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.

We had Capt. Dave's stepson and his group of friends....... It was a "rock'n & roll'n" day but everyone had a wonderful day celebrating Brandon's birthday on the ocean. We got some Mahi-Mahi and Yellow-fin Tuna and all had a fabulous day.

Eugene and friends had a great time getting baler Dolphin, gaffer Dolphin and Yellow-fin Tuna. We had a white Marlin come and check out the baits, but he/she did not bit on anything........ The marine life was in full swing with; birds, porpoises, whales, turtles and sharks.

As you can see it was a beautiful morning - this was taken on the way to the fishing grounds today. We had a great day out there today, we had a group from Harrisonburg, VA who really had a great time catching Mahi-Mahi, talking to and learning from both the mate and Capt. Dave.

July is quickly filling in - give us a call to book your trip today.

Another great day on the ocean - we had a group, Seaboard Medical, that had three boats out of the fleet that was put together by Capt. Dickie Harris.

It's been a good couple of days out on the ocean.

Todd, his wife Peggy, daughter and two sons had a wonderful day catching a limit of Mahi-Mahi and a few Yellow-fin Tuna. Their family lives in Arizona, Vegas & Arkansas, this was a great place to get together for a week's vacation on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and a day on the High Return.

It was a little cooler today on the ocean, which was nice but it did not effect the bites!! It was a Mahi-Mahi day --- we had a great time getting the bailer dolphin along a grass line when a Manaray came to the back of the boat to check us out. The afternoon was filled with gaffer Dolphin taking the bigger ballyhoos. Richard and Mike Jerns will be coming back in August for some Marlin action at the height of the season.

It was another wonderful day on the ocean with Mahi-Mahi and Yellow-fin Tuna. We had Chandler Fulton who has fished with us before and several of his good friends. They all met in High school, went onto college in different states but still keep intouch and meet up to get together for a fishing trip. They are all down here for a "bachalor" week for their friend who is getting married the end of this year - we wish him and all of them the very best.

It was a wonderful day out there today with John Henry, friends & family. The ocean is full of life with Man-a-rays, Hammerhead Sharks, Birds, Porpoises. The day was filled with Mahi-Mahi constantly biting at the ballyhoo rigs while trolling. Both the Mahi-Mahi and Yellow-fin Tuna where taking the baits one at time which kept us moving throughout the day.

Summer school break is almost coming to an end - July still has a few days open - call Capt. Dave or Oregon Inlet Fishing Center to book your trip - this is a great time for "kids" of any age to go fishing. A picture is worth a thousand words.....................

"Another Happy Group on the High Return" - that was said by the group that we had today as they left in their little boat on their way back to camp. We had a Youth Group - 9 teenage boys and 2 chaperone's who had a great day catching Yellow-fin Tuna, Dolphin & a Blue Marlin that showed up in the baits but did not take one.

They were all camping out at Blue Peter Camp on one of the local sand islands about 1/2 a mile from the fishing center. They arrived by Capt. Mike Johnson's boat at 5:00am to start their High Return adventure. They got to see bait fish rolling and jumping on top of the water, flying fish by the dozens skirting across the water, one of which hit the side of boat and landed in the wash off the stern and to cap it all off packs and packs of hammerhead sharks.

It really was a wonderful day had by all. You can see them leaving in the little boat with big smiles on all their faces back to camp.

Today was a great day for Capt. Dave, he had old family friends that changed his diapers and watched him and his brothers & sisters grown up.

We had a great day catching Dolphin and Yellow-fin Tuna. Let's see what tomorrow brings!!!! July is booking up - so book your trip today.

Another great day with Tom Reineck and friends - Dolphin, Yellow-Fin Tuna and a 300lb class Blue Marlin release.

The morning was about the same with Yellow-fin Tuna when we set the baits out, then the Dolphin showed up. Once we were back Tuna fishing a Blue Marlin showed up on the right teaser as we were trying to get him on the pitch bait, he switched to the left teaser and then both flat lines, then we finally hooked him on the pitch bait - it took about 45 minutes to bring him to the boat, Steve did a great job even though the fish never jumped but everyone got to see the fish on the teasers.

What more could a group more from two days of fishing, yesterday was a great day and today was even better!

We had Tom Reineck and friends who had a great day with Dolphin and Yellow-fin Tuna - it all came together today. There were a lot of people waiting for me at the dock, to talk about fishing and to see what we had caught today.

We get to have them again tomorrow - we'll see what it brings - half would be awesome.

I still have some days open for July and August - so get your bookings in soon!!

We had a great group of guys today who were back again this year. Jason, Eric (Hitch), Mike, Frank, Doug and Landon - three of them have been with us before and for three of them this was their first trip with us. They are from Maryland and love hunting and fishing, some of them crab for a living. We have said that we will go hunting with them for the past several years but have been booked each year so far - this year we might just have to take the time and take them up on their offer after hearing the stories of all the big bucks and birds in their back yeard. I know that I always say it but it really is great to catch up with charters year after year.

It was breezy when we left this morning and stayed that way with the fleet the whole day out there but we found that the wind had laided down and was hot when we got back to the dock.

It is the time of year for Yellow-fin Tuna, Dolphin and Billfish which is what the fleet got today. We all saw lots of Bait-fish, Tuna, Birds and slicks, but the Tuna were a little more on the picky side today for amount that we saw, as was the Sailfish that hit two or three different baits, got hooked, jumped once and then pulled the hook. Everybody had a great time enjoying the weather, water and fishing.

P.S - Jason we are coming hunting!!!

Well he did it - Dylan Swain graduated from Manteo High School!!

We did not go fishing today but Dave and Holly had a family day seeing Dave's youngest son, Dylan, graduation from high school.

We are so proud of him.

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We started leaving 3 hours late because we got socked in by Fog. A few boats got out minutes before the fog got so bad that we could not see the boats on the other side of the creek. We ran in the fog most of the way to the fishing grounds.

The group we had today have not been fishing from the Outer Banks before but had done a lot of fishing in the Gulf, but their fishing grounds are shut down until the oil is cleared. They had a great day out in the Atlantic getting Dolphin and Yellow-fin Tuna.

We really hope that we will see them again, now they know what it is like fishing out of Oregon Inlet.