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The summer temperatures with the humidity returned today. The Offshore boats had some good Blackfin Tuna fishing. Some boats had a few Dolphin and Wahoo and a few boats had a couple of small Yellowfin Tuna. Calypso and Hatteras Blue each released a Sailfish. Hatteras Fever released 2 Sailfish. Inshore boats had good Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish catches casting on lures. Some also had bottom fish.

Citations:

Chris Newsome of Hickory, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue

Jeremiah Gilbert ofStatesville, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II

Lucas George of Salisbury, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II

Charles Robinson released a Sailfish on Calypso

What a pretty day to be fishing.

Offshore had a good day catching some Dolphin, Wahoo, and Blackfin Tuna.

Inshore had a great day Catching Spanish Mackerel, Blue Fish, and Jack Crevalle.

Citation Derrick Clark of Ohio caught a 40lb Wahoo on the Chaser

What a nice day to be Fishing. Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, and Pompano.

Offshore Fleet had a good catch of Dolphin, a few Blackfin Tuna, and couple Wahoo.

Citation:

A Sailfish was released on the Release.

Too windy for the Offshore boats to untie from the docks this morning. Inshore boats had a good Red Drum day. Drum love to bite on windy days. They also make really great fish tacos. Some boats had big Bluefish too.

Citations:

At 5 years old, Reed Cassler released a 48" Red Drum that was bigger than himself on Black Pearl. Way to go Reed! Congratulations!

The big boats were hot today, it was a scorcher. Blackfin Tuna was on the bite along with some Dolphin with mostly bailers and one or two gaffers. Yellowfin Tuna made an appearance for a few boats that caught some. Sea Creature released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Inshore boats had catches of Bluefish, Cobia, King Mackerel, Amberjacks and Spanish Mackerel. Some boats had Red Drum on the bite.

Citations:

Leo Maguire of MA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Katie Osborn of OH released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature

Kurt Lutz made sure the catch of his life, Lindsey, didn't get away and proposed on Release after she caught a Dolphin.

It was scrappy fishing for the Offshore boats today. Some boats had good catches of Blackfin Tuna and some others had Dolphin. Sundown and Hatteras Fever II each released a Sailfish. Sea Creature released 3 Sailfish. The Inshore boats stayed home today.

Citations:

Robert Brogdon of NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Steve Rall of NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Jay Ellington of NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

Craig Keener released a Sailfish on Sundown

The Offshore fleet watched the sun rise over the blue water this morning. The sun shared the sky with offshore storm clouds that lit up the dark. They had good catches of Blackfin Tuna and some Dolphin. Some boats had a few Wahoo and some bottom fish, like B-Liners and Snappers. Bite Me released a Sailfish. Calypso released a Sailfish. Sundown boated a Sailfish. Sea Creature released 2 Sailfish. Inshore boats made a day of catching Bluefish, Red Drum and Flounder. Some Inshore boats had Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna and bottom fish.

Citations:

Kirby Smith of Highpoint, NC released 2 Sailfish on Sea Creature

Mike Jourdan of Seaford, VA caught a 48lb. 67" Sailfish on Sundown

A couple of the big boats plied the water this morning. They were able to throw some Dolphin on deck along with some Blackfin Tuna. Wahoo fishing was scattered. Inshore boats had catches of Bluefish and Cobia to make for happy anglers.

What a good day to be fishing.

Inshore Fleet had a great day catching Cobia, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, 

Offshore Fleet had a great day catching lots of Blackfin Tuna, some Dolphin, and Wahoo.

Citations:

Robert Byrd of V.A. released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Gus Bardill released a Sailfish on the Release.

2 Sailfish was released on the Hatteras Fever.

 Tim Betts from Ohio released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Blue.

 Inshore Fleet having a great day catching Cobia, King Mackerel, Spanish.

Offshore Fleet had a great day Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, and Yellowfin Tuna, Dolphin, and Bottom Fish. 9 Sailfish was released and 1 Blue Marlin.

Citations:

Mike Stutts from N.C.  caught a 66pd 50in. Cobia on the Black Pearl.

Mike Creech from P.A. released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Fever.

Troy Englehart of M.D. released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Fever.

Alan Calfee of D.C. released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Fever

Sherrie Evans released a Sailfish on the Calypso.

Jim Conway of P.A. released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Dominic Talley of P.A. released 2 Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Allison Talley of P.A. released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.

Angler on the Release released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish.

 Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Amberjack, and Spanish Mackerel.

 Offshore Fleet had a good day catching Blackfin Tuna and Dolphin.

A Blue Marlin was released on the Release.

Happy Labor Day to everyone who deserve a Monday off after working hard to help keep our country going. The Offshore fleet took today off too, due to rough conditions. The Inshore boats had an awesome Red Drum day. One good thing about windy weather is the Red Drum love to bite. Tomorrow looks like it might be rough too but Wednesday is looking good.

Citations:

Jimmy Hayes of Spout Spring, VA released several 50"-55" Red Drum on Black Pearl

The Offshore boats hit the blue water this morning with slightly cooler temperatures. They had very good Blackfin Tuna fishing. They also had a few Wahoo and some boats had a few Yellowfin Tuna and some bottom fish. Calypso released a Sailfish. Sea Creature released 2 Sailfish. Inshore boats had excellent Spanish Mackerel fishing along with a few Lookdowns and a couple of Amberjacks.

Citations:

11 year old Patrick Hughes released a Sailfish on Calypso, Congratulations Patrick!

Will Early of NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

George Rogers of NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature

The Offshore boats had some super scrappy fishing today. They had a few Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. The Wahoo were very scattered. They also had a few bottom fish and Almaco Jacks. Inshore boats had Red Drum on the bite today along with Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel. Some had catches of King Mackerel.

Release headed out this morning with sultry temperatures and a little wind. It was scrappy fishing but they did manage to put some nice Blackfin Tuna on deck. Inshore boats had catches of Amberjacks, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel.

 Inshore Fleet had a nice day catching Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, King Mackerel, and Amberjack.

Offshore Fleet had a good Time catching Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, and Wahoo. Release released a Blue Marlin.

 Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Cobia,and Bluefish.

Sea Creature ventured out to the blue water this morning. It was slow fishing but they did put a Dolphin and a Wahoo on the deck. Inshore boats had good fishing with both Spanish and King Mackerels. They also had a few Cobia and Amberjacks. 

This last day of August saw a beautiful day and the big boats stayed home. The Inshore boats had a good day on the water. Hook Up landed some pretty Dolphin along with some bottom fish, like Triggerfish. They also got onto the Spanish and King Mackerels.

We saw the sun today. After plenty of rainy days the sun finally graced us with an appearance and hotter temperatures again. Release headed out this morning and had a great day of fishing. They had good Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna catching. They also had a few Wahoo on the bite. The Inshore boat Black Pearl went offshore today and had great Wahoo catching. Other Inshore boats had catches of Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish and a couple of Sheepshead.