Sunday, May 27, 2007

May 27 Top Water Chopper Blues



Today was a sight casting with Top Water Plugs Day! Fulton, Brant, Sam, and I wore them out. Brant had the biggest at 10 pounds. All together we caught 16, released 13, and each of the boys kept one for bragging! All these Bluefish were caught in 2-3 feet of crystal clear water!

Friday, May 25, 2007

May 25 Casting Bucktails

Casting Bucktails is my favorite way to fish for Cobia, but you have to find them first. Then you have to see them before they see you (most of the time) I found a 40 pounder today, unfortunately, I was running him over when I saw him!!

I did manage to catch a 20 pound Amberjack and lost another from casting in the Beaufort Inlet bout chain. I also caught Blue Runners and Banded Rudderfish.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

May 23 92 pound Cobia





Slow fishing today, but we made the most of our 1 Cobia bite when Marc Rouse decked a 92 pound monster. Marc also released 6 Chopper Bluefish in the 7 pound class.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

May 22 GREAT COBIA FISHING





Had 6 bites today. 1 So. Stingray, 1 Sharpnose Shark, and 4 Cobias. Boated 3 including a 67 pounder, a 57 pounder, and a 30 pounder. Lost a mid-90 beside the boat after a 30 minute fight. Open days on Friday and Sunday (May 25 and 27) Call me!

Friday, May 18, 2007

May 18 Trout, Drum, Blues, and Triggerfish


Fished in a tough North Wind this morning and found an interesting mix of Gray Trout, Red Drum, Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, Gray Triggerfish, and Sharks. Finished up fishing dead bait on the bottom at Rough Point and caught a 40 lb. Southern Stingray and lost a big mystery fish that got wrapped up in another boat's anchor line and 10 minutes later the line broke in a frayed spot.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

May 15 Bonito and Flounder



Today's Cobia Fishing plans didn't work out, so I went out looking for something else to catch. What I found was 2 Bonito and 4 Flounders, including a 23" that weighed around 4 pounds.

Friday, May 11, 2007

May 10 and 11 Atlantic Bonito Fishing





Jim and Phil Leisey with me for an afternoon (10th) and a morning (11th) and we were looking for some Bonito. The 10th was tough due to wind, seas, and dirty water. We did find some Bluefish and Sharks. Late in the afternoon Jim and Phil each got a Bonito on spinning tackle.


The following morning (11th) the Ocean was completely different! Slick calm and clear and the fish were hungry. Casting over schools of cart-wheeling Spanish Mackerel (that wouldn't bite) produced strike after strike from 4-8 pound Bonito. Jim caught 2 on a top water plug, while Phil and I caught ours on metal lures.