Summertime is Happy time

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In broken record fashion – the fishing continues to be fantastic!  A tremendous buffet the past 10 days – Mahi, Amberjack, Triggers, Tiles, Spanish, Blues, Lookdowns, Ribbons, Red Drum, and a rare “Just off the beach” Sail!!  We even got to throw in a quick family Shrimp trip to polish it all off.  We couldn’t ask for better – both in our fishing and in our groups.  Thank you so much to everyone!  Every trip is different… We are really looking forward to see what the next few weeks bring – never a dull moment… Let’s go fishing!

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Compliments of our fish cleaner extraordinaire – Thanks Matt! Cool Pic – Amazing job as always 🙂

Summer fishing is fantastic!

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As we roll on with our summer season the fishing continues to be so exciting! The king mackerel have shown up, the big red drum are here, our amberjacks are still super spunky and the dolphin are moving in!  Don’t forget about the Spanish and Blues – smaller fish and so much action and fun! (not to mention delicious!)  Several of our local youngsters (including our little angler) participated in the annual Pirate’s Cove Small Fry tournament (Thank you Troy for taking the gang and Awesome work Nikki for a fantastic turn out!) and caught Spanish, Blues, Croaker, Spot, Spade fish, and more…  keeping the kids into it is so important and we are very proud to be part of a community that supports our industry and our passion.  We have some openings left next week for a few 4 hour trips and (1) 6 hour trip – give us a call… let’s go fishing!

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Happy 4th!

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Unbelievable that it is already July!  A great time to stop and remember what a privilege it is to live in a free country and appreciate all the sacrifices that so many have made and continue to make in order to make what we do possible.  The summer is in full swing and the fishing continues to be awesome – fantastic variety!  Our weather was a little sporty for a couple of days but that didn’t slow anything down – dolphin, jacks, mackerel , blues, triggers, cobia, a barracuda, a sail, and more… Thank you so much to all our groups – you make our days!

** Just a quick scheduling note – we have been filling up quickly…please call or email as soon as you can to save a day if you are interested in getting out there – thank you! **

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Tons of Fish and tons of fun!

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As we roll through June our fishing here on the Outer Banks continues to be super hot and crazy fun!  Mackeral, Blues, Amberjack, Cobia, Dolphin, Sharks, Triggers, and more!!… we are so thankful for great fish and even better folks!!  Thank you so much to everyone!!

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Awesome fishing continues

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The fishing continues to be amazing!  Multiple species and fantastic groups… always a ton of fun – thank you so much to everyone!!  ** One quick scheduling update – JUNE 15th and 17th just came available this week coming up – if you are interested please let us know asap! (Karl 252-395-1907 or Kathy 252-455-1595) **  Thanks again to all our groups and we are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

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Summer is here!

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Happy Memorial Day weekend to everyone!  This is the official kick off to our summer season and we are so happy to be back at it!  We are in full swing after some weather days last week and the fishing has been awesome.  Our Cobia season is now open until September 30th with a 4 fish boat limit everyday (A huge thank you to a few local heroes for their enormous time and effort in fighting to stop the season closure)… the dolphin have been snapping and the Cobia are showing… we even got into a nice Spanish bite on a quickie fun family trip late one afternoon (plus the kiddo’s first nice Cobia… Thank you Casey and Louie!!).  Thanks so much to all our early groups for cranking up the season start with a ton of fun and great fish!!  June is filling fast so give us a shout… let’s go fishing 🙂

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Fishing Update – Spring 2016 :)

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COBIA:  The summer is fast approaching and we are booking up quickly for the May/June Cobia season.  Due to changes made by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries and the Southeast Fisheries Management Council… the NORTH CAROLINA COBIA SEASON WILL CLOSE ON JUNE 20 TH.  We can catch and release these fish after the 20th but cannot keep them… if you are interested in booking a trip specifically for COBIA please give us a call asap – these trips are going fast and we only have a few spots left each month.  (Cobia Update: the regulations have changed again due to a ton of time and effort by a few local advocates… the COBIA season will run until September 30th with a 4 boat limit everyday for charter boats… NO CLOSURE until the end of September)

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ROCKFISH:  We are currently running our Spring Sound Rock trips now as these fish are starting to show… these trips are river/sound trips and are run on our 23 foot Maycraft Center Console.  We do have a few spot
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BOAT:  The Fistful is getting a spring tune-up and we are in the process of completely remodeling the salon – we are excited to give her a brand new look for the upcoming season!

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It’s time to go fishing…. Give us a call if you have any questions or want to save a day!

Changing Gears once again :)

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It’s that time of year again when we go through withdrawals and tell everyone “Goodbye” for now at the close of another duck season… Our season starts Mid-September and by the end of January it takes a little getting use to when the early mornings, non-stop scouting and phone calls, and continuous prep for the next day’s hunts/departures/arrivals comes to an abrupt end.  We can never say “Thank you” enough to everyone… especially during a tough season like this year!  We were due for a crazy warm winter and we sure got it!  Nothing can stop the fun though and when you have a group of guys (and girls!) like we have – it is always a blast!!  We are so thankful for everyone and for the opportunity to spend time with such incredible friends.  We are already looking forward to next year… Spring Turkey is next then it’s time to fish!!  Thanks again everyone 🙂

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End of the 2015 Fishing Season Wrap Up…

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It’s time again to change gears… what an incredible season we have had!  A huge thank you again to all our anglers – you truly make what we do so special.   Another enormous Thank You to Captain Richie Howell for jumping in to finish out the season while Karl was in recovery mode the last 10 days… you made it a little easier to keep him on the couch knowing you were on the bridge.  Casey – always much love and appreciation for all you do! We couldn’t do it without you 🙂  The Fistful is getting a break until after duck season – we will all be busy with the birds until the end of January.  Keep up with all the excitement through our Facebook page over the next few months and we will see everyone back on the water next season!!  Thanks again everybody!

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More August 2015

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I know I sound like a broken record but WOW!  The remainder of August was filled with amazing fishing… unbelievable weather… and group after group of awesome people!!  We appreciate everyone so much… you make our trips great and we hope to see everyone again soon!  We are kicking off September with more of the same… We will be fishing until the 18th then it will officially be time for the birds.  Please let us know asap if anyone is interested in getting in on the amazing action before we change gears… we have a few scattered spots available but they are filling fast 🙂

Thanks again everybody!!

 

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