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October 10, 2026

Captain J Baisch of Fishfull Thinking shows off a spadefish of average size

Spadefish schooling up on reefs along coast

Jeff Dennis

There’s rarely a sure thing in saltwater fishing, but it’s a safe bet that the spadefish are biting this June. […]

The ‘live-bait lite’ rig, which includes two very small treble hooks and a tiny length of wire, fits a 3- to 4-inch ‘peanut’ menhaden perfectly.

The Spanish mackerel ‘live-bait lite’ rig

Dan Kibler

The small live-bait rig used by Dale Collins and Robbie Hall is a fairly simple one to build and fish. It’s a “cut-down” version of a king rig, and when they can find the right-sized baitfish, it’s downright deadly. […]

Mike Accatato's 40.7-pound blackfin tuna, caught May 10 near the "Steeples" offshore of Wrightsville Beach, broke the existing N.C. state record by 11 ounces.

Wilmington man catches N.C. state-record blackfin tuna

Jerry Dilsaver

When Mike Accatato of Wilmington and friends headed offshore on May 10 with Capt. Rick Croson of Living Waters Guide Service, all they wanted was a good day of fishing and a safe trip. […]

Mike Accatato's 40.7-pound blackfin tuna, caught May 10 near the "Steeples" offshore of Wrightsville Beach, broke the existing state record by 11 ounces.

Wilmington man catches state-record blackfin tuna

Jerry Dilsaver

When Mike Accatato of Wilmington and friends headed offshore on May 10 with Capt. Rick Croson of Living Waters Guide Service, all they wanted was a good day of fishing and a safe trip. […]

Donna Mooneyham getting ready to start cleaning a good catch of black sea bass

Black Sea Bass Season Reopens With 15-Fish Limit

Jerry Dilsaver

While the allocation of poundage won’t increase, offshore bottom-fishermen from Cape Hatteras, N.C. to Key West, Fla. will open the black sea bass season on June 1 with the daily creel limit of 15 fish per person still in effect. […]

James "Skeeter" Midgette Sr. landed a 30-pound red grouper May 29 aboard the Yeah Right II out of Southport. The fish was 3 1/2 pounds shy of the state record for red grouper. Bottom fishing for sea bass opened June 1 and grouper season is already open.

Bottom fishing explodes off southeast N.C. coast

Craig Holt

Bottom fishing is the bomb off the southeastern North Carolina coast. […]

Bryson Hills with her winning 34.1-pound mahi mahi

Dolphin Days Offshore Tourney yields dolphin, wahoo

Jeff Dennis

The 2011 offshore fishing tournaments continued with the SCSSA Dolphin Days event that was fished on Saturday May 21. Eighteen boats went fishing and 9 of the 32 fish weighed in were reeled in by female anglers. […]

Flashing colors from yellow to emerald green to blue, a dolphin comes over the transom after slamming a trolled bait.

Deep Blue Dolphin

Phillip Gentry

After a 3:45 a.m. wake-up call and a 4:30 departure from the dock, it was a 3-hour run to the blue water. On the long ride out, daylight broke, and not long into the first pull of the morning, a buzz-like lightning went through the boat as the captain and crew — all of whom have keen eyesight above and beyond that of mortal men — spotted “something” following the baits.

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Anthony Ng caught this scamp grouper after a relatively short run to an offshore ledge out of Morehead City.

At Last!

Mike Marsh

With bottomfish seasons open — finally — North Carolina anglers who fish out of Morehead City will find some of the best action. So many reefs, ledges and wrecks are such an easy boat ride out of port that it can be hard to pick a hard-bottom destination. […]