BEACH BUM FISHING
Fishing on the Outer Banks of North Carolina(Year Round), Hatteras/Ocracoke(Spring), Virginia Beach(Winter).
Specializing in: LIGHT TACKLE Live Bait & Casting Trips
Morning, Afternoon/Evening, and Full Day Fishing Trips Available 7 Days a Week
Warning:  This is not a glorified boat ride where catching fish comes secondary to making money off of tourists.
  This is a year round/full time job. The goal is for you to catch fish and I will bust my tail to do that!
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CURRENT FISHING REPORT/CONDITIONS-1/27/12(Last Updated)
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VIRGINIA BEACH(RUDEE INLET) WIND FORECAST

Oregon Inlet/Pamlico, Roanoke, Croatan, Albemarle, & Currituck Sounds, Atlantic Ocean Area(O.B.X. N.C.)
You can view my 2011/2012 SCHEDULE below the current fishing report for open days over the next year. 
I am currently OPEN over the next month on
  1/29(Good Forecast), 2/2(Good Forecast), 2/3, 2/6, 2/7, 2/8, 2/9,
2/10, 2/11, 2/13, 2/14, 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18, 2/19, 2/20, 2/21, 2/22, 2/23, 2/24, 2/25, 2/26, 2/27, 2/28.
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Big Ocean Rockfish(Striped Bass) are getting thick out of Rudee Inlet(Virginia Beach).  Blue-Fin Tuna have been biting too.  I am fishing out of Rudee Inlet(Virginia Beach) for now.  If the fish make it into N.C., I have a boat available to fish out of Oregon Inlet as well.  It does not look like the fish the fish are heading that direction at the moment.  Those of you that have scheduled or are planning trips over the next couple of weeks ought to plan on Virginia Beach as that is where the fish are.......

 Thank you to all of the following people for coming out fishing and putting up with me!  1/26/12-Good fishing for the boats that went today.  1/25/12-One of the best light tackle(PHOTO) jigging bites(PHOTO) I have ever seen.  At least a 100 fish day.  Hmm(PHOTO).., I wonder(PHOTO) where we should cast(PHOTO)?  Big(PHOTO) fish(PHOTO) up to 42&1/2 lbs.(PHOTO) mixed in with loads of 15 to 20 lbers.  Meat(PHOTO) was there right outside of the inlet on the way in.  1/24/12-The fish showed back up today.  Great fishing for those that went.  1/23/12-Nothing but fog.  We came in early.  1/21/12-Nothing but a long boat ride.  I am extremely sorry guys.  1/20/12-This was it(PHOTO).  Sorry guys that I've stunk it up two years in a row.  I'll e-mail you Troy's phone number.  1/16/12-Approximately 45 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 30 lbs.(PHOTO), Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  It was a good thing for the fish that we didn't find what we were looking for until lunch time.  One we did, the deadly jigging duo of Chris "The Road Warrior(PHOTO)" Walters & Ashley "Flash Foil(PHOTO)" Perry, of P.A./N.C. put a hurting on them.  All of our fish(PHOTO) came under the birds casting light tackle.  1/14/12-"Big Fish" Bill, Chris(PHOTO), Beaker(PHOTO), & Tim, of the Wolfe party(PHOTO), from Ridgway, Pennsylvania-9 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 30 lbs., Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  They came back for more.  The guys took it easy on the fish today.  They felt bad about what they did yesterday so we left late and threw most of the fish back.  Thanks guys for the jerky, dinner(Caribou Sausage & Deer Burger), the fish, and most of all two days of great company!  1/12/12-"Big Fish" Bill(PHOTO), Chris(PHOTO), Beaker, & Tim(PHOTO), of the Wolfe party(PHOTO), from Ridgway, Pennsylvania-Approximately 75 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 38 lbs.(PHOTO), Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  We started off limiting out trolling double rigs.  Then, "The Birds(PHOTO)."  We landed another dozen or so on a combination of pulling plugs and casting(PHOTO) swim baits while chasing them.  Then a lot more of, "The Birds(PHOTO)."  The guys jigged(PHOTO) them up for the rest of the day.  Non-stop!  1/11/12-Not real happy about being cancelled on last minute for today.  Especially, considering yesterdays fishing, good wind, and the fact that boats had limits by 10 o'clock this morning.  That makes two of these since the fish showed up.  Please do not book a trip for you and your friends, unless you are certain your friends are not going to bail on you.  Remember, this is my job, it is not a hobby.  This is how we make our mortgage payments and I am one trip short of the one that is due next week.  It is a short season and we do not get these days back....  1/10/12-Ethan(PHOTO), Scott, & Mike(PHOTO) Nixon, of Evington, Virginia-Approximately 60 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 30 lbs.(PHOTO), Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  The Nixon's(PHOTO) strike again!  Best day of light tackle jigging(PHOTO) so far this year.  Three miles of birds(PHOTO) with fish rolling up top.  In legal waters!  Awesome fishing.  Special thanks to Captain Ryan on the MIDNIGHT SUN for the phone call about the mother-load.  1/9/12-Paul, Merle, Gordon, & Paul Costello(PHOTO), from NC/VA-5 Rockfish(Striped Bass) between 25 & 30 lbs., Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  Lots of bait marks with no fish marks today.  We had to grind it out trolling.  Great seeing you again Merle.  Good meeting and fishing with the rest of the clan.  1/1/12 PM-The goal today was to prove to Henry & Josh that fishing is more fun(PHOTO) than playing video games.  After reeling in 5 Dog Sharks(PHOTO) and a Sting Ray, the boys(PHOTO) came around.  Video games are boring compared to this(PHOTO)!  A great way to bring in the new year.  The ocean Striper bite was real good out of Rudee Inlet(Virginia Beach) today.  Boats had limits by 11:00.  Several legal sized Blue-Fin Tuna were landed as well.  A message for those of you that called & e-mailed and didn't go on Sunday because I wouldn't promise you that we would catch 100 fifty pounders jigging inside of three miles.  The "Call me when the bite gets really good" people.  You blew it!  You never know unless you go...  12/30/11 PM-Nick, Shannon, & Rick Mayo(PHOTO), from Georgia/Virginia-4 Rockfish(Striped Bass) between 25 & 30 lbs., afternoon Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  Shannon wanted to go big, so we stayed in the ocean this afternoon.  Big was what we got!  12/29/11-Shelby, Jennifer, Andrew, & Tim Keeler(PHOTO), from Elizabeth City-10 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 27 inches, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.  We gave the ocean a couple of hours in search of the big ones, then made the right decision to go jigging at the bridge.  It took us a little while to find some fish, but when we finally did, the Keelers took care of business.  The 4th quarter family.  A big Thank You to those of you that have paid above and beyond the call of duty!  It really helps to keep the boat from sinking.

Aboard THE BEACH BUM I prefer to have you casting and jigging bucktails, Swim Baits, FIN-S', spoons, plugs, or live baiting over trolling.  If we can catch them casting or on live bait that is how we will do it unless you prefer trolling.  Bear in mind, some days we  have to suck it up and troll.  We land our fish on the lightest tackle that we can get away with.  Aboard THE BEACH BUM there is no mate.  YOU GET TO SET THE HOOK ON YOUR FISH instead of a mate setting the hook and handing you the rod.  Remember, you can also check the LATEST RESULTS section of the web page to see how we have done every trip we make aboard THE BEACH BUM. 

SCHEDULE

Winter Fishing Trips 2011/2012(December-Early March)-I am fishing out of Rudee Inlet(Virginia Beach) for now.  If the fish make it into N.C., I have a boat available to fish out of Oregon Inlet as well.  It does not look like the fish the fish are heading that direction at the moment.  Those of you that have scheduled or are planning trips over the next couple of weeks ought to plan on Virginia Beach as that is where the fish are.......I am available to fish out of Oregon Inlet or Rudee Inlet until the fish are gone.  Weekdays are much less crowded than the weekends.  If you can make it during the week there is a lot less pressure on the fish which greatly increases your chances at catching them jigging.  Bring your rubber boots, rain gear, a Big cooler, and a strong mental fortitude for the bumpy days.  The decision to fish a scheduled winter-time trip will be made the day(morning) before the trip, or if absolutely necessary, the night before the day before the trip.  Please do not call me three, four, five days, or a week before a scheduled trip and ask me to make an impossible decision.  I am not a weatherman, I am a fisherman.  Thank you!

***NEW THIS WINTER***-HOG HUNTING TRIPS!!!-If you get weathered out for you Striper fishing you now have an option.  Or, do both!  Take a guided hunt on the sound side of Carova(4X4) Beach.  There are so many up there, the season is now open year round.    Pork Bar-B-Que & Striper Fillets.  Call Jimmy Hillsman at (252) 202-4688 to set up a hunt.  

JANUARY(2012)-I am currently OPEN on 1/29(Good Forecast).  I will only be scheduling All day trips in January.  If it is too rough to fish in the ocean and you wanted, we could do a half day trip in the sound.  Species-Big Rockfish(Striped Bass)(in ocean), school sized Rockfish(Striped Bass)(in sound), Big Bluefish(possibly in ocean). (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for January GPS Directions
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center NC:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959
Lynnhaven Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 Piedmont Circle/Virginia Beach, Virginia/23455
Rudee Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 General Booth Blvd./Virginia Beach, Virginia/23451

FEBRUARY(2012)-I am currently OPEN on 2/2(Good Forecast), 2/3, 2/5, 2/6, 2/7, 2/8, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11, 2/13, 2/14, 2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18, 2/19, 2/20, 2/21, 2/22, 2/23, 2/24, 2/25, 2/26, 2/27, 2/28.  I will only be scheduling All day ocean trips in February.  If it is too rough to fish in the ocean and you wanted, we could do a 1/2  or 3/4 day trip in the bay(V.A.) or sound(N.C.).  Species-Big Rockfish(Striped Bass)(in ocean), school sized Rockfish(Striped Bass)(in sound), Big Bluefish(possibly in ocean).  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for February GPS Directions
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center NC:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959
Lynnhaven Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 Piedmont Circle/Virginia Beach, Virginia/23455
Rudee Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 General Booth Blvd./Virginia Beach, Virginia/23451

MARCH(2012)-I am currently OPEN on 3/1, 3/2, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/8, 3/9, 3/10, 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/14, 3/15, 3/16, 3/17, 3/18, 3/19, 3/20, 3/21, 3/22, 3/23, 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 3/27, 3/28, 3/29, 3/30, & 3/31.  I will only be scheduling All day ocean Rockfish(Striped Bass) trips from March the 1st-March the 14th.  There should also be plenty of Rockfish(Striped Bass) around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge into the first half of March if the ocean bite ends early.  Tautog ought to start biting around the Bay Bridge around the first of March too.  If it is too rough to fish in the ocean(3/1-3/14) and you wanted, we could do a half or 3/4 day trip in the sound.  Starting March the 1st, I am available to run 1/2, 3/4, or all day trips in the O.B.X.(Currituck, Croatan, Roanoke, & Albemarle Sound waters) or at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge for the school sized Stripers.  You can keep 3 fish per person, per day, over 18 inches in the O.B.X. Sound waters, while it is catch-and-release at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the spring.   I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or all day trips from March the 15th-March the 31st.  Species-Big Rockfish(Striped Bass)(early to mid-March in ocean), school sized Rockfish(Striped Bass)(all of March in the sound), Big Bluefish(possibly in ocean), Redfish(Red Drum), Tautog.  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for March GPS Directions
Teach's Lair Marina, NC:  58646 Highway 12/Hatteras, North Carolina/27943
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, NC:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959
Kill Devil Hills, NC Boat Ramp:  2028 Bay Drive/Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina/27948
Curituck, NC Boat Ramp:  8955 Caratoke Highway/Point Harbor, North Carolina/27964
Washington Baum Bridge/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1205 Highway 64/264 /Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Bowsertown/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1153 Bowsertown Road/Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Manns Harbor, NC Boat Ramp:  5227 Highway 64/264 /Manns Harbor, North Carolina/27953
Columbia, NC Boat Ramp:  175 Ramp Road/Columbia, North Carolina/27925
Edenton, NC Boat Ramp:  140 Midway Drive/Edenton, North Carolina/27932
Lynnhaven Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 Piedmont Circle/Virginia Beach, Virginia/23455
Rudee Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 General Booth Blvd./Virginia Beach, Virginia/23451

BIG RED DRUM(up to & over 50 lbs.) should show up around the first part of April at Ocracoke and  should be all over the place out of Hatteras towards the end of April.  This is mostly sight casting to schools of huge fish(we do catch some in the chum slick as well).  Puppy Drum on cut bait is an option on the days with poor visibility.  Lot's of Bluefish around to cast to with the lighter tackle also.  One hour drive from Oregon Inlet.  The BEACH BUM boat will be docked at Teach's Liar Marina.  The fish should be around through the end of May.  All day trips recommended(better odds).  I will try on a 3/4 or 1/2 day(real tall order).(PHOTO)

APRIL(2012)-I will have the BEACH BUM docked at Teach's Liar Marina in Hatteras Village for the month.  We will be targeting the Big Red Drum in 2011 out of Hatteras!  The Yeller Feller boat will be docked at The Oregon Inlet Fishing Center or will be on the trailer for the month.  It is available for trips in the O.B.X.(Currituck, Croatan, Roanoke, & Albemarle) Sound waters for Rockfish(Striped Bass).  You can keep 3 fish per person, per day, over 18 inches in the O.B.X. Sound waters.  I am currently OPEN on 4/1, 4/2, 4/3, 4/4, 4/5, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8, 4/9, 4/10, 4/11, 4/12, 4/13, 4/14, 4/15, 4/16, 4/17, 4/18, 4/19, 4/20, 4/21, 4/22, 4/23, 4/24, 4/25, 4/26, 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, & 4/30.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips in April.  We will be fishing in the sound and around Oregon Inlet in April.  Species-Big Red Drum(Hatteras-all day trips starting April 1st), Rockfish(Striped Bass), Tautog, Bluefish(late April), Redfish(Red Drum), Speckled & Gray Trout(Weakfish)(possibly late April), Flounder(possibly late April).  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for April GPS Directions
Teach's Lair Marina NC:  58646 Highway 12/Hatteras, North Carolina/27943
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center NC:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959
Kill Devil Hills NC Boat Ramp:  2028 Bay Drive/Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina/27948
Curituck, NC Boat Ramp:  8955 Caratoke Highway/Point Harbor, North Carolina/27964
Washington Baum Bridge/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1205 Highway 64/264 /Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Bowsertown/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1153 Bowsertown Road/Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Manns Harbor, NC Boat Ramp:  5227 Highway 64/264 /Manns Harbor, North Carolina/27953
Columbia NC Boat Ramp:  175 Ramp Road/Columbia, North Carolina/27925
Edenton NC Boat Ramp:  140 Midway Drive/Edenton, North Carolina/27932

COBIA(up to & over 70 lbs.) should show up around the first of May at Ocracoke and  should be all over the place out of Hatteras towards the end of May.  Last year the month of May out of Hatteras was the best  Cobia fishing we have ever seen.  This is mostly sight casting.  We do catch them chumming on the days with no visibility.  Plenty of healthy Sharks on the chumming days.  The Big Red Drum and keeper sized Puppy Drum should be around throughout the month as well.  Lot's of Bluefish around to cast to with the lighter tackle also.  One hour drive from Oregon Inlet.  The BEACH BUM boat will be docked at Teach's Liar Marina.  The fish should be around through the end of May.  All day trips recommended(better odds).  I will try on a 3/4 or 1/2 day(real tall order).

MAY(2012)-I will have the BEACH BUM docked at Teach's Liar Marina in Hatteras Village for the month.  We will be targeting Cobia and the Big Red Drum in 2011!  The Yeller Feller boat ill be docked at The Oregon Inlet Fishing Center for the month to target whatever is biting as well.  I am currently OPEN on 5/1, 5/2, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/15, 5/16, 5/17, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, 5/21, 5/22, 5/23, 5/24, 5/25, 5/26, 5/27, 5/28, 5/29, 5/30, 5/31.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips in May.  You would need to book an All Day trip if you wanted to target Cobia at the end of the month.  Open days will eventually fill up.  Species-Cobia(Early May/Hatteras, Late May/Oregon Inlet), Rockfish(Striped Bass)(bigger fish(live baiting) usually late May), Sharks(Hatteras), Bluefish, Redfish(Red Drum), Speckled & Gray Trout(Weakfish), Flounder, Black Drum, Tautog.    (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for MAy GPS Directions
Teach's Lair Marina:  58646 Highway 12/Hatteras, North Carolina/27943
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959

SUMMERTIME CRABBING TRIPS INFO!

JUNE(2012)-I am currently OPEN on 6/1, 6/2, 6/3, 6/4, 6/5, 6/6, 6/11, 6/12, 6/13, 6/14, 6/16, 6/17, 6/18, 6/19, 6/20, 6/21, 6/22, 6/23, 6/24, 6/25, 6/26, 6/27, 6/28, 6/29, 6/30.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips in June.  You would , , //need to book an All Day trip if you wanted to target Cobia, Mahi, or Amberjack.  Cobia fishing can be very good during the whole , /, /month of June.  Open days will eventually fill up. Species-Cobia, Redfish(Red Drum), Dolphin(Mahi), Amberjack, Sharks, Triggerfish, Rockfish(Striped Bass), Bluefish, Speckled & Gray Trout(Weakfish), Flounder, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackeral.  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO) (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for June GPS Directions
Teach's Lair Marina:  58646 Highway 12/Hatteras, North Carolina/27943
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/279

JULY(2012)-I am currently OPEN on 7/1, 7/2, 7/3, 7/5, 7/6, 7/7, 7/8, 7/9, 7/10, 7/11, 7/12, 7/13, 7/14, 7/15, 7/16, 7/17, 7/18, 7/19, 7/20, 7/21, 7/22, 7/23, 7/25, 7/26, 7/27, 7/28, 7/29, 7/30.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips in July.  You would need to book an All Day trip if you wanted to target Cobia, Mahi, or Amberjack.  Open days will eventually fill up. Species-Cobia, Redfish(Red Drum), Dolphin(Mahi), Amberjack, Sharks, Rockfish(Striped Bass), Triggerfish, Bluefish, Speckled & Gray Trout(Weakfish), Flounder, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackeral.  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Address for July GPS Directions
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959

AUGUST(2011)-I am currently OPEN on 8/1, 8/2, 8/3, 8/4, 8/5, 8/6, 8/7, 8/8, 8/9, 8/10, 8/11, 8/12, 8/13, 8/14, 8/15, 8/16/, 8/1/, 7, 8/18, 8/19, 8/20, 8/21, 8/22, 8/23, 8/24, 8/25, 8/216, 8/27, 8/28, 8/29, 8/30, 8/31.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips in August.  Open , days will eventually fill up. Species-Cobia, Redfish(Red Drum), Dolphin(Mahi), Amberjack, Sharks, Rockfish(Striped Bass), Bluefish, Speckled & Gray Trout(Weakfish), Flounder, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackeral. (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Address for August GPS Directions
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959

SEPTEMBER(2012)-The live bait(live mullet) fishing that we do in September is some of the best(& easiest) fishing of the year.  Lots of bites and lots of different species!  I am currently OPEN on 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 9/5, 9/6, 9/7, 9/8, 9/9, 9/10, 9/11, 9/12, 9/13, 9/14, 9/15, 9/16, 9/17, 9/18, 9/19, 9/20, 9/21, 9/22, 9/23, 9/24, 9/25,9/26, 9/27, 9/28, 9/29, 9/30.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips in September.  Open days will eventually fill up. Species-Cobia, Redfish(Red Drum), Dolphin(Mahi), Amberjack, Sharks, Triggerfish, Rockfish(Striped Bass), Bluefish, Speckled & Gray Trout(Weakfish), Flounder, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackeral, Tautog.  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Address for September GPS Directions
Wanchese, N.C. Boat Ramp:  4683 Mill Landing Road, Wanchese, North Carolina/27981
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959
Bowsertown/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1153 Bowsertown Road/Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Manns Harbor, NC Boat Ramp:  5227 Highway 64/264 /Manns Harbor, North Carolina/27953

OCTOBER(2012)-I am currently OPEN on 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 10/4, 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, 10/8, 10/9, 10/10, 10/11, 10/12, 10/13, 10/14, 10/15, 10/16, 10/17, 10/18, 10/19, 10/20, 10/21, 10/22, 10/23, 10/24, 10/25, 10/26, 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 10/30, 10/31.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips in October.  Open days will eventually fill up. Species-Rockfish(Striped Bass), Redfish(Red Drum), Speckled & Gray Trout(Weakfish), Bluefish, Flounder, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Tautog, Spanish & King Mackeral. 
***The Fall/Winter/Spring North Carolina Sound Rockfish(Striped Bass) Season openes October the 1st.  You can keep 3 fish per person over 18 inches, 7 days a week.  There have been fish scattered all over the sound since the season opened.  We will be fishing for Rockfish(Striped Bass) at the Manns Harbor(New & Old), the Currituck & the Manteo Bridges.  One boat will be on the trailer and available to launch out of the most convenient(closest to the fish) boat ramp.  There are plenty Rockfish(Striped Bass) in the Albemarle Sound near the Edenton Bridge this as well.  I am available to run trips out of the public boat ramp in Columbia(30 miles west of Manteo/longer drive from Raleigh area) or out of the public ramp in Edenton(50 miles west of Manteo/shorter drive from Raleigh area).  Both ramps are right off of 64 West.  This is a short trip for those of you on the beach or those from the Raleigh area.***  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for  October GPS Directions
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center NC:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959
Kill Devil Hills, NC Boat Ramp:  2028 Bay Drive/Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina/27948
Curituck, NC Boat Ramp:  8955 Caratoke Highway/Point Harbor, North Carolina/27964
Washington Baum Bridge/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1205 Highway 64/264 /Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Bowsertown/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1153 Bowsertown Road/Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Manns Harbor, NC Boat Ramp:  5227 Highway 64/264 /Manns Harbor, North Carolina/27953
Columbia, NC Boat Ramp:  175 Ramp Road/Columbia, North Carolina/27925
Edenton, NC Boat Ramp:  140 Midway Drive/Edenton, North Carolina/27932
Lynnhaven Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 Piedmont Circle/Virginia Beach, Virginia/23455

NOVEMBER(2012)-I am currently OPEN on 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15, 11/16, 11/17, 11/18, 11/19, 11/20, 11/21, 11/22, 11/23, 11/24, 11/25, 11/26, 11/27, 11/28, 11/29, 11/30.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips in November out of Oregon Inlet.  We we will be fishing for Rockfish(Striped Bass) at the Bonner(Oregon Inlet), Manns Harbor(New & Old Bridges), Manteo Bridge & the Currituck Bridge.  In 2010 the best fishing in November was around the bridges of the O.B.X. sounds.  We caught them casting jerk baits to the bridge poles.  One boat will be on the trailer and available to launch out of the most convenient(closest to the fish) boat ramp.  ***There are a load of small(up to 22 inches) school sized Rockfish(Striped Bass) in the Albemarle Sound near the Edenton Bridge.  I am available to run trips out of the public boat ramp in Columbia(30 miles west of Manteo/longer drive from Raleigh area) or out of the public ramp in Edenton(50 miles west of Manteo/shorter drive from Raleigh area).  Both ramps are right off of 64 West.  This is a short trip for those of you on the beach or those from the Raleigh area.  The Fall/Winter/Spring North Carolina Sound Rockfish(Striped Bass) Season opened on October the 1st and closes April the 30th.  You can keep 3 fish per person over 18 inches.  ***  Starting November the 1st, I will have a boat available for fishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel out of Lynnhaven/Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach area as well.  We generally catch them casting swim/jerk baits and on eels.  Fish are between 18 inches and 15 lbs.  You can keep 2 fish per person at The Bay Bridge at 18 inches, but have to throw them back between 30 to 34 inches(I don't make the rules).  And, you can keep one per person over 34 inches(I don't make the rules).  I have peeler crabs so we can fish for Tautog up there too.  The Big(up to 50 lbs.) Rockfish did not show up on the shoals(zero) and at the bridge(a few were caught) at Oregon Inlet in 2010.  Hopefully this was a fluke and is not going to be a trend.  I will have one boat docked at Oregon Inlet in November either way.  Once the big fish show up, I absolutely will be fishing at Oregon Inlet for the big ones if they show up.  I am open for all loacations(Oregon Inlet/Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Croatan, Albemarle, & Currituck Sounds) for all of November.  Remember, every year is different and things can change.  The bottom line is that I will be fully prepared this year to get you wherever the fish are!  It takes an hour & a half to an hour & 45 minutes in a heated automobile from O.B.X. to The Bay Bridge.  Species-Big Rockfish(Striped Bass)(in ocean), school sized Rockfish(Striped Bass)(in sound), Redfish(Red Drum)(possibly), Tautog, Speckled & Gray Trout(Weakfish)(possibly), Bluefish(possibly), Flounder(possibly).  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for November GPS Directions
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center NC:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959
Kill Devil Hills, NC Boat Ramp:  2028 Bay Drive/Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina/27948
Curituck, NC Boat Ramp:  8955 Caratoke Highway/Point Harbor, North Carolina/27964
Washington Baum Bridge/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1205 Highway 64/264 /Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Bowsertown/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1153 Bowsertown Road/Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Manns Harbor, NC Boat Ramp:  5227 Highway 64/264 /Manns Harbor, North Carolina/27953
Columbia, NC Boat Ramp:  175 Ramp Road/Columbia, North Carolina/27925
Edenton, NC Boat Ramp:  140 Midway Drive/Edenton, North Carolina/27932
Lynnhaven Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 Piedmont Circle/Virginia Beach, Virginia/23455
Rudee Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 General Booth Blvd./Virginia Beach, Virginia/23451

DECEMBER(2012)-I am currently OPEN on 12/1, 12/2, 12/3, 12/4, 12/5, 12/6, 12/7, 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/11, 12/12, 12/13, 12/14, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18, 12/19, 12/20, 12/21, 12/22, 12/23, 12/27, 12/28, 12/29, 12/30, 12/31.  I will be scheduling 1/2 day, 3/4 day, or All day trips from December 1st-December 20th out of Oregon Inlet.  I will only be scheduling All day ocean trips from December 15th-December 31st out of Oregon Inlet/Rudee Inlet(Virginia Beach).  I will have a boat available for fishing the Atlantic Ocean waters near Virginia Beach & the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel out of Lynnhaven/Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach area throughout December.  We had great Rockfish(Striped Bass) fishing in the ocean waters near Virginia Beach the past two Decembers.  For you meathogs, there are a lot of fish landed in December in legal(keeper) waters.  We generally have good Rockfish(Striped Bass) fishing around the Bridge/Tunnel the days that we fish there in December.  Plenty of fish between 18 inches and 20 lbs. at the bridge.  You can keep them at the bridge at 18 inches through the end of the month.  We generally catch them casting swim baits and on eels at the bridge.  We catch the fish in ocean casting swim baits or trolling bucktails or plugs.  Either way, in December you have the option of fishing either location.  But, we cannot leave the bridge and enter the ocean with fish under 28 inches.  There is the possibility of big(over 40 lbs.) Rockfish around the shoals and bridge at Oregon Inlet for the first two weeks of December.  I absolutely will be fishing at Oregon Inlet for them in December.  I am open for either loacation for all of December.  I will only be booking full day trips for the Ocean fish out of Virginia Beach or at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.  Out of Oregon Inlet I will be running 1/2, 3/4, or Full Day trips.  Remember, every year is different and things can change.  It is a possibility that the OBX Rockfish(Striped Bass) Sound fishery could take off again.  There have been a lot of fish on the west ends our sounds the last couple of years.  If that is the case, I will pull the boat out of Oregon Inlet, put it on the trailer and will fish the OBX sounds.  The bottom line is that I will be fully prepared this year to get you wherever the fish are!  It takes an hour & a half to an hour & 45 minutes in a heated automobile from O.B.X. to The Bay Bridge.  For those of you that opt for Virginia Beach and need a room:  Days Inn(800)843-7096-$29.95(Sunday-Thursday), $34.95(Friday & Saturday).  Best Western(800)344-3342-$41.00 Seven days a week.  The rooms at both places have two double beds.  The Best Western has been recently remodeled.  Species-Big Rockfish(Striped Bass) in ocean, school sized Rockfish(Striped Bass) in sound, Big Bluefish(possibly in ocean).  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)  (PHOTO)

Addresses for December GPS Directions
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center NC:  12130 NC Highway 12 South/Nags Head, North Carolina/27959
Kill Devil Hills, NC Boat Ramp:  2028 Bay Drive/Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina/27948
Curituck, NC Boat Ramp:  8955 Caratoke Highway/Point Harbor, North Carolina/27964
Washington Baum Bridge/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1205 Highway 64/264 /Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Bowsertown/Manteo, NC Boat Ramp:  1153 Bowsertown Road/Manteo, North Carolina/27954
Manns Harbor, NC Boat Ramp:  5227 Highway 64/264 /Manns Harbor, North Carolina/27953
Columbia, NC Boat Ramp:  175 Ramp Road/Columbia, North Carolina/27925
Edenton, NC Boat Ramp:  140 Midway Drive/Edenton, North Carolina/27932
Lynnhaven Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 Piedmont Circle/Virginia Beach, Virginia/23455
Rudee Inlet, VA Boat Ramp:  3576 General Booth Blvd./Virginia Beach, Virginia/23451

If you have a day that you wanted to fish and I am currently booked, please call since I do get cancellations on occasion.  If I am booked on the only day that you can go, let me know and I can get you in touch with a good captain that will catch you fish and not take you on a boat ride.

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I want to thank all of the following who help to make this business a success:

Art's Place, Beachum Marine Repair, Centura Bank, Dare Haven Motel, Dockside'N Duck Seafood Market, Endurance Seafood, Fin 'N Feather Motel, Fishing Unlimited, Hatteras Jacks, Hurd & Lang, Inc., Joe Bob's Trading Post, Jenning's Outboard Repairs, Joe's Marine Repair, Lacy Allred, Manor Motel, Manteo Marine, Mike Keller Commercial Fishing Supplies, Colin Noone, Sea Foam Motel, Sea Oats Reality, Southern Insurance Agency, Shane Hite, Station Bay Marina, Stop'N Shop Convenience & Deli, Sunny Day Guide, Thicket Lump Marina, The Beach Book, The Richmond Times, The Virginia Sportsman, T.I.'s Bait & Tackle, Travelers Inn, T.W.'s Bait & Tackle, Wanchese Fish Company, Web-Page-Willy (Personalized Products), Whalebone Tackle, and everyone who comes out fishing!

Captain Reese Stecher

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 For those of you that went on one of  the early years crabbing trips and enjoyed them, you have that option again!  A good friend of mine, Chad Hemelright is now running the same type of trips.  The crab pots are allready in the water with bait in them.  You get to go out on a real crab boat, pull the pots like a crabber, and bring the freshest crabs home for dinner.  Chad will do the dirty work(pulling & rebaiting the pots) if you want him to, or you can do it.  Kids love these trips!  Come to think of it, I can't ever remember a crabbing trip that I ran with kids where I ever had to pull or rebait more than one pot.  Once the first crab pot came over the side and was rebaited, the kids couldn't wait to pull and rebait the next one.  Chad's boat is docked in Kitty Hawk, which is a short drive for those of you staying on the northern beaches.  Chad can be reached at (252) 475-0090 or (252) 261-2551.

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