright

Bob Goldstein

There appears to be no danger of golden tilefish being fished out under current management. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s recently concluded stock assessment resulted in a doubling of the commercial allocation. Can expanded recreational fishing be far behind? […]

Golden tilefish rigs consist of a 2-pound weight and a single, 12/0 to 18/0 circle hook.

Biggest recorded fish kill involved tiles

Bob Goldstein

Golden tilefish suffered the largest-recorded Atlantic fish kill in March 1882, when billions were killed by an easterly shift of the Gulf Stream, chilling them in their habitat at the edge of the Continental Shelf where they had always been protected by warm Gulf waters. […]