Offshore Fishing
Don’t overlook anything when targeting dolphin
Experienced dolphin anglers know that anything they see in the ocean that offers any type of change is a good place to find mahi. […]
Dolphin
Features
Day of the dolphin
The dolphin bite is great off the coast of the Carolinas in June. Finding temperature breaks and having plenty of baits pre-rigged are keys to catching them this time of year. […]
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Hot dolphin bite marks spring for N.C. anglers
April is a great time to fish for dolphin in the Gulf Stream, and the southern coast of North Carolina is a great starting point for anglers hoping to land these tasty fish. […]
Fishing
Good news for Carolina dolphin anglers
The 2017 fishing season for dolphinfish (mahi mahi) along the coast of the Carolinas and including the entire Southeastern Atlantic region was a bad news/good news story. […]
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Virginia man decks dolphin on North Carolina pier
When he headed to the end of Avon Fishing Pier on North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday, J.R. Clate of Scottsdale, Va., wasn’t expecting to see a dolphin, but he was glad that he wound up landing a colorful, 33-inch fish, only the second caught from the pier and one of less than a dozen on record from all North Carolina piers. […]
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Look for May Mahi
Spring is by far the best time to take a trip to the Gulf Stream out of South Carolina’s coastal ports. Tuna and wahoo begin the frenzy in early March, followed by a major push of dolphin, aka Mahimahi, into the area as waters warm in May. And this dolphin migration is never something for any offshore junkie to miss. […]
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Will 2017 dolphin season be a bust?
A sharp decline in the number of young dolphin showing up along the coasts of North and South Carolina this year has charter captains and scientists wondering if fishing for the highly-prized sport fish will be boom or bust in 2017. […]
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Dolphin make appearance in numbers in waters offshore of Charleston; just look for weed patches, floating debris
Finally, some break from the heat. September was nice. October is even cooler, but out of Charleston, the dolphin bite heats up, and anglers looking for some fast action will find it. They don’t have to travel all that far or use especially heavy tackle to put some of these meat fish in the boat. […]
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VIDEO of dolphins beaching themselves to feed
If you spend enough time in the saltwater creeks of the Carolina’s, you may get lucky enough to see this some day. If you’ve got your video camera or phone handy enough to capture it live, you’re even luckier. […]
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VIDEO: Dolphin feasting on school of redfish
Inshore anglers have all seen redfish school up in tight groups and hide out in the shallowest water they can find. It’s more common in the winter time when most other fish have left the inshore waters, leaving dolphin without other alternatives for food. […]