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June 23, 2026

Dolphin are among the most-popular offshore fish taken out of Hatteras and other North Carolina ports.

Dolphin: Clown prince of the open ocean

With their bright colors and wild, entertaining acrobatics, dolphin are considered by many to be the clown prince of the open ocean. […]

Putting your cast right on the fish you’re targeting could result in a battle with a trophy cobia.

Make strategic casts for trophy fish

Jeff Burleson

Sight-casting for cobia can be exciting, especially multiple fish and some trophy sized individuals are hovering at close range. […]

Hatteras Inlet

Jerry Dilsaver

Hatteras Inlet has a stormy history, but the changes in the past decade have created storms that have little to do with the weather. […]

When sight-fishing along the beachfront doesn’t work, nearshore reefs will almost always hold some cobia throughout May.

Check the reefs

Jeff Burleson

The beachfront might offer some great sight-fishing for cobia, but there places other than 10 feet of water where cobia can be caught. […]

Make sure you’ve got a livewell full of baitfish and one on a pitch rig when you approach a pod of cobia.

Spring cobia provide willing anglers with some of the best one-on-one action of the year, but fishermen must be prepared to spoon-feed these fish exactly what they want to eat while they are on deck and ready. […]

Mark Nutting’s Loco Baitfish is a sparsely tied cobia fly that has a lot of natural movement in the water.

Loco Baitfish is a local favorite

Bryan Bowers

Mark Nutting not only guides professionally, he also ties flies commercially. His favorite fly for cobia is a creation of his own, the Loco Baitfish. […]

Careful treatment of a cobia that’s been landed can lead to a successful, live release.

Catch-and-release or hook-and-cook?

Bryan Bowers

There is no getting around it, cobia are a tasty fish. A 30-pound fish contains enough thick, pork chop-sized fillets to feed a small crowd, and the flesh is hardy enough to go straight on the grill without added reinforcement. […]