Posts Tagged ‘Mahi’
Mahi, Reds, Sails and more
June 23, 2008 | 
Author June is traditionally the month for Mahi (Dolphinfish) in S.E. North Carolina and though this year’s run started a little later than usual, the Mahi are here!!
Last week I had the pleasure of taking Ken, his son Paxton and friend Mathew on an offshore trip in search of Mahi. We left the docks a little after 0600 and ran offshore. We started fishing about 20nm from the beach and had our first Mahi strike within 5 minutes of putting the first line in the water. The fishing was steady all day and we never went more than 45-minutes without a strike. While fighting a Mahi in the 30nm area, we had a Sailfish take a bait, but we jumped him off before we could get a good hookset. I have raised more Sailfish out of my Seapro boat than any other boat I have ever owned.
The days catch included Mahi, Spanish Mackerel, and Barracuda.
Inshore, the Redfishing has continued to be good as well. Flounder are also being caught and I saw a few very nice Speckled Trout caught over the weekend as well.
Summer fishing is great so give me a call and let’s go catch some fish!!
Tight lines!!!
Capt. Brent
A Hot weekend of fishing – Current Adventure Charters
Even though temperatures were near 100 degrees this weekend, the fishing was pretty good. The mornings seemed to have the best action as the bite would slow down during the heat of the day.
A school of Ladyfish provided us some fun light tackle action on Friday morning as we found a school feeding on baitfish on the edge of a current rip. We spent the rest of the morning fishing for Redfish. Spinnerbaits seemed to be the bait of the day.
Saturday, we started out the day catching some Bluefish and Speckled Trout. Live bait seemed to be the bait of choice first thing in the morning. As the day heated up, we switched up to artificials and live bait and continued to catch fish. The redfish bite wasn’t as good on Saturday, but the Speckled Trout and Bluefish kept us busy.
Offshore, the King Mackerel bite is really good and the Mahi are getting closer to the beach. I saw a nice 20lb Bull Mahi that was caught on Saturday as well as some nice King Mackerel. The Spanish Mackerel bite has been one of the best that we have had in years.
As always, Tight lines!!!!
Capt. Brent
Fishing heats up along with the weather
As May blows out and the heat of June builds in, so does the fishing. the weather in May has been far from desireable, but June is looking better.
Spanish and King Mackerel are biting well along the coast and the Redfish and Flounder bite is picking up as well. Traditionally, June marks the beginning of the Mahi run. Though i haven’t had a chance to get out and find any, I am sure they are out there. Speckled trout continue to be caught in the Cape Fear River, and Cobia are showing up along the beaches.
While coming in from a charter on Saturday, I got to watch a guy in a Kayak do battle with a huge bluefish, that was probably well over ten pounds. It was pretty awesome to watch that fish tail walk just a few feet from the Kayak.
Fishing is heating up, so give me a call to book your trip. I will be fishing in an inshore tournament this Saturday, but I have other good dates available.
Tight lines!!!
Capt. Brent
