Tune in tomorrow to Beach 104.1 to hear Capt Greg and Capt Tami Gray from Wicked Tuna Outer Banks!
Sometimes, you need to watch what you wish for. In the last month and a half, we were lucky to have good weather, and a full schedule. Fishing was great, and we made a long stretch of days without a break. Today is the third day this week we missed due to weather, I am thankful for the break! I have a few days open next week and the tunas are still nibbling! Give me a call and we will get you out fishing! 252-216-9034
Once again, the Sharks have been on a rampage! It seems that every time we hook a tuna, we are hoping and praying that it won’t get eaten by the seemingly thousands of “endangered” sharks that are here on the grounds. NMFS has declared a moratorium on a directed shark fishery on the East Coast. Apparently, this is one more mismanaged fishery by the powers that be! The stocks have apparently rebounded to record levels, although no fisheries scientist will tell you. Fishermen up and down the East Coast have seen record numbers of sharks, yet they are not allowed to harvest them. In the meantime, sometimes hundreds of tuna are being eaten off the lines of Oregon inlet Charter and commercial boats every day. Endangered species, I think not! We were fortunate today, and only lost one bigeye to the sharks, and we managed to land two bigeyes, 172# and 111#, along with a few dolphin and a couple of 60# yellowfin. We have a few dates open the first week of July, 252-216-9034 if you are ready to go Fishin’!
We have had some July like weather here the past few days, but we have managed to make a few good catches!
In the Meat! We caught 3 out of 4 bigeye bites today, up to 187#, along with 5 yellowfin and a couple dolphin. A great day of fishing!
Randall Moon is on his way across the country on his Harley and needed some tuna for the ride. We found a few for him! Rough weather, but 6 tuna and 6 gaffers made the trip well worth it!
We left the Inlet with one other boat headed to the 680, well north of the fleet. After we set out, the fleet was getting some bites down on the Point, and my running partner deserted us to chase the bite. We stayed and hooked a bigeye, 115#. We started fishing south, and hooked one out of two bigeyes, 135#. After spotting the fleet approaching, we turned back North, and hooked three more bigeyes. We pulled a hook, broke another off at the boat, and landed one more, 147#. Not a bad day’s work!
The Heavy Chicken Fishing team had a great two days of fishing on the Frenzy! A handful of tunas, dolphin, and a 400# Blue Marlin to cap it all off! Thanks for the trips guys, I’ll see you again June 3, if not sooner. I may take you up on the Steelhead trip!
18 gaffers and a 400# blue marlin today!
A 190# mako today for Kevin Eller!
