Carolina charter boats, tackle shops and marina reports 9-17

[Saltwater Fishing]

ISHING-REPORT-09-15-10
by bill

Offshore boats enjoyed all kinds of great fishing. I counted 61 white marlin flags. Two boats had 12 a piece. There were excellent dolphin catches. The best for size I have seen this year. Blackfin tuna catches were outstanding. A few yellowfins were caught. A couple of wahoo were also caught. Inshore boats caught tailor bluefish and spanish mackerel. An open boat had some beautiful speckled trout. Another caught tailor bluefish and flounders. A third open boat on an all day trip caught tailor bluefish and amberjacks. Miss Oregon inlet caught flounders.

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FISHING-REPORT-09-16-10
by bill

Offshore good dolphin catches, white marlin, and blackfin tuna. One boat caughtr six nice yellowfin tunas along with dolphin and blackfin tunas. the yellowfins are coming. A 582 pound blue marlin was brought in. There is a contest amongst mates as to the biggest marlin for the season. Awards for first second and third places. Mate Greg Feeley was ceremoniously tossed into the creek by his peers this being his first docked blue marlin. It is hard to appreciate without having done it, all that goes into this achievment. More information on the bluemarlin will be added tommorrow. Inshore boats caught tailor bluefish, spanish mackerel and false albacore. Open boats caught tailor bluefish, speckled trout and puppy drum in the morning, tailor bluefish and grey trout in the afternoon. One boat caught grey trout, flounders and big croakers in the afternoon. An all day trip caught amberjacks. Miss Oregon Inlet caught sea mullet, sheepshead and triggerfish

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MARLIN PICTURE
by Tim Cantwell

Tim Cantwell sent in this picture he took August 4 this year on an Oregon Inlet Fishing Center charter.


"Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
(252) 441-6301
http://www.oregon-inlet.com 98 NC Highway 12, Herbert Bonner Bridge, NC
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[Saltwater Fishing]

"Susan Taylor's Sail" | OIFC World Cat / Carolina Cat | 09/17/10

This week the Whites (Charlotte) the Houghs (Charlotte) and the Taylors (Jackson, NC) met up for their annual vacation at Ocean Isle Beach. The 1st day they loaded up Butch and Julie Hough's 31 ft Cape Horn for a days fishing. The seas were rough and no bait was too be found. They ended the day with 2 blue fish.. The 2nd day they went at it again, determined to at least catch a few Spanish. A few small pogies were located. They pulled Clark Spoons along the beach but the only bite they could drum up was false albacore. Day 3 was spent at the 90's but there was no action to be found. Day 4, small pogies were found. They fished the 90's with still no luck so they went to the 65 ft. Hole..Nothing!

The decision was made to venture to the Atlantic Ledge. They trolled with some cigar minnows and small pogies. After about an hour they decided to pack it up and head for the hill. That's when a sailfish exploded on a small pogie! Susan Taylor took the rod and fought the sail for an hour with a rod spooled with 20 lb test. The sail put on quite a show, skying and tail walking. When they got it to the boat, they removed the hook, taking pictures all the while. They were concerned about reviving the fish after it had put up such a long fight, so they quickly got him back in the water where he swam away to freedom. Susan hung with the fish the entire time and said by the time he got to the boat her legs were so week they were shaking.

Thanks to Sylvia White for the story and pictures. I couldn't upload the pictures in the format I received them so I had to mess around in order to use them. Because of that the enlarged picture suffers greatly in quality. As soon as we can reformat them I'll repost these 3 as well as some others.

-Capt. Rickey Beck



"Jeff's Vaction" | OIFC World Cat / Carolina Cat | 09/17/10

Captain Jeff Williamson (Get Busy/OIFC) took a well deserved vacation after a busy summer charter fishing for the OIFC, to relax and....well...go fishing. The weather wasn't that great, but catching this sail fish more than made up for it.
-Capt. Rickey Beck



"4th Annual Bay Creek Classic" | Speckulator - 22' | 09/16/10

The Bay Creek Classic was a huge success, with almost 50 boats entering and 25 weighing fish. The Classic gave away close to $10,000.00 in cash and prizes. The number of entries may sound a little small, but en light of the South Brunswick Islands King Tournament and many other local events going on over the weekend everyone was pleased with the number of participants.

Brandon and Kerry extend their profound thanks to everyone involved in the Classic and look forward to the 5th Annual Bay Creek Classic.

The results are as follows:

1st place: Stephen Lancaster and Amy Carraway 7.7 lbs

2nd place:Rickey Evans 5.4 lbs.

3rd place: Fred Davis 5.2 lbs

Lady Angler: Amy Carraway 7.7 lbs.

Jr. Angler: Nelson Cobble Jr. 2.2 lbs.

Speckled Trout: Jackie Durham 3.0 lbs.

Toad Fish: Patty Starnes 2.5 lbs

$100TWT

1st: Ricky Evans 5.4 lbs

2nd: Fred Davis 5.2 lbs

3rd: Todd Jenkins 5.1

4th: Bob Simmons 4.3

5th: Bo Warren 3.9

$50 TWT

1st: Fred Davis 18.9

2nd: Ray Starnes 16.9

3rd: Eric McMahan 14.9

The OIFC also thanks everyone who participated in making this worthy event a success we're pleased to have had a small hand in it and look forward to next year.

-Capt. Rickey Beck



""And Action!"" | OIFC World Cat / Carolina Cat | 09/16/10

In the store today...heard that the spanish are all over the beach, THICK! Now is the time to go early in the morning and locate a school in frenzy. Get out your gotcha plugs, topwater poppers, and casting spoons on light tackle to experience the incrediable speed these fish have to offer. I was planning on doing this myself in the morning, but have been invited for a full day offshore.

Offshore things have picked up a bit on the bottom. Capt. Steele and Capt. Jeff took a crew out bottomfishing in about 100 feet of water today. The crew brought back 18 Vermillon Snapper and 2 Grouper. The crew said they caught several more fish that were short and lived to see another day.

That is about all the action I have heard about offshore. Inshore the blues and mullet have taken over the water. A few flounder, red drum, and maybe a trout hanging tight somewhere. Cooler water is coming soon and should get everything biting again. Full moon is also right around the corner and should help get the fish active again. See ya on the water!

-Capt. Jacob Frick



"Galapagos- 2 Openings" | OIFC 1- 36' | 09/15/10

As announced last month, in February of 2011 the OIFC's Traveling Fisherman is headed south to the world famous Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. The Galapagos are known mostly for the incredible protected wildlife that inhabit the islands. However, in recent years offshore fishing has been opened up to a select few operators who found the sportfishing to be equally as impressive and prehistoric as anything seen on land. Striped marlin by the thousands gather in the fertile currents that surround the islands which offers a unique angling opportunity for fishermen and fisherwomen who are willing to travel around the world looking for the next great bite. The OIFC trip will depart the US on January 30th and return home on February 6th. During the 8 days abroad we will spend a couple days in Ecuador, 4 days fishing off the coast of the Galapagos, and a couple days taking in the sights on the islands. We have a great group already signed up for the expedition. Currently there are 14 fishermen and fisherwomen on board and we have room for 2 more. This is a great opportunity to travel to an incredible fishing destination with a group of fellow anglers with a common background as "OIFC Friends". With only 2 spaces available please contact me soon if you have interest in joining the team on this great adventure. Capt. Barrett McMullan- captbarrett@oifc.com
-Capt. Barrett McMullan



"November Kingfish Tournament" | OIFC 1- 36' | 09/15/10

Start making plans now! For any of you king mackerel fishing enthusiasts out there who are disappointed SKA Nationals are not being held out of Biloxi this year FRET NOT! The kingfish bite in Biloxi over the past couple years has been epic to say the least, fortunately we have the next best thing right here in our own backyard off the Carolina Coast. November off the North Carolina coast in particular between Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras shoals the king mackerel fishing is as good as anywhere in the world. Our objective with hosting this tournament was to give fishermen a reward for a tough summer of battling it out in the tournaments. This will be the third year for this event and if it's anything like last year the fishing will not disappoint. From my own personal experience last year in this event, we caught countless fish over 30lbs, half a dozen over 40lbs and 2 over 50lbs. That is one day of fishing on one boat! We are really hoping to grow this tournament as nothing in tournament fishing is more fun than being in a great bite amongst a big group of boats where everyone is catching monster kingfish and everyone has a shot at victory. In addition, this event has now changed names to the NC Kingfish Championship. The purpose of the name change is to create a new title in the kingfish world. This tournament will serve as a state championship at the end of each tournament season. The winner will be crowned, "NC State Champion". There is a "National Champion" title out there so we felt it necessary we crown a state champion. This is a very prestigous title that will certainly earn the title holder tremendous bragging rights within the state. The winner of this event in addition to the prize money will receive a trophy declaring their team as this years North Carolina State Champion. Please check out the tournaments page on our website for details about this event. I will continue to post updates about the event over the next couple months.
-Capt. Barrett McMullan



"OIFC Report" | OIFC World Cat / Carolina Cat | 09/15/10

Finally got a couple of pictures of our tournament winning King from this past weekend.

Ocean was beautiful yesterday. Went offshore and did some diving. Fish are starting to move in now, much more life on bottom than through most of Summer. Also could hear guys in Stream catching Wahoo and Dolphin.

-Capt. Brant McMullan



"Steeples" | OIFC World Cat / Carolina Cat | 09/15/10

Chris Cratz reported that he fished the Steeples yesterday using Black Barts. He started out trolling 15 mph and finally hooked up at 10 mph. They caught 2 wahoo in 3 1/2 hours, one weighing 27 lbs. and the other weighing a whopping 49 lbs.

They then went to the south west of the Tower and caught beliners, black bass, rock hinds and pinkies in 100 ft of water. Unfortunately most were undersized and were released.

Chris reported beautiful seas and a beautiful day.

Thanks for the report Chris.

-Capt. Rickey Beck



"Georgia Boys" | OIFC 1- 36' | 09/14/10

A few days ago Captain Jeff Williamson took a group from Georgia on a charter. Of course Captain J. Dogg lost their names, but does remember that they were from Georgia. As you can tell by the background they were fishing mostly at the jetties. The Little River Jetties have been producing a great deal of reds lately. If your down anytime soon I'd give them a shot.

Captain Jeff is fishing in Paradise Cove this week and we'll have some pictures of his trip shortly.

-Capt. Rickey Beck

"Ocean Isle Fishing Center- Ocean Isle Beach, NC
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visit www.OIFC.com ---
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[Saltwater Fishing]

Thu, September 16, 2010
Offshore: Boats had good catches of dolphin, wahoo and blackfin tuna. Bottom fishing was good, tilefish and grouper. Two sailfish were released.
Inshore: Anglers caught speckled trout and drum.

Today's Citations:
Godspeed: Timothy Clough of Bumpass, VA - 42lb 57in Wahoo
Tuna Duck: Joyce Jackson of West Columbia, SC - Sailfish Release
Bubba Jackson of West Columbia, SC - Sailfish Release

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Wed, September 15, 2010
OFFSHORE: BOATS CAME IN WITH GOOD CATCHES OF DOLPHIN AND FAIR CATCHES OF WAHOO. ONE WHITE MARLIN AND THREE SAILFISH WERE RELEASED.
INSHORE: NICE CATCHES OF SPANISH MACKEREL AND FEW RED DRUM

TODAY'S CITATIONS:
BITE ME: Justin Krull of Coraoplis, PA - Sailfish Release
Anthony Degori of Weirton, WV - Sailfish Release
LUCKY CHIP: William Shockey of Manchester, MD - 48lb 63in Wahoo
TUNA DUCK: Myers Massengill of Bristol, TN - Sailfish Release
Stephen Shaw of Lancaster, PA - White Marlin Release

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Tue, September 14, 2010
Excellent fishing offshore today with boats catching limits of Dolphin and excellent catches of Wahoo. Bottom fishing was also great with some nice Golden Tilefish. The Bite Me released a White Marlin and a Blue Marlin.

Inshore boats were catching lots of Red Drum.

Today's Citations
Bite Me: Jim Budynas of Manassas, VA released a Blue Marlin. Jeremy Hicks released a White Marlin.
Tuna Duck: Charles Becker of Schuyler, VA, Lisa Weaver of Centreville, VA and Linda Weaver of Saranac, NY all released Barracudas.

Christopher Simpson fished off a boat that docks with us and caught a 40lb 54in Wahoo!

"Hatteras Harbor Marina
P.O. Box 537
Hatteras , NC 27943
http://www.hatterasharbor.com
800-676-4939
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[Saltwater Fishing]

September 16, 2010

The seas started out a little bumpy in the morning but flattened out as the day went on. Bruce Gambordello and his crew did another great job on the dolphin and amberjacks.

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September 14, 2010

Today was another nice day on the ocean with a light west wind. I had the experienced crew of Bruce, Marilyn, Peter, and Katarina. They have offshore fished a bunch so they know what to do without me having to holler any (ha ha). We caught some nice dolphin, golden tilefish up to 50 lbs, amberjack, and some Rosey fish. They will be doing some good eating soon.

"Release Sport Fishing
Rom Whitaker
PO Box 150
Hatteras, NC 27943
http://www.hatterasrelease.com/
release1@mindspring.com
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[Saltwater Fishing]

Fishing Report - Sept, 14, 2010

Spottail bass (Red Drum) are picking up. Also catching plenty of Trout and a few Flounder. We had a cold weather kill off of Trout last winter, but they seem to be doing fine now.

Bottom fishing is excellent for Black Sea Bass, Trigger Fish, etc.

Sharks seem to be everywhere. Whiting are plentiful.

Freshwater Catfish are moving down into the South Edisto River.


Company History

Captain Steve Fralin is a Master Captain licensed by the US Coast Guard and has been in business at Edisto for over 20 years.

Steve has lived at Edisto for 20 years, and knows the waters well.

He has also participated in many sea rescues. He thinks his Indian blood aids him in locating boats at sea.

Captain Dave Odom had been licensed by the Coast Guard for 11 years. He originally started fishing at Edisto when he chartered Capt. Steve in 1990.

Edisto Towing

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"Capt. Steve Fralin
Ugly Ducklin Charters
The Longest Established Inshore Fishing Guide at Edisto
Edisto Island, SC 29438
843-869-1580
843-908-2071
http://www.edistofishingcharters.com
fralins@bellsouth.net
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[Saltwater Fishing]

let's go fishing
We can put you in the marlin or in the meat. 252 473 3773
Danny & Greg

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9-15-10 Make up trip
If you are visiting the beach and want to go offshore but do not have a full party, you can sign up for a make-up trip at Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. They will get six people together to go fishing. We had a great group for our make-up today. We came home with a load of blackfin tuna and mahi for Blain, Don, Rick, Don and Dee. Hope you folks will come again. Thanks for checking in.

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9-14-10
We went for whitey marlin today. Plenty of encounters....we saw at least 10, but only held on to 4 for the day. We also caught a few mahi.
Thanks for checking in.

"Capt Danny Wadsworth
Point Runner
Oregon Inlet NC
http://www.pointrunner.com/
252-473-3773
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[Saltwater Fishing]

Fishing Report 9/16
The main news from the beach was nice 3 to 5 lb. bluefish north of the point. Sea mullet and pompano were scattered along the south beach.
The inshore boats had specks and red drum. Some of the drum were citatiuon size.
Offshore there was good dolphin, wahoo, and blackfin tuna. Some tilefish and grouper were caught bottom fishing. Hatteras Harbor reported 2 sailfish released

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Fishing Report 9/15
Sunny skies with light north east winds 5-10 mph and highs in the low 80's. A nice day to be on the beach. On the Buxton beach their were some blues and sea mullet caught today. The cape had some puppy drum and blues, with a few sea mullet and pompano. Here on the Frisco beach the sea mullet and small pompano fishing was pretty good. A few blues mixed in. Hatteras Inlet had some puppy drum, blues and spanish, also some flounder. Inshore the blues and puppy drum were biting good. Offshore their were good dolphin catches and a few wahoo. Good sail fishing too. 3 sailfish and one white marlin, only a few boats fishing.

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Fishing Report 9/14
A little warmer today with sunny skies and calm winds. Light west winds 5-10 mph and highs in the mid 80's. As far as fish today there were scattered catches of spot, sea mullet and blues from the Avon beach to the cape and Frisco beaches. A few puppy drum on the point at Buxton and at the inlet at Hatteras. Inshore the Big drum fishing was really good. Offshore the dolphin and wahoo fishing was excellent. A few barracuda released today. A blue and a White marlin released from the "Bite Me" out of Hatteras Harbor Marina.

"Frisco Rod and gun
252-995-5366
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[Saltwater Fishing]

9-16-10 ...... THURSDAY ...... A FEW NICE SPANISH MACKEREL! ......

We are easing into the weekend with HURRICANE IGOR off of our coast; fishing will probably pick up with the higher surf conditions! ............ We are seeing some nice POMPANO, SEA MULLET, a few SPOTS, SPANISH MACKEREL, and even an occasional PUPPY DRUM! ......... The water was BLUE-GREEN and calm with NE winds yesterday, and we will see it back in the SW with 10-15 today. ........... Congratulations to JOHNNY WISE (Peletier, NC)--4 lb. 3 oz. ALBACORE .......... and CLEVE PRICE (Goldsboro, NC)--1 lb. 8 oz. SPANISH MACKEREL ............. WATER TEMP is 78*, down from Tuesday at 81* ............. Good fishing continues, so plan a trip this weekend and enjoy the swells! .............. See you soon! ................ MIKE STANLEY

"Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier
Emerald Isle, NC
252-354-2919
http://www.bogueinletpier.com/
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[Saltwater Fishing]

9/16/2010
No sponsor today and it looks like the swell from Igor (what kinda name is that??) will start hampering things come about Saturday. Ah, c'est la vie when your "vie" is on the water. Stay tuned for all the news!! Tight Lines!


"Tuna Fever Charters
135 Berry Road
Manteo, NC 27954
Oregon Inlet Fishing center
252/473-1097 (Ph) 800/272-5199 (OIFC)
http://www.tunafever.com/index.aspx
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[Saltwater Fishing]

SEPT.15 GREAT ACTION ON THE FISH n FOOL / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 09/15/10

We ended up with good fishing this morning,after a slow start. The Dave Anderson crew had just a pick on the blues first thing,but by the end of their trip,had boxed all they wanted while releasing a bunch more.

Thanks again guys & thanks again for moving your trip around for me! Bobby

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SEPT.14 A.M. GOOD BLUES & A FEW BONUS SPANISH / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 09/15/10

Good fishing again this morning for us. The Elbert Phillips crew boxed a good catch of blues before picking out a handful of mackerel on the way home. Thanks again guys! Bobby

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"Fish’n Fool Charters
Capt. Bobby Smith
P.O. Box 1236
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
252.441.6498
http://www.fishnfoolcharters.com/
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