By: Steve Fifer Nice weather, but winds that are in the forecast well into the upcoming week. For some reason, NOAA has been very inaccurate with their nearshore reports. They have been way off on their forecast of wind speed, wave height, and interval so if you are planning a trip to the Cape or…
By: Steve Fifer With daily gale warnings and small craft advisories, offshore fishing has pretty much not available so let’s take a look nearshore and inshore. The east side of the Cape has seen very good redfish activity along the clear, shallow waters of Shark Island as well as around the wrecks (Atlas Tanker, D-Wreck).…
By: Steve Fifer With daily gale warnings and small craft advisories, offshore fishing has pretty much not available so let’s take a look nearshore and inshore. The east side of the Cape has seen very good redfish activity along the clear, shallow waters of Shark Island as well as around the wrecks (Atlas Tanker, D-Wreck).…
By: Steve Fifer A warming trend and a day or two break from the incessant winds gave folks a chance to get out and fish. At least for a couple of days. The sea mullet have arrived in pretty good numbers and quality. Catch them by drifting the shipping channel outside the inlet or the…
By: Steve Fifer We had a few hints that spring might here this past week and some boats were able to make it offshore to the Gulf Stream. The wahoo, yellowfin, and blackfin tuna were there, too. Wahoo were the top catch with a few yellowfin in the mix. Schools of small blackfin were chasing…
By: Steve Fifer Good grief. Another week of lousy weather. At least the forecast for the Easter weekend looks better. For the third week in a row it has been uncomfortable-to-hazardous to fish the ocean. The inshore fishing has been decent for redfish mostly with some speckled trout and flounder in the mix, too. Your…
By: Steve Fifer The miserable weather continues. Last week was chilly, rainy, and windy and the upcoming week’s forecast looks the same. It has been next to impossible to fish safely or comfortably for what seems like months. Local water temps are in the very low 50’s, migratory fish haven’t arrived yet, and there are…
By: Steve Fifer Dicey weather has once again kept lots of fishermen off the water so there aren’t too many reports over the past week or so. The most active species has been redfish. They can be found up around Cape Lookout, especially around the rock jetty where piece of bait shrimp, either on a…
By: Steve Fifer Well, there’s nothing to report! The bitter cold that started just before the new year has continued. Combined with a bomb cyclone (whatever that is) and a snowstorm it has resulted in a severe cold stun event. NC Marine fisheries issued Proclamation FF-1-2018 which closes recreational and commercial fishing for spotted seatrout…
By: Steve Fifer The cold snap we’re currently experiencing has slowed the fishing, but hasn’t stopped it. The ocean has continued to be too choppy for small boats to venture out but if you can get to the live bottoms, ledges, wrecks, and rocks 15-25 miles out you’ll find some good bottom fishing and jigging.…