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Cape Lookout anglers loving the bluefish run
Spring run of big bluefish turns Cape Lookout shoals into a destination not to be missed for topwater sight-fishing and 15- to 20-pound fish. […]
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Anglers catching big bluefish on nearshore reefs
The near shore reefs off the coast of both Carolinas are producing some great fish for anglers. Sheepshead, Spanish mackerel, weakfish, and black sea bass are all biting, including more quality-sized fish than most anglers have seen at the reefs in some time. The star of the show though, has been the often under-appreciated bluefish. […]
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Spanish mackerel, bluefish are crashing baits on Cape Lookout shoals
Spanish mackerel and bluefish are thick in Cape Lookout Shoals, and they are biting like mad. […]
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Gray trout, red drum and bluefish have been a Cape Lookout angler’s buffet
Capt. Noah Lynk of Noah’s Ark Charters in Harkers Island said the cold weather hasn’t slowed the great fishing around Cape Lookout, where gray trout, red drum and bluefish have been feeding. […]
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Bluefish basics
Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) are nearshore pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, with the exception of the northern Pacific Ocean. […]
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Cape Lookout’s month-long run of big bluefish is a spring joy for anglers
The water inside the hook at Cape Lookout was absolutely flat calm as the sun peeked over the dunes and around the lighthouse on a windless May morning. […]
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Spanish, bluefish showing up in good numbers off Fort Macon
The water has only cooled a degree or two, but Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island said it’s been enough to gather Spanish mackerel and bluefish around Beaufort Inlet to devour mullet minnows and other baitfish being swept out on every falling tide. […]
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Whiting, puffers, bluefish are Oak Island pier fare as anglers await warmer water
Spring came latethis year, but once it got its foot in the door, it has made up for lost time. One place fishermen are really noticing it are Oak Island’s piers. Even trout fishermen can’t hide pier catches; you’re 20 feet above the water, and either you reel fish in or you don’t. […]
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Blue Lips for Bluefish
By December many anglers have given up fishing inlets, bars and artificial reefs. They think cold weather means schooling fish have gone south or to the Gulf Stream to find warmer havens. […]