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More What??? (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 07, 2005 - 9:40 pm: | |
Figuring this was MoreHead City. Y'all could help a fellar out here. Looking for the best locations here for the Bearded Clams......Let me know....Cant wait to get to MoreHead city! |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 7:42 am: | |
Interested in surf fishing in the Cape Lookout area, mid-Septemeber (2005) What bites on what, and what's being caught? |
harry (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 06, 2005 - 11:37 am: | |
I am coming down to morehead city area late june, 1 day only. is there any good wading or shore spots for fly fishing? if so, what type flies, and time of day/ tides are best options? |
Dah (Tigger)
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Registered: 5-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 9:49 am: | |
Was wonedering what the reef fishing off of Morehead City was like this time of year. Planning a trip there in a week and was wondering what to expect. |
Trilogy (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 12, 2004 - 8:30 pm: | |
Retiring Va. Firefighter moving to New Bern in tow with 300 Grady would appreciate a little help on the best (and most patient)charter skippers in the Beaufort/Morehead area to charter for a few and learn the ropes on fast trolling for wahoo, kings and other species (as well as some sage advice) on NC waters...(vastly differant than my current Md offshore stomping grounds)not trying to be a pro...just want to get started off right with some wisdom, learn a little something and survive retirement to continue to be an annoyance to the wife. Capn Jim |
Cape Lookout Charters
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 8:22 am: | |
Subject: Spring Albacore
Great albacore fishing, casting to 1000's of breaking fish, several schools going on at a time. 10x more fish today then yesterday? What few boats were on the water had a fun time. The crease fly was the magic ticket on the fly rod. They smashed the living hell out of the fly. Top water bites on the fly are always exciting, but just watching the little tunnies feed was wild. My VA Beach friend Owen was amazed at the non-stop action. Glad he made the trip.
The temp in the inlet 61 degrees. I smell big red drum.
If you need a fishing fix for a morning or afternoon during the week, please don't hesitate to call.
Dave
252-240-2850
www.capelookoutcharters.com |
MMRC
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - 7:58 pm: | |
Subject: The world´s biggest marlin!
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The Millennium Marlin Record Club(MMRC)registers all marlin over 625 lbs caught by a single angler as of 01/01/2000.
Register the marlin of your lifetime! |
Capt Gordon Churchill
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 01, 2001 - 10:18 am: | |
Subject: Sight casting to 40 inch red drum!
There are reds of over 40 inches working the shallow waters of the Pamlico Sound. You need a shallow draft boat with a poling tower to have a chance of getting close to them and spotting them before they see you. It just so happens that I have one and, oh yeah, I am a charter captain. :-) if you have a shallow draft boat check some of the flats on the edges of Pamlico Sound. I normally flyfish personally but they should eat a plastic tailed jig pretty well. These fish are cruising shallow looking for shrimp and crabs. Try a 1/4 ounce jighead with a Fin-S gold tail. For flyfishing, a crab fly with heavy eyes to get to the bottom is just the ticket. Look for dark shapes moving across light bottom. These fish are extremely big and extremely wary. You need to be quick. It's just like bonefishing, except the fish are all over 20 pounds. Make sure you have plenty of line on your reel!
http://www.flyfish-nc.com
Capt Gordon Churchill |
Capt Gordon Churchill
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 12:44 pm: | |
Subject: Waving tails and screaming reels!
I continue to fish the shallow areas around Morehead City on the incoming tides for redfish and have been having a great time fishing for them as the tide rises. With the high tides of this past two weeks we have been finding them tailing back in the flooded grass and it's a lot of fun to fish this way. Yesterday my fishing partner went offshore to look for dolphin and lo and behold they came across huge schools of false albies. They were about 15 miles out and really spooky, but they got into a bunch. It shouldn't be too long before they start to show up in closer for the small boat crowd.
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Capt Gordon churchill
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 12:36 pm: | |
Subject: Redfish tail tale
Had a day for myself and a buddy yesterday. Ran the flats boat up the ICW here looking for new water. Found it. I had him in the bow prospecting with a gold spoon fly. He caught a nice redfish in about 5 minutes. It was 21 inches. A few minutes later we were poling along and I saw a big fish blow out. This is obvious with redfish becasue they leave a big wake and a mud trail and they are gone for good. My buddy, Dean, made a cast way back into an area of flooded grass. Before I could say that it looked like a good spot he had a strike and was hooked into a big fish. After a lengthy struggle it was a 26 inch red. While releasing the fish I looked up and saw the prettiest sight I have seen in a while. A redfish was waving at me with its tail! I put on my wading shoes and slipped over the side for the stalk. After sinking almost to my armpits in a nice mushy soft spot,I was finally ready. I dropped my gold spoon fly past him. Brought it right in front of the stinking fish about a dozen times. It kept moving the other way each time my fly was almost there. Finally I moved it past the fishes nose and there was a major splash. It looked like it spooked and took off. I then noticed my line moving too. Pretty cool! The fish was around 23 inches or so. I was out of the boat and could not get a measurement but it was between the two Dean had caught already. FYI if you do this type of fishing bring flies tied with full mono loop guards. Tie a 40 pound shock tippet with an Albright Special. This protects against oyster shells and the redfish's mouth and gills. It's a blast and is something to look for in the hottest months of the year at high tides.
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Capt. Gordon Churchill-Flyfish NC
Guided flyfishing for striped bass in the Roanoke River, redfish, false albacore and offshore species along the Crystal Coast of North Carolina
as well as destination trips across North America.
USCG licensed and insured
captgordon@flyfish-nc.com
http://www.flyfish-nc.com
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Capt Gordon Churchill
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2001 - 10:45 am: | |
Subject: More dolphin on fly
The weather finally settled down enough to allow us to head offshore and
do some dolphin fishing. The great thing about getting into a new area
of fishing is the new skills that you learn. I finally learned the
proper way to rig a ballyhoo (Thanks, Tom) and I learned that you can't
have four guys swinging flyrods at once when dolphin are schooled up
under the boat. :-) We found many dolphin under the weeds about 5 miles
past the 14 Buoy off of Morehead City. We even found a wahoo (that
didn't make it into the boat however). When the water is calm, and you
can hold next to the weed rafts that are about the size of a house, then
you can cast to them and have a chance at hooking up a dolphin. However
the most consistent way to get dolphin for the flyrod is to troll a
rigged ballyhoo and look for followers. That often produces the most
exciting strikes. The following dolphin will immediately attack
anything that lands within 6 feet of the hooked fish. We also had good
luck with bringing in whole schools of fish that would follow the hooked
fish in. We had one school around the boat for two hours. Try a plain
white streamer with no flash on a size 1/0 Octopus hook and throw it in
the middle of four chunks of chopped up chum. This becomes the only way
to hook them after they have been around the boat for an hour or so.
Dolphin fishing off of Morehead City should be good for quite some time.
I encourage fellow flyrodders to give it a try.
I am now getting numerous requests for info on false albacore trips. If
you are interested in this great fishing now is the time to make your
plans. Look to be here between Columbus Day and thanksgiving. This
offers the best chance at good sized schools of fish and decent weather.
My saltwater flyfishing school is on September 8 and 9 in Morehead City.
Contact me now for all the details. |
Capt Gordon Churchill
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 11, 2001 - 4:03 pm: | |
Subject: Dolphin on fly
Dolphin on fly! Yes that's right. And NO CHUMMING!! A tale of two
days. Fist day, wind was howling, water was big and no fun was had.
One dolphin caught by trolling. Next day. Wind calm. Water flat.
Hooked a couple by trolling and then found IT. a weedline stretching as
far as you can see. Fish were found merely by cruising the weeds and
looking for flashes underneath. When fish were seen, fish were caught.
Flies cast on sinking lines were attacked with savage intent, and then
the fun began. Fish out of the water. Drags screaming! What a blast!
Ended the day with 14 dolphin landed and 10 of them on fly. Many more
fish got the Long Distance Release. All in all a great day to get out
there to the bluewater and flyfish. Effective patterns were Deceivers
around 4 inches long tied in Chart/White and Blue/White. There may be a
couple of days this week that are nice and I would be wiling to make a
trip out for dolphin before I head to Alaska on Friday.
Capt. Gordon Churchill-Flyfish NC
Guided flyfishing for striped bass in the Roanoke River, redfish, false albacore and offshore species along the Crystal Coast of North Carolina
as well as destination trips across North America.
USCG licensed and insured
captgordon@flyfish-nc.com
http://www.flyfish-nc.com
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Capt Gordon Churchill
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 9:30 am: | |
Subject: Inshore fly and light tackle fishing report
Fishing for spanish mackerel has been good. Try them on small flashy streamers and a 7 weight flyrod. Redfishing in the creeks has been decent. copperheads and spoonflies are your best option there. Speckled trout fishing has slowed a bit but the fish are there. Offshore fishing has been good and we are going to be going after some dolphin and tuna on fly this week. Headed for Alaska on the 15th and will be back after them here locally in August again.
Capt Gordon churchill
http://www.flyfish-nc.com |
samdam
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 - 9:01 pm: | |
Subject: answer to viking
Kings are showing up at northwest places.That's about 15 miles offshore. Check sea bouy in three weeks.They should spread out when the water gets warmer.Spanish are hitting clark spoons just off the beach and around cape lookout.
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Mike Myatt - IGFA
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 07, 2001 - 10:26 pm: | |
Subject: Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
BIG ROCK BLUE MARLIN TOURNAMENT
“Approved By IGFA”
Dania Beach, Florida, USA -- The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is in its third year of the Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Circuit, an international fishing competition that is expected to draw teams from all corners of the earth. The event will take place in March , 2002. The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament has been named by IGFA as a qualifying event for the championship, and the winner of this tournament will be invited to bring their team of up to four anglers to compete in the championship. As a qualifying event, each participant in the tournament will receive a one-year membership in IGFA. The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is scheduled for June 9-16, 2001 in Morehead City, North Carolina. For further details, please contact Ms. Crystal Watters, phone 252-247-3575, fax 252-247-2392, or email: director@thebigrock.com
This is IGFA's third year in sponsoring a tournament series, and there is no doubt that it will be an exciting event that will attract international interest. So far, over 57 tournaments from 21 countries and 10 U.S. states representing over 10,000 anglers have already been invited to accept the challenge to send their teams to the event, and more tournaments are expected to be approved by IGFA in the near future. There were 59 qualifying events in 2000.
The international championship competition has been held in Kona, Hawaii the first two years. Currently several locations, including Kona are under consideration to hold the 2002 championship event.
IGFA is a 61-year-old nonprofit, membership-supported conservation organization best known for maintaining world gamefish records in freshwater, saltwater, fly fishing, and junior angler categories. IGFA members are located in approximately 125 countries. Recently IGFA has constructed its 60,000 square foot Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.
For further information on the Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship contact IGFA, phone: (954) 927-2628, fax: (954) 924-4299, email: igfahq@aol.com, website: www.igfa.org.
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Capt. Tommy Fletcher
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 10:44 pm: | |
Subject: Yellowfins
Yellowfin tuna fishing is now starting to pick up around the big rock. There are a few wahoo,blackfins and alot of kings on the northeast end. Water temps are running about 72 to 74 degrees. |
viking
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2001 - 8:03 pm: | |
Subject: Any Luck
Anyone doing anything just off Beaufort Inlet? New to area |
viking
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2001 - 8:02 pm: | |
Subject: Any Luck
Anyone doing anything just off Beaufort Inlet? New to area |
