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This afternoon, I headed out to a few of the ARs with good buddy Captain Scott Crocker of www.shacklefordcharters.com in search of some clean water and good fishing. Unfortunately, the clean water didn't ever find us or vice versa but the fishing was steady (if not a bit slow). The better water is still east up shackleford and out to [...]

So after a day that inclduded taking the puppy for his booster shots - i finally got out to do a little "Scouting" come 5 in the afternoon. The water was calm (and very brown) out to about a mile from the inlet. The only boat on the water, i headed out to a very eerie (and quiet)315 in order [...]

40 knot gusts. 8 foot seas - pictures soon to follow. So.... I'm tying some flies as this guy runs circles around my legs - he got one of my bucktails a few minutes ago...

I teamed up with Captain Billy Brewer of the Fisherman's Inn (www.fishermansinn.net) for a two boat trip with a bunch of great guys from the midwest. Flounder was the plan and these boys wanted to get some dinner in the boat. With 100 mullet in the livewell, and with Captain Billy following, i headed out with larry snr, larry jr [...]

On Wednesday August 10th, I went fishing with my friend Captain Scott Crocker of Shackleford Charters. Barely 8 miles off the beach (in an area I fish my own boat all the time), we found a great weedline and started looking for dolphin. We found an old stump covered in baitfish and started waiting...it wasn't 5 minutes before I spotted [...]

With the day off and a bunch of trips booked, i decided to spend the afternoon checking out the water conditions so i couild personally verify the reports of beautiful water from shack to the shoals. The rumors held true and the water was gorgeous - i caught several spanish (1 on the fly) outside of beaufort inlet and faught [...]