Tennessee Crowd

We had Mike White and some of his friends from TN with us today. They have us booked for two of the next three days if the weather permits and it looks like tomorrow will be it for a couple of days. We started the day off fishing along a change trying to catch some dolphin. We found a couple of schools but they were very uncooperative today. They were swimming fast up the beach and were hard to stay with. We managed about half a limit. We caught a couple of wahoo out of 5 or 6 wahoo bites and then we caught a nice sailfish. He was a big one for around here, I'd say 60 lbs or so. We are hoping to head out again in the morning , weather permitting so check back in and see what's up.

Great Dolphin Fishing

We had a Make-up charter today and had a nice day on the water. There was a little rain around in squalls earlier but they didn't last long and nobody melted so that was a good sign. We found a few small schools of fish and would catch 4 or 5 here and there. Finally after a little while we found the mega school of hungry nice fish and finished up on our limit. From there we went and tried to catch a wahoo but only had one bite which came off. Trolling up inshore late in the day we had a sailfish come in and follow a short rigger and I switched him off to a naked ballyhoo I had on my shotgun and luckily hooked him. After a struggle we finally caught him, he had got tail wrapped during the fight somehow. Left my camera home today so no picture of him. My wife bought it to me when I got in so I could get the picture for the site. I had to take a picture of the Halloween car that was at the marina today. This guy from New York comes here every year and has his car all done up like this. Every body stops and checks it out. Fishing in the morning then it looks like a couple of days of weather. Have a good evening.

Day at the Docks

Yesterday was The Day at the Docks. It is a celebration of the Hatteras waterman from charter fishermen to commercial fishermen. We have the fortune of being asked every year to be one of the display boats on the main row at Odens for the day. On this row they have charter and commercial boats all intermingled. This year there were two charter boats, a long liner, shrimp trawler, drop net boat, mullet skiff, beach dory, a side picker, shad boat and the head boat the Miss Hatteras was also in the line up. The event takes place from Odens dock to Hatteras Harbor with all kinds of food, music, displays, contest for kids and adults. A fishing tournament at Hatteras Harbor for the kids,crab races, the concrete marlin, net hanging, survival suit races and to many mpre to name. The USCG is there with their with 47 ft. rollover boat as well as the water wagon which is a big hit with the kids. The day ends with a parade of boats entering the harbor and all gathering at Hatteras Harbor and village Marina where after all have arrived we have the blessing of the fleet. It is a time to remember those that have crossed the bar(passed on) this year as well as give thanks for the safe return daily of our fleet,for our lively hood, families, friends and the well being of our little community. It makes me proud to be a part of this fishing community and to do what I do for my living. I am thankful for all of you who fish with us every year and for those of you who may have only fished with us once. Some have become close friends over the years. The evening ends with a band and lawn dance right in the middle of town at our community center from 8 PM til midnight. You should make a plan to come and join us next year for the day and take in the sights. Looks like the swell from Igor will keep us at home for the next few days so there probably won't be much for a fishing report until Wed. or Thursday. Fishing is great and we have open days. Get on down here and do some fishing with us. It's good for your soul,I know it's good for mine.

West Virginia Pittsburgh Steelers fan

We had a crowd from West by god Virginia that said to make sure that I told everyone that they were Steelers fans. Why? I have no clue. We had a great day if fishing today with another nice catch of dolphin with at least a dozen gaffers mixed in with the bailers we caught. We had to make a long run this morning to find the edge where the down current had pushed the water out so far overnight. I was 32 miles when i set out this morning. 36 when I started trolling for home. On the way back in we had a great big Blue Marlin on briefly before we pulled the hook on her. I'd say a good guesstimate would be 500 plus on the conservative side. It was an awesome bite with the fish all lit up like a Christmas tree. No trips for a couple days and then the swell from the hurricane gets here so probably no fishing again until early next week. Give us a call, fishing is good for you.

Ernest Matney and crew

Today we had Mr. Ernest Matney and some of his crew along for the ride. It was a little choppy at first but turned out beautiful later in the morning. We started our day out by watching an awesome sunrise on our way offshore. Soon after we started fishing we hooked and caught three nice gaffers along an edge and caught a couple more plus a few bailers before going on further offshore. We found some grass in the deep that was holding some nice dolphins and finished up with our limit along it and around an end patch. We also caught a couple of wahoos today and lost another or two. Back at it again tomorrow and maybe Thursday as well so check back in tomorrow. Looking forward to a good day on the water.

Mitchell crew day two

Well fishing was slower today than yesterday, lots of things changed form yesterday to today. 3 knots of current will do that, what was here yesterday was 60 miles away this morning. We started out wahoo fishing this morning because there wasn't much grass on the change and it didn't sound like a lot of bites either. Around noon we went back to the change and caught a few fish for the afternoon. We caught a sailfish a nice gaffer, a few bailers and a few albacore. A couple of boats got down on the southern break this afternoon and had some wahoo bites but we were out of position to get there. The guys all had fun and it was a gorgeous day with a nice cool breeze. Starting to feel like the tuna time of year. We've got some good fishing coming so call us today for a trip.

Childrens cancer benefit tournament raffle winner

We donated a trip for a raffle that benefits children with cancer. It is called the Large Mouth Brown Trout tournament and is held in Portsmouth , Va. All proceeds go to the Roc Solid Foundation (http://www.rocsolidfoundation.org). Mr Joe Mitchell won the raffle for the trip. We had a great day on the dolphin today. It was rather choppy for the most part today with a good shot of current pushing into the wind. We found two or three schools of dolphin and were able to finish up our limit fairly early. We tried for a wahoo for the rest of the day and had a few bites but never got lucky enough to hang onto one. That is the way it goes some days. Mr. Mitchell has me booked for tomorrow with the same crowd so check in and see how it goes.

Mikey, Rusty and Killapeach

My buddy Michael and two of his buddies that he grew up with in Norfolk that live here now went fishing with us today. We had a good morning on the dolphin , it wasn't one stop shopping or anything but it was good enough to get done fairly quickly. We went and tried to catch a wahoo after that. We got lucky and caught one out of four or five bites that we had. We just couldn't hang onto them today. It's funny how that goes, some days you catch them all and some days your may only catch one of ten bites. We'll be back at it on Friday and Saturday so check in for the report. It looks like we are going to have some excellent fall fishing this year so come on down and spend a day with us.

Steve Little and Family

We had Steve Little and Family from Chesapeake , Va. on board with us today. It was a little choppy today where we had to fish along the color change. Down current inside of it and regular current offshore side shoving it into the wind all day. We wound up catching our limit of dolphin after a struggle with them. Sometimes they just get that way, plenty of fish but moving fast. All in all it was a good day. They had to drive home so we called it a little early so they could get on the road home. Hope to see you guys again.

Home Safely

We brought the boat home from Coinjock today where I had taken it for the hurricane "Earl". Hatteras island got lucky and dodged a big bullet on this one. It weakened a considerable amount before it got here thank goodness. I had some pictures I took on the way home from my phone but it would not let me save them for some reason. I hope that we don't have to make a return trip there again this year but it won't be the first time I've been there twice in a year before. Going fishing in the A.M. so check in for a report.