This morning I took out Richard and Donna to chase a few of those tasty Atlantic Bonito. One of my many "rescheduled from april" dates, but things finally came together - the seas were flat calm all morning. The fishing was steady - we managed some Bonito casting and a few "light tackle trolling." In [...]
This morning was day 2 with Dennis from Indiana - the bite was good this morning and the water was a slick as I've seen it all day. Easily the prettiest day of the year so far! Having caught a bunch on spinning tackle yesterday, Dennis wanted to concentrate on fly fishing in the early [...]
his afternoon I was lucky enough to finally have some time to fish with my Dad (as I have been booked solid). We decided to check out the Bonito scene and search for an afternoon bite. The water was slick calm without a boat in site, and after several 2-3lb bluefish, my Dad hooked himself [...]
Today was day 1 with Dennis from Indiana - and we were in search of the ever-present and extremely fun Atlantic Bonito. Again, today, the bite was subsurface and we never once saw a single Bonito break the surface. However, within 15 seconds of putting a bait in the water we had a nice "Bone" [...]
This morning I headed out with Phil, Dave and Janet - formarly of Maryland and now of New Bern to chase a few of those fantastic Bonito! The bite wasn't as incredible as Sunday's - but the fish were there and they were hungry. This morning they were mostly sub-surface and i was able to [...]
Finally - a day that I've been waiting for for much too long. This morning, I chartered Eldon from Missouri - he loves to fish but has not done much saltwater fishing at all, and no light tackle fishing at that! We packed up the Parker and headed out the inlet - and it didnt [...]
After a fantastic morning of fishing, I headed home - ate some lunch (a little seared Bonito) and walked the dog. Less than two hours after having arrived back at the sli[, I was with my friend Scott Crocker of [url]www.shacklefordcharters.com[/url] at the ramp - time for fishing part 2. We headed out to the [...]
Yesterday, after having finally found (and hooked) a few nice Bonito yesterday, I was off in the early hours to search for more with my friend Captain Scott Crocker of [url]www.shacklefordcharters.com[/url]. So we loaded up my Parker and headed on out. The fish required some new tactics to produce a strike, but it didn't take [...]
Everything you need to know about the Atlantic Bonito... By Tom Roller When North Carolina’s spring finally rolls along, local fisherman are usually preoccupied with the Roanoke River stripers and dreaming of a day offshore chasing yellowfin tuna. Many anglers overlook one of North Carolina’s most consistent spring fisheries – the fantastic April run of [...]
Again today, I begin my report with a tirade against the weathermen. Today, again, they were quite wrong - but, to their credit, their errors were less than they have been lately. The early forcasted offshore 10-15 knot wind was an easy 20 and the 2 foot forcasted seas were an easy, sloppy 4-5. However, [...]