July 19 -The sound fishing has been OK somedays, but not as good as last year. The usual Croakers, Spot, Bluefish, and other bottom dwellers are still around.
The Striped Bass fishing in the inlet has been slim pickings at best. I'm not sure what happened to the big ones we were catching. The Cobia and Spanish outside the inlet have been hard to find, so Sunday we decided to try something different. We headed out about 18 miles and found some hungry Kings and some nice size Dolphin. We loaded up and were back to the dock in a few hours. It was nice to have a fish that could give you some fight. Here is my first mate Bryce, holding a nice Dolphin.
July 5 - Southwest wind on the Outer Banks
If the wind would ever stop blowing from the southwest, the fishing would be so good. This direction blows all the warm water out and the cooler water in.
I did manage to get offshore with a buddy Sunday and had a banner day. We had several nice tuna, gaffer dolphin, one nice wahoo, and two Blue Marlin hits, which was very unusually. It was good eaten at this house for the fourth of July. I know most of you aren't thinking about winter yet, but I am booking fall Striper trips now. I do suggest full day trips, because of the distance we have to travel sometimes to catch these guys. So yes I will do a half day, but if the fish are not near the inlet, don't complain if you don't catch any. Last year some of the 1/2 day trips turned into 6 hour trips to catch fish with no extra charged, but with the price of fuel, I can't do that any more. I hope everyone understands. Email me if you want to go catch the big boys.
June 27 - Its got to get better
Its been hard fishing the past week. The sound and inlet have been producing a few fish, but not very big. The inshore has not been much better. Small Bluefish an d a few Spanish Mackerel. The Cobia are ouy here somewhere. If its not cloudy, the wind is blowing. Its got to get better, because I think we seen the worst. We keep trying.
Captain Ray
