Tomorrow is the last day of April, hard to believe it’s almost summer! We have had some great fishing this past week, and, from what I saw today in the fleet, Mahi are on the way! If you’re looking to book a trip, check our website and pick a date, our available days are few. There are boats open at Oregon Inlet, and now is the time to book!
We had a few trips this week, and it looks like the yellowfin are starting to bite! The last two days were great fishing for the fleet, several boats caught limits, and most had great catches of tuna. We went exploring today and were skunked at 11:00 when we finally found a few fish. In less than two hours, we had close to a limit. Now is the time for tuna! Check out Oregon Inlet Fishing Center to book a trip now. There are plenty of boats available!
Happy Easter! We had a great day offshore today, a handful of yellowfin, one blackfin, and some dolphin for us. 
We had some great yellowfin fishing today. Eva caught her first tuna!
Billon had a little help today, mates in training!
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We wrapped up the 2017 commercial bluefin season on Wednesday and have started getting ready for our charter season. As luck would have it, we needed to cancel this morning due to weather. If you’re looking for a charter, give me a call 252-216-9034 and we will hook you up!
This winter was one of the better bluefin seasons we have had the chance to participate in, our quota was increased to 81 ton, and we landed 104.7! After this summer, where the limit was 5 fish per day from June 1 until November, NMFS transferred over 200 ton of quota to the General Category and still allowed the fishery torn over. We have proven that we have a viable winter bluefin fishery and should get a similar quota in the years to come. Bluefin stocks appear to be quite healthy, and I think we are making a case for a 12 month fishery. That would give the entire East Coast fleet a chance to participate in what can prove to be a lucrative fishery when managed properly. Open the season at 1-2 fish per day and let the quota run to completion. 
