OIFC fishing report 8-20

Angler Paul Pancake documented that he took a couple of journeys to the deep drinking water this week with some fellow fishermen and caught some wahoo and mahi. On the 1st journey they caught a wahoo in 400+ ft of water and on the 2nd journey they caught a single in 390 ft. The 2nd trip noticed tough seas, but did produce two mahi. Paul stated the scorching shade was red and white.

In the pics are Paul, Austin Keener, and Billy Berg.

– Capt. Rickey Beck
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Week in assessment&quot | Get Active | 08/19/eleven

What a excellent week to be on the water of coastal Brunswick Co. Cooler temps, mild winds, Oh yeah and fish biting. From the near shore reefs the the inlets and creeks. Flounder, Red Drum, Black Drum, Speckle Trout and even an inshore cobia. The inshore bite is on despite the 82 -86 diploma drinking water temps. Mullet minnows and significant white shrimp have been the baits creating extremely good catches for the folks on the Get Busy Fishing boat.
– Capt. Jeff Williamson
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&quotwahoo biting&quot | Actual-Time Update | 08/19/11

Charlie tassel and James Freeman of Monroe,NC caught 3 thirty-35 pound wahoo at the blackjack yesterday. Charlie reported that the two guy crew was kep t extremely chaotic all day from constant bites reporting a dozen or more solid bites. This is wonderful information and great reason to dust off the stream trolling rigs and gear- drop wahoo season can be planet class. Capt. Brant McMullan
– Brant McMullan
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&quotKristen’s two one/two Flounder&quot | OIFC Planet Cat / Carolina Cat | 08/18/11

Kristen Really like out fished absolutely everyone very last weekend with her 2 and one/2 flounder. She caught a 17.5&quot and a twenty&quot Sunday at the Caudle Reef and the one/2 flounder was caught at the Youpon Reef on Friday. Jamie Blue estimated the fifty percent of the flounder that produced it to the boat would have been five or 6lbs prior to some creature created it his lunch.
– Capt. Rickey Beck

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&quotWAHOO!!!&quot | OIFC Earth Cat / Carolina Cat | 08/18/eleven

What a wahoo!!! Yesterday Steve Ritenhour took Joel Martin and his two sons, John, age seven and Joseph, age 8 for their 1st off shore journey aboard Steve’s 26 ft. Triton &quotSeaclusion&quot. They caught the whaoo in the picture as properly as a mahi 26 miles out in eighty ft. of apparent water which was full of bait.. They caught the wahoo in the prop wash on a king rig with a cigar minnow and the fight was on!

– Capt. Rickey Beck

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&quotScattered Inshore Report&quot | Tiberias – 22′ | 08/18/11

I have only gotten out 2 times this week with the McRae group on Monday early morning and the Miniuitti group this early morning. Monday we headed straight for the nearshore reefs seeking for flounder. We could not get baits to the bottom prior to the black sea bass had been inhaling it! We drifted, moved, and hit many distinct spots. Finally, Stuart drilled a great 21&quot flounder and his buddy Richard adopted it up with a wonderful 18&quot flounder. That was it for our flounder bite. We did fight a four foot shark all the way to the boat for a quick release at boatside. It was time for prepare B…Spanish are scattered all alongside the seashore entrance appropriate now. It did not get long for us to catch a number of to stop the day with some good eating.

Nowadays with Michelle, Wes, and Jack we created a number of stops before heading out the inlet. Jack was 1st to hook up with a nice red! Jack fought him all the way to the boat before the fish released itself just out of achieve of my internet. Disappointing…but will Jack get yet another opportunity to redeem himself? Wes was up following, rod bent more than and he went to function. Meanwhile, Jack’s rod bent over and one more fish was screaming off drag. I enjoy it! I netted Wes’s fish very first and then scooped up Jack’s redfish. Way to remain with it Jack! Equally boys enjoyed it significantly, but had been eager to see the ocean and catch a handful of spanish. We obtained on the spanish just prior the sea bouy. Wes and Jack desired to catch a shark, so we went to bottom fishing. The bottom was dead today! We did see a barracuda try to eat a bluefish and a significant, really large hammerhead. Winds seem excellent once more for tomorrow, hope the fish obtained the memo. See ya on the drinking water!

– Capt. Jacob Frick
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