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Never caught a Walleye in the SF. Seen monster carp and Muskies. Smallmouth fishing was down for several years due to the skin lesions and other stuff killing them off but I think it has gotten better. Good news is the floating trips locally are pretty easy to do with many boat ramps close by. Sit on top kayak is my ride.

Thanks for the report and pics.

Back in the office today after a week in Carolina Beach. I wanted to post a report on some of the fishing I was able to get in.

Surf fishing was a bit hit and miss throughout the week. The surf was pretty rough and we were limited to a fairly narrow section of beach. We caught a good number of spot with a few whiting, pompano, small sharks, and small bluefish mixed in. Tried everything from cut mullet, squid, fishbites, etc. on mixed rigs but shrimp were the only thing that caught fish consistently. We hooked about 10% of the bites we got so we were mostly feeding.

We were able to get to the pier in Kure for about half a day and the fishing was much better there. Mostly spot on pompano rigs with small pieces of shrimp for bait. We did get to see a large tarpon hooked and fought at the end of the pier. Once the angler got it up they broke it off in order to keep it in the water. I couldn't get a real clear look at it, but I would guess it was in the 45" range based on the fight and the few glimpses I got. It made for an exciting few minutes.

The highlight of the trip was a 10hr charter we booked with Captain Dave Tilley on the Wild Rover III. We trolled several areas of offshore structure around 30-40 miles out. Most of the day consisted of dragging two downrigged spoons and two planers with strips of cutbait. We caught our fill of amberjack, barracudas, king mackerel, and a few other species mixed in. This included a good sized remora, which I thought was really weird. The first mate stuck it to the side of the boat and one of our parties' stomachs, which was pretty cool. The bite slowed a bit as the day wore on, but overall we got on them pretty good. I lost a really good fish early in the trip that I absolutely couldn't get a turn of the reel on, and it pulled off as I tried to work the rod up to gain some line. It was probably a large cuda, as we had several jacks and bonita bit in half by big cudas including one that nailed on top of the water. My son caught the biggest jack of the day and he was ecstatic - see pic below. He struggled with some seasickness early (one of our group was out the whole time) but bounced back and really enjoyed it. Hopefully logged some lifetime memories.

All in all a great trip and it was good to spend a full day on the water. I don't get to fish as much as I used to and I forget how much I really enjoy it. If it wasn't for work I think I could make it a full time gig. Tight lines everyone.

Since I grew up in Georgia hearing Alabama jokes, the first WV joke I'd ever heard was at cadre week, and it far outstripped any Alabama joke I'd ever heard:

Why don't they have driver's ed and sex ed on the same day in West Virginia?
The mule gets tired.

Hate to admit it, but that's a lot cleaner than my faves.

Start dancing Snoopy. You've had a few days rest!

I hope he can put on some weight because we are going to need him at linebacker.
Go Hokies!

I have not been impressed with Pepi AT ALL. Thank all that is holy in futbol that Balogun decided to play for the US or we would have the faintest threat up front.

He did WHAT?!?

Not sure. Wright had several issues. Injury and academic. Guess he had a path with Ohio State to fix that.

Bo Bassett was named the 2026 MaxPrep Pennsylvania Male Athlete of the Year across all sports

Not at all! I Believe.