Offshore Fishing Archives - Page 86 of 98

Blackfin tuna have been regular visitors to the bluewater off the North Carolina coast, but only in recent years, as numbers of yellowfin tuna have plummeted, have they become a primary target of fishermen trolling offshore.

Southport’s Spring Slam

If the howl of the clicker on a large Penn International reel doesn’t jack your adrenaline, accelerate your heart rate and cause the little hairs on the back of your neck to stand up, this story probably isn’t for you. […]

Green sea turtles often are caught by gill nets in N.C. coastal waters.

Turtle lawsuit to remove gill nets still on track

Craig Holt

The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center of Topsail Island expected to file a lawsuit sometime during January aimed at removing gill nets from North Carolina coastal waters. […]

Federal officials have imposed a six-month ban beginning Jan. 4 on the catch of all red snapper, igniting protests from the recreation and commercial industries.

Feds impose six-month snapper ban effective Jan. 4 along East Coast

Jerry Dilsaver

There seems to be some confusion between President Obama and some of his appointees. As the president was attending a jobs forum in Michigan and challenging the public sector to be open and receptive to new ways to put Americans back to work, his appointees at NOAA Fisheries were posting a notice of another fishery closure that will put thousands of recreational and commercial fishermen out of work for at least six months and probably longer. […]

Federal officials have announced a six-month closure of all snapper fishing along the Eastern Coast beginning Jan. 4, raising protests from the recreational and commercial fishing industries.

Red snapper fishery closes Jan. 4 ‘until further notice’

Jerry Dilsaver

There seems to be some confusion between President Obama and some of his appointees. As the president was attending a jobs forum in Michigan and challenging the public sector to be open and receptive to new ways to put Americans back to work, his appointees at NOAA Fisheries were posting a notice of another fishery closure that will put thousands of recreational and commercial fishermen out of work for at least six months and probably longer. […]

False albacore are plentiful off the Crystal Coast beaches.

False albacore action hot offshore at Crystal Coast

Craig Holt

The best bets for fishing the Morehead City area right now are false albacore, according to fly-fishing expert Joe Shute. […]

Bottoms Up!

Phillip Gentry

Making his way through the Winyah Bay jetties from Georgetown, Will Herbert couldn’t help but shiver. […]

Big wahoo are available for offshore boats based at Atlantic Beach/Beaufort/Morehead City when the weather cooperates.

With calm weather, offshore action hot

Craig Holt

With mild weather and calm winds near the end of October (temperatures in the 70s and low 80s) at N.C.’s Crystal Coast, anglers have been able to go offshore and catch pelagic sportfish and bottom fish. […]

Capt. David Cutler showed off a 20-pound king mackerel that hit a live menhaden fished in 70 feet of water southwest of Little River.

Cold snap moves king mackerel off beach, but fishermen find them

Dan Kibler

A cold snap in mid-October threw king mackerel fishermen for a loop along the South Carolina coastline. Fortunately, they knew how to respond. […]

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Fisheries management council considers options to close grouper/snapper fishery

Jerry Dilsaver

At its September meeting in Charleston, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council announced that it is considering several options to end overfishing for 10 species in the snapper/grouper fishery. […]