Holden Beach Halloween Report

Capt. Lyndon · 11-02-2009, 07:28 PM

Well guys, the king mackerel bite slowed a bit over the weekend, but was still pretty decent. I say slowed because on tuesday we commercial fished the horseshoe and had around 40 king mackerel between 10 and 15 lbs, a bunch of false albacore, as well as 2 blackfin in the 30 lb. range.On saturday we only had 7 or 8 at the shoe, and another 10 or so at the sharkhole. However, Saturday we were entered in the first annual Holden Beach Merchant Associations king mackerel tourney, and lucked up and won with a 24.5 lber. I went fun fishing today with good friends Edwin and Bruce. We went back to the sharkhole in search of grouper, and it was on. We kept our 3 fish limit and released another 12 gags. We headed on out to 95 ft of water looking for scamps, but ended up catching another nice gag, as well as 8 blackbass in the 2-3lb range, one barely legal red snapper, as well as a few triggers and grunts. My camera is messed up again, but I'll post pics as soon as I get them from the guys that have been fishing with me. I may try to go again tommorow. I'll let you guys know what we do.

Capt. Lyndon

flatliner · 11-02-2009, 07:55 PM

Great report Cap! Congratulations on winning the tourney!

Kevin

Capt. Lyndon · 11-02-2009, 07:56 PM

Thanks alot. It was nice to finally win one.

PurpleGold · 11-02-2009, 11:08 PM

Congrats on the tourney win Lyndon!!

I think I might give the gags a try on Thursday if the weather holds. Let me know if you ever need a hand on one of your commercial trips.

gottaflylee · 11-03-2009, 05:21 AM

Congrats on a great day Capt. Lyndon as well as your win. Love it when days come together...

Capt. Lyndon · 11-03-2009, 01:20 PM

Thanks guys. Hopefully the luck will continue through giant season. Lane, I'll let you know, I'll be commercial fishing quite a bit from here on out.

Robja · 11-03-2009, 01:56 PM

Congrats on the win Lyndon. I was overuled about goin to the shoe Saturday

Capt. Lyndon · 11-03-2009, 03:10 PM

Jay, you made the right call. It was NASTY out there, and the kings didn't want to bite. We moved to the Raritan and caught a few, then on to the Sharkhole and caught a few more. Our winning fish came from the Sharkhole.

11-02-2009, 07:28 PM	#1
Capt. Lyndon Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Holden Beach, NC Posts: 452 Credits: 2,545.2 Boat: 27' Albemarle,28' Privateer/31' Blackfin express Home Port: Holden Beach, NC Best Catch: Wife And Daughter Occupation: Charter Captain	Holden Beach Halloween Report Well guys, the king mackerel bite slowed a bit over the weekend, but was still pretty decent. I say slowed because on tuesday we commercial fished the horseshoe and had around 40 king mackerel between 10 and 15 lbs, a bunch of false albacore, as well as 2 blackfin in the 30 lb. range.On saturday we only had 7 or 8 at the shoe, and another 10 or so at the sharkhole. However, Saturday we were entered in the first annual Holden Beach Merchant Associations king mackerel tourney, and lucked up and won with a 24.5 lber. I went fun fishing today with good friends Edwin and Bruce. We went back to the sharkhole in search of grouper, and it was on. We kept our 3 fish limit and released another 12 gags. We headed on out to 95 ft of water looking for scamps, but ended up catching another nice gag, as well as 8 blackbass in the 2-3lb range, one barely legal red snapper, as well as a few triggers and grunts. My camera is messed up again, but I'll post pics as soon as I get them from the guys that have been fishing with me. I may try to go again tommorow. I'll let you guys know what we do. Capt. Lyndon

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11-02-2009, 07:56 PM	#3
Capt. Lyndon Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Holden Beach, NC Posts: 452 Credits: 2,545.2 Boat: 27' Albemarle,28' Privateer/31' Blackfin express Home Port: Holden Beach, NC Best Catch: Wife And Daughter Occupation: Charter Captain	Thanks alot. It was nice to finally win one.

11-02-2009, 11:08 PM	#4
PurpleGold Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Holden Beach, NC Posts: 424 Credits: 2,028.4 Occupation: Project Manager	Congrats on the tourney win Lyndon!! I think I might give the gags a try on Thursday if the weather holds. Let me know if you ever need a hand on one of your commercial trips.

11-03-2009, 01:20 PM	#6
Capt. Lyndon Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Holden Beach, NC Posts: 452 Credits: 2,545.2 Boat: 27' Albemarle,28' Privateer/31' Blackfin express Home Port: Holden Beach, NC Best Catch: Wife And Daughter Occupation: Charter Captain	Thanks guys. Hopefully the luck will continue through giant season. Lane, I'll let you know, I'll be commercial fishing quite a bit from here on out.

11-03-2009, 01:56 PM	#7
Robja I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,142 Credits: 10,494.4 Boat: Need more friends with boats!!! Home Port: Southport Best Catch: 150 lb Tarpon & 65 lb Dorado Occupation: Insurance	Congrats on the win Lyndon. I was overuled about goin to the shoe Saturday

11-03-2009, 03:10 PM	#8
Capt. Lyndon Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Holden Beach, NC Posts: 452 Credits: 2,545.2 Boat: 27' Albemarle,28' Privateer/31' Blackfin express Home Port: Holden Beach, NC Best Catch: Wife And Daughter Occupation: Charter Captain	Jay, you made the right call. It was NASTY out there, and the kings didn't want to bite. We moved to the Raritan and caught a few, then on to the Sharkhole and caught a few more. Our winning fish came from the Sharkhole.