http://topsailfishingcharters.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:58:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  The fishing down here has been as hot as the weather! Summer has hit the beach and the fishing is really strong. The last week has seen both Captain Jim and Captain John putting some impressive catches on the docks in both quantity and quality.   Both mine and Captain John's ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/topsail-island-mahi-cobia-king-mackerel-and-amberjacks/ Boy have we been hearing the sounds we love to hear on the PLAN 9, screaming reels and excited customers. The weather has finally been cooperating and the fish have been chewing the bottom out of the boat.   On the 1/2 day trips we are finding consistent action with spanish ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/topsail-island-screaming-reels/ [caption id="attachment_154" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="A pair of May bonitos"][/caption]   Did not do a report last week, was only able to sneak in Sunday last week, and Saturday this week, the weather has been relentless! When we are getting out though the fishing has been excellent, probably due to the decreased ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/first-2-weeks-of-may-report/   We finally hit a great stretch of weather and some very cooperative fish to boot!   Saturday and Sunday had some VERY consistent fishing with a bunch of tasty and hard fighting fish caught. Both days were chock full of lite tackle bonito and spanish mackerel action. Saturday I had ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/week-of-42009-north-topsail-bonitos-and-spanish/ I had some clients from Delaware that worked at trying to get out all week but the fans would not shut off! They were heading out of town on Saturday and with a little luck we were able to get them out with the window we had. Steve, Casey, Marie ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/north-topsail-bonitos/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Wahoo"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_86" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Derek Green with an April False Albacore"][/caption] Well this week was the best so far, we got 2 days where we did not get weathered out, and we caught some nice fish both days! Tuesday we went to the gulfstream running a 34' Yellowfin ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/first-week-of-april-report/ Hello all! Been a while since I posted, the winter was a tough one! Cold, windy, fridgid (for NC) water temperatures, just a quiet time. We had a few good days with the groupers, AJ's, red drum, but no joy on the Bluefins. Check out the March 12th ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/march-14th-check-out-the-fishermans-post/ Well I have to start off with October fishing because from August 30th til the end of September we had a very active tropical weather pattern, there was waves for over 20 days in September, surfing waves=no fishing. September ended on a high note though and the trips I ran at ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/october-fishingfantastic/ Hi Jim Just want to thank you again for a great day, a little rough but then again that’s fishing off shore. Nothing I haven’t seen before. Hell that’s what makes fishing fun! I don’t know what is better, catching them or eating them, my wife still talking about how good ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/testimonials/ Okay, so it has been a while since I posted but I have an excuse! I was so busy with trips and fish that I did not have the time! August was my busiest month this season, and the most successful. Fishing in late August I found a little spot ... http://topsailfishingcharters.com/augustwhat-a-month/