JULY TUNA!!!! Great action first thing in the morning and then it seemed to die down from there. The conditions were not good for Dolphin fishing as the wind was out of the NE which scattered the grass across the edge of the Gulf stream to the point that it was getting on each and every bait as we fished, Heath was constantly checking baits.

Steve Reddin and co-workers from the Coal Mines of West Virginia was glad to be out on the ocean today and enjoying the beach for a week with their families. The kids and grandchildren loved seeing their Dad's come into the dock after their days' fishing. They are all enjoying some grilled Yellow-fin Tuna at the beach house as you read this.

I am sorry that I am posting this the morning after the fishing trip but things got really hectic at home yesterday evening.

We had Mark Brandt and group who has been fishing with us each year when they come to the Outer Banks for their vacation. They had a great day out on the ocean catching Yellow-fin Tuna, Big-eye Tuna and Baler Dolphin. We hope the Don Black has a great time relaxing on the beach this week......

August is booking up - call Capt. Dave to book your trip today so that you can get the day that you want.

We had Jules Shafer and his family today for wonderful day on the ocean. They had plenty of Baler Dolphin by mid-morning. Then we went looking for something bigger swimming in the ocean. This group has fished with Capt. BC who has now retired from fishing but is still keeping himself busy with building smaller boats. He is doing great, we saw him on July 4th.

Doug Overton, friends and family have fished with us before. They are from the Elizabeth City, NC area. They had a great day getting the baler Dolphin - there is plenty for them to stock up their freezers. Doug's son brought in that great Gaffer Dolphin. We had a Sailfish and Wahoo come into the baits but they did not connect.

It was "High Returns' Family Day" today. Capt. Dave, partners and their families had an Independence Day trip on the Ocean. It was so beautiful out there today, everyone got to see different species of Porpoises, Hammerhead Sharks, and a Sting-ray.

We had a wonderful time getting baler Dolphin, Black-fin Tuna, Todd brought in a nice Bull Dolphin and Kristin did a fabulous job bringing the White Marlin release to the boat.

We had a group today that had two boats booked from the fleet. There was still some left over seas and winds which made it fish-able but very choppy. As the captains say "we are going to get an ass kicking on the way home" and that was exactly what they got.

We had three boys who had a good time, although, they were sleepy from the Dramamine that they took. They did wake up when the Yellow-fin Tuna and Gaffer Dolphin took the bait causing the lines to run.......

We had Jim Lane and friends today. It was a good thing that they have been off-shore fishing before because the weather man missed the mark today. It was supposed to be 5-10, dry, sunny and beautiful but it was more like raining, cloudy, windy and cooler.

The group did a wonderful job as anglers bringing the Yellow-fin Tuna to the boat. We had our first bit with three Yellow-fins then five bites getting four out of five and then five more bites later in the afternoon. We had a sail fish come into the baits, checked out the teaser and went on his/her way. The weather cleared up, the seas calmed down, the sun came out - it was a great day all the way round.

The group we had today were from Richmond, VA and had done plenty of fishing up there, but had never been off shore. We caught baler Dolphin to start off the morning, then caught some nice Yellow-fin Tuna and as you can see a really nice gaffer Dolphin. Tony - well done on the Big Gaffer on light tackle :)

Heath, our mate, had a great surprise when he got to the dock - finding his son and daughter waiting for their Dad. They came to see him from Texas for the holiday weekend. Heath has not seen his kids for a long time. He is always talking about them on the boat and all you have to do is listen to him talk about them and you realize that he is so very proud of them.