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Archived Reports and Pics

Cliff's Comments

Cliff's Fishing Report

Jul. 30, 2010 -

Morning started strong but tapered off. Why fish bite remains a mystery. Afternoon slow. We missed several wahoo.

Jul. 29, 2010 -

Beautiful day. We had a slow day. We fished from the Rockpile to the 230 rock and from 145 fathoms to 13 fathoms. Trolling bites were scarce. A lot of blackfins on the 230 rock and some boats found productive float. But we had a great crew and I enjoyed them thoroughly

Jul. 28, 2010 -

Calm winds. Fish scattered. We found a foam mattress loaded with bait fish and a lot of dolphins swimming about. They bit sporadically which I attributed to the warm water. but we caught a dozen or so and moved on. We had a nice wahoo bite on the triple zeros. Overall fishing remains slow.

Jul. 27, 2010 -

Beautiful day. Fish are scattered but a lot of good catches were achieved. We caught an occasional dolphin. We had two shots at wahoo. One was in the boat but released himself. Interesting day.

Jul. 23, 2010 -

A makeup crew on a beautiful day. Warm water limits catch. Fish very scattered. Catch a nice sail.

Jul. 22, 2010 -

Started off rough. Calmed down considerably. Water is warm. Fish scattered. We worked hard for what we caught. Try again tomorrow.

Jul. 15, 2010 -

SW 15-20. Our anglers wanted to catch a billfish. We caught a handfull of dolphin while loking for a sail. No luck but we lost the dredge.

Jul. 12, 2010 -

Inshore trip. Calm day. The Spanish were snapping up to about 10:000 AM then they mysteriously quit biting. Why. They seemed all to understand that feeding was over. Who sent the message? Who was the messenger?

Jul. 8, 2010 -

15-20 NE. NO dolphin inshore. Offshore dolphin scattered. A number of White marlin and sailfish were caught.

Jul. 6, 2010 -

Great fishing. Started slow but a grass line formed up and the dolphins were snapping. We caught our liit. trolled for sails but no success.

Jul. 5, 2010 -

Another beautiful day. Dolphins were in 15 fathoms near the 170 line. We found a nice school and bailed. More dolphin caught later near the tower. Not many trolling bites.

Jul. 4, 2010 -

.Gorgeous day. More bailer dolphin than I have ever seen. thousands. Good sailfish bite. we caught a citation 47lb dolphin. big bull

Jul. 2, 2010 -

Windy. NE at 15-20. The dolphin were close in. About 10 miles off Ocracoke Inlet in 14 fathoms. Once we got them going we caught our limit.

Jun. 30, 2010 -

Little bumpy in AM. Gives way to a pretty day. Lots of dolphins and AJ's. Looked for billfish. No luck. scott and Ann Vinson take family fishing.

Jun. 26, 2010 -

Walter Etheridge returned with his group from Yorktown. The waters off Hatteras are a continuing puzzle. Fortunately our boats spread out over a large area and communicate their success or failure. A concentration of dolphin was found in 15 fathoms at the triple zeros. We picked up and ran 8 miles and caught our limit. Small blackfins are showing up.

Jun. 22, 2010 -

Another pretty day. Not much weed but lots of dolphins. Also blackfin tuna are hear. Paul and Sandy bring the family fishing.

Jun. 19, 2010 -

An interesting day. We returned to the area of yesterdays triumph and it was hard to get a bite. We caught 5 dolphin and lost 2 or 3 others. We hooked a sail in 21 fathoms but he charged the boat shaking his head and threw the hook. The fish were below the Rockpile today.

Jun. 18, 2010 -

15 knot NE. Lots of dolphins. Caught a limit. On the way trolling toward the inlet we hit a covey of Sails. Hooked 4-caught 4. Really a fine day of fishing.

Jun. 17, 2010 -

Another day in paradise. Beautiful weather. Lots of dolphin. Lost a 40 lb gaffer. At end of day caught AJ's on the Clark.

Jun. 16, 2010 -

Inshore trip. lots of Spanish and blues West side of inlet. Father and sons from Ohio catch more fish than they ever did before.

Jun. 15, 2010 -

Perfect weather. Great dolphin fishing. Tunas on the 280 line at 120 fathoms. We had a great day.

Jun. 14, 2010 -

Good dolphin fishing. But way out. 3000 feet. We had a marlin bite but didn't hook up. Occasional tuna. First day of the big Rock. Great group from Philadelphia.

Jun. 11, 2010 -

Lovely family fished inshore with us today. We caught Spanish. Saw one Cobia. Lots of Stingrays. Early morning fog.

Jun. 9, 2010 -

Beautiful day. 10-15 Easterly. Dolphins in the seaweed. The tunas have moved from the 100 line to the 200 line. A great group from Texas.

Jun. 9, 2010 -

Beautiful day. 10-15 Easterly. Dolphins in the seaweed. The tunas have moved from the 100 line to the 200 line. A great group from Texas.

Jun. 8, 2010 -

Good catches of yellowfin tuna and dolphin. A number of marlins were caught. the weather was spectacular. Prettiest morning of the year. great group of guys.

Jun. 5, 2010 -

Pretty day. Gulfstream still over the hundred. We managed to land in the area least populated with dolphin. couldn't get a school going. Lots of Jacks on the Clark.

May. 30, 2010 -

A scatterd bite. Cold water still dominates. Decant lines at 200, 500 ,and 1000 fathoms. We started at 25 fathoms and fished all of the deeper weed lines. Bites very scattered. There are some tunas which show briefly in the morning under birda from the 100 to the 130 lines. Scattered marlins.

May. 29, 2010 -

Southerly winds. We found a nice school and bailed. A few tunas and billfish were caught. Other than the school bites were sscattered.

May. 24, 2010 -

Started off rainy. Ran into a big school of dolphin right off the bat. Caught 36. After that the bite slowed. We caught another dolphin trolling. we went out to 100 fathoms and deep dropped. Caught a nice codfish. Big Easy's first cod. Trolled back. Couldn't locate any more dolphins. Ran to inshore for cobia. two were seen but they sounded rather than hit the bait. Overall a nice catch but we had some slow periods.

May. 22, 2010 -

The Gulfstream has moved closer to shore. 72 degree water extends to 25 fathoms 80 degree water is at the Rockpile. Overall fishing slower today. We caught a keeper mako. 57 incnches long and 80 lbs. Dolphin were scatered from 300 fatoms to 25 fathoms. A few sails and whites were caught. Amberjacks on the wrecks. Beautiful weather.

May. 21, 2010 -

A great group from Baltimore returns. Again the Ocean spins its tides and currents. The best action was NE of the triple zeros and we fished to the SW. Location, location, location--

May. 20, 2010 -

The fish are here. Gulfstream is loaded with fish. Marlins were seen. good weather.

May. 15, 2010 -

I fished with Preston and Bruce on the "Miss E" a 28 foot Carolina Classic. We caught 6 Cobia and many Blues and Spanish.

May. 6, 2010 -

Great inshore trip today. A delightful family group, we fished just off the inlet. Master Daniel, 5 years old, proved to be a good angler. We caught approximately 40 bluefish/spanish mackerel.

Apr. 29, 2010 -

Another gorgeous day. Light winds. Offshore water is cold. Trolling bite is off. We bottom fished, wreck fished, and deep dropped. We caught a 4 lb citation Seabass, Triggers, Vermillion Snappers, False Albacore, Blue Runner, 3 kinds of large Jacks, Tilefish, and a Mako Shark. I avoided offshore trolling due to cold water and scarce bites.

Apr. 23, 2010 -

We had a beautiful calm day. The ocean is still cold. We ran to 100 fathoms on the triple zeros. We trolled down 150 fathom line to the 900 line. We had a swirl prbably a billfish as the line was chafed. The water temp gradually increased from 64 to 70 degrees. The best bite was around the 890 line in 30-40 fathoms. wahoos were caught and King Mackerals were plentiful. We found thousands of Amberjacks over the Malchase Wreck. We tried for Grouper over the 100 fathom curve but no luck. We trolled back up the 100 fathom curve but again ne bites, turned inshore and caught a few Triggers in 30 fathoms. Bluefins are near the Point. Overall the big migration is just getting started. As the water warms we will see more Pelagics.

Apr. 1, 2010 -

A difficult fishing day. A few tunas were caught in 500 fathoms on the 280 line. You had to get lucky and drive over them. We caught a mix of fish on the bottom in 50 fathoms. Actually we had a good time. Thanks to Skip for bringing his boys.

Mar. 25, 2010 -

4 days in the yard. A long list of maintenance items for your comfort and safety. The boat is in good shape.

Mar. 20, 2010 -

Beautiful calm day. Inshore water temp 47 degrees. Offshore 74 degrees. Actually fishing was slow. We caught 5 yellowfins in 4 encounters. We caught all we hooked.

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.

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