Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 83 of 98

July 3, 2026

This 45-pound golden tilefish, caught July 3, was certified as the state record on Tuesday.

State-record golden tilefish certified

Guy R. Jones of Newport News, Va., had more to celebrate this past July 4 than most of his countrymen who enjoyed the Independence Day holiday. […]

Awendaw angler John Beauford on Tuesday snatched this 123-pound state-record amberjack from near the Georgetown Hole after convincing buddy Capt. Michael Owen to bring his boat from the Gulf Coast.

South Carolina state-record amberjack hauled in near Georgetown Hole

Jeff Dennis

Capt. Michael Owen had never been fishing in South Carolina offshore waters before, then on Tuesday (Sept. 7) his life-long fishing buddy John Beauford reeled in a whopper amberjack weighing 123-pounds. They looked at each other and decided to head into port in case they might scare the state record, and they ended up beating the old record from 2008 by more than 22-pounds. […]

What might have been the state-record tarpon was caught and released Aug. 27 off Hilton Head. Angler Wade Bales, left, landed the monster while fishing with Capt. Michael Perry.

Potential tarpon record released in Hilton Head

Jeff Dennis

When 6-foot angler Wade Bales and 6-foot, 4-inch guide Capt. Michael Perry struggled on Aug. 27 to lift the huge tarpon for mate Paul Pile to photograph, they knew that this silver king was likely a new state record. […]

Flags were stacked up after a white-marlin blitz off the coast of Maryland Aug. 30.

White marlin release record set off Maryland coast, with 57 fish caught and released

Jeff Dennis

The summer offshore fishing has been incredible for the crew of Billfisher, a 62-foot Paul Spencer based in Ocean City, Md. […]

Flags were flying by the dozen after a white-marlin blitz Aug. 30.

57 white marlin released off Maryland coast, sets new catch-and-release record

Jeff Dennis

The summer offshore fishing has been incredible for the crew of “Billfisher,” a 62-foot Paul Spencer based in Ocean City, Md. […]

String-stretching smoker kings abound off the coast along the North Carolina-South Carolina border throughout the fall, with the first consistent numbers of fish moving closer to the beach when the water temperature drops back into the 70s.

Big Kings at Little River

Dan Kibler

As Labor Day approaches, a lot of sportsmen turn their attention, at least momentarily, to thoughts of dove shoots and Thermacell and bucks in velvet. […]

Nick Morris of Colerain (right) is all smiles after boating a gaffer dolphin aboard The Spray.

Make a Point

Phillip Gentry

Slipping out of Pirates Cove Marina and heading toward Oregon Inlet, Capt. Harold Smith was steering The Spray, his 61-foot sportfisher, through the pre-dawn darkness toward the bluewater, when the radio crackled. […]

A special lure filled with glow sticks from Night Fighters Lures is deployed at dusk for swordfish.

Spend the night with a swordfish

Jeff Dennis

Not everyone wants to spend the night on the ocean fishing for swordfish. It is a discipline that requires special tackle, glow-in-the-dark lures and a confident captain. […]

Illinois angler Stephen Liesen (right) told Capt. Chip Michalove (left) that he didn't want to kill a shart unless it was a state record. Liesen got his wish with this 380-pound pending state record lemon shark.

South Carolina state-record lemon shark landed at Lemon Shark Hole

Jeff Dennis

Stephen Liesen told Outcast Sportfishing’s Capt. Chip Michalove that he wanted a monster shark when they departed the docks at 2 p.m. on Friday (July 23). By the time they returned to the marina at Hilton Head Harbor later that afternoon, they had caught the state-record lemon shark weighing 380-pounds. […]

Fins to the Left, Fins to the Right

Phillip Gentry

The only thing missing was the lonely ringing of the bell on the buoy marking the entrance to the South Edisto River. […]