Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 72 of 98

May 2, 2026

Mates prepare teasers and baits before an encounter with a billfish.

The art of circle hooks

Hooking white marlin or sailfish with a circle hook is an art. […]

This pleased angler landed a beautiful Atlantic bonito during April off Onslow Beach.

Anglers must have true grit for bonito

SNEADS FERRY – One of the most elusive but hardest-fighting/best-tasting saltwater gamefish is available right now off the N.C. coast. […]

Tim Rayl (left) and Johnny Brown subdued this enormous, 101-pound wahoo, on a April 14 king mackerel trip out of Southport. The fish was finally boated after a 2-hour battle, 15 miles east of Frying Pan Tower.

King mackerel trip produces huge wahoo for Bolivia fisherman

Jeff Burleson

Tim Rayl of Bolivia has caught just about every fish available to be caught between inshore and offshore waters, but the almighty wahoo had eluded him most of his adult life.
Until April 14.
[…]

Members of the legislature's Committee on Marine Resources voted for further study of a possible merger of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries -- both of which manage striped bass.

Legislative committee puts merger talks on hold

Craig Holt

The state legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources met for a fourth and final time April 5 to study legislative proposals to present to the General Assembly when it meets again for its short session in May. […]

The state legislature's Committee on Marine Resources will hold its final public hearing on Thursday, April 5, to discuss issues related to saltwater resource management.

Legislature’s Marine Resouces Committee’s final meeting is April 5

Craig Holt

The N.C. General Assembly’s Committee on Marine Resources will hold its final open-to-the-public meeting April 5 at Raleigh in the Legislative Office Building, Room 643, 1 p.m. […]

This trolling plug bears scars from dozens of wahoo. Plugs are often more effective than ballyhoo, especially trolled at high speeds.

Rigging a lure cures ballyhoo blowouts

Mike Marsh

Rigging ballyhoo on trolling skirts takes lots of time and money. Blown-out ballyhoo bellies from high-speed trolling and cut-off tails from short strikes are two types of bait failures. […]

Proper rigging of a ballyhoo behind a trolling lure like this Pirate Plug can help cut down on breakoffs and missed strikes from wahoo.

Many paths to perfect ballyhoo rigging

Mike Marsh

Washed-out or twisting ballyhoo baits are some examples of trolling bait failures that can cost fishing time for re-rigging or while dragging useless baits. […]

Captains from North Carolina’s Cape Fear region take full advantage of a great springtime wahoo run.

Wired for Wahoo

Mike Marsh

Capt. Butch Foster fired up the engines of Yeah Right, his 34-foot Chris Craft. On a chilly spring morning, his fishing party for the day was inside Southport Marina, drinking steaming cups of coffee. […]