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Release had another charter today and had a catch of African Pompano and Blackfin Tuna.

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Release ventured out today and caught a few King Mackerel, some Yellowfin Tuna and some Blackfin Tuna. Spring is on the way. Better get booking and reserve your space on a charter today.

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Not a lot going on right now, however, Predator landed a 408lb Bluefin Tuna.

Tuna Duck ventured out today and came back with a 61" Blue Fin Tuna. He also had Triggerfish and King Mackerel. There was a citation 6 lb. 1oz. Triggerfish for Drew Huston of Norfolk, VA.

John Fielo of Visalia, CA caught a citation 42 lb. King Mackerel.  

Bluefin Tuna are on the hook! Tuna Duck caught a 72" 203.5lb Bluefin Tuna.

Good Times: Robert Lentz of San Francisco, CA caught a 109" Shark and a 30lb Blackfin Tuna. Tom Lentz of Mocksville, NC caught a 28lb Blackfin Tuna and a 90" Shark.

A couple of charters went offshore today fishing for King Mackerel. They returned with nice catches content with having spent a beautiful day on the water. Don't forget to stop by and check out our Sale in the Ship's Store to get any last-minute gifts still on your list!

Citations:

Shane Parsnow of Concord, NC: 51 lb. King Mackerel on Release.

Shaun Lee of Jamaica, NY: 44 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

George Goode of Flemington, NJ: 46 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

Ruel Boyce of Brooklyn, NY: 38 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

A few charters fished offshore and the King Mackerel bite did not disappoint anglers. All parties enjoyed a beautiful day on the Gulf Stream with plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures.

Citations:

Antony Pennica of Angier, NC: 36 lb. King Mackerel on Hatteras Blue.

Peyton Pennica of Angier, NC: 39 lb. King Mackerel on Hatteras Blue.

Connor Pennica, NC: 40 lb. King Mackerel on Hatteras Blue.

Taylor Ferguson of Charlotte, NC: 41 lb. King Mackerel on Hatteras Blue.

Linwood Ferguson of Belmont, NC: 30 lb. King Mackerel on Hatteras Blue.

Good Times: King Mackerel: Ruel Boyce of Brooklyn, NY 36lb. Steven Thomas of Brooklyn, NY 36lbs. Andre Porter of Queens Village, NY 38lbs. Shaun Lee of Jamaica, NY 37lbs. George Goode of Flemington, NJ 37lbs. Eric Brown of Far Rockaway, NY 38lbs.

A couple of charters fishing offshore today, they had really good catches of nice size King Mackerel.

Citations

Good Times- King Mackerel-David Bowden of Virginia Beach, VA caught a 32lb, Edwin Howard of Virginia Beach, VA caught a 31lb and 32lb, Mark Cooper of Carrsville, VA caught a 38lb, Corey Rudiger of Virginia Beach, VA caught a 34lb

Hatteras Blue- Michael Long of Goochland, VA caught a 55 lb. King Mackerel, Jacob Thraclmorton of Goochland Va caught a 35 lb. King Mackerel, Owen Long of Goochland, VA caught a 43 lb. King Mackerel

A couple of boats were out doing some commercial King Mackerel. One boat had a charter and had a really good catch of King Mackerel as well.

A few boats fishing Offshore today. They found excellent citation size King Mackerel and a few Blackfin Tuna.

Citations

King Mackerel

Good Times: Emma Arata of Washington, DC 51lbs and 48lbs. Miltos Stefaniteis of Henrico, VA 51lbs. Malik Thomas of Baltimore, MD 38lbs. Stephan Thomas of Chester, VA 42lbs. Jeff Lavender caught a 29lb Blackfin Tuna.

One boat took a charter offshore this morning and returned early with a limit of King Mackerel. Several boats fished commercially and reported good catches of Kings. Weather is on the way! Tomorrow will be questionable for heading offshore. In the meantime stop by the Ship's Store and check out our after Thanksgiving SALE! We are open from 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Remember to shop locally for all your gift-giving needs.

Citations:

Stephen Hartsell of Norwood, NC: 31 lb. King Mackerel on Tuna Duck.

Lane Hartsell of Norwood, NC: 30 lb. King Mackerel on Tuna Duck.

Derry Honeycutt of Norwood, NC: 33 lb. King Mackerel on Tuna Duck.

A few boats had charters today and a few boats were commercial fishing and they both reported World Class King Mackerel fishing, both live bait trolling and dead bait trolling it was all good. There were also some Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo caught.

Citations

Carolina Girl-King Mackerel- Kyle Thibeault of Cockeysville, MD caught a 58lb, William Dwivedi of Crofton, MD caught a 58lb, Cindy Camus of Crofton, MD caught a 57lb, Christopher Kelly of Columbia, MD caught a 59lb, Nataleigh Weber of Alexandria, VA caught a 60lb

Several boats out fishing Offshore today. They found a good King Mackerel bite and a few Blackfin Tuna.

Citations

Release: Jeff Rowan of Chickamauga, GA caught a 37lb Blackfin Tuna.

Hatteras Blue: FROM 11/29 Richard Baranowski of Dallas, PA caught a 66lb King Mackerel. Ricky Wooditch of Dallas, PA caught a 46lb King Mackerel. Michael Baranowski of Dallas, PA caught a 45lb King Mackerel. Daniel Kivler of Meangola, PA caught a 47lb King Mackerel. Emily Baranowski of Dallas, PA caught a 49lb King Mackerel.

King Mackerel! King Mackerel! King Mackerel! Again today - live baiting for Kings provided plenty of action for inshore and offshore charters. Parties returned with limits.

Citations:

Steve Binkly of Burbank, CA: 48 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

Darrin Binkley of Radford, NC: 48 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

Steven Riebel of Irvindale, IA: 30 lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl.

Jeff Ziebell of Browns Summit, NC: 33 lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl.

Brian Van Druten of buxton, NC: 44 lb. King Mackerel on Hook Up.

Liam Van Druten of Buxton, NC: 36 lb. and 41 lb. King Mackerel on Hook Up.

King Mackerel fishing is hot! Both offshore and inshore charters live baited for Kings today and limits were caught. A few charters fished the Gulf Stream for Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna despite numerous thunderstorms and rain showers this morning and fog this afternoon. Warm temps should prevail throughout the weekend before another SW blow at the start of the week.

Citations:

Andy Knight of Virginia Beach, VA: 39 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

Benjamin Knight of Virginia Beach, VA: 38 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

John Knight of Virginia Beach, VA: 38 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

Lisa Knight of Virginia Beach, VA: 32 lb. King Mackerel on Good Times.

Zach Morgantini of Downingtown, PA: 40 lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl.

Dean Morgantini of Downingtown, PA: 36 lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl.

Kaitlyn Rocchiccioli of Midlothian, VA: 5 lb. Black Sea Bass on Release.

Mitchell Rocchiccioli of Beaverdam, VA: 47 lb. Wahoo and 7 lb. Triggerfish on Release.

Ryan Kehoe of Charlotte, NC: 78 lb. Wahoo on Chaser.

Hatteras Blue: Brantley Zachary of Chesapeake, VA caught a 32lb King Mackerel and a 68lb Cobia. John Steiner of Virginia Beach, VA caught a 36lb King Mackerel. Pasan Phillips of Virginia Beach, VA caught a 36lb King Mackerel. Betty Steiner of Virginia Beach, VA caught a 38lb King Mackerel. Edmond Zachary of Virginia Beach, VA caught a 40lb King Mackerel. Aria Zachary of Chesapeake, VA caught a 30lb King Mackerel.

Today was a window of opportunity for a few boats. The smaller boats had good catches of King Mackerel, Red Drum and Speckled Trout. Offshore boats had a good day of Blackfin Tuna, King Mackerel and some Dolphin. We hope everyone has a safe and happy day of Thanksgiving. We'll be back on Friday.

CITATIONS:

Mark Lagergren of Worthington, OH caught a 33lb. King Mackerel on Predator

David Van Osdol of Irvington, NY caught a 41lb. King Mackerel on Predator

Max Van Osdol of Irvington, NY caught a 45ib. King Mackerel on Predator

Susan Tuck of Amelia, VA caught a 34lb. Blackfin Tuna on Good Times

Matthew Tuck of Midlothian, VA caught a 34lb. King Mackerel on Good Times

Thomas Tuck of Amelia, VA caught a 51lb. King Mackerel on Good Times

Caleb Tuck of Midlothian, VA caught a 48lb. King Mackerel on Good Times

Brian Hackney of Mosley, VA caught a 35lb. King Mackerel on Adventure

Olivia Napier of Midlothian, VA caught a 34lb. King Mackerel on Adventure

Julia Napier of Mosley, VA caught a 52lb. King Mackerel on Adventure

Bobbie Kugatow of Hampstead, NC caught a 58lb. Wahoo on Carolina Girl

Daniel Sanderson of Concord, NC caught a 35lb. King Mackerel on Hatteras Blue

Michael Truesdel of Concord, NC caught a 40lb. King Mackerel on Hatteras Blue

Chilly temperatures and abundant sunshine led these youngsters out to find Red Drum in the Pamlico Sound today. Looks like they are having a great time, along with some good eating! All offshore boats stayed at the dock today. We will be closing at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow through Thursday. We will reopen on Friday. Happy Thanksgiving to all - we are grateful for all your patronage!

Several boats fished Offshore today with calm seas and temps in the 60's. Excellent King Mackerel fishing continued with lots of citation weight fish caught. There were also a few Blackfin Tuna caught. Inshore boats were catching good puppy Red Drum.

Citations

King Mackerel

Bite Me: Elizabeth Camstra Hughes of Hayward, WI 44lbs. Dale Teests Jr of Glen Burnie, MD caught a 27lb Blackfin Tuna.

Good Times: Mictos Stefanitsis of Henrico, VA 51lbs. Nicholas Milteer of Chesapeake, VA 44lbs and 30lbs. Raymond Clyburn Jr. of Norfolk, VA 30lbs. John Harrell of Virginia Beach, VA 32lbs.

Predator: Alexis Wine of Fisherville, VA 47lbs and a 25lb Blackfin Tuna. Colton Clinedinst of Stuarts Draft, VA 51lbs. Kayla Catalev of Charlottesville, VA 46lbs. Donny Clinedinst II of Crozet, VA 49lbs. Caleb Clinedinst of Stuarts Draft, VA 52lbs. Allyson Baker of Crozet, VA 74lbs.