Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 71 of 98

July 4, 2026

Grouper have been the best part of offshore catches out of Atlantic Bech over the past week or so.

Wahoo, grouper providing excellent action offshore out of Atlantic Beach

If you want a big pull that will make a great main course for dinner, then the late-summer wahoo fishing off Atlantic Beach might be just the ticket. […]

Max Bait Trays will fit most popular cooler sizes; they're designed to keep baits cool without allowing them to be softened by melting ice.

Max Bait Trays help keep trolling baits cool and not soggy

Jerry Dilsaver

Danny Sykes was tired of having soggy baits, but he needed to rig his offshore trolling baits the night before to be ready for hot action when he went fishing off the North Carolina coast. […]

Rep. Darrell McCormick championed the gamefish status bill in the N.C. legislature last year, but it eventually died during the short summer session.

Gamefish bill sponsor laments fate of his legislation

Craig Holt

Rep. Darrell McCormick (R-Yadkin), former co-chair of the state legislature’s 16-member Committee on Marine Resources, said his attempt to keep the gamefish-status bill (H 353) alive was the toughest legislative battle he’s ever faced, and he was taken aback by the lack of support of several key members of his own party. […]

David Abernathy's huge gag grouper was certified by NCDMF as the first-ever state record for that species.

Newport man’s huge gag grouper is first-ever state record for that species

Jerry Dilsaver

David Abernethy of Newport is the holder of the first North Carolina record for gag grouper. […]

William Maxwell and his friends landed this stringer of vermillion snapper and sea bass while fishing on the Miss Hatteras headboat.

Headboats catching Outer Banks bounty on offshore, inshore bottom-fishing trips

Walter Taylor

On a sizzling July Day, William Maxwell of Wilton, Ct., and his friends toted a heavy stringer of black sea bass and vermillion snapper from the Miss Hatteras headboat back to the dock. […]

Ben Peterson with his 10-pound, 11-ounce queen triggerfish that was just approved as the new state record. The fish was weighed at East Coast Sports in Surf City.

State record queen triggerfish approved by NCDMF

Jerry Dilsaver

When he headed out New River Inlet before daylight on July 3, Ben Peterson was just looking forward to a good day of fishing. A state-record fish wasn’t on his mind. […]

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

Dan Kibler

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

Jerry Dilsaver

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. […]