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Archived Reports and Pics

Cliff's Comments

Cliff's Fishing Report

Feb. 28, 2010 -

A little windy. Cold on the bridge. Everyone caught a bluefin. We brought back a 65 inch fish. 165 lbs. Thorougly enjoyable weekend.

Feb. 20, 2010 -

A gorgeous day. Bluefins on the 300 line at 200 fathoms and the 280 line at 100 fathoms. We caught them trolling and on jigs. Jigs were more difficult.

Nov. 7, 2009 -

Absolutely perfect weather day. We trolled for tunas and got up tp the 270 line. We caught albacore and 3 nice dolphin. We decided to go for Kings and found them in 150 feet around the 180 line. Once you found a mark they bit readily but bait should be deep. I had the privilege of meeting Jerry. A visually challenged man who has specialized in overcoming obstacles in life that few of us have faced.

Oct. 22, 2009 -

Bagby Electric took its customers fishing. They wanted to catch yellowfins. We headed up the way and put in about the 420 line and fished up to the 550 line. We were late for the tuna bite. Long run. We caught dolphin along the weed lines and occasional albacore. It became apparent the tuna weren't biting. We ran back to the area of the Smell Wreck and caught some Kings.

Oct. 6, 2009 -

SE wind. Wahoos were caught but scattered. A few boats had great catches while many of us struggled. Dolphins were caught close to sargassum. Water temp 81 degrees. Has dropped a degree in last several weeks.

Sep. 23, 2009 -

Thank you, Tom and Lisa for fishing with us. We regret it was a slow day. There were scattered wahoo and dolphin. One sail was reported. !0 knots SE wind.

Sep. 15, 2009 -

Beautiful day. We had a slow morning but action picked when we went inshore. We caught a sail near the tower. Wahoo were lurking in the color change.

Sep. 12, 2009 -

Great day. Delightful bachelor party group. lots of cooler water inshore. Beautiful blue water in the deep. Dolphin, wahoo, and sailfish were caught.

Sep. 10, 2009 -

Blustery day. Wind increased to 30 knots. Lots of green water to the Tower area. We caught blackfins and a wahoo. Several AJ's on the 212 wreck. We jumped off a sailfish.

Sep. 5, 2009 -

15 knots North. 2 knots current. Choppy gulfstream. We lucked out. We found wahoo, tuna, and a few nice dolphin. A great day.

Aug. 26, 2009 -

Nancy traveled from Texas to comply with her husbands wish to have his ashes placed in the Gulfstream. A trip was built around Nancys request and I thank all who participated. We caught blackfins on the 230 rock. Dolphins were caught south of us. I am mystified why we saw no dolphins. We caught and released a sail in 35 fathoms later in the day.

Aug. 17, 2009 -

Beautiful calm day. Good fishing. Catch 9 gaffers, 4 wahoo, and 2 blackfins. We jumped a sail off at the Buoy.

Aug. 16, 2009 -

Calm seas. Wahoo at the Buoy. Blackfins at the 230 rock. Sailfish to the southern. Overall good fishing.

Aug. 12, 2009 -

Lots of lightning and rain. Strong winds and storms made fishing difficult. Wahoo and sails were caught today. It looked pretty good when we left but the weather deteriorated.

Aug. 8, 2009 -

Great day. It is amazing how difficult it is to find a school. You see the school and look over a hundred square miles. You are on the fish. Dale took his son and Sonny fishing again today. Great company.

Aug. 7, 2009 -

Wind shift to the north. Beautiful day. Scattered bite. We caught wahoo, dolphin, and blackfins. Billfish at 100 fathoms.

Aug. 6, 2009 -

The main attraction today was the 230 rocks with lots of blackfins. Dolphins were scarce. Wahoo were less abundant. A blue marlin and some sails were caught. Tomorrow will be different.

Aug. 5, 2009 -

Eddie nalls and his crew fished Hatteras. Fish were biting. Dolphin were plentiful. Wahoo and blackfins. Amberjack were loaded on the wrecks. Sails and whites at 70- 100 fathoms. Good day.

Aug. 1, 2009 -

The day started up surprisingly calm but by midday it was huffung. We fished to the tower. Caught several wahoos and blackfins. Caught a lone dolphin. Amberjacks on Tower Wreck. A great group to fish " wet a line with". A nice King.

Jul. 28, 2009 -

Great day. Seas laid down. We had a mixed bag of fish. Tuna, dolphin, skipjack, Tiles, Amberjacks, and a King.

Jul. 22, 2009 -

Excellent billfishing for sails and whites. A few blues caught. Dolphin are hard to find.

Jul. 15, 2009 -

Dolphin bite slows markedly. The Gulfstream swept yesterdays fish to the NE. We caught some gaffers and a monstrous 51 lb Amberjack on the Clark. Delightful group from So Carolina.

Jul. 14, 2009 -

Great day. Calm seas. We Trolled for marlins early and had a bite. But no hookups. Trolled inshore for spectacular dolphin fishing

Jul. 11, 2009 -

Walter Etheridge of Yorktown fished Hatteras with family and friends. Thank you Walter. Fishing was generally slow off the Rockpile. We caught a few dolphins and a White Marlin. A Bara cuda cut short our Amberjack fishing.

Jul. 9, 2009 -

Inshore trip with a delightful group of young women. We caught Bluefish and Spanish Mackeral. Trip sponsored by a father, Turner Hunt of Vision Energy.

Jul. 8, 2009 -

Fishing was difficult today. Fish scattered. Most of the dolphin were above the tower. We managed to get for vacation dinners.

Jul. 3, 2009 -

The dolphin were chewing. We caught a limit and a sail in 60 fathoms.

Jul. 1, 2009 -

Great weather. Dolphin plentiful along the weedline. Trolling bite slows but was hot to the NE. Lots of Sargassum. Water temps in the 82 Degree range.

Jun. 30, 2009 -

Pretty day. We bailed dolphin and caught some larger dolphin trolling. Great grroup out of Philadelphia. Marlin offshore.

Jun. 27, 2009 -

Winds strong SW to start. Tapered off. Fish scattered but we managed to put together a little catch of dolphin. Great bunch of American heroes- all veterans.

Jun. 26, 2009 -

SW winds. We fished to the wrecks. Scattered dolphin in eel grass line and sargassum line further off shore. But not as many as recently. Sails in 20-25 fathoms but we didn't hook up.

Jun. 22, 2009 -

We had an inshore, half day trip. Incredibly beautiful day. lots of fish and bird life. Breezy with cool air. Very comfortable. Water clear with many shades of green. Dan celebrates his birthday with his friends.

Jun. 21, 2009 -

Good day with folks who fished with us before. Dolphin bites scattered but we had a little catch. Nice sized fish. Enjoyable company.

Jun. 19, 2009 -

Beautiful day. Ran to the 200 line on the blue-green color change. Dolphins snapping. We manage a nice catch. We hunted for billfish but no bites. Good day.

Jun. 18, 2009 -

Light SE winds. Dolphins are scattered. We got bites from 23 to 200 fathoms. We had a Sail on for a short period and a Blue Marlin in the baits. No hook up. Fishing continues to be the most interesting thing I ever did.

Jun. 16, 2009 -

East wind. Strong Gulfstream current. Good marlin bite behind the Rockpile. We caught a Sail and pulled the hook on a White Marlin. dolphins were hard to find. We enjoyed Wayne and Tanyas family.

Jun. 11, 2009 -

A perfect day. Most of the fish were offshore. The billfish were snapping. We caught a Blue right off. A nice bunch of dolphin followed on a 400 fathom edge. We caught the White in 40 fathoms. We jumped another off in 125 fathoms earlier. Great bunch of people.

Jun. 9, 2009 -

Beautiful day. great people. fish were biting. We had 25 dolphins. marlins offshore.

Jun. 7, 2009 -

Calm day for a change. we concentrated on meat. We caught Dolphin, Cobia, and Amberjack. The dolphin were scattered and it was a slow pick. At the end of the day we jigged the Lancing Wreck. Lots of AJs and a Cobia. A good day.

Jun. 6, 2009 -

Strong NE winds and the dolphins were hard to find. The bulk of the fish were behind the wrecks up to the 200 line. We had a scattered bite. We had more bites the further to the 200 line we got. A great bunch of people.

Jun. 4, 2009 -

The fish were in 22 fathoms. It took a while to find them but good action when we did. We trolled a long time offshore. No marlins.

Jun. 3, 2009 -

Angela's marlin. last fall Angela's dad died. He had said he wanted to take her fishing and catch a marlin. She was the first to see the fish and brought it to release. It swam away unharmed. I had a feeling her dad was with us. Dolphins continue to bite well.

May. 29, 2009 -

Winds 20 knots SW with fairly heavy seas. We had to fish around till we found a concentration of fish. 24 to 27 fathoms was best for us. Warm water extends inshore tending to scatter fish.

May. 24, 2009 -

Good day fishing. We went east of the tower and fished no deeper than 28 fathoms and from there SW to the 195 line. We picked up dolphins thru the day. We ended up with just short of 30. Weather good. Winds from the South.

May. 23, 2009 -

Interesting day. Dolphin bite cooled but we managed a decent catch. We found a wreck loaded with fish?? We caught a Sargassumfish on the troll!! See archived reports

May. 21, 2009 -

Excellent dolphin fishing continues. We had 8 before 8. We trolled to the deep to catch a marlin. The dolphin kept coming.

May. 16, 2009 -

A blustery day. Lots of rain squalls. After we located the fish we scrapped out a day. Delightful group. Mal De Mer was on the boat.

May. 15, 2009 -

A good day on dolphin. The Hatteras Village Tournament in happening. A 581 lb blue was put on the dock. Overall excellent fishing.

May. 8, 2009 -

Wind SW at 15-20. Afew tunas were caught. Our dolphins were caught from 160 to 20 fathoms. We were looking for a marlin but didn;t see him today.

May. 2, 2009 -

Last year with this group we hooked 4 blues and caught 2. Today we went out in 20-25 SW winds. Wecaught a 48 lb wahoo, 4 nice dolphins, and hooked for a while a blue marlin. a rough day but productive.

Apr. 29, 2009 -

Calm day. We fished to the Triple Zeroes. There were some dolphin in a rip but I went out further for a better condition. Didn't find it. A blackfin bite developed in the 230 area. We arrived late and the bite shut down. AJ's saved our day.

Apr. 27, 2009 -

A perfect weather day. The inshore water was devoid of bites. There was a line which was far offshore. We ran to it and collected some nice gaffers. We were 42 miles out when we picked up.

Apr. 23, 2009 -

Good fishing. Tunas difficult. We catch nice wahoos, a king, a dolphin, and some AJ's. Strong winds.

Apr. 12, 2009 -

The wind forecast for the 11th was for SW winds to 45 knots. We put off our trip till the 12th (Easter) encouraged by reports of diminishing NE winds. But the wind blew 20-25 a good part of the day making sea conditions difficult. Again tunas were scattered and either weren't about to bite or just scarce. The tunas were hard to find last year. This condition may continue.

Apr. 5, 2009 -

A pretty day follows yesterdays winds. There are yellowfins from the 200 line to the 600 line. But they are scattered and deep. There is no sign on the surface. No birds. No leaping tunas attacking flying fish. occasionally they come to the surface and a boat which is near them gets a few hookups. We were not among the lucky today.

Apr. 4, 2009 -

Good but scattered yellowfins from the 200 to the 400 line. Nice class fish.

Mar. 27, 2009 -

Boat yard. Lots to do. New bottom paint. New cutlass bearings. New trim tab motors. Cat inspects motors. Another boat reported good luck with Pettits Barnacle buster Paint. I gave it a try.

Mar. 18, 2009 -

Interesting day. The report from Monday was lots of Bluefins at the 230 line. 4 boats fished from the Rockpile to the 330 line. One Bluefin was boated ar the 265 line near the change. Late in the day there were some Bliuefin hooked at the 305 line. There was a rare Blackfin and Yellowfin. Lots of False Albacore. A seabuoy floating unattached was found late in the day. Some Dolphins and Yellowfins were found near this. This buoy had been found monday. 48 hours earlier. We had the fastest downtide I have ever seen. It exceeded 2 knots. Inshore water was 45-47 degrees and in the Blue Water downtide the temp was 67-71 gegrees. Bill Brown and friends from Suffolk fished with us. I hope they will return on a more productive day.

Mar. 14, 2009 -

All boats caught bluefins up to 180 lbs. yellowfins were also caught. Fishing is above the tower.

Dec. 8, 2008 -

Beautiful day. Blackfin tunas were abundant and bit readily on Jigging Rods. Lots of false albacore. Great day.

Nov. 8, 2008 -

Beautiful day but some anglers were not accustomed to the motion. But we caught plenty of dolphin on the weedline. Wind 10-15 increasing to 15-20 NW.

Nov. 7, 2008 -

Last minute charter by James Whitcomb for which we are grateful. Big storm this week. lots of dirty cool water. Kings hard to find. The blue water was at 80-100 fathoms. Dolphins on the edge. You get a few here and there.

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