North Carolina Sport Fishing
Your local resource for charter and party boats, fishing reports, marine weather forecasts, tournament and event information and everything a fisherman needs to catch anything from redfish and trout to wahoo and tuna. Covering the North Carolina Coast including: Calabash, Hampstead, Sunset Beach, Seaside, Ocean Isle, Sallotte, Holden Beach, Varnamtown, Long Beach, Oak Island, Southport, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach, Sea Breeze, Masonboro, Willmington, Wrightsville Beach, Ogden, Bayshore, Topsail Beach, Sneads Ferry, Willis Landing, Swansboro, Emerald Isle, Salter Path, Pine Knoll Shores, Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, Beaufort, Harkers Island, Otway, Gloucester, Marshalburg, Smyma, Cedar Island, Atlantic, Ocracoke, Hatteras Village, Frisco, Buxton, Avon, Salvo, Rodanthe, Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Colington, Manteo, Wanchese, Manns Harbor, Belhaven, Oriental, and Swan Quarter.
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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...
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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....
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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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Advertise Your Marina Here
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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Advertise Your Tackle Shop Here
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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Advertise Boat Dealership Here
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...
North Carolina Fishing Reports
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 - 5-14-08Day 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 5-14-08Two 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 »
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 - 5-9-08May 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 ReportHello 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 »
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 Processby 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 BayCONTACT: 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 »
Local Articles
East Coast Tuna TacticsTrolling, 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 »
Mid-Atlantic Summer BluefinBy 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 »
HOW TO RIG AN 11" TWISTERWe 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 »
Morehead City's Offshore Spring FishingBy 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 »
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 »
North Carolina Forums
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SKA SWANSBORO NC MAY 23 -24TH- ROLL CALL
*A new adventure for me this year, looking forward to seeing what the SKA is all about. Meeting more of the southern sides of the teams and having a g...
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Ocracoke Report
Saturday (5/10) was a good bite of 6-10 lb blues in the surf, bright sun and light wind. Heard of a few big drum beached. Sunday (5/11) overcast a...
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OBX INSHORE REPORT
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 aroun...
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May 10th Hatteras - Bite Me
Dolphins, big ones, lots of em! one yellowfin to mix up the grill. Got hit by the big Chopper Bluefish one time too, landed a few of them. Really p...
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North Carolina Audio Fishing Report - Friday, May 8, 2008 at 01:02 PM
North Carolina Fishing Report Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 01:02 PM Length: 00:44 00000111...
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Oregon Inlet Split Charter - Over Under Adventures
Oregon Inlet Fishing Split Charter We have a great opportunity to get in on the awesom...
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Reel Adventure Charters 5-9-08 report
Hello everyone. The Wrightsville Beach Fishing and Carolina Beach Fishing is in full sw...
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North Carolina Audio Fishing Report - Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 01:45 PM
North Carolina Fishing Report Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 01:45 PM Length: 00:34 00000110...
Audio Fishing Reports
Fisheries News
COMMERCIAL RED DRUM SEASON TO REOPENContact: 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 »
COMMERCIAL LANDINGS DOWN - DOCKSIDE VALUE UP IN 2007Contact: 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 »
NEW ANGLER'S GUIDE AVAILABLE TO PUBLICMOREHEAD 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 »
FISHERMAN SETS STATE RED GROUPER RECORDContact: 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 »
FLOUNDER SIZE LIMIT INCREASESContact: 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 »



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