Fishing Report
Thursday, July 29, 2010
QUACK QUACK...........,
The Ducks Unlimited Captains Party and meeting will be held tonight at the Crystal Coast Civic Center.....,and boats from all over started coming into Morehead City yesterday.....,Capt Walt Spruill of the Hunter is here from Pirates Cove....,and the Sea Creature, Miss Lynn, and Release arrived from Hatteras with more boats to come.....,should be a great tournament and it's not too late for you.....,Dancin Outlaw is still open so give Capt Thomas Woods a call...,the fishing for the past couple of days has been good with Run Off having a nice catch of big Blackfin Tuna, along with Wahoo and Mahi.....,Dancin Outlaw had a good catch of Mahi yesterday and the inshore fishing continues to be good with Spanish Mackeral and Bluefish.....,but for the next couple of days, with a good weather report, we will all be out there looking for Marlin.......,
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
DUCKS THIS WEEKEND..............,
A very small fleet ventured out to sea yesterday from the waterfront.....,in fact it was only one boat, the Bill Collector........,but Capt Stephen and Mate Wade found the fish and came home with a really nice catch of Gaffer Dolphin and Wahoo........,we plan to be offshore today on a 3/4 day with hopes that some of those Dolphin and Wahoo have moved into the shallows......,by the looks of activity at the waterfront yesterday afternoon, there should be several boats heading out today.........,The Ducks Unlimited Billfish Tournament is this weekend with the kick off Captains Party on Thursday night and fishing Friday and Saturday.......,it is the Sportsman's tournament of the year.......,there are plenty of festivities and an auction with plenty of hunting and fishing gear...,and there are two great boats still available for charter......,Impulse and Dancin Outlaw.......,so give Capt Cameron or Capt Thomas a call and get in on the action.......,
Monday, July 26, 2010
THE WAHOO ARE BACK..............,
We had good fishing both Friday and Saturday here on the Crystal Coast and even one boat ventured off there yesterday in a Southwester and caught them good.....,Friday we had close to a limit of Mahi and looked for a Sailfish but didn't connect......,Run Off had a good catch of Wahoo and Mahi.....,Saturday the entire fleet found the Wahoo up and down the beach with Dancin Outlaw being the high boat with 8.....,along with a Sailfish and some Mahi......,Run Off also caught a Sailfish on Saturday and Sensation (aka Marlin Fever), Bill Collector, O Lucky Me had good catches of Mahi, Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, and even a few King Mackeral are showing up.....,The Duck's Unlimited Band the Billfish Tournament gets underway this Thursday with the Captain's Party and meeting....,there is still opportunities for you to put a crew together and fish this fun Governor's Cup tournament....,Dancin Outlaw and Impulse are both still available so put your crew together and come fishing..........,
Friday, July 23, 2010
THE WIND FINALLY LET UP.............,
On Wednesday night the steady 20-25 knot southwest wind finally let up making yesterday a calm but really hot day........,but it did allow a few boats to get offshore for the first time since last weekend......,Bill Collector, Run Off, and Carolina Time made it offshore and found fish.....,seems that Run Off was the hot boat on the waterfront with a nice catch of Blackfin Tuna, Mahi Mahi, and several Wahoo to top off the box, and also pulled off a couple of Sailfish.........,inshore the Offshore III caught the Spanish Mackeral and Bluefish bigtime......,Good Lord willing we will be heading offshore in a bit on the Marlin Fever, since Sensation is still on the mend.......,keep in mind that the Duck's Unlimited Tournament, which is the ultimate NC Sportsman's tournament, is next weekend......,and there are two boats from the fleet available.....,Impulse has 1/4 of the boat full so if you and a couple of pals would want to fish this great tournament, give Capt Cameron Guthrie a call, also the Dancin Outlaw is still available for DU......,put a crew together and come on down........,
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
BACK IN BUSINESS...............,
Nothing to report from the fishing front so far this week......,a few boats have tried to go offshore but have been turned around because of the heavy southwest seas and winds.........,but I am happy to report that Sensation Sportfishing is back in business.........,Sensation is going to be in the boatyard for a bit getting put back in tip top form but in the meantime, I have leased the original Marlin Fever, a 55ft Bobby Sullivan that is a wonderful sturdy sea boat........,she is for sale since the owners bought the Southern Exposure and changed her to the Marlin Fever......,and Big Country and I are excited about the opportunity that the Marlin Fever's great owners have given us to be able to fish on such a great boat.......,so, give me a call and let's go fishing........,the Marlin Fever has caught one or two in her day :)
Monday, July 19, 2010
BARTA RESULTS ...........,
Seems that every year the wind blows a bit for the Barta Boys and Girls Club tournament. But the wind and rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of all of the participants of the tourney. Even if you don't fish the price of the entry fee was well worth all the hospitality and events. My crew with Mike, Nicholas, Henry, and Jeff had a fun day on the Peggy on Friday and then Nicholas and his sister Jessica stayed behind the banks on Saturday and caught Sharks with their dad and Jeff fishing on a 23 Parker......,plenty of fun. Capt Watson Caviness of the Caroline stayed ashore on Sat, as did 76 other boats......,Capt Watson told me that it couldn't have been a better day than spending that day with his family and friends, enjoying swimming and a relaxing day of hanging out on the Beaufort waterfront........,but there were 5 hardcore salty captains who took there crews offshore in heavy winds and seas on Sat and it payed off for Capt Bill Blount of the Barbara B as they caught their second Sailfish and captured their second consecutive Barta win.......,still blowing down
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
THE BIG BOOM.................,
Heavy winds and seas for the past few days have been the story here on the Crystal Coast....,and unfortunately for the Barta Boys and Girls Club Tournament.....,however there were 81 entries that are having a great time enjoying the festivities and doing good things for the Boys and Girls Club of Carteret County......,our warm up for the tournament on the Sensation got really warm on Thursday......,the predicted 30% chance of scattered thunderstorms proved to be more than we bargained for.....,and as the offshore storms grew and since the fishing was slow, one Wahoo, one Barracuda, and three Mahi, we, along with the Bill Collector and the Jobsite elected to make it an early day and get on to shore before it got worse.....,we didn't make it.....,after running toward shore for a few miles, Sensation took a direct lightning hit which splintered a hole in the bridge and came out the side on the port side aft of the cabin window....,and fried most all of my electronics and shut down the engine.....,the Good Lord was protecting myself, Big Country, and our crew of Margette, Benny, Katie, and Chad......,after we drifted and then put down anchor for a couple of hours, Capt Mike Webb and mate Kevin Cole of the Pelagic responded to flares that I fired off and they came to our rescue, towing us in past the Knuckle Buoy until Towboat US took over the tow.....,but Sensation arrived under tow to the dock at 10:00pm with a safe and happy to be home crew......,I want to Thank the crew of the Pelagic for all of their help in standing by us and getting us home safely.......,the Barta tournament has yielded a few Sailfish and ends today......,my charter for the tournament, Mike Grissom and family, got one day of the tournament in yesterday aboard the Peggy, captained by my good pal, Capt Mike Guthrie........,thank you Mike also for helping make the tournament possible for my folks.......,Nicholas Grissom caught Mahi and Henry Gregory caught Mahi and jumped off a Sailfish......,I will give you a fishing report on Monday regarding the weekend action.......,but since it is still blowing, it might be a shy report...........,
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
NOT MUCH TO REPORT...........,
Yesterday and today the winds have been blowing and heavy seas and storms have kept most of the fleet at the dock.....,Diamond Girl did venture off there yesterday and had a decent catch of Mahi.....,along with a Wahoo and several Bonita.......,but today the storms kept everyone at the dock. Sounds like hopefully tomorrow several of us will be able to get out there and fish in advance of this weekends Barta Boys and Girls Club Tournament..,the forecast sounds reasonable for the tournament with 10-15 knots of wind predicted for Friday and a decent forecast for Saturday......,Sensation's crew is really looking forward to this great fundraising tournament for the children of Carteret County.......,hope you will be on the ocean with us. And I'll give you a report after tomorrow's fishing...........,also keep in mind that the Ducks Unlimited Band the Billfish tournament is coming up on July 29-30 and two great boats are still available for the tournament........,the Dancin Outlaw and Impulse are both available for charter, so give Capt Thomas or Capt Cameron a call and have a great tournament...........,
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
GRAND SLAM.............,
What a wonderful day yesterday was here on the Crystal Coast....,after Run Off found that school of fish on Sunday..., a fleet of boats stretched from Oregon Inlet, Hatteras, and Morehead headed to our offshore waters to get in on the Marlin action....,the Hunter from Pirate's Cove, Sea Creature, Release, Marlin Mania, Bite Me from Hatteras, and the Run Off, Inspiration, Chainlink, Frequent Flyer, Bill Collector, Capt Pete Zook on the Fighting Lady....,all came together for yesterdays big bite....,and no boat was disappointed.....,but the big news happened on Capt Cameron Guthries Impulse.....,those of us who didn't have charters yesterday weren't about to stay on shore.....,so we put together a fun team consisting of Capt Thomas Wood's of the Dancin Outlaw and his son Frank..,Capt Rocky Hardison of O Lucky Me....,mate's Matt Salter and Greg Zurn of the Offshore III, yours truly, and Impulse mate, Nathan Newlin....,after a slow start, a nice Blue Marlin piled on the right short rigger....,after a few tries, the fish ate Capt Cameron's short bait, a ballyhoo on a TLD 25.....,and the fellas gave me the honor of angling the fish.....,and it was a special battle...,a little while later, Nathan hooked a Sailfish on his left rigger and Frank Woods angled the fish to the boat....,then a little while later Nathan hooked another Sailfish that Greg Zurn angled....,the day dragged on and we were running out of hope when all of a sudden Capt Cameron saw a small Blue or a big White Marlin on the left teaser.....,after a few tries, I was able to hookd the fish on the left flat line..,and the battle was on.....,Frank Woods did a masterful angling job along with Capt Camerons great boat handling skills.....,and Nathan got the leader on a Big White Marlin....,mission accomplished.....,a GRAND SLAM ON THE CRYSTAL COAST with fishing pals....,and just in time for this weekend's Barta Boys and Girls Club Marlin tournament....,and there is plenty of time for you to get signed up...,so come on down....,I also might mentiion that Capt Thomas Woods Dancin Outlaw is open for the upcoming Duck's Unlimited Tournament......,
Monday, July 12, 2010
TURKEY SHOOT.................,
I don't know how to begin.....,but I will start first with the Hatteras Grand Slam Tournament....,although the fishing was slow, the tournament was great as usual with plenty of hospitality..,my crew consisted of Russ Packard and his dad Ron.,along with Lewis Mayhew.,We pulled off a White Marlin right out of the gate on Friday morning after a 20 minute battle on a dink pole..,and as soon as the webmaster can get my photo page working again, I will post photos of all of the billfish action from Thursday...,according to Russ, the only person missing in all of the action was Jason....,we ran home from Hatteras yesterday, but we all wish that we had fished home.....,the Sailfish and White Marlin fishing yesterday here off Morehead was off the charts.....,5 boats from the waterfront caught a total of 30 Sails and Whites after Capt Brian Harrington of the Run Off found them balling bait....,those 5 boats caught 4 more fish than the entire 35 boat fleet caught in two days of tournament fishing....,and there were several really happy yunguns on the Bill Collector....,ranging in age from 7 to 9 years old, they each caught Sails and Whiites.......,I will be offshore today with Capt Cameron Guthrie on the Impulse..,we'll be looking for the right conditions and reporting back to you tonight....,and by the way, all of the fleet also caught a limit of Dolphin to go along with the Marlins......,
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