Hatteras Harbor fishing report 2-20
Spectacular Bluefin Tuna fishing today with the majority of the boats bringing a fish back to the dock. Weather was choppy and cold.
Citations
Bite Me- Gary Gammon of Gastonia, NC caught a 332lb Bluefin Tuna.
Release- Rob Batson of Chantilly,VA caught a 200lb Bluefin Tuna. Ivan Deza released a Bluefin Tuna.
Fri, February 18, 2011
Only a few boats left the dock today weather was pretty bouncy, but fishing was great with lots of Bluefin releases and all boats brought a Bluefin Tuna back to the dock.
Citations
Good Times: Craig Seaman of Atlanta, GA released 3 Bluefin Tuna and caught one 122lb. John Seaman of Painter, VA released 3 Bluefin Tuna.
Thu, February 17, 2011
Blue fin Tuna fishing was excellent again today, they caught them trolling, jigging, chunkin’ and on top water plug. There were also some Black fins caught
Citations
David Leider of Mt. Pleasant, SC released a Blue fin measuring 70" on Hatteras Blue
Wed, February 16, 2011
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Lots of Bluefins (20 +) released today, there were 4 brought to the dock. They were caught both jigging and trolling. There were also some Blackfins caught.
We are currently trying to get a couple of make up trips together for this weekend, if you’re interested give us a call at 1-800-676-4939.
Tue, February 15, 2011
Offshore: North 20-25kts, seas 5-8′ every 6 seconds.
Inshore: North 20-25, waves 2-3′.
No Boats Out
Mon, February 14, 2011
Offshore: South West wind blowing 22-30kts. Gust up to 35kts. Seas 6-9′ every 6 seconds.
Inshore: South West 15-20kts, waves 2-3".
No Boats Out
Sun, February 13, 2011
Great weather and Bluefin Tuna were snapping. Several caught and released.
Citations
Native Son: Michael Vaughan of Smithfield, VA. Joseph Vaughan of Tappahannock, VA and William Allensworth of St Stephens Church, VA all released Bluefin Tuna. Rich Taylor of Warsaw, VA caught a 210lb Trophy Bluefin. Jake Jumper of Smithfield, VA caught a 105lb Bluefin Tuna.
Bite Me: Matthew Stankiewicz of Berlin, NJ released 3 Bluefin Tuna. Fred Pohlig of Bellmawr, NJ released a Bluefin Tuna. Lou Tami of Carteret, NJ, and Carl Meumayer of Yonkers, NY released a Bluefin Tuna.
Good Times: Michael Lentz of San Francisco, CA caught a 201lb Bluefinand released 2 more, Tuna. Tom Lentz of Mocksville,NC released 3 Bluefin Tunas. Robert Lentz of San Francisco, CA released 2 Bluefin Tunas.
Sat, February 12, 2011
Choppy weather today with a few Blackin Tuna, Albacore, Amberjack and scattered Bluefin Tuna.
Citations:
Good Times: JT Blanco of Williamsburg, VA caught a 220lb Bluefin Tuna.
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Feb 13- Bluefin Tuna Jake of Smithfield, VA.
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Feb 13- Rich Taylor of Warsaw, VA caught this 210lb Bluefin Tuna.
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Feb 18- Craig S. of Atlanta, GA brought in this 122lb Bluefin Tuna.
Hatteras Harbor Marina
P.O. Box 537
Hatteras , NC 27943
http://www.hatterasharbor.com
800-676-4939
Feb 13- Michael Lentz of San Francisco, CA with his 201lb Bluefin Tuna
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Here are a few pics from our Bluefin adventure the other day.
-Capt. Brant McMullan
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""Friday Highlights"" | Tiberias – 22′ | 02/19/11
My neighbor Tim Garret has been after me for a while to show him the ropes on the inshore grounds. It seems like I have always been too busy when he has been around. However, this time worked out, still lots to do…but sometimes things just have to wait when it comes to fishing. Fresh bottom paint and a boat full of gulp we headed for the fishing grounds. I was a bit reluctant with Tim sporting the hi-vis line on his outfits. No worries…as on the first few cast Tim was hooked up! The slight rise in water temperature has put a little step back in their fight. After a minute or two Tim landed his first redfish. A nice 25" redfish. A few cast later and he had another one. We managed to get one more small fish to the boat and had one other bite. We started fast and ended slowly, but enough to keep us coming back. See ya on the water!
-Capt. Jacob Frick
"Gettn’ Ready" | Get Busy | 02/19/11
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful! Somehow that didn’t come out right. Anyway, you get the drift. Mother Nature is teasing us with with this spring like weather. But it is a good time to get out, check your boat and gear and be ready.
If you don’t feel like that, drop by the OIFC and let Steele and Jacob make you jealous as they tell you about their trip to Hatteras with Brant and Barrett. I’ve been off (from work) most of the winter, so I helped hold down the fort while they took a much deserved break, and I helped cover while Anita and Amy put out new stock.
The store is a wreck, please overlook that and come see us. We can talk about what we intend to do this spring or complain about fish closures and negative effect of gill nets. Maybe even formulate a plan of action. Perhaps one of ya’ll would like to take the lead?
Don’t forget the spring kick off and the Year Around Fishing Rodeo. I think the trophies turned out great this year and the money wasn’t bad either. Finally, a get well soon to Clay Morphis. Hurry up start fishing your new bay boat and take some more Rodeo Money!
-Capt. Rickey Beck
"Bluefin Tuna???" | OIFC World Cat / Carolina Cat | 02/18/11
Yes its true. Yesterday, Team OIFC headed out on the road on a recon mission to check on rumors of a hot Bluefin bite taking place offshore of Cape Hatteras. Capt. Brant, Capt. Barrett, Capt. Jacob and myself loaded up the Yellowfin at 3am and hit the road in search of what we have coined "The Unicorn". We arrived in Morehead City around 6am and were off on a quick 80 mile trip north to the waters off of Diamond Shoals. Along the way, we stopped at a wreck to pick up a little ammo which Brant said was going to be our "secret weapon". At that point, I should have realized that Brant and Barrett, being the infamous masters of live bait fishing were up to something. We made short work of filling the livewell with huge bluefish, and then we were off to find the fish. When we got close to our destination, the VHF was alive with the Hatteras fleet hooked up and following a huge mass of Tuna’s. It took us a little while to get set up so we put a traditional spread of ballyhoo out while we got our bearings. The bite seemed to slow down as we really got going and we all had the "day late, dollar short" feeling. That was not to be the case, as it turned out, they were just having a morning siesta… Around noon, we started marking huge pods of fish and started seeing Tuna’s busting on the surface, at times by the dozens. We quickly learned that all you had to do was ride till you saw them on top or marked them on the bottom sounder and pitch out live bait. While the Tuna’s made quick work of the live bait, we were on the bow casting Poppers for some topwater action. Capt. Jacob was the first to draw blood with a very respectable 100+ lb fish, caught on live bait. The action continued at a fevered pitch with several fish swirling and biting at the poppers while Brant and Barrett continued hooking fish after fish on live Bluefish. Finally late in the day, we managed to hook up on topwater with an explosive strike and two other fish on live bait for a triple header to cap off what ended up being one of the most explosive, consistant Bluefin Tuna bites we have experienced in a very long time. We headed back to Morehead with "mission accomplished" stirring in all of our minds. We ended the day with 4 fish boated and another 10-12 hookups. After having a good night of rest to decompress, I have to say, the most exciting part of the day was watching two brothers, who have mastered the skill of live bait fishing for King Mackerel, adapt that same technique and apply it to tuna to turn what could have been an average day into one of the coolest fishing trips I have been on.
-Capt. Steele Parks
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Trophy Hunter charters- fishing report 2-18
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Stripers are holding on. We had good fishing over the weekend but released most of the fish we caught. They ranged in weight from 20 pounds to over 40 pounds. Yesterday things started the same way. Late in the morning we found a great area of fish close to the beach. We left them rolling on top and hopefully there for the next trip. We have Saturday morning and Sunday available over the weekend. Thanks!
Stripers and Bluefins! / 02/20/11
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The bluefins have been around for a while but things look like they are finally getting thick. We fished offshore on Friday and caught two. The first was around 100 pounds and fit into the slot we are allowed to keep. The second was too big to keep and we estimated the fish at around 300 pounds. It was windy and fishing conditions were tough but the tuna were there. We were around schools of bluefin the entire trip. There were two other boats fishing and both of them caught one fish small enough to keep and several over the 73 inch limit. Yesterday one boat fished from Oregon Inlet and he was able to find one small enough to keep. It is fun to see the big ones around. If you want to catch a big tuna it is time to come.
Striper fishing just keeps hanging on as well. The last two days have been excellent fishing for the fleet. We fished yesterday afternoon and limited out. The stripers were a little smaller but it was good action for a half day trip.
Let us know if you are ready to get out of the house and spend some time on the ocean. Thanks!
Captain Kenneth Brown,
kennethbrown@charter.net,
Trophy Hunter Charters
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
252-473-9892
http://fishtrophyhunter.com/
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glassy calm the last several days. We were in shorts and t-shirts yesterday. Plenty of redfish in the creeks, beach and jetties. 30 fish days have been common this week, shrimp has ben working the best for us. Blown forcast for today, fog and light winds…
Have a good day,
Dave
Cape lookout Charters
Morehead City, NC
252-240-2850
http://capelookoutcharters.com/
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deep sea fishing trip in tobago
We met some local fisherman and they took us on a 12 hour deep sea fishing trip off the coast of tobago. We caught 3 large groupers and a ton of flying fish.
oden’s dock fishing report 2-19
Boats are out today although its conditions are a tad windy.
Oden’s Dock
Hatteras NC
252-986-2555
http://www.breakwaterhatteras.com/
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Red Drum Tackle fishing report, Buxton 2-20
OK, everyone is waiting for someone else to catch a fish.
Get your waders on and get some stinky on your hands!
I fished on the north side of the Point on Sunday and it was great to be out there. Almost 60 degree water temperature was reported on the south end of Okracoke Sunday afternoon. I had to work today, fishing again this weekend!
Chin up, the warm water will get here!
Kara
Fishing report by Dan
Another day of missed opportunity. Birds are working hard again up at Pea Island inside of casting range. Water temp 54 down by Ocracoke south end and Southwest winds for the next three days. All we need is some fishermen around to catch something. The weather should be warm enouth for speedos soon….
Dan
Thursdays Fishing Report
Holy warm weather!!!!
I’ve been seeing boils in the canal behind the house and Bobby wanted to fish. So I threw an orange jig head with a weathered (sun-bleached) chartruse gulp. It was about 5 casts into it and WAMO! I had a nice fish on, taking some drag and all! I said "go get your dad, he’ll be excited for us!" I also mumbled something about needing a net too!
Well, about 10 seconds later, I hear thump, bump, roll, squeak! Bobby was bringing the wheel barrow and a piece of rope! Talk about back-up!! I lost the fish, the gulp tail was weathered when I started and when it came back, the tail portion was hanging on by just goo!
I had seen some cobb-sized Jumping Mullet too and my first mosquito !
I was glad to see activity! I am sitting here in my short-sleeved T-shirt!
I’m glad to have pretty weather, got up to 63 here today!
Have a great evening, tomorrow is suppose to be beautiful!
Kara
Friday fishing report by Dan
Well, finally a fishing report from yesterday. One fisherman landed 15 puppy drum down by the cable crossing in the sound at Hatteras inlet. Due to the winds, he was fishing there and luck out with the puppies. No reports of any fish caught today, but there are more people here this weekend.
Saturday fishing report by Dan
Great day with just a little wind to keep the bugs away.. I did have some reports of dog sharks and a few puppies from yesterday, but nothing for today. The water temp looks good, bait everywhere, so Where’s the fish? I need Grumpy and the duster to cheer me up.
Reddrum Tackle
Buxton, NC
252-995-5414
http://reddrumtackle.com/
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Rigging A Worm – How To Rig A Night Crawler For Fishing
One of the most popular baits that can be used for fishing is the night crawler. As a matter of fact anyone who goes fishing has probably used a night crawler as bait at some point in their “fishing career”. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is the fact that these worms are so readily available and easy to find in most fishing areas. In this article I will outline how to rig a night crawler for fishing so that you can catch more fish on your next fishing excursion.
When it comes to rigging a worm as bait for fishing, most anglers don’t give the process nearly enough thought and just hook their worm onto a hook over and over again and call it good. While this might be the way fishermen have been rigging a worm for decades, it doesn’t mean that it is by any means the most effective way to accomplish the task. If you want to know how to rig a night crawler for fishing you need to try “thinking like a fish” for a moment.
When a worm is hooked onto a single fishing hook over and over again, what happens? Basically a “worm ball” is created and “worm balls” certainly don’t appear at all “natural” to a fish. To make this “worm ball” appear a bit more natural many anglers leave a portion of the night crawler unhooked and hanging from the hook itself. While this method will catch fish it is by no means the most effective way of rigging a worm for fishing and doesn’t appear at all natural to the fish.
More than two decades ago I was introduced to something called a set of gang hooks, which is simply two small hooks tied back to back which enable worms to be presented as bait outstretched the way that they appear in nature. There is no question that gang hooks are the way of rigging a worm for fishing. When I was introduced to these hooks some twenty years ago, we used them for fishing in rivers but I have since learned that they are effective in almost any situation where night crawlers (or other live worms) are being used as bait.
When rigging a night crawler for fishing while using gang hooks it’s important that the worm itself is pinched in half before being rigged onto the hooks (especially when using small gang hooks such as size #10). By doing this it makes for a much more natural presentation, leaving only a small portion of the worm “hanging” from the end of the second hook for finicky fish to “steal”. Doing this is also nice because it effectively doubles the amount of bait that you have to use on a given fishing trip.
Gang hooks are tied on a piece of fishing line known as a “leader” and are attached to your fishing line by using a barrel swivel that is equal to the pound test of the fishing line that is being used. A barrel swivel as the “union” between the two pieces of fishing line is not only stronger than a knot, but the swivel prevents your line from becoming twisted as well. The bottom line is that rigging a worm is quite simple, and if gang hooks are employed, quite effective as well. There is no doubt that gang hooks are how to rig a night crawler for fishing.
Rigging A Worm For Fishing
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Oregon Inlet fishing center report 2-20
by Korin
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Limits of stripers today! Great fishing hopefully there will be good off shore fishing tomorrow.
2-17-2011 FISHING REPORT
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Not a whole lot of striper action today. We weighed in two big bluefin tunas.A local, Hazel Basnight from Manteo caught a 245 lb bluefin. In the picture below is the 105 lb bluefin.
2-18-2011 FISHING REPORT
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Great striper fishing today. Lots of citations. William Taylor landed a 43 pounder, Joseph Noble had a 35 pound striper. Cole Gurley from Selma,N.C. had a 42 lb striper. Other citations where 36,42,37. We do have an offshore boat bring in a bluefin tuna.
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2-19-11
by Korin
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Another great day of fishing. Many Striper citations today. The largest Striper wieghed in today was a 54 pounder caught by Robin DuVal. A great day of offshore fishing that brought in catches of BLUEFIN AND YELLOWFIN TUNA!
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
(252) 441-6301
http://www.oregon-inlet.com
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How To Catch A Rainbow Trout – 3 Tips To Help You Catch More Trout When Trout Fishing
If you want to know how to catch a rainbow trout this article is for you. Below, I will outline three tips to help you catch a rainbow trout on your next trout fishing excursion. These beautiful fish can be found in both rivers and lakes and can be fairly easy to catch. This is especially true with small rainbow trout, trout that are between six to twelve inches in length, especially if the trout that you are fishing for have been recently stocked.
What is a stocked rainbow trout you ask? A stocked trout is simply a fish that has been bred by humans for the express purpose of being stocked or planted into a waterway to replenish native trout populations and/or be caught by anglers. Many states stock trout in their waterways and many fishermen fish for these stocked trout. But the bottom line is that a stocked trout has been raised in captivity and is then released into the wild, many times for the purpose of being caught. These trout tend to be much easier to catch than rainbow trout that have been born and lived naturally in a waterway. Stocked trout that have survived a couple of fishing seasons in a given waterway tend to become much more difficult to catch than the “freshly stocked” brethren as well. In any case this is what a stocked trout is.
If you want to learn how to catch a rainbow trout or just how to catch more trout on you next trout fishing outing, add the following 3 tips to your trout fishing arsenal sooner rather than later.
- Make Sure You Use Light Fishing Line – Many anglers make the mistake of using fishing line that’s entirely too heavy when they are fishing for trout. In almost all cases trout are found in cold, clear water which means that your fishing line will be visible to the fish if it’s too heavy. For more than twenty years I have used four pound test monofilament when fishing for rainbow trout with great success. Lighter line than this is good also, but difficult to tie knots in and use effectively. Six pound test is okay as well, but any line heavier than six pound test should be avoided when fishing for rainbow trout.
- Make Sure That Your Use Small Fishing Hooks – For the same reason as the tip above (that trout are found in clear water) small fishing hooks should always be used when you are trout fishing. If your fishing hooks are too large they will be visible to the trout, which isn’t a good thing when you are trout fishing because if a tout can see your hook (or hooks) they are much less apt to bite your offering. Gang hooks, which are simply a pair of small hooks tied in tandem, are an excellent way to make sure that you are using small fishing hooks. If you are trout fishing for rainbow trout with Powerbait and a treble hook the perfect size treble hook is a #12.
- Use A Fishing Vest – Whether you are fishing for rainbow trout in a lake with Powerbait or trying to catch a trout in a river with a live worm, the easiest and most effective way to carry all of your trout fishing gear on the water when you are trout fishing is a fishing vest. Many times fishing vests are thought of as being for fly fishermen only, but they are very effective for spin fishermen as well.
Whether you are learning how to catch a rainbow trout for the first time or if you have been chasing these beautiful fish for years, these simple tips will help you experience more trout fishing success.
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Deep Sea Fishing, Cabo, Mexico
blog.TheFrugalTravelers.com 866.988.5283 Cabo is one of the best places to go deep sea fishing. Just 0 for a 31′ boat including lunch & beer! We caught 4 Dorados (Mahi-Mahi), which they cleaned, filleted, froze for us and delivered to our hotel. A great day on the water, with great views of the scenery and wildlife.
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Grand Bahama Deep Sea Fishing Part 1
Mahi Mahi fishing at its best!!! Starring Marcus, John, David, Ned, James Lonnie, and cinematographer Brad. For the record, we’re on a boat!!!
