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The bite has been hot the past few days and guests have been taking advantage. Off shore we have had huge shoals of Yellowfin Tuna, (more than we know what to do with in fact) and we have been releasing as many as possible. On the reef, the smaller tuna have been feeding on squid; and the Black Marlin...

COBIA - KINGS Have Arrived In Oak Island, NC Most years the first king caught from a N.C. fishing pier is decked at one of the Oak Island piers.  However, for 2018, there is only one pier open at Oak Island instead of the two and three from previous years, so the odds had swung against it.  Who cares about...

  Fishing on the Neuse River has started to improve with days of little wind and higher water temps. Water temps have been holding consistent around 72-75 during the day and dropping to 67-69 at night. Topwater, Topwater, Topwater! With the water temps the way they are, that early morning topwater bite has been awesome. Stripers, Trout, and Drum are committing...

Daniel Mantis of Cortland, NY takes the lead for the $15,000 Grand Prize in the 2018 Spring LOC Derby with his 28 lb 10 oz king weighed in at K&G Lodge in Oswego. Daniel was fishing aboard the Thinkin Big and caught it on lead core with a Michigan Stinger. Check out www.loc.org for details. 2018 LOC Derby Dates: Spring: May 11th-20th Summer: June...

AUSTIN – Texas game wardens recently wrapped up a crackdown on illegal commercial fishing trade along the Texas-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley, citing nearly two dozen retail fish dealers for a variety of seafood industry related violations. Operation Dragnet was a multi-agency inspection operation targeting illegal seafood trade, and resulted in issuance of 22 citations and 7 warnings...

I'd like to say that effective on May 1, things will be right again for fishermen seeking cobia and shallow water grouper. I'd like to, but that isn't really the case. The seasons will reopen then - and that's a good thing, but there are new restrictive regulations in place for cobia with more changes being considered. Plus, lowering...

Speckled trout fishing remains strong in the creeks off the Neuse River, even with the abundance of wind. Soft plastics, popping cork rigs and top water lures have all produced. There has been decent striper fishing but the weather has made keeping up with them a little bit more difficult. Top water action has been best on NE winds....

Bill Hilts Jr. Fishing Beat 3/31/17 Niagara Falls Region Fishing Report - 1 Local fishing is really starting to ramp up with the opening of the inland trout and salmon season on April 1. Increased opportunities become available throughout the state, spreading out the anglers and giving everyone a spot to cast. Even some inner city-type situations will exist early in...

Los Sueños, Costa Rica Thats a wrap from the Los Sueños Resort and Marina. During Leg III we hope you enjoyed getting LIVE updates from Marine Artist Steve Goione as he fished on the new 90′ Jarrett Bay Jaruoo.  Leg III of the Los Suenos Triple Crown was action packed and featured 43 boats. During the third leg Gunsmoke (3800 points) beat out Geaux Fly (3700), catching the winning...

Atlantic Beach NC Fishing Report We just can't get a break with the weather, this week we saw temps close to 70 now back into the 30’s at night. This has to be the craziest March I can remember in a long time; old man winter will just not let go. But, I guess it could be worse like the...