North Carolina Sport Fishing


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  • Sushi Sport Fishing

    Sushi year round out of Hatteras, North Carolina and Stuart, Florida with over twenty years experience as a charter boat captain. From April to November the Sushi fishes for marlin...

  • Sudden Impact Charters

    Captain Jerry Elliott provides experienced and caring service to make your trip enjoyable. Fishing from Fisherman's Inn in Atlantic Beach North Carolina....

  • Bite Me Sportfishing

    Home of Year Round World Class Sport Fishing aboard a beautiful 51 foot Carolina Sportfisherman with heat and air conditioning she will get you to and from the fishing in comfort a...

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    Advertising for your North Carolina marina is available. Thousands of North Carolina Sport Fishermen see our website daily looking for marinas using our directory. Get listed today...

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    Advertising for your North Carolina tackle shop is available. Thousands of North Carolina Sport Fishermen see our website daily looking for tackle shops using our directory. Get li...

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    Advertising for your North Carolina boat dealership is available. Thousands of North Carolina Sport Fishermen see our website daily looking for boat dealers using our directory. Ge...

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North Carolina Fishing Reports

Bite Me Tournament Report Day - 5-15-08

Fished our second day in the Hatteras Village Offshore Open. Not much to report from today, towed the big plugs around all day today also, had a couple of small dolphin impale themselves on our baits that was about it. The Brother's Pride weighed in a 454# and several others were released. Probably  Full Story »

Bite Me Report - 5-14-08

Day one of the Hatteras Village Offshore Open. We spent the day dragin big plugs around looking for the big blue bruiser. We did not see a billfish, we did catch two dolphins, we weighed the largest, caught by John, but it was not in the money for us. It was a really  Full Story »

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center Report 5-14-08

Two boats fished offshore. Conditions after the windy past two days required special considerations. Today there is hardly any wind at all giving things a chance to settle down. The fishing was very good. Lots of tuna both blackfins and yellowfins. Some very nice size yellowfins. One 70 pounder and  Full Story »

OBX INSHORE REPORT 5-11-08

Spring fishing on the Outer Banks is getting better each day..Lots of Sea Mullet from the piers and surf..Bluefish mixed in there also..Bluefish around the inlet being caught on the inshore fleet..Flounder are starting to nibble...As the water gets warmer over the next few weeks, more species of fish will  Full Story »

Wrightsville Beach Report - 5-9-08

May 9, 2008 Hello everybody, I hope spring is treating you good. The weather has really warmed up around here; we are getting more good weather fishing days. There has been a lot more days with lighter winds and sunny sky's. This good weather has lead to good fishing trips. One  Full Story »

Reel Adventure Charters 5-9-08 Report

Hello everyone. The Wrightsville Beach Fishing and Carolina Beach Fishing is in full swing. I have been pretty busy with fishing, building custom fishing rods, and taking delivery of my new flats boat, and I have gotten behind on my fishing reports. Here is a quick, short report. The next  Full Story »

Get Your Fishing Report Here!

Thank you for your interest in submitting your fishing report to us at sportfishermen.com. We are currently working on a system where you'll be able to post your own reports, but for now are using an email based system. All reports should be sent directly to reports@sportfishermen.com and they will  Full Story »

California's Anglers and Boaters Score Partial Victory in No-Fishing Process

by Mary Jane Williamson April 23, 2008, Alexandria, Va.-California's anglers and boaters have scored a partial victory in the effort to maintain access to coastal marine areas. On Wednesday, the California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF) voted to forward the proposal supported by the American Sportfishing  Full Story »

NOAA Invests Record Funding to Clean Up Miami's Biscayne Bay

CONTACT: Kim Amendola - 727- 551-5707 April 8, 2008 Looking north to the City of Miami across Biscayne Bay. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA announced today that it will invest $200,000 in Florida's Miami-Dade County to expand the scope of Baynanza, an annual celebration and cleanup of Biscayne Bay. The funding - the  Full Story »

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Local Articles

East Coast Tuna Tactics

Trolling, chunking and jigging are popular methods for pursuing the most popular offshore fish. All three tactics are successful, but not everyday. The savvy tuna angler keeps options open when running offshore and prepares for whatever bite presents itself. Daily changing conditions require anglers to be ready for old  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

Mid-Atlantic Summer Bluefin

By Captains John Sowerby & Diana Stover-Sowerby - Charter Boat HOOKED UP II I would like to begin with a little bit about our history of inshore fishing for bluefin tuna. We first started fishing for bluefin out of Lewes, DE and Ocean City, MD over 20 years ago. We usually  Full Story »

Published April 15, 2008

HOW TO RIG AN 11" TWISTER

We looked forever for these BIG Twisters. They stretch to 13". They have been a huge success and have proven themselves last fall and continue to catch big fish this year. Although simple there is a RIGHT way to rig them. The Twister has a seam along the top and bottom.  Full Story »

Published April 9, 2008

Morehead City's Offshore Spring Fishing

By Captain Joe Shute There are a large number of world class anglers from all over the United States that visit the Morehead City, North Carolina area each winter in search of the giant bluefin tuna that winter just off our beaches. The chances of catching the valuable bluefin tuna so  Full Story »

Published March 26, 2008

HOGSTY REEF - Worth the Run?

By Capt. Trey Rhyne Day 1 - Long Island to Albert Town, Long Cay We departed Flying Fish Marina around 10:30am on Tuesday April 22nd with our group of 3 crew and 3 guests. Earlier that morning we took on an extra 150 gallons of fuel, to further the range of  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

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COMMERCIAL RED DRUM SEASON TO REOPEN

Contact: Patricia Smith Date: April 25, 2008 Phone: (252) 726-7021 MOREHEAD CITY - To reduce regulatory discards of dead fish, the commercial red drum harvest season will reopen April 28. Commercial fishermen will be allowed to keep and sell up to four red drum per vessel per  Full Story »

Published April 25, 2008

COMMERCIAL LANDINGS DOWN - DOCKSIDE VALUE UP IN 2007

Contact: Patricia Smith Date: April 23, 2008 Phone: (252) 726-7021 MOREHEAD CITY -- The amount of seafood commercial fishermen brought to the docks in North Carolina dropped for the fifth straight year in 2007, but the dockside value of the catch increased from 2006 figures. Commercial fishermen  Full Story »

Published April 23, 2008

NEW ANGLER'S GUIDE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC

MOREHEAD CITY - A new, full-color angler's guide is available to the public for free. The 131-page, pocket-sized booklet contains information about the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries' recreational fishing programs, license requirements and ethical angling practices. It also features a large section that describes the biology  Full Story »

Published April 12, 2008

FISHERMAN SETS STATE RED GROUPER RECORD

Contact: Patricia Smith Date: March 13, 2008 Phone: (252) 726-7021 MOREHEAD CITY - An Oak Island fisherman established a new state record for red grouper this fall. Chuck Deeter of Oak Island caught the fish Oct. 13 off Atlantic Beach while fishing with Capt. Anthony Ng of Fish-Ng Charters. The fish weighed in at  Full Story »

Published March 13, 2008

FLOUNDER SIZE LIMIT INCREASES

Contact: Patricia Smith Date: Feb. 26, 2008 Phone: (252) 726-7021 ( See PDF Map of area ... See JPG Map of area ) MOREHEAD CITY - The size limit for recreationally caught flounder will increase to 15.5 inches in many coastal waters of the state beginning March  Full Story »

Published February 26, 2008




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