LiveLine Charters Fishing Report

Had a Gulf stream trolling trip on Sat with local guys from Wilmington and family visiting. There was a big NE swell on the ride out but no problem we ran 30 plus. The water temps looked good at the drop and we started trolling. The morning was very slow and them we started moving around doing some exploring. Finally around 10:30 we had a double header. We landed a nice Yellofin (the 1st on a while and a nice 80th birthday present for the angler). The bite turned on for the next few hours and we had action none stop. The tuna where on top crashing flying fish. We had multiple hook ups and fish crashing lines when we were clearing them while fighting other fish. One of the high lights was when we saw a large Bull Mahi chase a flyer close to the boat and them watched him come into the spread all lit up you could see the blue pects light neon lights headed to the long bait. It was a nice Bull that was 25 lbs and very long and skinny. Later in the day the troll bite slowed so we decide to jig for a few minutes. The 1st drop we had a nice 26 lb Blackfin. Then everyone had a couple of turn catch Jacks and that was enough. Overall a outstanding day with 5 nice Blackfin, 1 Yellowfin, Bull Mahi and a few Jacks for good measure.

Captain Mike Jackson
LiveLine Charters
910-686-7271

  

Once again we went off shore for more deep jigging action. The guys got some rest and were ready for more. The weatherman gave us a break and we headed out in clam seas. The plan for today was to go for larger fish and we were not disappointed. When we arrived at the spot the ocean was flat. The 2nd drift we had a quad hook up but all but one fish broke off. The guys realized we were dealing with a larger class of fish. After some modifications we started landing some nice fish. In addition, we had a couple of 10 foot sharks that made breakfast out of a few smaller Jacks on the way up. Later in the morning we started trying to jig higher in the water column and were rewarded with 4 giant Black fin tuna a 32, 29, 29, 27 lbs. We finished out the last of the day inshore a little looking for grouper and Chris finished strong with a fat Red. I didn’t get chance to get pictures of all the different species but the guys have them and should have them on the web soon. I think they enjoyed their 1st experience in NC fishing.

Captain Mike Jackson
LiveLine Charters
910-686-7271