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Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, Carolina
Beach and Topsail Area Fishing Reports
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8/22/2013 |
In the Gulf Stream the
wahoo fishing has gotten
started early with good
numbers of big fish
along with mahi, blackfin
tuna, and
sailfish. Offshore we
are catching a few mahi,
king mackerel,
amberjacks and the
bottom fishing is still
fantastic. Along the
beach there are plenty
of Spanish mackerel. We
are just having to pick
through some throw
backs, but the keepers
are really big
Spanish. The shark
fishing has been good
and there have been a
few cobia caught. Come
on down and join us. |
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7/29/2013 |
Offshore fishing has
been really good this
year. We are catching
blue marlin, sailfish
and mahi. The blackfin
tuna and wahoo are also
showing up
early. Thursday we had a
marlin release with 3
tuna and 2 wahoo
also. Inshore this past
week we have been
catching mahi, king
mackerel, and sailfish.
Along the beach we had
Spanish mackerel and
bluefish and great shark
fishing. We are
catching some big
blacktip and blacknose
sharks as well. |
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7/4/2013 |
Offshore we have seen
good mahi fishing with
some small tuna and a
white marlin on the
4th. Near shore fishing
has gotten better as the
cleaner water continues
getting closer to the
beach. Mahi, king
mackerel, bonita,
barracuda, and sailfish
are being caught. Along
the beach we are
catching Spanish
mackerel, bluefish, and
when the shrimp boats
are there, sharks. |
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6/16/2013 |
Just got home from the
Big Rock Blue Marlin
Tournament. It was
really a great week of
fishing and seeing old
and new friends. We
ended up releasing 2
blue marlin and catching
some nice mahi. We also
lost another blue marlin
and a white marlin. Here
at Wrightsville Beach,
offshore fishing is
seeing the same as
Morehead City. Blue
marlin, white marlin,
mahi, and a few wahoo
and tuna. Inshore the
spanish are biting,
bottom fishing is good
and the trolling is
seeing king mackerel,
mahi and sailfish. Come
join us. |
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5/28/2013 |
We have fished the last
four days and the
fishing remains good at
Wrightsville Beach. We
fished along the beach
on Saturday and we had
excellent catches of
Spanish mackerel and
bluefish. The Gulf
Stream fishing was great
for Dr. Paulson and his
family on Sunday (5/26)
with 18 mahi and 1 wahoo.
Brian from A-1 Plumbing
had another good catch
on Friday (5/24) with 15
mahi and 3 blackfin
tuna. On Monday (5/27)
Dr. Ben Smith and family
and friends caught 8 big
mahi. |
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5/24/2013 |
We finally got out on
the water for three days
this past week. We had
good fishing for mahi,
with some wahoo,
blackfin tuna and king
mackerel mixed in. And
we also released a white
marlin and a sailfish
over the weekend. Why
not come join us and
take advantage of this
great fishing we are
having right now? |
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9/28/2012 |
The wahoo fishing this
past week has been
incredible. Limits or
close to it have been
the norm. The fish are
between 25 and 40 lbs.
and we have caught 3 NC
citations. There are
some mahi and blackfin
tuna mixed in and a few
sailfish are still
around. Inshore the
fishing is still good
with spanish mackerel,
big and small mixed in,
and big bluefish. The
speckled trout are
starting to show up as
the water cools. |
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9/11/2012 |
Fall weather has arrived
and the fishing is
getting better every
day. Offshore the wahoo
have arrived and in good
numbers. Our last trip
we had 9 wahoo, a few
mahi and a few blackfin
tuna. Inshore the
spanish mackerel and
bluefish are still
biting. The shark
fishing has been really
good also. We have a few
weekend dates left in
September and October,
so please come join the
great fishing. Note:
Sorry for the lack of
fishing reports this
summer, we have been
dealing with some
computer problems.
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7/30/2012 |
Our good fishing
continues off
Wrightsville Beach for
us this past week. The
good spanish mackerel
fishing continues on our
1/2 day trips with some
sharks and bluefish as
well. We are getting a
mixed bag of fish on
3/4 day and full day
trips including king
mackerel, spanish
mackerel, bonita,
barracuda, mahi,
amberjack, and
sailfish. The Gulf
Stream fishing has some
mahi and lots of marlin
sailfish plus and the
wahoo have shown up
early. |
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7/17/2012 |
The last week has seen
very good spanish
mackerel fishing inshore
and the sharks have
finally shown up near
the beach. We have run
several 3/4 day and full
day trips and have
caught several sailfish,
good numbers of mahi and
the bottom fishing is
still good. The Gulf
Stream is producing mahi,
wahoo, and billfish. We
ran a Gulf Stream trip
last weekend and had 41
mahi and jumped off
sailfish. |
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Week of 7/2 |
We are fishing almost
everyday. The inshore
spanish mackerel fishing
has gotten better in the
last few days after
slowing down with last
weeks cold front. The
bottom fishing still
remains awesome with
lots of keeper sea bass,
limits of pink snapper
and some grouper and
grunts on most
trips. Offshore there
has been good mahi
fishing, with wahoo
mixed in and good action
from billfish. |
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6/18/2012 |
Sorry for the delay in
our reports. It has been
a really busy couple of
weeks. The offshore
fishing has seen lots of
mahi, good marlin
fishing and a few wahoo. Inshore,
the bottom fishing has
been outstanding for
black sea bass and
grouper. The inshore
trolling has seen fair
to good for spanish
mackerel fishing. |
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Week of
5/13/2012 |
Offshore the mahi
fishing is still great,
with a few wahoo mixed
in. The marlin fishing
has gotten hot in the
last week. We had a
white marlin try a bait
on our last offshore
trip, but just did not
get a hook in him. There
were lots of blue marlin
caught, seen, and lost
in the last week, and
some white marlin and
sailfish. We also ran a
3/4 day trip this past
week. We had a couple
dozen spanish mackerel
and a cooler full of
pink snapper, porgies,
and grunts. If black sea
bass season was open, I
could have filled the
boat. Oh well, June 1
and we can keep them. We
are booked up this week,
but have a few days next
week.
I am putting together a
make-up trip for Friday
May 25th. We currently
need 5 people so here is
an opportunity to jump
on with another group.
Capt. Tim |
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Week of
5/1/2012 |
We have had really good
offshore fishing this
past weekend. Saturday,
Bunn Olive and his
friends and family had
10 mahi and 3 wahoo.
Sunday Sam Potter and
his gang had 12 mahi's,
2 king mackerel, and a
wahoo. There were a few
tuna caught over the
weekend, and several
blue marlin released by
the fleet. Grouper
season opened May 1 and
there was good bottom
fishing on Saturday.
Sunday was a little
rough for grouper
fishing |
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Week of 4/23/12 |
Well we are working hard
at getting the boat
ready for the spring
fishing. The offshore
fishing from the weekend
was decent mahi catches,
some wahoo, some
blackfin tuna and a
couple of blue marlin
releases. Bottom fishing
is not getting a lot of
attention with grouper
season closed until May
1, but the offshore area
has had lots of king
mackerel, bonita, and
there was one cobia
caught. The inshore
fishing along the beach
slowed down with this
last cold front and
there are some bluefish,
but the spanish mackerel
seemed to have
disappeared at the
moment. In the
backwater, the red drum
are biting with both
keeper size slot fish,
and big ones being
caught, a few flounder
and small trout have
been mixed in. We are
starting our charter
season next week with
trips on Friday May 4,
Sat May 5, and putting
together a make-up trip
for Sunday the 6th. |
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9/4/2011 |
Well, we got back from
Manteo just in time to
have to come out of the
water for Irene. The
fishing in Oregon Inlet
was great. We released 5
white marlin the
tournament out of 12 or
13 bites and we pulled
the hooks on a 500lb+
blue marlin on Friday 10
minutes before lines
out! Oh well, that is
tournament fishing. We
stayed and caught 8 more
whites and a sailfish
over this past weekend.
Now at home, the
sailfish are still
biting inshore and
offshore and the wahoo
fishing has started
early this year with
several boats having
double digit catches
right before Irene came
through. I have even
heard of a yellowfin
tuna being caught off
Wrightsville. Man it
would be nice to see
them in good numbers
again this fall.
Pirates Cove was the
final tournament in the
NC Governors Cup
series
and we ended the year as
the 7th place boat in
the Charter Boat
Division. Thanks to
everyone that fished
with us this year and
hope to see you next
year.
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
We will taking the
Fishin' Days to Mexico
for the fantastic
Sailfishing from
early
January through the
first week in March.
Isla is an island right
off the coast from
Cancun. A normal day
fishing here in the
winter is 15-20
sailfish, with 75 or
more not unusual. We are
currently taking
reservations for the
trip and already have 14
days booked, so please
let me know if you have
any interest in one of
these trips. There are
several first class
resorts right there by
the marina. It is a
15-20 minute ferry ride
from Cancun to Isla, and
the ferry dock is right
next to the marina. Come
join us this winter.
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8/12/2011 |
We had a banner ¾ day
trip! I got out to the
23 Mile Rock and worked
around until I found the
bait. We pulled the
lines in at lunch and
heading in after
catching 3 out of 4
sailfish, some mahi,
barracuda, bonita, and a
few spanish mackerel at
the Inlet before we
called it a day. We have
another ½ day trip in
the morning and then we
are heading to Oregon
Inlet for a week of
White Marlin fishing.
We have a great
tournament coming up
fished from Oregon Inlet
on the Outer
Banks. Tournament dates
are August 15-19th with
3 days of fishing. We
are looking for 2 more
Anglers for this one.
The white marlin fishing
has already been good
with double digit
releases in.
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8/5 - 8/11/2011 |
The sailfishing
continues to be awesome
inshore. We caught
several over the weekend
and had mahi, bonita,
and barracuda mixed in.
The bottom fishing was
really good for us on a
full day trip this past
Saturday (8/6). Offshore
the wahoo are showing up
in good numbers early
this season and the
sailfish are out there
as well. We are fishing
the next three days and
then heading to Manteo
(Oregon Inlet) for a
week, so check back for
reports from the Pirates
Cove tournament.
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7/27 - 8/4/2011 |
I took the day off for
my birthday today, so I
am getting a report done
this morning. The Gulf
Stream fishing has
slowed down this past
week. The water has
really warming up. It
will be getting better
towards the end of the
month, but we have
fished offshore three
days here of late. There
aren’t many mahi out
there right now, but the
wahoo have showed up
early. There are still
sailfish around. The
best fishing for us is
still full day trips
going 20 miles offshore.
In the last three days
we are 4 for 6 on the
sailfish. We have also
caught some mahi and had
really good bottom
fishing on
Monday. Inshore we have
had good days of spanish
mackerel fishing and the
shrimp boats have
started dragging there
nets off the beach, so
the shark fishing has
been good with sandbars,
hammerheads, and black
tips being some of the
species we are catching. |
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7/19 - 7/26/2011 |
Well the sailfish have
showed up this year in
really good numbers. We
fished the Gulf Stream
this past Friday and
caught some nice mahi
and had a sailfish
release. Saturday we
spent the morning
catching some big
spanish mackerel and
then releasing 2 nice
sharks. Sunday we had a
¾ day that wanted to
catch some meat.
Unfortunately I could
not find them any mahi,
but we went 3 for 6 on
sailfish. Then we did
manage to also catch
some spanish around the
inlet on the way
home. Yesterday went
right back to the same
area and got to fish for
about 1 ½ hours before
it started blowing 20+
knots, thanks weather
man, and we had to come
home. We saw one
sailfish and caught 5
mahi. We got blown out
today, so we are now
getting ready for 8 days
straight. |
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7/18/2011 |
We fished a ¾ day
yesterday and caught 2
mahi, released a
sailfish, and had a
bunch of bluefish around
the Inlet. We ran a Gulf
Stream trip today and
had good fishing in
rough conditions. We
ended the day with 10
mahi, 1 wahoo and
released another
sailfish. |
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7/13/2011 |
We have been running
half day trips since
Sunday. It can only be
described as awesome
spanish mackerel
fishing, with limits or
near limits the last
four trips. We have also
been shark fishing for a
little while we are
heading in and have
caught some nice sand
bar sharks up to 25 lbs. |
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7/8/2011 |
We had a great group
onboard for our Gulf
Stream trip today. After
dodging rainstorms to
start our morning, it
cleared up and the fish
started biting like
crazy. We ended a great
day with a sailfish
release and 16 mahi. We
also had several Wahoo
bites, and saw a couple
more sailfish. We will
be busy with half day
trips that are scheduled
for most of next week,
but we are heading back
out to the Gulf Stream
late next week. |
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7/5/2011 |
The spanish mackerel
fishing on our inshore
trips has been really
good for the last
week. We have caught our
limit or close on the
last three trips. On our
last full day trip we
had good bottom fishing
and caught some mahi
trolling. There are also
a few sailfish being
seen and caught
inshore.
We fished the Cape fear
Blue Marlin Tournament
over the weekend. We
caught a sailfish on
Saturday and missed a
nice blue marlin. We
walked away with the 1st
Place Jr. Angler
Billfish and 1st Place
Jr Angler dolphin and a
nice check. This is the
second tournament in a
row we have been on the
leader board, so come
join us for one of the
few we have left this
season. |
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NC Ducks Unlimited
Billfish Tournament
We are already fishing
this Tournament from
Morehead City, NC.
Tournament dates are
July 28th - July 30th.
We will be staying in
Beaufort and are selling
3 full shares for this
one, costing $1,500.00
apiece and gets you 2
days of fishing or a 1/2
share for $750.00 and
you get 1 day of
fishing.
Ocean City White
Marlin Open
This is a great
tournament with big
prize monies.
Tournament dates are
August 8th - 12th. We
would be fishing from
Ocean City, MD. First
place last year was just
a little over
$850,000.00.
These are all great
tournaments and look
forward to seeing you
onboard with us for some
great Marlin fishing. |
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6/28/2011 |
Inshore has seen lots of
Spanish mackerel along
the beach and around the
inlets. Some king
mackerel and sharks are
around the inlet as
well. Offshore has seen
good mahi (dolphin)
fishing continue along
with some king mackerel
and a few scattered
Wahoo. The billfish are
here as well, and the
sailfish are showing up
inshore. We saw two
sailfish this past week
on 3/4 day trips. The
bottom fishing has
been good. We ran 2 full
day trips on Sunday and
Monday and had good
bottom fishing both
days, catching black sea
bass, vermillion
snapper, pink snapper,
grunts, a few groupers
and one really nice
american red snapper. We
also caught a few mahi
while trolling between
spots.
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Big Rock -
Leaving Scales |
Heading to
Scales |
Unloading at
Scales |
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6/3/2011 |
Big Rock Win!
- Well what a great
week. We caught a
467.4lb Blue Marlin on
Wednesday and thankfully
the fish held up for the
rest of the week to win
3rd Place at the Big
Rock Blue Marlin
tournament. We also
released a white marlin
on Thursday. Thanks to
Ken Upton, our world
class mate, Kevin
Travis, who did an
awesome job in the chair
and the rest of the
crew, Mike DelVechio and
Dr. Mike Goines. We
could not have done it
without everyone's
help.
Now a fishing
report. Inshore has seen
lots of Bluefish and
Spanish mixed together
along the beach and
around the inlets. Some
king mackerel have moved
inshore as well.
Offshore has seen good
mahi (dolphin) fishing
continue along with some
king mackerel and
scattered wahoo. The
billfish are here as
well as evidenced by
this past weeks
success. The bottom
fishing has been fairly
good for black sea bass
and snappers with
grouper and grunts mixed
in. We also caught a
couple of big amberjacks
bottom fishing the week
before the big rock. We
are fishing everyday
this week so I will get
out another report later
this week. |
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467.4 pound 3rd Place
Blue Marlin |
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6/3/2011 |
Well, good fishing
continues off
Wrightsville Beach,
inshore and offshore. We
have caught good numbers
of mahi on our last few
Gulf Stream trips and we
have also had some wahoo,
blackfin tuna, king
mackerel, and barracuda
mixed in. We have seen
several billfish, but
can't keep our hooks in
them. Inshore we have
run a 1/2 day trip and a
3/4 day trip since the
last report. Along the
beach we are catching
lots of bluefish and
spanish mackerel mixed
together. The cobia are
also feeding along the
beach and will be here
for a few more weeks. On
our 3/4 day trip, we
caught some smaller mahi
and a king mackerel and
had good bottom fishing
for snapper and
grouper. We are fishing
today through Monday,
but have a few days open
next week before heading
to Morehead for the Big
Rock Blue Marlin
Tournament, so come join
us! |
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5/24/2011 |
We fished 4 days this
past week and everyday
was the same report. We
caught lots of mahi from
10 pounds to 35
pounds. Thursday we had
14 mahi, 3 wahoo and a
blackfin tuna. Friday
was a short day with a
wedding getting in the
way of good fishing, but
with just 5 hours or so
to work with we managed
6 mahi and a king
mackerel before we
headed home. Saturday
was more good fishing
with 15 nice mahi, 2
wahoo and even a white
marlin. On Sunday, with
a great forecast
I headed out with the
family and had a dozen
nice mahi, 3 blackfin
tunas, and a big
barracuda.
This mahi fishing should
be good for another few
weeks. We are open on
Friday and would really
like to go
fishing. Right now the
weather looks good and I
have 2 folks who would
like to do a make-up
trip, so let me know if
you would like to join
them. |
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5/18/2011 |
We had some spectacular fishing today with Robert Fleming and
his friends. We
trolled along
the break which
got us lots of
bites. We ended
the day with 12
mahi, 3 wahoo,
one blackfin
tuna, half a
dozen bonitas
and a couple of
barracuda. The
weather looks
great for the
weekend and now
is your chance
because we have
a rare weekend
opening for this
Sunday. |
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5/9/2011 |
The fishing this
past weekend was
again solid. We
had a good catch
of mahi and 2
wahoo thrown in.
The Reel Quick
released a 150lb
blue marlin
Saturday in the
same area we
fished and I
just heard the
Reel Jim
released a 350lb
blue marlin
today, so
they showed
up. We are
fishing this
Saturday, but
open on Friday
and Sunday, so
someone come
fishing, we
really want to
go chase the
mahi and blue
marlin, while
they are here. |
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4/30/2011 |
On Saturday,
Matt Dixon and
his buddies
headed out to a
beautiful
sunrise and a
great ride
out. We started
fishing a little
south of
yesterday’s bite
and what a
start. Lines in
the water for 5
minutes and we
have 2 nice
wahoo in the
box. This was
just a precursor
for the day. Ken
did a great job
in the pit. I
think we went
through 4 dozen
ballyhoo. We
ended the day
with 10 wahoos,
3 dolphins, 1
blackfin tuna
and 1
barracuda. The
guys had over
300lbs of fish
on the dock when
we got in. Fish
cleaning took a
while!
We have Saturday
May 7th open,
the group had to
move their trip
to June. So
come join us for
this awesome
fishing. I am
going to try
and put a
make-up trip
together for
Saturday. |
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4/29/2011 |
The fishing off
Wrightsville
Beach right now
is as good as I
have seen it in
a few years. We
headed
offshore Friday
with Rod and
Andy from UDig
and some of
their clients.
We fished today
in rough
conditions with
a 6-8’ swell
with 15-20 knots
of wind to
start, but the
guys stuck it
out. We had a
lot of bites and
ended the day
with 6 blackfin
tuna, 4 mahi and
2 wahoo. We are
back at it again
tomorrow. The
weather looks
better for
tomorrow and
really good for
Sunday, but we
need folks for
Sunday, so come
join us. |
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4/24/2011 |
On Sunday, we
had a ball with
Mark Poovey and
his friends
trolling along
the beach
catching some
nice 2-3lb
bluefish. We
then hit
Bluewater for
Lunch and then
headed back out
for an afternoon
of trolling. So
again we found
the fish right
in front of the
Oceanic Pier,
catching two
dozen nice
bluefish and our
first spanish
mackerel of the
year.
We are fishing
Friday and
Saturday this
weekend. Please
note, we
currently have
Saturday May 7th
open because
that group had
to move their
trip to June. |
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4/23/2011 |
We headed
offshore
Saturday with
the Grainger
family and we
really had a
good day with 4
wahoo, 6
blackfin tuna, 1
yellowfin tuna
and 1 mahi. All
of our action
was up the line
in the low
200's. I started
on the break in
30 fathoms,
catching the
blackfin and 2
of the hoo's
there. When it
slowed down, I
pushed off to
50-70 fathoms
and caught the
yellowfin and
other 2 hoo's
out there. Once
again black and
purple and blue
and crystal were
the hot colors
on top. On the
planer, a black
and red 2 oz.
Eye Catcher
Outlaw worked
best. I heard
of 1 white
marlin released
and a blue
marlin lost, so
the billfish are
showing up. |
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4/21/2011 |
While we
have been in
the yard
this week,
several
boats have
gotten in a
fishing
trip. The
Trophy
fished
Tuesday and
had a good
catch of
wahoo and
blackfin
tuna, and
one other
boat also
fished on
Tuesday and
had the same
along with a
mako
shark. I
also heard
of one white
marlin
caught, so
the billfish
are already
showing up.
We are
fishing this
Easter
weekend, so
check back
on Monday
for a
report.
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4/13/2011 |
Well spring
fishing is
getting started
right on the
Fishin Days. We
had a half day
last Thursday
and had a ball
catching sea
bass at the
liberty
ship. Unfortunately we
had to throw
them all back
because current
regs have sea
bass closed till
June 1. On the
way back we saw
a 100 lb bluefin
tuna chasing
bait only 5
miles off the
beach. On
Sunday, we
headed offshore
with a great
forecast. Once
again the
weather man
missed it, but
the fishing was
great. We ended
the day with 3
wahoo, 2
blackfin tuna, 2
mahi, and 2 king
mackerel, and
lost several
more nice wahoo. The
highlight of the
day was 12 year
old Charlie's 61
pound wahoo
caught on his
first trip
offshore ever.
We have the
Fishin' Days in
the boat yard
this week,
getting the
bottom painted,
doing some
painting and
varnish work and
removing the
tower from the
boat. We are
back fishing
next week, but
had a
cancelation for
Easter Saturday,
so come join us. |
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3/29/2011 |
Alright, I had our first group of folks out
fishing this
weekend. The
water was not
real pretty, but
we stuck it out
and caught 2
wahoo, 2
blackfin, and 1
gaffer mahi. Weather
was really nice
for March. The
rest of the
boats fishing
around us had
about the same
to report,
except for the
Trophy
which also had a
nice mako shark.
Sorry for no
pictures, forgot
my camera. I
hope to have
some on the
website this
week, charter
promised to send
me pictures. |
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3/14/2011 |
Captain Ty left
Treasure Cay
this morning
bound for St.
Augustine. He
should be home
in Wrightsville,
weather
permitting, on
Wednesday. The
offshore reports
have been good
in the last few
weeks. When
folks can get
out, good
numbers of wahoo
and blackfin
tuna have been
caught. The
first blue
marlin of the
season has
already been
caught, and
there have been
a few mahi and
small mako
sharks caught.
We are going in
the boat yard
for a few days
and then we will
be ready to
start fishing. We
have our first
charter in
Wrightsville
Beach on March
31st. I am
starting to get
calls and book
trips, with
only 7 weekend
dates left in
April and
May. If you want
to enjoy the
great spring
fishing we have,
get in touch
with me now. |
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12/1/2010 |
This will be the
final
Wrightsville
Beach report
this year. The
weather has
given us a break
and preparations
are complete so
we are currently
on our way to
the Bahamas. We
will be in
Treasure Cay for
the winter and
return to
Wrightsville
Beach on April
1st, 2011.
We are already
pre-booked for
many dates next
season so please
get your more
important dates
as early as
possible.
Check on our
winter fishing
at the
Fishin' Days
Abacos Bahamas
website.
The new boat's
mezzanine deck!
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11/16/2010 |
Well the wind is
finally going to
give us a break
this weekend, so
we are going to
try and put
together make-up
trips on
Saturday and
Sunday. Offshore
on Sunday the
one boat that
fished had 4
Wahoo some
Blackfin and
lots of
Bonitos. Inshore
on Sunday they
had good
trolling for
Kings and bottom
fishing. So we
will do either
this
weekend. Last
chance to fish
this year, the
boat is heading
to the Bahamas
on Tuesday.
* Make-ups this weekend will be either Gulf Stream
or a full day
trolling and
bottom fishing.
We are happy to
announce that
for the winter
in the Bahamas
we have put
together two
plans for folks
to come visit
us. You will be
staying in a
luxury 3 bedroom
condo located on
the Marina in
Treasure Cay
Resort, home to
one of the top
ten beaches in
the
world. Fishing
starts in 15
minutes from the
dock.
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10/23/2010 |
Ty and
Anthony had
a great
group of
folks from
Raleigh out
for a ¾ Day
trip. Weather
was again
beautiful,
but the
fishing was
slow. They
had a nice
king
mackerel
trolling
offshore and
several more
bites, but
that was
it. They
came back in
and trolled
from Topsail
beach all
the way back
down to the
inlet and
picked away
at some
bluefish and
Spanish
mackerel. We
are supposed
to fish this
coming
Friday and
Saturday,
but the
weather is
looking
suspect at
this time.
* We are trying to put together a make-up trip for
Nov. 6 so I am looking for a few more folks to go fishing.
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10/21/2010 |
First a fishing report for the last week. Ty had
Terry and
the Hillsborough
Sportfishing
Club for the
first trip on
the new boat.
The weather was
less than ideal
in fact it was
plain rough.
They scraped it
out with a nice
wahoo
and catching
lots of
albacores
and bonitos.
Thursday we had
Russ and the
Essilor guys out
for their last
trip this year.
Great weather
and really good
fishing. We
caught 4 nice
wahoo, 4 Mahi
and 1 big shark.
Probably missed
or lost 7 or 8
more wahoo. Ty
is fishing again
tomorrow so I
will post
another report
on the website.
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10/1/2010 |
First a fishing
report for the
last week. We
have
fished inshore
and offshore and
fishing has
been fair on the
beach and great
offshore.
Trolling along
the beach has
been producing
some Spanish and
blue fish and
lots
of albacore.
The bottom
fishing offshore
has remained
good with gag
groupers, lots
of sea bass,
grunts and pink
snappers. And
the gulfstream
trolling has
been awesome
with lots of
wahoo, had 11 on
Sunday, some
blackfin tuna
and sailfish.
The weather this
weekend is going
to be bad with a
tropical storm
coming up the
coast at the end
of the week, but
hopefully next
week it gets
better. We are
open next
weekend, so come
join us on the
new boat. |
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9/23, 2010 |
We ran a 2 boat
trip yesterday
afternoon with
the “Pole
Position” for
Pfyzer. They
ran 20 miles off
the beach with
no luck while Ty
stayed on the
beach and had
good luck
catching spanish
mackerel,
bluefish, and
bonita. We are
fishing again
tomorrow, so
check back for a
fresh report.
We also have a
few weekend days
open this fall
here in
Wrightsville
Beach before we
head to the
Bahamas. Come
join us. |
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9/11, 2010 |
Ty and Anthony
had Jordan
Sterns and his
friends out for
a ¾ day trip
today. The guys
wanted to try
some trolling
and then go
bottom
fishing. The
trolling was
slow, but the
bottom fishing
was
awesome. They
ended with an
almost full box
of pink
snappers,
grunts, sea
bass, triggers
and a really
nice gag
grouper. We are
open this week
and then back at
it hard for four
days the
following week. |
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9/10, 2010 |
Great group pf
guys today for
an
offshore/grouper
trip. The guys
wanted to spend
½ the day
trolling in the
Gulf Stream and
½ the day
grouper
fishing. Awesome
morning of
trolling with 5
nice wahoo,
including a
50lber for
Christian,
amberjack, and a
blackfin
tuna. Then we
ran back inshore
for some bottom
fishing. Ended
the day with a
nice catch of
red grouper,
pink snapper,
some big black
bass and plenty
of big grunts. |
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9/9, 2010 |
TY and I had
Russ and the
Essilor guys
offshore today
in beautiful
weather.
Trolling was
real slow for us
with a couple of
Wahoo bites
early that did
not stay tight
and then we
managed to catch
a barracuda and
a couple of
tunas. We tried
some bottom
fishing in the
deep and managed
a mix bag of red
hind grouper,
porgy, and
squirrelfish. |
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9/4 & 5, 2010 |
Labor Day
weekend. Ty and
Rick had two
trips this
weekend with an
inshore trip on
Saturday
catching some
big spanish
mackerel and a
bunch of
bluefish. On
Sunday they
headed off for
some bottom
fishing with
some Time Warner
Cable guys from
Greensboro.
They had a good
catch of pink
snappers, sea
bass, grunts and
sharks. The also
caught a couple
of king mackerel
while trolling
home. |
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9/2, 2010 |
Offshore fishing
this past week
was really
good, two days
of fishing
resulted in 5
wahoo and a
sailfish and
then 5 wahoo, 4
blackfin, and a
pulled hook on
a blue
marlin. We are
booked on
Saturday, but
would love to
take folks
fishing on
Sunday
or Monday.
Anyone want
to get in on a
make-up Trip
this weekend let
me know. The
weather gets
great by
tomorrow
afternoon and is
2-4 ft on Sunday
and 3-4 ft on
Monday so lets
go fishing. |
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8/24, 2010 |
Capt. Ty and
Kristoffer had
the Reiley party
out for a half
day in the
morning trolling
along the
beach. With
15-20kts of NE
wind, it was a
little rough but
everyone toughed
it out and
managed some
really nice
spanish
mackerel.
Capt.Ty said
they were the
biggest of the
year so far and
lots of bluefish
mixed in. We are
back at it
tomorrow, so
please check
back. |
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8/19 -8/22, 2010 |
The offshore
fishing this
past weekend
was really
good. The
Wahoo
fishing was
steady with
most of us
having 5 or
6
apiece. There
were some
small Mahi
and sailfish
around. Ty
and Rick
turned one
loose on
Friday,
check out
the
pictures. We
are open
this
weekend, so
come join us
for some
great
fishing. The
weather
looks great
on Saturday
and Sunday
looks good
with only a
big swell
rolling up
from
Danielle.
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8-17-2010 |
We have been busy the last two weeks, fishing 10
days in the last
14. So here is
the fishing
report. The
water is hot
everywhere right
now from the
beach to the
Gulf Stream.
Inshore fishing has been pretty good the last few
weeks. We have
been catching
lots of Spanish
mackerel but a
lot of them are
to short, good
numbers of
bluefish and a
few small king
mackerel are
starting to mix
in with the
spanish.
Offshore has been good news/bad news. The bad
news has
been slow
trolling with a
few king
mackerel, small
mahi, and some
bonito. The good
news is the
bottom fishing
is still
awesome, with
lots of snappers
and groupers
being caught
along with
grunts, sea
bass, sharks and
more. Only snag
was a real
strong tide last
week on the full
moon.
Gulf Stream
fishing is
getting better
every week with
more wahoos
showing up and
the blackfins
starting to bite
better. The mahi
are still
around, but most
of them are
still the
smaller
bailers. Last
two trips we had
wahoos,
blackfins, mahi,
and
barracudas. We
did have a
sailfish on
Friday that
would not eat.
We have trips this Thursday-Saturday so I will
have another
report out on
Monday.
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8-5 to 8-10, 2010 |
We have been busy with 3
half day trips and 2 ¾
day trips in the past 5
days. The spanish
mackerel fishing on the
½ days has been really
good, only problem has
been sorting out the
short fish and the
keepers. There have also
been plenty of bluefish
mixed in to keep
everyone busy. On our ¾
days we have been
catching some spanish on
the beach early and then
heading
offshore. Trolling out
has produced some small
kings and mahi. The
bottom fishing remains
awesome with lots of
snappers, seabass, and
groupers. Captain Ty and
Joe have a ¾ day today,
so I will post up a
report tonight.
Tomorrow is the only
open day left this week,
so I will keep the
reports coming. |
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7-29 to 8-4, 2010 |
Finally we got a break
from the heat last week
with light NE winds for
most of the week. We
spent Wednesday on a
full day bottom fishing
trip and we had a good
day. With 150lbs + of
grouper, snapper, sea
bass and more the guys
were happy.
Friday and Saturday we
fished the Eddie
Hannaman Inshore
Sailfish
Tournament. Great
charity event with a
unique set of rules, you
must fish with-in 20
miles of the beach. Only
problem was the water
and fish were not inside
20 miles in good
numbers. A total of 7
sailfish were released,
but none by us. We did
see one each day, but
no good bites. We did
catch some bonitos, and
had more bites from
bonitos, mahi, and king
mackerel. We are back
at it hard the next two
weeks, fishing 10 days
out of the next 14
coming up. |
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7-28-2010 |
We had a full day bottom
fishing trip today and
what great
weather. Really nice to
see light winds and not
southwest at 15-20. We
spent the day with 4
boys constantly hooked
up, catching over 200lbs
of fish. They caught gag
grouper, red snapper,
pink snapper, black sea
bass, grunts, rock bass,
sharks, and triggerfish.
The highlights would
have to be 5lb pink
snapper and a 15lb
American red snapper. We
are back at it for
Friday and Saturday, but
open on Sunday and the
weather looks great, so
let’s go fishing.
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7-19 to 7-25, 2010 |
We finally got a
break on the weather
and got to fish 4
days this past
week. On Wednesday
we had the Sumner
family out for a 1/2
day on the
beach. The water was
still pretty muddy
from the hard SW
wind earlier in the
week, but we managed
a half dozen Spanish
mackerel and 8
bluefish. On
Friday, Russ and the
Essilor folks joined
us again for a Gulf
Stream trip and
thankfully the
weather was a lot
nicer than their
last trip. Fishing
was not red hot,
but we managed some
mahi and a great
summertime wahoo at
54lbs. For the
weekend, we had an
overnight trip for
swordfish,
but unfortunately 4
knots of
current offshore
just stunk for
drifting. So we
spent the day and
part of the night
doing some bottom
fishing and that was
a good idea. We came
back in late
Saturday night with
almost a full
fishbox. Highlights
including 6 grouper,
a limit of pink
snapper as well as
vermillion snapper,
sea bass, grunts,
jolthead porgy and a
couple of nice king
mackerel on the jig.
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7-16,17,18- 2010 |
We just finished the
Barta Boys and Girls
Billfish tournament and
for the third year in a
row, the weather just
stunk. Southwest at
15-20 knots and gusty
made Friday tough. We
caught a blackfin tuna
and had a couple of
wahoo bites and the
small mahi's attacked
us, but we were fishing
for billfish with circle
hooks, and did not have
a bite from a
sailfish. On Saturday,
Dr. Mark and his
daughter Emma joined us
for some Spanish
mackerel fishing around
the inlet instead of
making the run offshore
again. We caught some
spanish mackerel and
bluefish, the neat thing
to see was the other 15
big boats doing the same
thing for the kids on
their boats. The good
news was the number of
wahoo bites everyone had
fishing this
weekend. Looks like they
are showing up early and
the mahi are still
biting.
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7-9, 10- 2010 |
Well, first a
Wrightsville Beach
fishing report. The
inshore fishing for
spanish mackerels has
been fantastic. We had
a 1/2 day on
Thursday morning and
again had great fishing
with over 2 doz. spanish
mackerel caught in a few
hours. Saturday we
headed offshore in less
than ideal conditions,
SW 15-25 knots and the
farther offshore we got
the closer to 25 it
got. Anyway I set
out on the break
and caught two nice
wahoo, both were 30 lbs
or so. By 10:00 am it
was just blowing too
hard and I set out
trolling back inshore
for a few
hours. Thankfully we
found mahi, sailfish,
and king mackerel and
barracuda inside to keep
the charter and Rick
busy. At 2:00 pm I
called it and we steamed
for home. We stopped
right outside the inlet
and spent about 20
minutes catching a dozen
spanish before a big
storm ran us to the
dock.
Now let’s talk
billfishing. It has
gotten red hot in
Morehead City just in
time for the Barta Billfish
tournament coming up
this weekend. Yesterday
three boats caught 23
white marlin and
sailfish and missed or
lost another 30 or
more. This was after
they all caught a bunch
of bailer mahi
inshore. Folks, we still
need a couple of anglers
for Wednesday or
Thursday. Let me know if
you want to join some
great fishing.
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7-8-2010 |
Had the Coller family on
board this morning for a
½ day. Beautiful day
with light NE winds made
for a nice cool
morning. The spanish
mackerel were finicky
this morning. We ended
up with 25 spanish and a
few bluefish. We are
heading to the Gulf
Stream starting Saturday
for the next 3 days so
check back for more
reports. |
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7-6-2010 |
Today we had a great day
spanish mackerel fishing
with the Leonard
family. The boys had a
blast catching 30 macks.
Parker had a nice 3#
spanish. I think Peyton
liked the lizardfish
because he caught more
of them than the spanish |
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7-6-2010 |
We went Gulf Stream
fishing today with a
group from the Raleigh
Fly Fishing club that
wanted to target mahi or
sailfish on their fly
tackle. There was a good
afternoon bite with some
mahi caught and at least
4 sailfish that were
released around us. For
us it was a tough day.
We had a shots at mahi
and barracuda, but could
not get the hooks set
with the fly tackle.
We'll be back at it in
the AM with a half day
spanish fishing charter. |
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6-25, 26, 27 2010 |
On Friday had the Essilor guys for an offshore
trip. Southwest at
15-20 made for a rough
day, but we made the
best of it. King
Mackerels, Mahi's,
Barracudas, and a
Sailfish on the dredge
made for a good day.
On Saturday we had a great crowd of deputies for
a 3/4 day charter.
Unfortunately the
trolling was slow for
the entire fleet for the
day. We tried
everything and finally
found the bonito and
Spanish biting about
three miles offshore and
salvaged the day.
On Sunday we had a 1/2 day with dads and kids.
Knowing the bite has
been better early, we
headed off the dock at
6:00 for some trolling
around the inlet. Glad
we left earlier, by 7:00
we had 33 Spanish
Mackerels. More and
more boats came out the
inlet and pushed the
fish down, but we stuck
it out and ended the
morning with 49 Spanish,
3 bluefish, and a
bonito.
The weekend weather is not looking great for
offshore fishing, but
inshore looks good. We
have a few days open
this week so come
fishing.
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