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!!!
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!
It’s hard to believe we are already moving into July… so far the summer has been fantastic and the fishing incredible! Tuna, Dolphin, King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Sea Bass and more… Thank you so much to all of our groups and a huge bucket of appreciation to Jim, Tom, Kelly, Dave, and all the crew getting us through an unexpected quick haul out – you guys are amazing and we would be lost without you… You have no idea how much we appreciate you! Thank you 🙂
Give us a call – it’s time to go fishing!!
As we roll into mid June the fishing continues to be fantastic! A mixed bag of trips and fish this past week – from Half Day Nearshore to Full Day Offshore… and everything in between. Dolphin… Tuna… Mackerel… Blues… Tons of fun with awesome people!! Thanks everybody!! The last 2 weeks of June are filling fast… give us a shout if you want to go!!
From Cobia to Dolphin to Spanish Mackerel to Tilefish and more…. this week’s theme has been variety!! Our Cobia are the main target this time of year but who can resist chasing the rest?!?! 🙂 We have already had tons of great trips with awesome anglers – thank you so much to all our seasoned salts and to our new group too (Go Duke!) Great job everybody! Let’s go fishing!
The last 2 weeks have been full of great fishing and amazing charters! We have had a number of young anglers lately and what an impressive display of ability and enthusiasm from all of them – Every one of our kids jumped right into the fray and man… you can’t slow them down. Some are new to the game and some are already well on their way to becoming pros (B. Boys – you know who you are!!) – Awesome job everybody!! One of our goals is to create an experience for them (and their adults) that will turn into a life-long passion… it really gets your heart fired up to see that spark. Thank you so much to all our groups – Grown-Ups and Youngsters! *** A huge Thank You goes out to Capt. Jim on the HogWild and Capt. Troy on the Fowl Hooked for helping us juggle some of our groups during our unexpected quickie haul out and to all the gang down at Bluewater for pulling together and getting us up and running again – JP – we owe you… as usual!! Thank you so much…. I wish I could have seen you on that lift!! ***
Last but not least – we do have some days open for the next few weeks – the Fistful gets a break starting September 17th this year so let us know if you want to get out there before we turn to the ducks! The Billfish are starting to show… the dolphin are here on the Full Day trips… the Big Drum are hanging around… the Mackerel are snappin… the blues are snappin…the Jacks are snappin… the weather is beautiful… Let’s go Fishing!!
Fishing continues to be awesome!! Variety is still the theme song for this week… Dolphin, Moons, Triggers, Albecore, Tiles, Mackerels, Blues, Jacks, and one of our all time favs…. it’s it’s it’s the Drum!! Every trip is different and we are so thankful for the wonderful weather and fantastic groups! Some of our fine young anglers were able to get into the big Red Drum for some catch and release action and we hope their experience was one to keep them addicted for life! We stumbled across a few lost Mahi that wondered in close to beach and were able to land them on a short trip – it doesn’t happen often at all but super cool when it does. Tons of nearshore action continues with the Spanish, Blues, and Moons… smaller fish that are so much fun! A huge thank you to Corey of the Corey Schaible Gallery for diving in and snapping an amazing pic of the Fistful on a full day trip… fitting to have the Amberjack on the way up in the shot! Thank you so much. And a major shout out to all the gang at the PC Fish Cleaning House – you do an amazing job and everybody remember – DFTTYFC!! 🙂 Lastly – this coming week is the 33rd annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament – a huge amount of activity will be happening all week up and down the docks – come see the boats and the fish and join in the fun! Let’s go fishing!!
One of the really cool things about moving into later summer fishing is the huge variety of fish and the constant change from day to day… you never know what you are going to catch! We have had some phenomenal action and we can’t say enough about our groups – once again… YOU make our jobs so fun!! Great folks and good times is what it is all about – thank you so much everybody! Dawn – the pictures are great! (Thank you!!) Big Jack – We can’t thank you enough for everything you do for us 🙂 We have some spots still available for the next week… let’s go fishing!!
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!
