Fishing has been amazing this week!!! Thank you so much everybody!!! We have the afternoon on Thursday (06/14) open for a quick 4 hour nearshore trip (Mackeral, Bluefish, Cobia, Drum) and Tuesday (next week – 06/19) is open for any length trip (4, 6, or FULL day) if anyone is interested – Let’s go fishing!!
These things never make it on video! Every once in a while you get lucky haha – From our facebook page…. offshore fishing with Karl and Casey – never a dull moment….
“My man covered every hole but 1 and he found it..In the box out the box.. “
My man covered every hole but 1 and he found it..In the box out the box.. Casey
Posted by Karl Helmkamp on Wednesday, May 30, 2018
It has been an incredible start to our 2018 season… the COBIA are thick, the RED DRUM are around, the dolphin (MAHI MAHI) have started to show and the TILES are hungry!! Thank you so much to all our trips this week… you guys are awesome!!! Congratulations to 7 year old B for his first (several) COBIA!!! Way to go kiddo!!! It’s time to fish!!!
The COBIA are here!! We have had an incredible week with these awesome fish!! Thank you so much to all our groups… so much fun!!
The cobia fishing has been phenomenal so far with several days catching and releasing dozens after we get our limit… we are part of the North Carolina tagging program which provides information as to what our Cobia population is doing – this gives us a great opportunity to see multiple fish up close while contributing to their continued well being. We still have a few days left open the last 2 weeks of June but they are filling fast…. Give us a call if you have any interest before these fish move north!
Fishing Season has Officially begun and the COBIA are here to kick it off right!!!
We wrapped up another phenomenal turkey season thanks to all our crew!! There is nothing quite like Spring in the woods and to be able to share all we treasure with great friends and family is beyond words…. Non-stop back porch stories, delicious meals right off the grill, fun and fellowship and simple appreciation of what mother nature offers us all every day – we can’t say Thank You enough to everyone.
On to the COBIA!! These fantastic fish are on the move and coming up the coast fast – fishing as been off the hook this week and the weather has cooperated despite the forecast (a true testament to NEVER fully believe the weather forecast on the Outer Banks…. the dart board technique is alive and well!)
Near future Dates available at this time are: May 21 and 22, 28, 31, and June 1. Some scattered dates are still open the last 2 weeks of June. Don’t miss out on this fishery… our Cobia will often move out by July so give us a call soon if you want to target these fish! In other news further off the beach – the DOLPHIN (MAHI MAHI) are showing up, the boys got into the TILEFISH already, and the TUNA are still biting! Let’s go fishing!
Attempting to sum up the last 6 months in 1 post: Starting back in the Fall – Awesome waterfowl fun with fantastic folks!! A giant thank you to everyone again this year – the crazy weather made it adventurous to say the least! Breaking ice, snow day lock ins, species around that we rarely get to see in unusual locations, tons of fun with lots of cold! While we were chasing birds our girl got her new paint job – Thank you Jim!!! Always a first class and absolutely beautiful job… custom wooden boats are always in need of never ending love and care and we couldn’t do it without you!!
Meanwhile – we were able to complete our 6000 square foot flight pen for our newest addition – our upland game bird preserve (more to come on this adventure…) in addition to continuous work during every spare minute to complete the lodge – we are starting to see the light now and hope to have this project completed in the next few months.
On to what’s next – Turkey’s and COBIA and warm weather!!!!! Spring turkey gets cranked up next month and we are looking forward to the arrival of our Cobia. May and June are filling fast so if a Cobia trip is on your mind please get it scheduled ASAP… many of the weekends are already booked up and we are starting to fill the weekdays.
One last thank you again to all our hunters… we couldn’t do what we do without you! Almost time to go fishing!!!!!
We had a few days to get back to it between the tournament and the weather and these guys are all about dinner… Thank you so much!! It is always so fun to have you guys back!!! We’ve been working on prepping for the next season (moving on to feathers shortly…) during this nasty weather but should back on the water once it clears and will fish until September 19th… give us call if you want to get out there before its done!
The last 10 days have been wide open with the Tournament (What an awesome good time!!!! A HUGE thank you to our team – Glenn, Wes, Davis – you guys are fantastic and so much fun – way to go!!!) and our charters – great weather and great fishing!! A special congratulations to Connor on his first Sailfish (Go kiddo!!) and of course no pictures – but awesome work to Joe for the 6 1/2 hour fight with the Blue Marlin of a lifetime – estimates are over 800 pounds – she ate a 60 pound yellowfin tuna like it was a grape and pulled the boys almost 13 miles east before she decided she was done with us and snapped the line!! What an experience and wow what a tale!! Needless to say – The billfish are here – Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Sails oh my! We have openings but they are filling up… give us a call if you want to get out there before these amazing creatures move on for the winter! Our nearshore trips are happening as well – Spanish and bluefish and tons of bottom fish – lots of fun and yummy too! Let’s go fishing!!
It’s that time of year!! The tournaments are in full swing and this week is the biggie at Pirates’ Cove… Good luck to all our Lady Anglers fishing the Alice Kelly Memorial Tournament today (Sunday… Go Fistful Girls!!) and another Good Luck to everyone in the Billfish Tournament!! (Go Team Fistful!!) The marina will be a flurry of activity all week – fishing starts on Tuesday and will continue through Friday. This is a PUBLIC EVENT and EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Come down to the docks and see the boats… join in the fun and get lost in all the energy that fishing creates! Tournament info and the schedule of events can be found at www.pcbgt.com… swing by and see us in slip 29!
As we move into August the fishing continues to be crazy good… tons of variety on our Nearshore Days and the Tuna have stuck around all summer for our Offshore trips!! (That NEVER happens!!! yay!). The billfish are starting to show as we move into August and their time to shine is coming fast! We are fishing until September 19th this year so give us a hollar if you want to get on the books… we have some spots left but they are filling. Thank you so much to all our groups and a special shout out to our youth anglers – you guys are the future!
