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April is the kickoff of bluewater fishing off the Carolinas

Offshore fishing returns to the Carolinas this month, and the arrival of warmer water will bring large numbers of fish. These four captains help iron out the details. […]

Winter wahoo gang up off the South Carolina coast where different offshore currents collide, creating a hard edge with different temperatures on both sides.

Fast speed trolling is key to catching Lowcountry wahoo

Brian Cope

High-speed trolling is the key to catching wahoo in South Carolina’s lowcountry this time of year. […]

Wahoo! It’s time to head offshore

Jeff Burleson

It’s tough to beat the wahoo bite this time of year when fishing out of Little River Inlet. They key is finding tight temperature breaks along the Gulf Stream. […]

Big wahoo are a common bluewater catch late in the winter and early in the spring in bluewater areas of South Carolina’s northern coastline.

Wahoo have bluewater covered

Jeff Burleson

Spring will finally arrive this month, and it will be a great time to plan a bluewater trip for wahoo, a top-of-the-food-chain opponent and a premiere target for offshore anglers. […]

February is a great month for catching wahoo out of South Carolina's Grand Strand region.

Wahoo! It’s time off S.C.

Jeff Burleson

February is a great month for catching big wahoo off the coast of South Carolina. Capt. Tom Cushman shares his tips that will help you catch your share. […]

Walker Baldwin, Shane Smith, Clay Walker, and Ross Carroll were fishing out of Masonboro Inlet with they caught this big wahoo while trolling.

Hampstead angler boats 108-pound wahoo out of Masonboro Inlet

Dusty Wilson

Walker Baldwin of Hampstead, N.C., had high hopes for a big day of wahoo fishing as he and the crew aboard the Kool-Aid, a 31-foot Cape Horn owned and operated by Shane Smith of Wilmington, N.C., left Masonboro Inlet and headed for the Gulf Stream on Oct. 20. […]

Skewerless wahoo kabobs

Jerry Dilsaver

The fall of 2017 has presented a few challenges for fishermen in the Carolinas, but fishing has been good when the weather has allowed. Uninvited visitors Irma, Jose and Maria, plus some fronts rolling off other tropical systems, made the waters rough at times, but fishermen are persistent and made trips when possible. […]

Big wahoo regularly show up in the bluewater off Cape Fear this month, with fish like this one in the 70-pound class not uncommon.

Wahoo bite gives Cape Fear fishermen plenty of action

Jerry Dilsaver

The fall wahoo fishing off North Carolina compares to anywhere in the world. Citation size for wahoo begins at 40 pounds. And anglers catch many citation wahoo here. […]

Taylor Pleasant, Jed Galloway, Russ Phipps, and Chad McIntyre pose with McIntyre's big wahoo.

Raleigh angler catches 97.7-pound wahoo

Dusty Wilson

Although anglers entered in the 2017 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament are all about putting a big billfish in the boat, the blue water turns out other notable catches as well. […]

Ray Myers (right) and Jim Myers caught this 102-pound wahoo off the coast of Atlantic Beach.

102-pound wahoo caught out of Atlantic Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Ray Myers of Jacksonville, N.C., and his father, Jim, headed offshore from Atlantic Beach, N.C., early on June 1, hoping to catch some dolphin. They were doing just that — and having a good time — when a fish hit and one of their reels began to scream. […]