This family group is from Canada travelling up to Washington DC and then back to Canada. They have not been off shore fishing for eight years. The last trip that they were on, they caught one Tuna which was eaten by a shark so all they were left with was a Tuna head.

Well, that was not the case today - they had a wonderful day on the ocean and came home with so much Yellow-fin Tuna that they offered some to myself and Bert. We really enjoyed having David and his family on the boat and hope that they have a safe rest of their journey.

Capt Dave & Bert had a big shoe to fill this morning when the charter told us that they had 22 people waiting in Corolla for them to get enough fish to have a cook out, and boy did God bless us well. Hunter, the youngest one, did a great job angling for his first time off-shore. Everyone young & old can enjoy the Gulf stream and what it has to offer.

We had action all day in little spurts with 13 Yellow-fin Tuna in the 40-50lbs and several gaffers and that is not counting the fish that missed the bait. It took a little while to find them - they can swim but they can't hide!!

We were fishing about 3 miles inside of the Gulf Stream change in some 77.5 degree, blue green water. Lots of bait, Bonita's and sailor birds - the table was set this morning for some great fishing.

We have some open days coming up, if you want to get on the band wagon you better call.

Wow what a great day it has been just as it has been for a month in a half, awesome, awesome fishing!!! How can it get any better, you've got to love what we are putting on our fishing blog everyday.

The group we had today did a wonderful job.... Richard Jerns and his son, Mike, and friends who have all been offshore fishing before were able to bring Yellow-fin's and a Dolphin to the dock. As you can see the class of fish was from the 40lb - 60lbs.

The amount of Whales and Porpoises were unbelievable - in some places it was as far as you could see. The Tuna started boiling on top of the water in the afternoon after an early morning bite.

The ocean was so flat and warm, just like it can get in August, but we have been very lucky with such wonderfully comfortable days to go fishing.....

July 4th is just around the corner - call Capt. Dave to book your trip today!!!!!

It does not happen very often but we were back to the dock by 12:30pm with a overflowing fish box. We had so much going on today and just got lucky with it all. Jack Cayouette with his family saw just about it all - porpoises, whales, rays, fish jumping sunshine, thunderstorm etc...... One person that was on the boat when we went through the rain storm said "we have seen it all today" she was so right.

Capt. Dave got to the fishing grounds and found his spot just ahead of the rest of the fleet and as soon as the baits were in the water, we had our first bite!!! There were a couple of times when all the baits came down at one time with multiple hook-ups. Cell phone service must have been good because family members met us at the dock to admire their catch.

Everyone had a wonderful day and we can't wait to see them back in October for a different day.

The weather started off really nice and flat but the wind picked up some, just enough for the baits to work with great action.

William Moss had his family out for another fishing trip - shall I say "the girls are hooked". His granddaughters, wife and remaining family met them at the dock with open arms and kisses.

We picked away at the Dolphin and the Yellow-fin Tuna that we caught were in the 60lb class range. We ended the day with a sailor gull getting caught in a two lines, then after setting him free, he got caught up in another line to be set free a second time - who said birds don't have 9 lives.......

I am sorry that it has been a few days since the last blog but Holly had to go to Northern Virginia for several days.

As you can see from the pictures - fishing has been GREAT!!!! We have had several great days, the fishing was good, the weather was good and the people were great...... Darrell Newsome had their second day and got some really nice Yellow-fin Tuna & Dolphin but the best was the 45lb Bull Dolphin that was brought to the dock.

Greg Sudell and his family had a wonderful day with a great mix of Yellow-fin Tuna & Dolphin. There were some young boys on the boat - see everyone can do this and have a Perfect day.....

John Collier had a couple of days with his group. You could not have asked for better days - the weather, the fishing. We released a nice Sailfish, saw a lot of Marine life and caught a mixed bag of Blue-fin and Yellow-fin Tuna with the scattered Dolphin thrown in for good measure.

What a brilliant day - we were back to the dock early with a box full to the brim with Tuna!!! Darrell and his group had a wonderful day watching everything that was going on. There was so much marine life and what wonderful sight it was!!!! There were two different species of whales, two different species of Porpoises, Manor Rays, Flying Fish, Bonita's jumping and Tuna jumping out of the water feeding on the Flying fish. Speaking of Flying Fish - we were in a school of Tuna that were feeding on Flying fish, when a large Flying fish came flying into the bridge through the open curtain and hit me head first in the arm, I was able to catch it before it jumped out of the bridge.

We caught some great Yellow-fin Tuna, Big-Eye Tuna and some Gaffer Dolphin that was just a needle in the hay stack of what we saw all around us on the surface - You couldn't have asked for a better day fishing - everything came together perfectly. We were so happy to share it with such a great group of guys.

We are having a fabulous Spring & Early Summer fishing which will probably roll into July with great great fishing!!!! If you are interested in a Gulf Stream Fishing Trip on the High Return, give me a call. As I have said in my past blogs - this place will be rock'n you need to come knock'n!!!! Capt. Dave

The weather has been great and the fishing has been AWESOME!!!

We had Joe Lafave and company today - there was great Dolphin fishing, with Gaffers wanting to be Balers and Balers wanting to be big Gaffers and taking off with big baits on big rods and so we also had Big Gaffers on small rods and small baits - that was a good time for all the anglers. There was some good Tuna fishing and a scattered Billfish caught. We had some awesome shows of Tuna jumping out of the water chasing Flying Fish, one flying fish jumped into the boat and we put him back in the ocean to live another moment.....

Yesterday Seaboard Medical had two boats that had been chartered. Of course, there was a competition between the groups on the boats. We had a great day of Yellow-fin Tuna and some Gaffer Dolphin - the group did great catching 10 out of 10 Tunas that hit at one time - that is a real test of what good anglers can do....... It was a pleasure to have them on the boat.

What a difference a day makes between yesterday and today. The Gulf Stream moved out and done which lessoned the Tuna action, but OH BOY the Gaffers showed up in full force again - the place was rock'n.

Tom Reineck and company had yet another wonderful day - they have seemed to bring the luck with them each year that they come fishing. The weather was perfect, the water was perfect, the goup had a perfect day, the fishing was perfect - what more can you say but - PERFECT!!!!

The weather was great, the water was clear, we saw lots of marine life. We had a Mako Shark really close to the boat, a White Marlin who was looking at all the baits but did not take a big enough bit. The Big-Eye Tuna's were biting today, there were several brought to the dock all in the 100 - 200lb range. Gaffer Dolphin kept picking away at the baits and the fleet had several Yellow-fin Tuna to make the trio.

We had Michael and his two sons, Zack and Josh who had a wonderful day. As you can see from the picture, Josh caught the Big-Eye Tuna - It is as big as he is!!!!! All three of the men/boys had so much fun out there - it is a great time for all: young/old; male/female - it was a wonderful time had by all.

The bookings are coming in for July - so call Capt. Dave today to make your booking or you may miss the best day for you.......

Sorry that it has been a couple of days since I have put a blog on the site, it has been busy with family graduations and my step-son's wedding. Fishing has been somewhat picky, having to be at the right end of the action. We are now on the backside of the full moon with fishing action picking up.

On Friday we had Phillip and his group - it was a good day out and we were able to come home with some Dolphin. Everyone had a wonderful time on the boat.

Saturday was my son's wedding although Bert was out with Larry White who fishes with me twice a year and has seen how it can be slow fishing and great fishing. This trip was one of those slow days out but it was a beautiful day on the water. Larry we will see you in October!

Sunday brought the signs of better and better Tuna fishing - the weather was great, the marine life was great to see. The fishing was an early bit and then all the boats got to where we were, things slowed down, in the afternoon we had a great time watching the Yellowfin Tuna jump out of the water to get the flying fish bait that we had out. Smoked Chicken & Wild Turkey was on the menu from Jason and gang - it was great to see them and to catch-up on the the hunting stories during the winter months. Jason, plan on having Dave & Holly coming to Maryland for a little R&R and shooting time.

Tomorrow's another day - let's see what it brings!!!!!

What a treat for Uncle Dave today who had is his brother, nephews plus their friends and their grandfather on the boat. It was a beautiful day on the water, everyone enjoyed themselves with a constant array of nice Gaffer Dolphin and some Marine Life to see.

This trip was Andrew's (seen in the picture) graduation present and now is off to college at NC State - we wish him the best of luck. It was great to see how much the young men enjoyed themselves. This will be a day that will never be forgotten by Andrew and the family, we will talk about it at family gatherings for many years to come. If anyone is thinking of the best present to give someone and the right one - call Capt. Dave to book the best present ever!!!!

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We did fish yesterday and had a make-up trip. It was a great day out but the moon ment that the Tuna were not biting a vigerously as they have been in the past few days. We are now on the back side of the full moon, so things will pick up again in a hurry.

Skip, Randy, Ray and company had another good day of fishing with me. Skip has been fishing with me for the past 18 years or so and has seen it all!!! I'm glad to see him in great health and good spirits. Lots of tuna in the stream that did not bite but, it is getting ready to get right then we will say - this place is rocking!! Come see me and Bert on board the HIGH RETURN for some fun fishing.

What a difference a day makes..... We did not fish yesterday because of the weather, but the entire fleet was out today. The sea were coming from three different directions which made for an interesting trip to the Gulf Stream, back and all day long. It was a bit too much to take some pictures out there today.

The fishing has been great lately as you can tell from the blogs and Oregon Inlet's website, but today the whole fleet had a very slow day with very few fish caught. We did get four Yellow-fin Tuna after them making us wait for several hours. We had David Austin and his family, who come regularly, and have seen better days but were glad to see the four tuna on the lines and then in the boat. There was a lot of Marine life out there for us to see; Turtles, Mako Sharks, Sun Fish, Pilot Whales, Two-tone Dolphins, and a lot of birds - this is all making into great days ahead!!!!

Clifford Callaway, David & his wife, Evette, her mother & father had a wonderful day of fishing! Alberta caught the 200lb Blue Marlin, which took her about 20 mins to bring to the boat - She was beeming from ear to ear for an hour after the release. When we got to the dock, the spectators asked who got the Blue - she proudly said it was me.... Everyone on the dock gave her a nickname of "Marlin Lady". It is wonderful to see everyone having a great time fishing in the Gulf Stream on the High Return. We also caught 6 Gaffer Dolphin, 3 Yellow-fin Tuna (ranging 50-60lbs).

We have only a few days left open in June 8th - 11th. IT IS GREAT FISHING - COME GET SOME!!!! Call Capt. Dave today.

Things happen for a reason, Howard Klein and charter were a little behind schedule this morning so we were 30-40 minutes behind the Fleet which worked out to be a good thing because the gulf stream had moved north 10 miles, so I decided to land 10 miles North of were I fished yesterday. All the Ocean life, Whales, Two-Tone Dolphins, Turtles, Sting Rays and TUNA!!! Several Big-eyes around but we did hook into any, it was a very relaxing day for our charter who slept inbetween bites.

Tune in for another exciting day tomorrow - we have days open next week which is about the last of the open days in June - Book your trip today!!!!!

We had a couple days off to catch up on family stuff, so no reports for the High Return but some of the fleet did fish Sunday and Monday and had great days out fishing.

Today we have a fishing report without any pictures because Capt. Dave left the camera at home - but what a day we had...... We had Bryant Morton, Harry Ley and company who had an awesome day in the Gulf Stream with 5 Yellowfin Tuna (40-50lb range) 2 Wahoo and 10 Gaffer Dolphin. The weather was wonderful with 75 degree water and 10 mile/hour winds out of the South West.

What more can you ask for on the High Return - we have very few days open in June - call Capt Dave to book your day out there!!!!