Well the wahoos disappeared today, as I fished down to the 900 line and never had a bite. I'll blame it on the redskins sweatshirt!!!! Haha!! We switched over to the bottom and caught some of the biggest triggers I've seen all year. Raymond and his dad both caught a 5lb citation.

I headed to the southern again today in hopes the wahoos would bite. Well one did and it was a 40lb king at that. We caught some jacks and triggerfish for the fryer.

Gene and Andy finally got a slick calm day and a cooler full of fish. Tim ran the boat today and fished to the south. Wahoos and bottomfish. Don't get any better eating than that!

I set out on the triple 000 this morning and it was game on. Gaffers and wahoos!! Raymond and his dad had to buy a bigger cooler. Can't get better than this.

Zack and his family fished with us today and we caught a little bit of everything. Our sailfish came up tail wrapped so we brought him home for supper!

Tim and Jeremy took over today and they went sailfishing. They saw plenty and had a bunch of shots. It was rough as hell, and sometimes it's hard to hold onto them when it's that rough. They did catch a few and everyone got a citation.

Well the weatherman was off today. Imagine that! The wind howled out of the northeast and made for a choppy day. We caught some amberjacks, tuna, and the barracudas wore us out!!!

Today was the first day back from the hurricane and you never know what to expect. Some times it's great fishing and sometimes the water can be messed up. Well we had green water and downtide out to 200 fathoms today which made for a tough day. We did manage to catch a Wahoo and a few bottom fish. I feel fortunate that we were able to catch what we did with the conditions we had.

Well we started off on the rockpile trolling without any trolling bites. We ended up catching a few bottomfish, and then came in early due to a mandatory evacuation on the island for Hurricane Florence.

There was no trolling bites today on the radio so I went to the bottom. Triggerfish and sea bass. A few snappers and some amberjacks filled up 3 barrels and 450 lbs of meat.

Kidwell got lucky this morning, the right long rigger came down with what we thought was a tuna. But half way to the boat the fish almost spooled us so obviously a shark ate it. Tim tried to break it off but the line never broke. Sharks are a real pain in the ass when your tuna fishing. Well all of a sudden he came up jumping and turned into a 400lb blue marlin. Quite the surprise! We caught a few dolphins in the grass and a tuna or two as well.

Randy and Candy went looking for a blue marlin again today. We had a few big bites but they were wahoos we didn't hold onto. We had a lot of fun and did catch a nice bar jack!! Randy is about the only charter we have all year who doesn't care about filling the fish box until the lid won't close. A chance at a trophy fish and he's happy whether we catch him or not.

Roger, Mike and the boys from Stan's Beverage landed in them this morning. We caught some nice sized dolphins and a Wahoo.

Randy wanted to look for a blue marlin today so I spent all day out in the deep 100 fathoms without any love. At the end of the day I came back in and caught a few mahi for dinner. I like to think of marlin fishing as waiting until 2:00am at the bar for the hot blond because your chances usually ain't good. But if you go ugly early your always guaranteed some fish!! We didn't go ugly but some day Randy you'll get him.

Charlie fished a 1/2 day with us today. Charlie was 100 years old and a WWII vet who told us some pretty insane stories. In 1942 he sank a few ships as a pilot. Charlie thank you for your service and I hope you enjoy the fried fish tonight!

Andy, his mom, and wife jumped on board today to look for a marlin but all we could find was a gulf stream filled with mahi!!!

We decided to go south and look at the bottom this morning with Jeff and the crew. We found plenty of snappers both silver and vermilion. I slipped back inside and caught a limit of triggers. On the way home we found a tree that had a bunch of dolphins on it.

Tim and April took over today and had a bottom fish wreckage! Today was the last day of grouper season and the found a big one! We also had a great big blue marlin on as well but he got away.

Dolphin and triggerfish!!! What more would you want for a fish fry? Plenty of tacos for sure!

Jason and the boys from Twizzlers always have a good trip. We started off to the south and just didn't see much happening in the trolling department. We did catch some gaffers but I saw the bottom as being the best catch for us. I will not troll around all day when there just aren't many fish to catch. We smoked the triggers and snappers and a few tiles.

We ran two 1/2 day trips today and did some awesome near shore bottom fishing.

We set out after wahoos today, I started up on wahoo alley in the 180's but never had a bite. We wahoo fished for a long time but sometimes you just feel like your chasing a unicorn. I stopped and to catch a few bottomfish and did some jigging as well.

Tuna's and tiles!! Some of the biggest tilefish we have caught all year and a few citations as well!

Where's Larry? It was a bottomfish throw-down. Larry usually comes with this group but had to work. That's probably why the fish bit so good. Triggerfish, sea bass, king macks, and some jacks topped us off.

Zack and the gang joined us again today and had high hopes of chasing tuna again like we did on Tuesday. Well I got to the rocks and they were void of tuna! We managed to catch some mahi though, some Amberjack, and one big fat citation wahoo!

We took a 1/2 day charter today and decided to try to live bait some Amberjack, Well that didn't work out at all. I think the commercial fleet has worked them over this summer. We did catch a bonus cobia though. It had a small mark on the bottom and I decided to try a bottom rig and found a giant school of triggerfish. I've never seen anything like it that close to the beach before! Jim and his girls made short work of 100 triggers!! This maybe one of my best 1/2 day trips ever.

April and Tim took over today. April is my daughter in case most don't know and every time I let them take over for the day there is always a big fish caught on the boat. Wahoo and tunas!! If you like sashimi can't get any better than these two!

Off to the deep this morning to look around the grass. It didn't take long and Tim thought he saw a mahi flip under the grass and before I knew it we had 60. I spent the rest of the day looking for a big grouper because we had no tide but I never found him.

Jim had one goal today catch a citation grouper. Last time we had went for grouper, the current was running 5 knots and made it impossible but we went down swinging. Today we went off and had 0.1 knots of current!!! Wow! I couldn't believe it! I decided to bounce around and look at some new stuff because we only needed 1 fish today and after quite a few drops of rosefish, Jim found a 70pohnd snowy!! As we headed home there was some dolphins in a grass patch that we caught.

Mahi mahi mahi!! It's crazy how the ocean can change overnight. Grass patches loaded with dolphins. And fish tacos for the year!

Well the wahoo didn't bite that good this morning but we did get one and I switched over to the bottom. Plenty of triggerfish action for Jeff and the gang. The highlight of the afternoon was a yellowfin tuna which seems to be a rarity around these parts lately.

Off on day 2 with the redskins and I decided to make a long 40 mile run south because it was such a beautiful day. We don't really ever get that far south so it was either a hero or a zero kind of thing. Well the first spot I started at on the 830 was loaded and we made 1 drift and were limited out! Very very rarely does a plan ever come together that nicely. Silver snapper, vermillion snapper, tilefish, grouper, triggerfish, and wahoo are now on the menu!

Bottom fishing was the name of the game today and even though the day started off rather sporty it got nicer about 10:00. I bounced around close to home and ended up with a good catch of triggers, vermillions, a few mahi, and some jacks.

Rough, tough, tough and rough. That sums up today. A few wahoo bites and a king mackerel. The dolphins all disappeared and the current pushed in.

I started off on the rockpile where the wahoo bites were yesterday in yet another rough ass ocean. Southwest winds blowing at 25 and the grass was scattered all to hell. We did catch a Wahoo luckily and then found a school of mahi in the deep under some birds. Thankfully they stuck with us just long enough to catch a limit.

Pouring rain, lightning, squalls, wind, and some wahoo bites. The weather was absolutely terrible but at least we got out and made it back with a catch. Wind and waves are fine but lightning takes it to a whole other level! We stayed on the rockpile most of the day.

We had one goal today and that was to catch a citation snowy grouper. No problem right? Well I probabaly would have bet the house that I'd be done with that at 9:00 and move onto something else. Well I decided to get it over early and went to my best rockpile in 800 feet only problem was the current was ripping at 4.5 knots. Well to make a long story short I fished my best grouper spots and lost all my braided line sinkers and rigs broke a rod and never had the first grouper bite. Man I am sure glad I didn't bet the house.

Lightning, wind, rain, squalls, lightning and wind! That was today's forecast and I really didn't think we would make it this morning, but we snuck out and made it back between squalls. The day started off with a double header wahoo on the rockpile and then the scattered grass set in and made it nearly impossible to fish. We did a little bottom fishing and caught 1 more wahoo at the end of the day.

I landed on the 000 this morning after seeing quite a few bait marks there yesterday at the end of the day in hopes that the sea would settle down and the wahoos would bite. Well they were there and biting!! We had about 15 or more bites and landed 6. And a tuna!

Our first day back after a big blow so you never know what to expect. There was a great condition for the dolphins with grass patches as far I could see loaded with baitfish, just no fish on them! Well we did catch 2 dolphins but fished 10 miles of grass. I decided to switch gears and see if we could at least find a Wahoo and we found 2!

We ran a few 1/2 day trips today. Instead of Spanish mackerel fishin we usually like to go to a few nearshore wrecks with live bait and catch Amberjack and barracudas. Well the first stop on my number one secret wreck resulted in 1 bite and he broke us off. Well the second spot was even worse with no bites. What a bummer that was. Back inshore and we scraped out some Spanish for supper and a shark.

Man what a struggle it was to get the mahi to eat today. I think we fished 50 grass patches and finally at noon decided to give up on it at 40 dolphins. We caught a Wahoo inshore of the change and a nice gaffer too!

Well the weatherman was calling for a gale of a sw wind but we decided to try it anyways. The wind held off longer than I expected it to thankfully. But it started to howl about 1:30. Now for the fishing... It wasn't red hot by any means but we did catch a sail and 10 mahi. Thankfully one of them was a big gaffer that we battled in a squal for about 10 minutes.

Jerky jeff always has the best luck at the mahi, and today was no different. We set out in the 180's on a grass edge and scored big time! Tammy even caught a citation wahoo at the end of the day! Man that thing is gonna look good on the wall!!

Ray usually only likes to marlin fish so that's what we set out doing this morning. We got lucky and caught a few!! A white and a sail as well as some by catch dolphins too.

Well we picked through the biggest scattered grass mess you've ever seen in your life today and somehow managed to put together a catch of mahi! Man the dolphins are getting smart and harder to catch with the water being so hot. I saw 86 degrees today on the temp gauge. When the water gets that hot the fish just don't like to feed as much.

A truck load!! The fish were sure hard to find today. There was a reverse change in 60 fathoms that everyone stopped on this morning that was a beautiful condition only problem was there was no fish. It was a real disappointment, but we worked offshore to 1,200 fathoms and found another grass line that had some fish on it and we bailed a limit. There was 3 knots of tide which made bottom fishing almost impossible but we stopped and catch a grouper and a few small tilefish.

First day back after Hurricane Chris, so you never know what to expect after a big blow from the northeast. We started behind the rockpile on a grass edge and finished up on a nice school of mahi. The rest of the day we spent skipping baits looking for a marlin but we never saw him.

Even with a rough northeaster but we found the mahi, and a 45lb wahoo as the trophy fish of the day!

Slick calm and beautiful conditions today with grass patches the size of football fields but just not many dolphins in them. We scrapped out a catch for Nelson and his son, but the highlight of the day was a big blue marlin on the teaser. We didn't catch him but he put on a show.

Hooked up a blue marlin. I know it sounds like a broken record but the fantastic dolphin action continues. We spent the rest of the day marlin fishing and at 2:30 hooked what we were looking for!

What a struggle today was! We just couldn't find the dolphins but thankfully at 2:00 some grass patches pushed in from offshore and were holding what we needed.

Everything but the blue marlin!! We found the bailers, we found the gaffers, we found the sailfish, and white marlin but the man in the blue suit eluded us!!

It was a family affair today. Cam his son and grandson threw down on the mahi and gram released a white marlin!

We bailed a limit of mahi first thing this morning and then put the big gear out the rest of the day to look for a blue marlin. We found him up on the 40 line overboard!

Tom and the boys from West Virginia always come tuna fishing in the spring with us but wanted to give the mahi a try. Well after running all over the place we finally located them. Found them at 400 fathoms above the tower and we made quick work of them. A limit plus a sail in the afternoon as well

The boys from the mountains laid down the law with the mahi this morning! Pulled in 4 gaffers and a sail were the highlight of the day!

Not much to report today other than I think there was one school of dolphins in the ocean and we got lucky today and landed smack on top of them. The other boats north and south weren't reporting anything so we made quick work of what was there. Plenty of fish going back to York thanks guys.

Hooked up blue marlin!! The change was 43 miles off this morning so after finishing up on our mahi I trolled home, a blue marlin and a Wahoo found us on the way. Not a bad way to spend the afternoon once the box was full.

Well I knew the mahi fishing wouldn't stay good forever and it fell off today, but that's ok because tilefish and grouper took their spot!! I looked all over the ocean and finally decided to throw in the towel on the little green guys.

Bryson brought his spinning rod and we put it to good use! I didn't have much faith in finding much of anything this morning after riding forever but eventually found a grassline with plenty of action. Wanda had to show the boys how to fish and I think they got plenty going back to Tennessee.

Josie and King Maui enjoyed a calm beautiful day in the ocean today. It took until 10:00 to find the mahi but when we did it wasn't long before we had enough. The water had turned over last night and everything inshore was gone. I think we found the mahi at 40 miles off today. Also we caught a golden tile and a grouper on the way home.

You never know what to expect when some West Perry rednecks show up! It was a rough southwester but the change pushed in behind the rockpile and the boys made quick work of a limit. We also pulled off a giant blue marlin in the afternoon.

They just keep coming!! The dolphins were there again waiting on us this morning when I hit the change!

I took a left this morning and ran up to the rocks looking for a grass edge and we found it! Plenty of mahi and we jigged a few jacks on the way home.

A mahi mohawkin!! And yes today's crew was from West Virginia, rainbow trout and bucks where else could you live with a tattoo like that? I found a barrel out in the deep loaded with gaffers and bailers.

A happy Father's Day today with Colleen and crew. I expected the dolphin to be offshore today but came across an inshore change in 18 fathoms. We milked it for 50 mahi and 2 gaffers!

Mahi! Dolphin! Dorado! Or mahi mahi the end result was a limit of blue and green Lil buddys! I hit the change in 80 fathoms on the 100 line and it was game on. Plenty of action.

Buzz and the boys always have a good time when they come with us. Today was no different. There was a heck of a good blue marlin bite but we never saw one. Sometimes you're the bug and sometimes you're the windshield. But we did catch 30 mahi and a 50lb grouper!!

Man the ocean has been changing everyday, water and grass and current. Today I landed to the east and got lucky on the change. The water had pushed out overnight and the green water went to 150 fathoms. But the dolphins didn't mind. They were chewing!! Fish tacos for supper.

Color change, grass, and current edge equals mahi mahi! Those are the conditions that they live in. And we caught them! I finished up on a wreck jigging for some amberjacks to finish the day. We got stuck in a lightning storm on the way home and that may have been one of the worst ones I've ever seen

With yesterday's slower mahi fishing we went right down the middle this morning and low and behold everything changed from yesterday and the mahis were there! Gaffers, bailers! and Frank and his crew put the meat hammer down! I think we were boxed out by 9:30, and did a little shark fishing in the afternoon.

Well to the east we went this morning looking for a color change up on the other side of the shoals. I found it! Only problem was it didn't have many fish on it. A few nicer gaffers and some bailers rounded out a beautiful day in the ocean.

There was 1 change this morning with a few fish on it but the only problem was there was a train rolling down the outside of the grassline. Slick calm and 100 boats!!! Outboards and private boats everywhere!! When there's more boats than fish sometimes it can be a long day. Anyway we picked at a few mahi throughout the day.

Well I decided to take a chance and make a long run to the south. Looking at a satellite picture it seemed as if there would be a current edge down there. So off we went on a wild goose chase. I hit the change in 200 fathoms on the 900 line and it had some fish on it. Man I love it when a plan comes together!

Trophy hunting!!! Roger joined us today to find a blue marlin. We pulled all the 410's and 500's all day in the deep looking for a big bite but it never happened. We caught dinner though!

Greg and the boys have always had plenty of luck with the billfish. Today I started off way to the south and never had a bite until noon. There was a condition up on the 200 line and I just couldn't take it anymore, so at noon we picked up and ran 30 miles and it paid off. We ended up with a great catch.

It was a slow day on the rip for the fleet today. A very scattered bite here and there. We started offshore in the deep and worked shallow but couldn't ever find what we were looking for.

Trophy white marlin was the catch of the day!! Tim said they started bottom fishing and found some hungry triggers and tiles. They moved offshore around the 000 and had a white marlin bite!! He was big enough to keep so they boys will have plenty of fish tacos!

Tim took over for me today and said the fishing was slow overall so they bounced around on the bottom and caught some tiles. He said as they trolled toward home a pair of mahi hit them and a 35 pound cow and a 52 pound bull hit the box!!! Studs!

Well I decided to turn left this morning and head 90 degrees up the beach chasing a change. I'm glad we did because it paid off. Some gaffers and slingers rounded us out!!

Zack and his wife and dad joined us again today. Fishing was a little scrappy but we had a ton of fun jigging for amberjacks!!

Termite and the boys always like to roll hard the night before our fishing trips. As you can tell sometimes they play real hard!!!! Well I set out on the first change I crossed on the 080 and we were done with 50 mahi by 7:30. Plenty of time for marlin fishing. But we never did see one. We caught a few more gaffers but never found what we wanted!

Rain, rain, and more rain. It pretty much poured all day but that's ok because the dolphins didn't mind one bit. I found a current edge out in the deep that had bailers and gaffers on it. We spent the rest of the day looking for a blue one and had a big bite but he didn't stay tight.

Memorial Day mahi!! Pat and the gang joined us today for some dolphin action! We found plenty of grass and plenty of dolphins. Most of our fish came off a board that was floating in amongst the grass. I ended up jigging on the 217 and found some real pretty greater Amberjack.

Stephan, Jeff, Tony, Shawn, and Milt always seem to have a good day fishing with on the Good Times. I started south in the same grass we fished yesterday at the 980 and 200 fathoms. We picked away at the dolphins until I didn't think we would get another bite and went inshore to fill up on triggerfish. We fished a few of my best grouper holes today and struggled to even catch a small one. I don't really know what's going on with them. I guess they are not over their post spawn funk yet.

Trophy fish day!! I started out bottom fishing because of the lack of mahi around yesterday and we caught a limit of tilefish by 9:00. I didn't have much confidence in the dolphins so we were on the way to go inshore bottom dropping and got a radio call about some dolphins 15 miles south of us. So off we went running! When I got there it was a pretty grassline and a few dolphin bites. But the highlight were these two 50 pounders! You don't catch many mahi this big, much less 2 on the same day. I think we caught about 10 dolphins total so the long boat ride home was worth it.

Well I started way to the south today and fished grass patches that should have been holding dolphins but nada! So we went offshore and fished down a grass change with big grass patches and nada again. So I ran out farther and fished more grass with nothing again. I decided to try the bottom and put some fish in the box we caught a grouper, some tilefish, and a few triggers, and vermillion snapper. And low and behold just as we were getting ready to go home Caden caught a big gaffer that swam up to the boat after a triggerfish!

After looking at a satellite picture and a hard edge up to the east I decided to gamble and go 100 degrees. Well the temperature change was there I wanted to fish but it was to shallow. So we ventured on and off and found some grass and picked around at the dolphins. I ended up on the 450 where we tried to tile fish but no love. Bill and the guys did a little jigging on the 360 before we called it a good day

Hooked up a blue marlin today!! Brian caught a 480lb blue marlin last year and it didn't take him long to get back at it today. Only a little smaller fish this time. We also caught about 30 mahi picking around the grass as well.

Variety! Ross and the gang wanted to check out some wrecks way to the south so I headed that way this morning. We crossed a grassline on the way and caught some dolphins. The rest of the day we spent messing with snappers, triggers, and tackle busting amberjacks.

Day two with Ross and the gang. I headed to the east and started on a grass edge. We picked around at the mahi for most of the morning one here and one there. The highlight of the day was using the spinning rods on the kite in the afternoon tuna fishing. We had a lot of bites but only connected on a few and I ended the day jigging on the 217 wreck.

Ross and the gang crushed it today. We've worked with him and IRT on designing a spinning reel that's indestructible and I think we have made it. We bounced around on the shallow wrecks and jigged for grouper and jacks. I think we caught a dozen scamps and a few gaffers too.

I decided to head south this morning in search of the current edge on the back side of a satellite picture. Most of the time you can look at a satalite picture and tell where you may want to fish at this time of year. I ended up landing on it 250 fathoms on the 100 line. And it looked good but slow for us at first but then we found a school of gaffers and slingers. Eric, Nick, Hollywood, Jess, and Ray did a great job of boxing up 50 dolphins. I put the kite up at the end of the day and caught 4 Tuna's as well.

Well we started off kite fishing on the 240 with 0 bites, I was very disheartened that the tunas didn't bite so we went offshore looking for some dolphins and when I found the change it was all blown apart and picked over. This day just keeps on getting better. So Tim put some big baits out and Bingo! A real tree shaker! 518 pounds pretty work Dave!!!! Man it was an awesome fish, he put on a show and came up 1/2 dead so we took him home! Pretty work guys!

Well with the lack of mahi around yesterday I didn't have much confidence in finding much of anything today in the way of dolphins. But I headed to the buoy this morning and crossed a color change with grass on it in 25 fathoms and started there. We hooked a double right away and then a triple and I thought it was gonna be game on home at noon with 60 gaffers. But then reality hit and it was a pick one here and there all day. We ended up with 16 and all nice gaffers.

Today's game plan was to run way down south find a grass line and catch gaffers until the box was full. Well we found the grassline but the only problem was no mahi. The was a few blue Marlins being seen and caught but the guys decided to put some meat on the dock and so we ran inshore and bottomfished.

Dave and the crew fish with us a few times a year and usually we like to bottomfish but the 25knots of southwest wind today and current put a stop to that. I beat my way down south to look for dolphin but after a few hours of no bites on a change I decided to pull the plug and run to the rocks to try the tunas on the kite. We got there just in time as the wind was falling out and caught what we did in an hour before the wind died and the kite died as well.

You wouldn't think Mike was a professional photographer as nobody took a picture yesterday and today's picture only got 1/2 the catch in it. But the tunas didn't bite at all this morning so I went tilefishing and got a nice grouper. About 1:00 we put the kite up and caught 15 Tuna's. We did find some mahi here and there but no big concentrations of them. Mike we need to work on your camera skills!

The plan was to run south and dolphin fish but the only thing missing was the dolphins. I set out in a desert and knew the conditions for finding mahi were not good so we went offshore and Mike caught a grouper and a tilefish before I pulled the plug and took off running east towards the rocks. As soon as we put the stick up it was constant tuna action blackfins and a studly yellowfin as well.

It was a rough southwest ride this morning so I veered off a little bit and made it easier on the crew. The only problem was it was a Saturday in May and every boat out also had the same idea of getting on the line in front of me. With there being only 1 grassline and 25 boats in front of us I turned the other way and went to fly a kite! They were biting when we got there. We caught 9 Tuna's and then they shut off. We picked around at a few mahi and Tom caught a trophy houndfish as well.

I know it sounds like a broken record but I headed toward the rockpile this morning in search of a grassline and bingo! We found it. I picked at the mahi until about noon and headed to the rocks to fly the kite. Man we had a lot of bites, I'd say maybe 100 tuna bites. Lots of short bites and misses on the flying fish. But time and patience prevailed and we got our boxfull!

Jacob and his family joined us today for a day of Gulf Stream fishing. With the tunas not biting until late it was a no brainer to start mahi fishing. I landed on a change with grass in it on the 160 and it took awhile to get a bite but it was a steady pick every 10 minutes or so. I followed the change up to the rocks and around 12:30 deployed the kite. It didn't take long and they were going on our flying fish. Everyone landed a citation blackfin and Jacob even gaffed his first tuna today.

Bear and the boys always have a good time when they fish with us, and today was no exception. I started off south with the hopes of finding some mahi and we hit a grass change in 60 fathoms on the 150 with some gaffers and slingers on it. I think we caught a dozen and I moved up to the rocks around noon and put the kite up. Bingo! Tuna's and flying fish!! Just what I ordered. I think we caught 13 and everyone got a citation.

Opening day of grouper season!! Man I was licking my lips all morning. I went pretty far south to a small rock pile and hooked a 50lber on the first drop. Well that was over what's next? We messed around with some dolphins on a grassline and finished the day triggerfishing. Thanks guys see you next year!

Well Betty sure brought some of the best food we've had this year! Breakfast burritos, chicken fingers, sandwiches, and cookies!! The tunas didn't cooperate this morning but made a showing this afternoon. We caught 8 and 2 real big citations for the girls.

A spring time Hatteras throwdown! That's about all I can say for today. Greenstick action at its finest. I really don't know what to think about this Hatteras spring time tuna fishing but the stick fishing has been on fire! And I love it!

Mike, Lori, Roger and crew set out in search of tunas this morning with us. And it was a slow start. Not many bites until noon but then the air show started. And the green stick started to do what she does best. Fill the box so I can go home! We did get jumped by the gaffers and caught a few and also a Wahoo. But the tunas stole the show! It was a good old fashion throwdown at the dock. I love it when the fishbox lid won't close!!

Tuna tuna tuna!! Another tuna mohawkin! Tom joined us today for some fast green stick action! Back to the 230 area I went and didn't know what to expect after the big SE blow we had. But they were there right where we left them at on Monday. Plenty of Greenstick bites from both blackfins and yellowfins. People always ask which is better to eat? And I'd say if you can tell the difference in the two your lying.

Mike and Lori brought a new crew this year and it was rough. And I mean a rough southeaster. But the tunas were chewing! Blackfins and yellowfins! I think we ended up with 20 on the big stick. Did I mention it was rough as shit!

Well the weatherman was wrong today! Today's forecasted 10knots of north wind turned into 20-25NE and against 4 knots of current made for less than ideal conditions on the rocks. It was freaking rough! The tunas didn't exactly jump in the box either. We did catch a 50 lb yellowfin and a few blackfin and 2 mahi as well. I sure hope it calms down tomorrow

Jeff and the gang decided to roll the dice with the weather. Well we woke up and it was 9 foot at the buoy and looking like a cancellation. But we hung out for about an hour and the wind started to lay out so off we went. The ocean was still rougher than hell but when I hit the blue water we had some current and it payed out and was fishable. We picked at the tunas throughout the day with the Greenstick and around 1:00 we brought the kite out. They were biting! Yellowfin and blackfins filled us up.

Tim and the boys from Richmond joined us today for a rather choppy sloppy ocean. The wind blew about 20 all day and the only thing that's good for is flying a kite. So that's what we did. Plenty of tuna bites on the rubber flying fish. We had a small mechanical breakdown around noon when the kite reel decided it's life was over, so we put the stick up and caught a few more before we went home. It was a good day with good people!

Charles came down to fish for tuna so that is what we did. We got to the fishing grounds and up the kite went. We started filling the box until it was full before coming home.

Butch and the boys always come down and fish with us every spring. They have never had a slow day and from the looks of today I'd say they still haven't had a slow day. Tim and April took over and he said they had all the green stick action they wanted. We filled the box as usual with tuna as usual. Plenty of action I'd say.

JW's bachelor party joined us today. Looking at the weather we didn't have much time before the wind started howling out of the South but with the south wind I knew the fish would cooperate, and they did. We started off with the Greenstick and caught 5 big ones but then they shut off. The water was a little green so I thought we should try the jigs and BINGO! The fish were not as big as the Greenstick fish but we did catch a dozen more. Greenstick or kite fish usually are always bigger than ballyhoo fish. That's why I usually try my hardest not to troll Ballyhoo this time of year unless I have to.

Back up the beach to the tuna grounds we went. We started off with the Greenstick but didn't have any bites on it so we switched over to ballyhoo fishing and bingo! The yellowfins found us. The SW wind started blowing around 1:00 and out went the kite and we caught some giant blackfins on the flying fish. We also had another encounter with a 500 lb blue marlin but he won the battle today.

With the SW wind forecast today I knew the tunas would bite so back to the 230 we went. It took a little longer to get a bite than I expected and the fish were not where I expected them to be but they were biting! Some big fat yellowfins and blackfins both fell victim to the old meat stick and rubber squids. Around noon we hooked a 600lb blue marlin that put on an acrobatic show and we got a healthy release on, quite an unexpected surprise for April. We finished up with a double header yellowfin and called it an early day. I sure wish fishing was like this everyday

Well we finally got back fishing for them today after watching the wind blow for a week. I didn't know which way to go this morning so Tim tossed a coin and tails it was so we went to the east. The water was blue and clear so we started with the stick and picked away at a real big class of blackfins. We only caught 1 double but the single bites kept us busy. I think we ended up with 10 which were over the citation mark.

The boys from Tennessee said they didn't care what they caught as long as we catch something! So down south I went on a grocery run. We started off catching triggerfish and worked my way on off to some wrecks where we ended the day jigging for Amberjack. I think fried fish is on the menu tonight.

Bluefins were on the menu today so up the beach is where we went. I set out on the 650 and I'd say there were a few fish around. Actually it looked like an aquarium for most of the day with 400-700 pound fish swimming down sea all day. Unfortunately we never were able to hook a small fish and we did battle with the giants all day. Note to future bluefin anglers, do not sit in the chair with 4 jackets on!!

Well it felt like we got skunked today. Mike joined us today to chase the giant bluefins. We saw plenty of fish rolling and busting on top but never got a bite. Most of the fish were Triple-XL size. We did have a blue marlin bite but he came off.

We were armed with a good group of jiggers today! Crazy Al and Keith and crew are pretty seasoned fisherman especially at jig fishing and that's how we started. It was a giant struggle until about noon. Nothing but sharks and more sharks. I almost gave up on it and went king fishing but we caught a tuna and just like that it was game on. In the next 2 hours we caught about 20 tunas and lost another 20 to sharks. On the last drift I think everyone hooked up on the drop!

Back to the tuna rocks again with the trolling gear. It was cold foggy and rough as hell. It started off fast and furious with a double header of tunas, and then fell right off. I gave it till 11:00, and kept hearing about a good king bite inshore so we pulled the plug and headed that way. Not often does a plan work out but this one did. We caught a limit of kings on dead bait rigs and called it a day.

We were geared with jigs and jigging rods today as I set out for the 230 area. The morning was rather slow with a fish or two and we messed around with a couple sharks as well. About 10:30 I started to get dialed in as to where the fish were on the back edge and we steadily picked them off one by one. It was nothing fast and furious but at the end of the day we ended up with a nice catch. Hey those guys from the west coast can jig!! There was a ton of current and the heavier jigs prevailed.

A huge thanks to Tomo's Tackle for getting us rigged up with new line and reels for jigging/bottom fishing for the upcoming season! We are looking forward to getting back in the ocean after all the cold weather this winter. Now is the time to book your spring/summertime trip as dates are filling very quickly, so don’t miss out. Check the calendar for available dates or give us a call!

We set out in search of tunas today with jigs. Well we had plenty of action and managed to scrape out 6 nice blackfins and some other assortments of fish. It was a calm day and lots of fun with some great fisherman.

We set out in search of kings but the blackfins ate us up!! Plenty of great livebait action and Krista had to show the boys how to gaff!!!!

David brought the kids down for action! David and his wife enjoy marlin fishing but not the kids. Action is what we set out for and action is what we found. Pulled in 120 triggerfish, countless catch and release amberjacks, and some sharks which were crowd pleasers for sure!!!

Well the wind was howling this morning as the plan was to go offshore but I thought live baiting would be better. And boy was it an incredible day on big fish. A few throws with the cast net and we had plenty of bait. I think everyone ended up with a king over 50lbs!!!! Our 18 fish weighed almost 700 pounds, an incredible average and exceptionally large class of kings.

Day two with Jean and Andy and it was about like yesterday. Plenty of action, plenty of bites, and plenty of fish. See you guys this spring and we will put that big marlin in the boat this time Jean!!!

Jean and Andy fished the Big Rock Tournament with us this summer and were back again today for some live bait action...and action it was!! Smoker kings on live menhaden. Jean caught a 36 pounder which was the biggest one we had.

We set out in search of Wahoo so I started on the 000. The 000 is about the best Wahoo spot there is on the east coast. Well a lot of bait and no Wahoo! We did get gang raped by albacore so we decided to put dinner in the box. I found a giant mark of triggerfish and we caught 100 in about 45 minutes. I fished back up the beach to the rockpile and we finally got him! A nice 45 pound specimen. Thanks guys for your patience and glad we snuck in the day between weather fronts.

The boys wanted to try some bottom fishing today and everyone went home with a full cooler, in fact they didn't even have time to drink the Heinekens they brought!

We set out this morning looking for live bait and after a few stops with the gill net had plenty. It took us awhile to find the fish though as we didn't have our first bite until noon but it was non stop action after that for Caden and Mike. The Kings chewed and Caden caught a 50lber. Mike caught a 28lb blackfin as well. There is nothing more fun than catching 20-50 lb fish on 20 pound gear!

Wahoo was our target fish today and it didn't take long to have our first bite of the day. Only problem was he pulled off. And our second Wahoo, third Wahoo, forth and fifth Wahoo pulled off as well!! Talk about some bad luck. We finally did catch one a 45lber and pulled off another one or two that smoked the planer reel. Some days the wahoos don't like to stay hooked especially when there's some big ones around which I feel like by the way they pulled drag; they were studs. We finished off the day catching a limit of triggerfish in about 45 minutes. I think it was the fastest limit we've ever decked

Jerky Jeff wanted to load down on meat so that's what we did!!! We went south and threw down on the triggers, snappers, amberjacks, and some sand tiles. Well over 500lbs of fish heading back to Ohio!

We set out with the live baits up to the east this morning but the water was dirty and dirty water doesn't go well with live baits. But we made it work and made a few changes and ended up catching 9 kings and a few big greater Amberjack. The kings are here I just needed the water to clear up a little more!

Andy and the crew joined us today to try and sneak in a day before the winds picked up to 20-30 southeast. I bounced around on a few wrecks for some action and caught some bottomfish and a king. The wind seems to always pick up earlier than forecasted which was the case today.

We laid the meat hammer down today and made the bottom fish pay dearly. I started off trolling and caught a Wahoo and some gaffers around the rockpile. We spent the afternoon on the bottom and caught triggerfish snapper and a few other odd species I've never seen before. Not a bad day plenty of fish and it was beautiful out!

The boys wanted to hit the bottom today so that's what we did. I went to the south and we loaded down!! We loaded the box with amberjack, snapper, triggerfish, sandtiles, and a lone mahi to make the trip back home to West Virginia. A few spots I fished today I have never seen a mark on before it's crazy how far bottom fish move this time of year. I guess they are getting ready for winter.

Well there wasn't much to report today other than the weatherman was wrong. It was suppose to be 10 knots of nw wind and it ended up being 20-25 ne wind. It was rough as hell and the water was to dirty to live bait fish. We didn't catch much but a king and a few Amberjack. In fact it was too rough to even take a picture. In fact it was to rough to even take a picture so Mike I took a picture of my chicken for you because that's probabaly what your eating tonight instead of fresh tuna!!

Day two with Andy and his crew and boy did the weather throw us for a curve ball today. I wanted to get down south this morning but there was a lightning storm that I surely didn't want to run into. So I stopped short on some shallow structure and caught a few sea bass and a gag grouper. About 9:00 the lightning slowed but the rain started so I jogged east to get out of it and landed above the 100 line. A few bites from vermillion snappers and another sea bass or so until about 11:00 and I decided to check out an old ledge we haven't fished in years. Bingo! To my surprise it was loaded with jumbo triggers!! Awesome 3-5 pounders!!! And so we loaded up until 12:30 or so then the wind shifted to the north at 30, and we had to high tail it home.

Andy and his crew always enjoy bottom fishing so south we went this morning. I landed in the 900's and the triggerfish and vermillion snappers were chewing! We caught limits of each and a few greater amberjacks. After we finished up on the bottom I wanted to get a little closer to home and we caught a 55 pound Wahoo on top of the tarpon wreck! It was a pretty day and the fish were snapping. I love it when that happens.

I headed to the east this morning to look for tuna so we switched over from the wire rigs to flourocarbon wind one. Well after 3 hours of not much action and very few bites on the radio I decided to hit the bottom to put a few fish in the box. Silver snappers, sea bass, Amberjack, and triggerfish all came up from the bottom. The boats who tuna fished all day didn't have any action so I'm glad we hit the bottom but not glad the tunas didn't cooperate!!! Some of the silver snappers were the biggest I've seen all year.

We found a few mahi this morning on a grassline and then I spotted a 55 gallon brute barrel floating in the grassline. Bryson said he wanted to fill it up with fish so that's what we did. We found out that a brute barrel will hold 133 triggerfish and weighed 245 pounds!!! He had some help from Lil man and his buddy but they put the smack down on 'em today!

Back down south this morning looking for wahoos. I marked plenty of bait and thought that they would snap any second but we only managed one. One bite one Wahoo. I bounced around in the low 900's and finished out the day with some bottomfishing. We did catch a live bait tank floating in the ocean today that was full of baitfish!!

Back to the south this morning after the bottom fish! I bounced around from spot to spot and found the triggerfish hungry and willing to join us in a ride back to Hatteras. The catch of the day was a big African pompano.

Back to the south again this morning and from the looks of it the Wahoo were on the menu today. Started fishing on the 000 and fished to the 880 most of the fish today were above average size with one being a 62 pounder and a 48. Most of the bites all came around bait marks in 30-40 fathoms. Lost the biggest Wahoo next to the boat today but I guess that's why he got so big! They don't get big for being stupid. It was well over 100 pounds but the good news is he's still out there!

Today's report is we headed back down south with the intentions on bottom fishing all day. The boys today love to hit the bottom and fill the ice box. So that's what they did. We started on the 000 and worked south and picked off 2 wahoos in the morning. The triggers were biting and they also found a few vermillion snappers. We ended up in the lower 900's. All in all it was a pretty day and a box full of meat!!

Well the winds finally laid out and we got back offshore today, Tim ran the boat and he said he headed down south to the 980, and the wahoos were biting!! The boys racked up 6 nice ones and a few mahi and 3 blackfins. We did catch a 56 pounder that was the trophy fish of the day!

Today was the first day we got out after Hurricane Maria. It was a slow start to say the least. The cold green water had pushed way out and we had to fish pretty far south. JJ caught a citation sailfish on his first offshore trip and we found a few wahoos too. We finished the day catching snappers and triggers around the 900 line.

We headed back down south this morning to look for wahoos but the water turned over and got green on us. We trolled for about 2 hours and not a bite but then we got covered up with sailfish!! We caught a triple header, which I don't think we've caught 3 at once ever before. I fished up the beach and found some grass the mahi were in. We had to leave a little early to get home because the hurricane swell was getting real big and I wanted to beat low tide at the Inlet.

Bear and the original crew joined us today and I headed down south to the 860 this morning. We left extra early in hopes we could get some bites before the fleet showed up, and it worked out. We left at 5:00 and had 3 in the box before the rest of the fleet showed up. The fish were a lot bigger today with 3 citations. I think we ended up with a bakers dozen and 1 lone mahi.

Candy and Randy joined us today and I set out pretty far south based on the satellite picture I saw. A big push of cold water pushed in and moved the hot water out to the break. We started on the 880 and it was game on! The 880 is a pretty far boat ride but it was well worth it. We caught a Wahoo or two right outta the gate and then had a 4 banger. We picked at them the rest of the day and ended up with 10. It was a beautiful slick calm day.

We hadn't been out in a few days due to Hurricane Jose and usually after a big storm like that the water is churned up pretty bad, and it was today. Ugly green water the whole way out to 40 fathoms but then we hit a blue green color change with grass on it and mahi, lots of them!!!! The dolphins were in the grass and most of them were gaffers too. We caught 2 wahoos and a tuna, but we spent most of the day pulling around the grass.

Since the Wahoo weren't south yesterday I went east this morning and after a slow start we had a big flurry around noon. Found 6 wahoos and some nice sized tunas which found the fish box. As we were winding lines in at 2:30 we found a school of mahi on top under some birds. Most of our fish today were around the 180 in 35 fathoms.

Down south we went this morning in search of Wahoo but the only problem was they were pretty scarce for us. I kept on trucking south where we found a tuna and a sailfish. We ended up bottomfishing for snappers and we caught a giant oceanic triggerfish too.

A meat slam plus a sailfish for us today. Hurricane Irma's created a big swell in the ocean today but we snuck out and made it back with plenty for dinner plus a trophy sailfish. The biggest Wahoo today weighed 42 pounds!!

Back down south to the 000 again this morning and it was game on right out of the gate. Kristi and Sasha both caught citation Wahoo shortly after setting out and they continued to chew until the box was full. A couple blackfins and some dolphins filled in the cracks in the fish box. At one time we had 4 wahoos on at once!!

The day started off slow for us, without a single bite at 11:00. We went to the bottom and started bailing triggerfish and some snappers. A boat ventured offshore and called me on the radio late in the afternoon and reported a grass line out in the deep. That's all I needed to hear and we caught a limit fairly quickly. The guys did a great job of not getting tangled. We caught a Wahoo and a lone tuna on the way home. It's funny how some days you think you might end up with a skunk for the day. Glad it worked out the way it did.

Chad and the boys from Tennessee joined us today and I set out on the 000. Some how we managed to set out on a giant bait mark and the dolphins attacked us. Some bailer, some slingers, and a few gaffers kept us busy for about 25 minutes and it was over just as fast as it started. The rest of the day we picked away at wahoos and a tuna. On the way home I stopped at a small piece of wreck in about 80 feet and messed around with some gag groupers.

Chad and the boys from Tennessee joined us today and I set out on the 000. Some how we managed to set out on a giant bait mark and the dolphins attacked us. Some bailer, some slingers, and a few gaffers kept us busy for about 25 minutes and it was over just as fast as it started. The rest of the day we picked away at wahoos and a tuna. On the way home I stopped at a small piece of wreck in about 80 feet and messed around with some gag groupers.

Dodging storms today made it rough as to where we could fish but we did find some mahi on a grass line this morning. And a few bottomfish and amberjacks this afternoon.

Tommy and the boys wanted to go back after the wahoos today and with as good as the fleet saw them bite yesterday I figured that many fish couldn't disappear. Well everyone started on the 000 where the action was yesterday but it was a ghost town and yes fish do have tails. I worked up the beach and found some grass to fish in and picked away at some nice size bailers and to our suprise some nice gaffers too. We did end the day with a few Wahoo bites but they never stayed tight.

We finally got back out today after a 4-day blowout. Tim ran the boat and Jeremy ran the cockpit today. He said he angled down south and it was game on with the wahoos. A few big ones as well a 60lber, and some mahi finished us up for the day.

All I can say about today is the weather man was way off. It was rougher than a corn Cobb today. Actually it was rough as shit!!! Michael and his wife caught a double header sail to kick things off this morning. And a few wahoos and blackfins rounded up the afternoon.

Well we ticketed out again with the Lake Erie boys. It was a nice calm ride out this morning and then the wind hit us. Out of the NE fishing was slow so we went offshore and caught a grouper and tilefish, then tucked back inshore to the rockpile and caught a few Wahoo and smaller blackfins. As we were cranking lines in to go home we found a float with some mahi on it and bailed a limit. Or as the Erie boys say, "got our ticket!"

It was a rough southwestern today! I tried to get as far south as I could without beating the boat to pieces. I landed on the 100 line just above the rockpile and fished south all day. The bites were few and far between until I hit the 000. Then it was game on. The boys do a lot of walleye fishing on Erie and they said it was nothing but a walleye chop. And thankfully the wahoos decided to bite also. The radio saying on Erie is when you've got your limit you punched out. So we all punched out tickets on wahoos today. Haha... Anyways we caught 2 over 40lbs, and a few mahi as well.

Tim ran the boat again today and his report was he took off to the south this morning after the current picked up to the east yesterday. It was a slow morning with only a teaser bite and a sailfish, but he went way offshore and found a few schools of mahi around the 980 in 100 fathoms. He said he's never been so happy to see a school of mahi after the slow morning. He fished back up the beach and found 2 wahoos on the rockpile in 35 fathoms. We need the current to fall out so the wahoos get back to biting!!! Current kills everything, the bottomfish don't like it the Marlins don't like it and the wahoos don't like it!

Billy from Wisconsin and the family joined Tim and Jeremy today. Overall the fishing was on the slow side, but the highlight of the day was the solar eclipse, and what better place to see it from than the ocean. Billy did catch a sailfish and we found a Wahoo and some amberjacks. The highlight of the day was hooking a big blue marlin late in the day but he broke us off. Tim said he was a nice one!! It was a calm day as we saw an eclipse, caught dinner, and a sailfish!!

We set out with Joshua and his crew this morning but about 9:00 I came down with a bad case of kidney stones and thought I was going to die so Tim brought me home and took the guys back out. They fished late but still ended up with a catch despite getting back out late. He said they found a tree late in the day with some mahi on it, and found a Wahoo as well. Tim did try the bottom but said there was 4 knots of current which is not good!

Back up to the tower area this morning to fish on the edge of the shoal for wahoos. As soon as we set out we caught a 40lber, but when I pointed the boat southwest I quickly realized there was 4 knots of current. Uh oh!! Wahoos don't like overpowering tide and I knew we were in trouble. A few gaffers found us and we jigged on a wreck but I knew in order to have a good catch the bottom is where we had to try so I picked up and ran 15 miles south to get out of the tide. We caught a 20 pound grouper and a limit of blue line tilefish.

With the hot water and current pushing in, the plan was to hope the wahoos moved up along the edge of the shoals out of the current and into the cooler water. Well after 2 hours this morning with no bites I thought we went the wrong way, but then we started to pick away at 'em. Wahoo and blackfins and a nice gaffer. I never went over 130 feet today. Which is pretty shallow but that's where the fish were! The blackfins were pretty good size for this time of year and our Wahoo percentage was good with 5-6 today.

We didn't make it out yesterday with the swell being to big to cross the bar from Hurricane Gert. We got out today and I started below the rockpile looking for Wahoo, only problem there were none. So we fished up to the east and found a grass edge with some dolphins on it. I think we caught 10 and some nicer sized gaffers. The rest of the afternoon we hit the bottom and even though the current was screaming still managed some triggerfish and sea bass

Ross and the kids joined us today for a beautiful day in the ocean. He makes the spinning reels we use, IRT Reels. The goal for the day was to catch a sailfish on a 400 size reel and 15 pound test. Well the first bite of the morning was a Wahoo. Then the second bite was a sailfish that tried to eat my shotgun bait. I cranked him up and we switched him off to a dink bait and yep we caught him! It was a pretty bite and he put on quite the show. I spent the rest of the day in the shallows picking at the wahoo's, and the kids wore themselves out on jacks to end a great day.

Robert wanted to catch a sailfish today and the rest of the crew wanted some meat for dinner. The first bite of the morning was a sail that Robert caught. I spent most of the afternoon triggerfishing, and jigging some amberjacks. Not many wahoos around today as I only had 1 bite and he didn't stay tight. It was a rough day but we made it out and back in safely.

It was choppy this morning and the fleet landed inshore of the rockpile. There were some Wahoo bites but I went on off and tried the bottom. We bounced around on bottom spots and caught a limit of big tiles and a 50 pound grouper. On the way back in this afternoon 2 wahoos found us !

Back to the 000 to look for Wahoo. We caught 1 first thing and missed a sail, plenty of marks but not many bites. I ended up pretty far south looking around the bottom and caught some triggerfish. A few boats were offshore in the deep and started to see marlins so that's the way we went. There was a pretty good blue marlin bite and I thought at any second he would pile on us. He never found us but we did catch a sailfish.

Back down south to the 000 to fish in the bait marks I saw yesterday afternoon down that way. The morning was kind of slow with a lone sailfish bite. But the afternoon kicked out 4 nice wahoos and some dolphins. We did some bottomfishing around lunchtime and Anthony caught two of the biggest glass eye snappers I've ever seen. A few tilefish, a yellowedge, and snowy grouper as well. I'm guessing we will head back down south tomorrow and hope the wahoos bite again!

I decided to make a pretty far run south this morning in hopes the Wahoo would bite. We had our first bite after 5 minutes of setting out and he pulled off not long after we pulled another nice one off on the planer. I thought things were going to go off and it was another hour until we finally caught our first fish. I fished down to the 880 and caught one more. With the lack of bites we tried tilefishing around lunch time and make a quick limit short work.

With the wahoos starting to show up, I headed south towards the 000 and started in about 30 fathoms. Wahoos like to stay up on the break and 30-35 fathoms is the magic number for them. Very rarely will you ever catch one over 100 fathoms. But anyways we had pretty steady action with a bite every 45 minutes or so. We had 4 wahoos, 2 sailfish, and a few mahi was the final tally today. I had plenty of fish marks but they just didn't bite real good. A few boats got pretty far south and had a few more Wahoo bites than us so maybe I'll head that way tomorrow!

After a long week of a mandatory evacuation we finally got back at it today with Jonny and Lori and the kids. I set out around the rockpile and the first bite of the morning was a gigantic Atlantic sailfish. Most of our sails average 55" but this one was 70" and he came up all wrapped up in the leader backwards, so instead of donating him to the sharks we are gonna make ceviche out of him. I never had a Wahoo bite so Jonny wanted to try some tilefishing, and boy were they biting. I started back inshore and we found a school of dolphins under some birds. The remainder of the day I circled the same bait marks we fished on in the morning, only difference is the Wahoo decided to bite. It's funny how timing can make all the difference in the world with fish.

We haven't been able to get out since Friday due to a misfortunate situation. The new construction on the bridge somehow managed to cut the main power source to our island so the governor closed down entry to Hatteras and we have been island locked without power!! But we were able to sneak in a day today and it was a beautiful day to say the least. We had quite a few Wahoo bites but only held onto 1. Hopefully they get the power fixed and visitors back by tomorrow cause we have some great fishing for you to experience!

Citation day for Tonya! We set out this morning in shore of the rockpile and a covey of sails found us. There was one on every bait and somehow managed to only catch one, but that's all we needed. A big grouper some tiles and a 42 pound Wahoo ended the day for us.

A first for us!!!! We set out this morning in search of Wahoo but after 2 hours of no bites we decided to try the tiles and the grouper. Well they were biting pretty good and didn't take long to limit out. The boys wanted to catch a shark so I tried a few wrecks without much luck. The water was 87 degrees so we went in shallow and set up on a hard bottom and first bite was a 52lb cubera snapper!! The first one I've ever seen caught here in Hatteras. It was an awesome fish for Seth and will look great on the wall.

We finally got the new caterpillar motor squared away and Bear and his crew were the first to enjoy a day out with us. I set out inshore of the rockpile and within about 15 minutes had a Wahoo in the box. I fished around the 080 area for awhile and we captured 3 more 30-40lb wahoos and then ventured off to see what was on the bottom. A citation grouper and a tile pretty much rounded out the day for us. We did have a nice Wahoo come off a short rigger today. But 4 out of 5 Wahoo bites is pretty good!

On the way home yesterday our motor started acting strange and I figured it was just a fuel pump issue but after farther inspection the crankshaft broke which means NO GOOD! So out with the old and a new caterpillar is going in, hopefully a week or so and we will be back at it.

We woke up this morning to a lightning show with storms coming up the Gulf Stream the whole way to Moorehead City. We waited until about 9:30 and left and hit some inshore bottom areas. Gag grouper, triggerfish, sea bass, and Amberjack rounded out the day. On the way home our motor started acting strange and I figured it was just a fuel pump issue but after farther inspection the crankshaft broke which means NO GOOD! So out with the old and a new caterpillar is going in, hopefully a week or so and we will be back at it.

We set out this morning in search of a marlin so I started in about the best place around to try and catch one, so we went to 200 fathoms behind the rockpile. We skipped big baits all day and never got our shot at one but the bailers kept attacking us and we managed to catch a few. That's marlin fishing though it can be boring but all of a sudden at any second a 500 pound fish can show up and make your day.

I set out in search of mahi this morning and we quickly found a school around the 150 but they didn't want to cooperate very well. We were able to catch a dozen before changing plans. It sounded like the mahi fishing was better way south of us though, so I did the next best thing loaded down the fish box with bottom fish!!!!! We jigged around some wrecks for some amberjacks and caught a limit of sea bass and some triggerfish.

Stephan and the crew wanted to throw down on the meat today and that's what we did. I headed south in search of dolphins but as I heard of sour reports on the radio I changed plans and we hit the bottom. It was non stop action for about 2 hours as we boxed 120 triggerfish, I eased offshore and found a limit of tilefish to end the day. Almost 400 pounds of fish at the cleaning station! Not a bad catch

It's always nice to fly a few marlin flags on the 4th of July; and that's what we did today. We caught a white first thing this morning and a sail this afternoon. In between we bailed about 20 mahi and ended the day with some Amberjack on a wreck. It's always fun to watch a sailfish or white marlin go airborne and put on a show!!!

It was rough and choppy today but we accomplished what we set out to do. Little man Anthony wanted to catch a shark and so that's what we did! I stopped on a wreck and started off catching bait then went to a different wreck and dropped down a tuna , yep a whole tuna. Awesome job little buddy.

With the lack of mahi around the last two days I headed straight out to the rockpile and crossed a weed line that looked promising. We stopped and fished down it for about 3 miles before we had our first mahi bite. I was just happy to catch 1. We went a little farther and began to pick at them and before I knew it Tim said we had 60! I turned off the line and put out a sailfish spread 4 dink baits and 2 teasers it didn't take long and Elizabeth was hooked up to an acrobatic sail. After a healthy release we called it a day. The sailfish is gonna look great on the wall!

With the slow mahi fishing yesterday I pointed her way south on the break and started off blackfin tuna fishing on the 900 line. After a few circles we scrounged up about 20 and hit the bottom the rest of the day. The vermillion snappers were biting pretty good as well as some triggerfish. It seems like the farther south you go the more snappers you catch.

The eat it raw crew from West Virginia joined us today, it's always fun fishing with Jay and his kids even if we don't catch anything. We usually always limit out on mahi but they brought some new guy along and he was bad luck because nobody in the fleet caught a mahi today. So we did the next best thing possible loaded down on triggerfish, tiles, a snowy grouper, and some amberjacks.

I headed down south this morning after the good report I heard down there yesterday and found the prettiest color change with grass on it I've seen this year. Only problem was no bites. We fished down it for about 3 hours without a bite and all of a sudden something changed because they started to bite. A few bigger gaffers and plenty of bailers kept us busy until the crew said that was plenty of mahi. We finished up on a small rockpile I haven't fished in years because there are not many marks on it, but today it was stacked with big archs on the bottom machine and we caught a 40lb grouper on the second drop. The ocean was slick calm today and alive with fish. I love days like that!

It was a slow start this morning with their being no grass and no bites. I started behind the rockpile tilefishing as that was the only thing happening. About noon a grassline started to form on the 070 and bingo! Mahi! Funny how things can change so fast. We went from dead looking water to mahi filled grass beds.

Travis and his brothers joined us today for their graduation present - a Gulf Stream trip. After the slow dolphin fishing yesterday I didn't have much faith in finding many bites today so we left early to get to the weather buoy. The weather buoy usually holds dolphins and the first boat there in the morning can have a good catch, but once a boat hits it it's over. Well we slowed down with high expectations but only caught one around it. I worked offshore and low and behold found a current edge with grass on it and bingo! Mahis! It worked out good and the boys had a blast, I stopped on the way home and caught some Amberjack and 2 kings as well.

We set out behind the rockpile this morning in search of mahi on a color change with grass on it. The condition looked good but no fish. There were a few blue marlin bites but we never saw one. It was noon before we finally got our first bites from some blackfin tuna's. I decided to put Graham on something that was gonna pull and give him a fight so we spent the afternoon around some wrecks and he had a ball pulling in greater and almaco jacks!

I decided to hook a left at the Inlet and head north to the point this morning. Boy am I glad we did!! The yellowfins were airing it out on flying fish and the first bite of the day was a citation 73lber! Pretty work Jeremy! We pecked away at them and ended up with 6 yellowfins a few skipjacks and 2 mahi. The size of the yellowfins was the biggest class of fish I've seen in awhile. Sometimes you gotta go where the fish live even if it's 70miles. I'd rather fish where the fish are for 30 minutes than where there not for 8 hours!

Back to charter fishing today and we made the bottom fish pay! The mahi fishing was a little on the slow side but we did manage one big gaffer. Grouper and tile, and a few amberjacks wrapped it up for us. And hot dog managed to blow up the batch room for the 4th consecutive year!! Glad you kept the streak rolling hot dog!

Today was our last day fishing the big rock blue marlin tournament. We already released two this week so one more would put us in the money, but we never had a good shot at one today. We saw a blue that laid up under the teaser and then left and a small white marlin pull a few feet of string off. It was a fun week with Andy and Gene though. Both of our fish were very nice and put on quite the air show. I believe the final numbers ended up being about 50 blue Marlins released for a 177 boat field fishing 4 days. A 545 pound blue marlin won the big fish category and 1.1 million dollars. Back to charter fishing tomorrow!

We fished our third day of the Big Rock today and shortly after the lines were in, we hooked a pretty nice blue marlin. She put on a show but as she got closer to the boat the smaller she got. About 104 or 105" fish. We released her and got 400 more points putting us in 4th place in the points with another day left to fish! With 110 boats fishing today, there were only 5 blue Marlins caught. The 535lb blue marlin is still the leading big fish so the tournament is still wide open!

Today was day two of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament and I headed back to the piece of water all the fish were caught in yesterday but it had disappeared and current took over so I did the best next thing g and that was fish where we've caught fish before. The fleet was pretty spread out and not as many fish were caught today as yesterday. We never had a bite but still have two more days left to fish.

Today was the first day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. The tournament is 6 days and you get to fish 4 of them. All the boats fished today, I think the full field has 174 boats. It was slow most of the morning but after lunch we hooked a real nice fish that we fought for over an hour. We got a release and 400 points. Andy the angler did a great job in the chair on a real nice blue marlin. There were 30 blue marlin releases today and a 535lb fish weighed in. Let's hope we find a bigger one this week!

Back after em again and boy was it good! Mahi mahi mahi! They were waiting for us with their mouths open. Gaffers bailers and some bottomfish. Life is great when fishing in the Gulf Stream!!!

The mahi didn't go far and I'm glad they didn't! We set out on the color change with grass on it and it was game on right outta the gate. A one stop shop. Gaffers and bailers. It was mahi as far as I could see. The boys caught on quick and made short order of 500lbs of dolphins. We trolled for a few more hours without any bites and decided to call it an early day to go in and get cleaned up and have a cold beer! There's no better feeling when you can see the mahi jumping on the change a mile away and you yell down, "Get ready boys!" It's gonna be good!

We have been blown out the last 3 days with NE winds at 30-40 mph so I didn't know what to expect today. I headed straight down the middle about the 100 line and there were birds on gaffers and bailers as far as I could see!!! Just what you wish to see when you leave the dock. Darrin and the crew did an awesome job for being thrown into a school of gaffers right off the bat. We bailed a limit, caught a 23 lb grouper and called it a day. Awesome fishing it was!!

With the lack of mahi around I again went straight to the bottom this morning. We are always going to try and put the most fish we can in the boat, and when the trolling is slow I just feel guilty at the end of the day when we come in with a sub par catch. But that's not a problem, we started with the rosefish and went to the tiles, then the Amberjack and Stephan caught a nice 20lb snowy. We did catch a yellow edge grouper too that we don't see very often as well. Tim and I think it's a tie between rosefish and triggerfish as being the best fish to eat in the ocean. The problem is the rosefish live in 1,000 feet of water and if there's current u can't catch them. It was a slick calm day and we packed the fish box full!

After yesterday's meat haul, the gang wanted to look for snappers today, I headed way south down into the lower 800's to look for vermillions. They were being line shy and not biting very good. When I say not biting I mean not 4 at a time, so we had to pick away at them. We caught plenty of triggerfish though. Silver snapper, glass eye snapper, big eye snapper, vermillion snapper, and a few gaffers rounded out the day. I didn't get a good picture because we went headboat style and everyone kept what they caught in their own cooler. Roger used the fish box as his cooler and as you can see he had a beautiful glass eye, I have one mounted myself on top of the kitchen cabinets. They are beautiful!! It sounded like the trolling bite was very slow today and most of the boats only had a few mahi. I'm glad we bottom fished and loaded up on meat!

Damora and the gang wanted to try and hit the bottom fish pretty hard today and I think we accomplished that. They all fished hard and in the end we limited out on triggerfish, blue line tiles, a snowy grouper, and Amberjack. We caught some rosefish just to add color to the dock picture. When we were bottom fishing for tiles, 2 gaffers swam up to the boat and they went back to Hatteras with us as well.

Today was Nick and the gang's last of a 3-day trip. With their not being many mahi around we decided to hit the bottom hard and fill up the freezer. Triggerfish, vermillion snapper, amberjack and a snowy grouper rounded off the fish box. I'm glad we decided to bottom fish because I didn't hear of any trolling fish caught on the radio today.

I set out behind the rockpile this morning on a pretty grass edge and the gaffers found us right away. It didn't take long and we iced down about 15 and went looking for a blue marlin for Nick's wall. Well luck was on our side and a 450lber ate the right short rigger and it was game on for about an hour. It was a very energetic fish and we got a healthy release on her as well.

I had to take the day off today so Tim ran the boat. His report was they had to dodge lightning storms all morning and seeing as they made it back I'd say he did a good job of reading the radar. There was a bad line of squals from Hatteras to Moorehead most of the day as they dodged the lightning storms. The boys said they wanted to catch a big grouper and at 60lbs he's a stud!! Some tiles, snappers, and triggers rounded out the day.

Pat and his crew joined us fishing today. We decided to chase a satellite picture in hopes of finding a grass edge in the mega deep. it looked like we would find it at 50 miles but when we got there it was just a blended out edge with more current so I switched gears and headed back inshore to bottom fish. We caught a limit of tiles and a nice snowy grouper. A few mahi found us and at the end of the day a nice gaffer ate our flatline bait.

Well the mahi disappeared today for the fleet but thankfully the current fell out so Coon Dog and the gang caught some bottom fish and a nice snowy grouper. We caught triggers, blue line tiles and 3 gaffers found us at the end of the day.

I went down the beach this morning in hopes of finding some mahi and I hit a current edge in 25 fathoms on the 000. There weren't many fish on it but we got lucky and found a school that the boys worked on pretty good and just like that had 40 mahi in the box! We picked around the bottom in the afternoon and found some tasty critters!

Porter, and the gang threw down the meat hammer today!! Not much to say other than sea bass, vermillion snapper, triggerfish, Amberjack, and tilefish. Lots of bites today and lots of eating to come.

We set out this morning looking for a blue marlin so I started about 100 fathoms on the 020 about where we left off yesterday. There were quite a few fish seen before lunch time and we had one try a long rigger but never eat the bait. Around 12:30 my shotgun rod took to screaming and that was him!! About a 400lber that bear caught rather quickly, he jumped a lot and wore himself out. Mission accomplished!!! The last three times Bear has fished with us he's caught a 150lb big eye, a 250lb bluefin, and today a 400lb blue marlin not to shabby.

Arnold, Zack, Brad and the crew experienced a great day today. I headed south this morning in hopes of finding mahi but the only condition we found had 200 boats on it. Mostly outboards fishing a mahi tournament and 3 long liners, I decided to veer offshore and look around. It didn't take long before a 500lb blue marlin crushed a plug and about jumped in the boat. We caught him and found a few mahi on an edge off in the deep. Later in the day another stud blue one found our flat line and we released him as well. Zack caught a 40lb grouper and we called it a day.

The mahi action slowed down just a little today for us, but we did find a 48lb bull. Ross and the boys almost entered the mahi tournament today but decided at the last minute not to compete. Probably a good thing cause I feel like if we would have been entered the bull would have jumped off! Haha. It was a nice day and we did some wreck fishing and ended the day with a golden tilefish. Pretty work on that mahi Thomas. He will look great on the wall.

Bryan and the guys fished their second day with us today and after loading down on mahi yesterday we decided to look for something else. I landed on a grass edge in 25 fathoms and caught a few mahi. I then turned offshore and we put out the big stuff. It didn't take long and Bryan was in the chair on a big fish. She jumped at first and put on quite a show but got tail wrapped unfortunately. After an hour she came up dead. We decided to take her home, 110" and 490 lbs. I finished out the day catching a few tilefish and some more mahi.

After looking at a satellite picture this morning it looked like a hard current edge would be way south. So we rolled the dice and made a gamble. Sure enough we found it on the 950 200 fathoms and it was loaded with gaffers!! Bryan had 5 boats booked today and they had a little tournament between the boats biggest fish, and most pounds. Well I figured we could wrap up the biggest fish with a snowy so I stopped on a spot I never fish much and caught a 45lber. Well that took the big fish pot! And 550lbs of mahi took the overall weight pot!! Pretty work guys!

Today was Andy, Mike, Tony, and Glenn's last of three days fishing with us and we decided to target something other than mahi. We ran south but crossed a weed line and the mahi found us. Of course when you don't wanna catch them they won't leave you alone. We picked around the grass patches and caught a dozen or so before heading off to find a 50lb snowy grouper. The highlight of the day was making a swordfish drop and hooked up right away. The fish came straIght to the top and then sounded back to 2,000 feet and the hook pulled. It was a great fight while it lasted, but we will catch him next year doc!

The pirate crew struck again!! We set on on a color change up around the 200 line and it was game on! Gaffers found us quite a few times and we made quick work of it! We stopped on a a bottom spot but they weren't biting very good. A few tiles and some rosefish finished us out for the day!

We set out in search of mahi this morning and we found them! I crossed a blue green color change on the 100 line that had grass in it and plenty of gaffer bites. We caught about 30 nice dolphins and made a few bottom drops to fill in the cracks in the fish box.

The wind howled out of the east today, which isn't the most favorable direction for fishing out of Hatteras. We landed south around the rockpile because that's the direction the waves took us. A few boats beat their way up to the east and I quickly realized that's where i needed to be. The fish were up inshore shallow around the end of the shoals so after a slow morning of no bites we picked up and headed that way. We picked away a few gaffers and ended up with a dozen and a nice king mackerel.

Gene and Andy joined us today. The weather was pretty nice on the way out but breezed up in the afternoon. We spent most of the day out in the deep looking for a marlin and we had a chance as one ate the flat line but he came unglued. They caught some nice mahi and a few bottomfish on the way home for dinner also. See y'all next month guys!

Jason and the guys wanted to head south this morning and try triggerfish/snapper fishing. We crossed a grass line on the 000 and decided to stick out a ballyhoo and we're glad we did. The gaffers struck us right away and we picked at them most of the morning. A very nice size class of fish also. We finished the day on the bottom with a few triggerfish as well!!!

I headed east this morning in hopes of the tuna biting, but after a few passes on the 230 - 250 and nobody reporting any bites I figured we better move on. We followed a grass line with giant patches of grass in it up to the 400 and what looked like it should be holding school after school of mahi but only produced 3. We decided to try some bottom fishing and found a nice snowy grouper and some tilefish a few sea bass and a golden tilefish as well.

We went south looking for mahi, but there really weren't many bites. We did the next best thing, actually the most tasty thing, and went and caught grouper and tiles.

The wind howled out of the east today, and you know what the saying says, "when the wind blows out of the east the fish bite the least" it was slow overall but we did put together a catch of blackfins and a few bottom fish.

We set out on the 230 this morning with the kite but after one pass I knew it wasn't going to be a morning deal. We decided no use wasting all day waiting on the tunas so we went bottom fishing, and struck gold!! Golden tilefish, a snowy grouper and a limit of tilefish rounded out the morning. The tunas started to bite late so we stayed late and caught a dozen.

With the southwest wind roaring again we pointed her 120 degrees back to the 230 area of rocks. The Tunas seemed very sluggish this morning chasing our kite baits but just not getting them good enough to stay hooked. So we brought the kite in and tried ballyhoo, that was pretty unsuccessful as well for us but we did catch a few mahi. Late in the afternoon we tried the kite again and they started to eat the yummee flyers better. We still had a lot of bites that we missed but managed 10 nice sized tunas.

Tom and the gang from West Virginia fish with us every year, and usually always have good mahi fishing in June but they wanted to come earlier this year and try tuna fishing. We kite fished all day around the rocks and I'd say they are a believer in the kite! There was a lot of boat traffic and the bigger tunas get super picky when 50 boats are running over them. But that's ok because we know how to catch them. When they are chasing and eating flying fish the kite will always outfish ballyhoo and the fish are bigger as well. You better have every tool you need because there's always a way to catch them!

Gene and Andy joined us today. It was pretty dang rough with a southwest wind blowing over 20, and no current to help out the sea condition. But the fish were hungry! We fished until about 11:00, and they were biting!! Blackfin tuna and mahi. Hopefully there will be some current tomorrow or hoping the wind falls out. But Gene did a great job today and they will have enough fish for a few dinners.

Back to the old circle on the 230, everything was different today and no tuna bites this morning. We picked around at a few gaffers in the scattered grass and hit a wreck where we caught some gigantic sea bass. We put the kite up at 12:00 and bingo!!! They started to bite. We caught 9 blackfins and a yellowfin with a few of them going over the 20lb mark. We also found a nice king mackerel which for this time of the year is a rarity!

The tunas were snapping this morning!! We started off ballyhoo fishing because of the big swell left over from the 50knot southeast wind yesterday, they just don't like to bite the Greenstick in a swell like that and a lot of times miss the kite boats. But that was ok because the ballyhoo were working. The fish were a little smaller today and I feel like that's because we ballyhoo fished. No problem as they taste the same as the big ones. Lori did a great job in catching most of them. I think we ended up with 26.5 of course a shark had to get ahold of the biggest one we had on!

Corey and the guys from Delaware set out with us this morning in search of tuna, but the ocean had something else in mind. There was grass as far as the eye could see when we hit the Gulf Stream and grass equals mahi. We pulled around the grass patches most of the morning and found 60 mahi. It took awhile but we found them. In the afternoon we put up the kite and caught 6 nice sized tunas. They really weren't eating the flying fish very good as we had a lot of missed strikes. The

Jeff, Shawn, and the gang from the shipyard joined us this morning for some Tuna action. As I was slowing down on the rocks I could see 'em chasing flyers everywhere. It sure didn't take long before the box was full. We put out the Greenstick and Tim never had time to get a ballyhoo in the water. They straight up chewed!! We were done pretty early and the guys wanted to hit the road home, so since Trey and Norm and the boys got blown out yesterday we decided to do a turn and burn with another offshore trip this afternoon. We left around 12:00 with Trey and crew and picked up right where we left off with Jeff's crew. They started to get a little picky so we put up the kite and that fixed the picky problem. We boxed another 20 or so tunas this afternoon and got in around dark. A great day and two great groups with plenty of tuna action

Bryson and Kenny wanted to give the tunas a try today and we arrived at the rocks with perfect conditions to fly a kite. We went about 30 minutes without a bite, but then they started to eat the flyers. Bryson caught 4 nice ones that were about 30 pounds a-piece and as I put the boat back in gear after Tim gaffed a tuna the shaft broke. The shaft is what runs from the motor to your propeller. It was a long day after that as we got towed in. But Bryson made the best of it and caught a nice king and a giant bluefish on the way in. Glad I have an extra shaft at the house!!!

I pointed her 120 degrees this morning and ended up around the rocks. It started off slow as we picked at a few blackfins on the ol' buggy whip. We had an awful lot of bites but they just weren't getting hooked. Usually when that happens they end up eating good in the afternoon so we stayed put and made a bunch of circles. It paid off in the end. Nothing hot and heavy but steady action after lunch time. A few of the blackfins were gigantic and Tim even said they looked like small big eyes coming in. We ended up with about 20 tunas and a few of them were over 30lbs.

Trish and Jon wanted to look for a bluefin today and it didn't take long to find one. We set out on the 780 in the whales and porpoises and it didn't take long. Three poles took to screaming and it was game on. The first one was into the backing quickly, the second one pulled off, and the third bite was a yellowfin. By the time Tim gaffed the yellowfin, Jon was 1/2 way into the backing. Slowly but surely he gained back and in an hour we had a nice 95" bluefin release for him!!!! Not a bad start to the day dinner and a bluefin!! We didn't get many bites the rest of the day and called it early as the mission was accomplished.

Back to the 230 again today and we were greeted with tunas!! They were biting this morning. It didn't take long to fill the box up with about 15 fat blackfins. There was not much current so we decided to see if Mr. Sea Bass wanted to take a ride back to Hatteras as well. We bounced around on the bottom for the better part of the afternoon and put the ol' buggy whip up at the end of the day and caught a few more tunas to wrap us up. Tanner wanted to catch a shark so we found him a nice 8' bull to end the day!

Sea Bass Jon and the crew from Maryland joined us today for some bottom fishing. I started pretty far south around the 940's and worked north. The triggers were easy to come by but the bass were playing lockjaw. We caught a limit but ended up on the 200 line. Bouncing around from rock to rock. We caught a few sand tiles and Amberjack as well. Now that's a dock full of good eating!!

Back to the 230 area and boy what a difference a day makes. Yesterday we circled the rocks all day and never had a tuna bite. Today they were airing it out and chasing flying fish. Just when you think you are smarter than a tuna they will humble you awful quickly. We started on the 230 and it was game on as they ate squids on the stick, ballyhoo, and we caught a few on poppers. When they wanna eat they eat!!!

We set out looking for tunas around the 230 area this morning in less than ideal conditions. The wind was howling out of the northwest and the ocean was rougher than a corn Cobb. We fished down a beautiful current edge with grass on it for much of the morning and captured 3 gaffers!! Spring is on the way! The wind finally laid down in the afternoon and we were able to get out on the rocks but the 4 knots of current had lockjaw on the tunas. The guys finished up jigging on a few wrecks and caught some gigantic bluefish.

Lee said he wanted to catch something big, so we set out looking for a bluefin this morning. I slowed down on the 610 and as the first line was going out a 72" bluefin ate us up. We didn't have to clear any lines as I only had 1 out!! Haha... There were plenty of fish around as you can see from the fish finder. We released a few 400lb fish and broke off a few others which seemed bigger than 400. I jogged down the beach in the afternoon to get away from the bluefins where some of the fleet was getting yellowfin bites and we caught 3. The ocean slicked off to flat calm and we called it an early day as everyone had sore arms.

We went looking for a big bite today but never found him. I'm not really sure why we never made contact with ol' bluefin but some how they played it safe today. There were plenty of marks and even saw some 500-600lb fish busting on top. There were some bites around the fleet today mostly 4XL fish, too big to keep but awful fun to pull on. We managed 7 nice yellowfins. I guess if you add them all together it would equal a bluefin!! Haha... We fished around the point, and most of the day we circled 2-tones, and pilot whales. Any way you look at it we still managed to make a bloody mess!

We switched gears today as Kenny, Bryson and Wanda wanted to fill the fry daddy today. Egg, house autry, and hot oil will be needed in the future! We headed south this morning in a rather choppy SW wind , but the bottom fish were hungry and I'd say Bryson's arm is tired of cranking in fish. Sea bass, blueline triggers and Amberjack filled us out.

Kevin's old lady finally let him off the leash for the weekend, and the bluefins chowed again. The first few bites of the day were 100", 500-600lb class fish. It's something to see them air out on the Greenstick. Some absolutely incredible bites on giant fish. Tim even had to backwrap on them to get them up on the leader which he says "if you gotta backwrap on the leader he's tugging pretty good". At the end of the day Bear managed to catch a keeper at 72". It was some world class incredible fishing.

They chewed today!!! The bluefins chowed today and we were right in the middle of it! We caught and kept a 70" tuna. The smaller size fish have been hard to come by lately and released 4 or 5 others up to 90". It's good to see a healthy population of bluefins all different sizes in the same area. We caught a few on the ol' buggy whip today and a few on poppers. They were airing it out on bluefish as far as you could see and man was it a pretty sight!

Well we showed up to slicks and the smell of bluefins everywhere! We threw poppers and jigs this morning but never had much luck, so plan B was let's get a bite!! We put the Greenstick up in the air and it wasn't 3 minutes and a 600lber piled on us! We released him and caught one about 85" a little while later, another fish over 100" broke us off. There's some giants around, and I mean giants!

We set out looking for bluefins and we landed above the point in the 650's. There were plenty of slicks popping up which meant the bluefins were feeding!!! Kil and the crew threw poppers and jigs at 'em with a couple hook ups, and broken leaders we finally came tight on a nice fish around noon. They fought the fish on stand up tackle for about 2-1/2 hours. She was a beautiful fish right at 100" and we put a tag in her and sent her back out the door. Brian did manage to catch a yellowfin for dinner.

We set out today in a rough ocean as the forecast was calling for the winds to calm down. Well they calmed down from 25 to 15 knots but the swell was still rather large. We jigged around a few wrecks where the jacks were so thick we caught a few double headers on the same bait. We moved offshore and to look for a golden tile but the current was screaming so we went swordfishing. First bite was a big fat mako shark who bit through the 400lb test leader next to the boat. Second bite was a swordfish who decided he wanted to act like the mako and pulled off as well. The big swell and rocking of the boat up and down didn't help with landing those two big bites. We caught a few bottom fish for supper and called it a day. See you in May Mike. I'm sure the pool guy can't wait either!!

A quick meat run for Mike, Jon, Fred, and Cole. They were chewing and we made short order of triggers, bass, Amberjack, blue liners and a giant 8lb porgy. There was some current but the guys did a great job at staying untangled.

The bluefins moved about ten miles down the beach this morning when we found them. It looked like bombs going off with birds on them. No doubt in my mind I thought they would cover us up at any moment. We drug ballyhoos, the Greenstick, and even tried our light yellowfin gear in hopes of at least triggering a bite. They made a good showing all morning rolling and eating on top. We caught some yellowfins that were slam full of baitfish the same bait the bluefins are eating. Only problem is it's to small to imitate. They are gorging themselves on small minnows and don't seem to interested in much else.

John and his buddy fished with us the last two days. Target was giant bluefin tuna so we took the boat to Oregon Inlet and fished up around the 850's. The commercial fleet had a few big fish bites but we never made contact. The fish that are around right now are big with a few approaching 1,000 lbs. but you know what they say "they don't get big for being stupid". We did find a few nice yellowfins as a consolation prize.

Back to the east and tuna was the target today. They wanted to play lockjaw and not cooperate though. I could see them on the screen all day underneath us and they just wouldn't bite. We trolled ballyhoo, jigged the Greenstick, and even vertical jigged. The water was 77' the only excuse I have was they were on vacation sunning themselves. We circled the 230 until my steering wheel wouldn't turn anymore, even stayed late, which most of the time they eat later in the day but we did find quite a bit of action on some wrecks on the way home.

Al and the gang started the morning off with 4 blackfins on their first drop! They ate the jigs about as good as they could have. We bounced around on the 230 to the 250 and had plenty of action. The blue/pink/silver gypsy jigs seemed to be the ticket today. We have been testing out a new brand of fluorocarbon, BAM, it seems to be way better and cheaper then seaguard.

Uhm...how big will I tell the guy's that this fish was...

Mike wanted to see if any tunas were biting seeing as how he just bought 200 jars for canning. We started out on the 230 rocks and never had a bite for the first hour or two. I almost picked up and went king mackerel fishing down in the 160's where the word on the radio was it was good. But we stuck with it and they decided to bite this afternoon up on the 280-290 area. We ended up catching a few 25lbers that helped fill the box. We trolled most of the day but also catch 2 on jigs.