The MARLIN are here!!!

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August is always so much fun!!  The PIRATE’S COVE BILLFISH TOURNAMENT and the all girl ALICE KELLY MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT were both a blast and full of fish, excitement, and a battle down to the last minute!  3 BLUE MARLIN to the scales plus huge numbers caught and released!!  A big shout out to our tournament team – you guys are awesome and so much fun!!!!  Thank you!!!  August has also thrown a little weather our way but the fishing continues to be red hot and it got even hotter after the last hurricane that rolled east of the OBX!!!  Another puff of Northeast wind will give us a few days off for the Labor Day weekend and we are so excited to see what kind of bite follows!!!!!  The marlin are here like days of old and what a great time to get out there!!!  Awesome fishing and cooler weather is a hard combination to beat!  Lots of first catches these last few weeks but just a special congratulations to Ms. DB – not only did she land her first BLUE MARLIN – she followed that up with her first TWO WHITE MARLINS!!!!! What a day!!! Pretty work and yay points for the girls!!!  We have a few days left open before our season turns the page to wings… Our last day this year will be September 20 so LET’S GO FISHING!!!!!

Awesome Summer Fishing Continues!!!

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July wraps up with amazing fishing!!!!  The Yellowfin TUNA have stuck around, our MAHI are here and the bills are beginning to pop!!! Congratulations to Lil G on his first BLUE MARLIN!!!!! YEARS of pursuit and you finally got him!!!!!! Pretty work!  A huge thank you to all of our anglers – amazing groups!!!  We appreciate everyone so much!  Don’t miss it – LET’S GO FISHING!!!

July Fishing OBX style!!!! DOLPHIN, TUNA, BILLFISH OH MY!!!

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Happy July Everybody!!!  Fishing has been awesome!!!!!  We had a few days off for weather and the 4th (Happy Birthday USA!!!) and now rolling again with fantastic fishing and beautiful summer weather!!  Thank you so much to all of our awesome anglers!!!!  The dolphin have arrived… our yellowfins are still around… and hello Billfish!!!!!  Blue Marlin, White Marlin, and Sailfish!!!  LET’S GO FISHING!!!!

 

Summer Fishing is here!!!

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And just like that we are almost through June!  Tons to catch up on! The fishing has been incredible!!! TUNA to start then our favorite pals the MAHI showed up to join in plus several guest appearances by our BILLFISH buddies!!  Blue Marlin, White Marlin, and Sails!!! A huge thank you to all of our anglers!!!!  We have the absolute BEST guys and gals and kiddos as part of our fishing family!!!  What a blast it has been so far with everyone – you make this job amazing and so much fun!!  A giant thank you also to our fill in mate NOAH while Ellis was participating in the BIG ROCK – nice job kiddo!! (not really a kiddo anymore… how do they grow up so fast?!?)  So many accomplishments already this season and the latest – the coveted GRAND SLAM! Congratulations to Mitch and his crew for their BLUE MARLIN, WHITE MARLIN, and SAILFISH all caught and released on a single trip!!  That doesn’t happen often and to be able to be part of such a special feat… especially on a drop dead gorgeous day on the water… is a memory for a lifetime!  Pretty work gang!! Summer is just getting started… LET’S GO FISHING!!!!!

Summer Cometh!!

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We are rolling through Spring and so excited to get back on the water!!  Fishing is heating up and we will kick off this season chasing Cobia and then bouncing back and forth between the Gulf Stream and the nearshore waters for the first few weeks… always so much fun!!  Spring has been busy planting and developing locations for next duck season, running after Turkeys (congratulations to everyone harvesting birds this year!!) and an exciting spruce-up on the Fistful!!  A HUGE shout out and Thank You to Jim, Charlie, and all the boys at Island Boat Works – what an amazing job!!!  As always!!!  You guys are fantastic and we appreciate you so much… our girl is absolutely beautiful and we couldn’t do what we do without you… Thank you so much!  It’s that time again!!! LET’S GO FISHING!!!!!

      

 

Quickie Catch up! Spring is almost here!!

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And just like that… Spring is right around the corner!!  A huge thank you to everyone this winter… another awesome season with tons of great groups!! Old friends, New friends, ducks and snow, laughs and eye rolls and way too much fun!!!  Thank you so much.  Spring is prep season for the Fistful and for next year’s birds… plus an awesome few weeks in the spring woods before we roll into fishing season!!  We are back on the water in early May… can’t wait to see everyone this summer!!!

 

Rolling through Summer Fishing Outer Banks!

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Our summer is rolling on!  The dolphin continue to be a presence as we steam into Billfish season!!  A huge thank you to our groups this month and a special shout out to our Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament Team and our Alice Kelly Girls!!!!  You guys and gals rock!!  You make what we do so much fun and keep us in the competition!!!  Another big shout out to our dock partners All In Shore Boy and Hogwild Little Jim for an awesome tournament showing wohoo!!!  Pretty work boys!!!  We have some days still available before we switch gears and turn to the birds in late September… give us a call to get out there before it’s over!!  Let’s go Fishing!!

Carolina Boat Builders Tournament 2024!

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A massive CONGRATULATIONS all the winners but especially to the boys on the FISTFUL for your 2nd place overall finish in the CAROLINA BOAT BUILDERS TOURNAMENT!!!  Wohoo Pretty Work everybody!!!!

This Billfish Tournament was started over 20 years ago as a scholarship fundraiser for our local youth of boat building, commercial fishing, and charter fishing families.  Originally started in honor of (Boat Builder) Taylor Harrison to provide help with educations expenses for his family after his death… it has expanded over the years to a major contributor for all the kids in the maritime industry of Dare County.

The tournament is open to everyone and is especially dear locally.  We have an amazing history of local boat builders that create masterpiece vessels infamous around the world for their design, beauty, and fishing prowess… it all started in back yard sheds over the winter and has evolved into a fascinating and renowned industry still proudly lead by our local boys!  2 of the top 3 boats this year were built by Buddy Cannady right here in Manteo (Go Fistful and Trophy Hunter!!!)

Thank you CBBT for another awesome tournament and thank you to to our Tournament Team for pulling out another awesome (and adventurous lol) win!!!

 

Yay North Carolina Summer Fishing!!!

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The last few weeks have been packed with TONS of FUN… AMAZING GROUPS… and FANTASTIC FISHING!!!  A huge THANK YOU to everyone!!!!  Our Anglers are absolutely the BEST and we can’t tell you how much we appreciate you all!  Guys, Gals, Kiddos… our crews ROCK!!!!!!  From Summer Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) to TUNA to BILLFISH plus some awesome catch and release on the big RED DRUM!!  Never boring around here in the summer time!!

Late Summer is a great time to get out there for all the pelagics and this is when our BILLFISH really make their appearance!  We have some days left in August and September… give us a shout!  LET’S GO FISHING!!!!

 

Happy Independence Day!!!

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Another super fun 4th with family and friends has rolled by and the fishing continues to be fantastic!!!  Happy Birthday USA!  Thank you again Liz for putting your foot down years ago and “making” the boys take the day off and tons of thanks to Capt. Noah for all the taxi service he gets roped in to!!! 🙂  So much fun!!   Thank You also to our phenomenal groups these day several days!! You are awesome!!!  The MAHI are here, the TUNA are sticking around, and the BILLFISH are starting to show!!!! LET’S GO FISHING!!