This is the time of year that there is so much to do and so much to appreciate!  True Carolina Blue skies show up as the humidity starts to drop and the nights cool down.  The breeze during the day has a different feel to it… change is in the air!  FISHING is phenomenal with the continuation of our epic late summer/early fall WHITE MARLIN bite and awesome nearshore fishing – the COBIA never disappeared… just dwindled a bit and are now showing back up as they start to move back out of the bay… not to mention the MACKEREL and BLUEFISH action.  Even the TUNA are around Offshore!!  With the kids back in school and the tourist numbers slowing down, the Fistful boat is not run quite so hard… she gets a day off here and there which means we get to spend more time to the west… hello tractor work!  More mowing and draining, spraying and
planting… prepping for the fast approaching waterfowl season 🙂  We had a flock of BLUEWINGS (teal) show up already to usher in September.   Time to confirm dates for the 2013 – 2014 hunting season and get in on the fall fishing action before it slows down!!  We can’t wait to see everybody!!

 

 

 

The White Marlin Bite continues to be off the hook!!  We were able to slip out and join the offshore boats last week to get into the action before it all comes to an end for the season… we are always so thankful to be able to get out there on the rare occasion of a “day off”!  The “double header” was the excitement for that day with Karl maneuvering the Fistful around to help the girls land both fish… we had one off the stern and one off the bow and what a dance it was!  Don’t know how he does it… 🙂  Congratulations to Lexi on her first ever white marlin!!  Back to the nearshore action for the last several days… the Mackerel and Bluefish have been biting well outside the inlet and the Cobia are still around!  We’ve had a few trips that stayed inside and had great action on Spot, Flounder, Sea Mullet, and more!!  Fall is in the air… it’s a great time to go fishing!!

Well it was rough today…Gib and lil gibs joined me again today..We talked about it at the dock and decided to take the beating..Lil Gibs wanted to catch a marlin so off we went arriving an hour and a half behind the bigger boats..We set out and immediately caught a white marlin then we pulled off a couple and saw a couple more before catching another and we were all satisfied and over it. Headed her back in early..Great day thanks guys see you tomorrow..Congratulations on your first two billfish Gibs!!

Congratulations to Captain Charles Haywood on the “RIGGED UP”  for bringing in the first weighed billfish (Atlantic Blue Marlin) of this year’s tournament!!!  The tournament is a public event… everyone is invited to come down to the marina, walk the docks, and join in the fun!