Summer fishing rolls on!!

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A huge Thank You to all our anglers the last couple of weeks!  Pretty work everybody!!!   OFFSHORE FULL DAY trips are finding Dolphin (mahi mahi), Tiles, Sea Bass, Triggers, and more plus our Billfish are starting to show up!!  Our 4 and 6 hours groups are after Drum, Mackerel, Cobia, Ribbons, Shark and even a Rattlesnake!?!? You never know!  The weather has been awesome all summer until several days ago – Mother Nature kept us at the dock for a few days but she is straightening back out now and it’s time to go!!!  Thanks again everybody…. always a blast to fish with all our anglers!!  A few days opened up for us this coming week – give us a call and join in on all the fun!

     

Lucky to have this 1 , he was not hooked very good..Fish was really green and Casey ripped him over the side as the bucktail popped out of his mouth.Fish made our morning .We will take it..

Posted by Karl Helmkamp on Friday, July 13, 2018

June summary – amazing fishing!

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We are rolling into July with unbelievable weather and equally fantastic fishing!!  The past week has been full of dolphin and tuna plus tiles and more on our Fullday Offshore trips and Spanish and Blues with a few Cobia still mixed in for our 4 and 6 hour trips… and as always –  incredible groups to spend the day with!!  Our 2 big fish of the week were a 124 pound Yellowfin Tuna and a 195 pound Bigeye Tuna plus the first Wahoo of the season –  Pretty work everybody!  Slick calm conditions and crazy active marine life makes you catch your breath and say thank you… every day.  Congratulations and thank you to all our anglers – you make what we do so special!

    

Summer Mahi Fun!

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Beautiful Weather and awesome Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) fishing were the theme for this past week!  Fishing has been phenomenal and when the weather is wonderful it’s hard to ask for anything more.  Thank you so much to everybody!  G… hope that arm has recovered!! Gordon – always a pleasure and KY fam – thank you for making the drive!! (you may not have fit on the plane with all that anyway!!).  CW… never a dull moment and always a trip… looking forward to next time!  A couple of stowaways and a sweet dockside visit rounded off the week plus a great Father’s Day back to the basics – what else would you do on your day off!?? Fish fry coming soon!!  Thank you again to all our groups!!

 

 

        

Cobia, Dolphin, Tiles, and Drum… Oh my!

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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!!

     

 

 

You never know what will happen out there…..

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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

Cobia, Tiles, Mahi and more!

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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!!!

 

       

COBIA COBIA COBIA!!!

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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!

    

Goodbye Turkeys… Hello COBIA!!!

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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!

 

 

  

Quick Catch Up!

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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!!!!!

 

 

Back to the meat for a minute!

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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!