Pretty awesome fishing happening right now. We were nearshore fishing today, and had an awesome catch of spanish mackerel and bluefish. A couple boats went offshore had had good wahoo, dolphin, and marlin fishing.

Whether you want an offshore gulf stream fishing charter, or an easy nearshore trip with your family, we can make it happen! Fishing should be good right on into the summer. The very best Ocracoke fishing charter!

We are back from the boatyard and so glad to be fishing. We had great inshore fishing for big and medium sized drum last week. This week a few boats are starting to head offshore and its been good with tuna, dolphin, wahoo, and blue marlin already around. We have days available, so give us a call, text, or email and lets go fishing!

Hola Folks! This is Captain Rob, I’ve been down in Guatemala since January 30. As many of you know, I took a job running a charter boat for the Blue Bayou Lodge on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala for a couple of months this winter. Our group last week released 70 sailfish in 3 days! Might have a few new tricks up our sleeve this year that we learned down here!

Its been an awesome trip, but as we click into spring, I’m definitely looking forward to getting back to Ocracoke and aboard the Free Ranger. I’ll be back in NC next week, and after a quick trip to the boatyard to do some bottom painting, we’ll be in Ocracoke and ready to fish by April 10.

Our mate from last year, Hayden Austin, is going to be back fishing with us this summer, so we are really excited to have him hit the ground running this season. He has been working diligently on tackle and keeping an eye on the boat while I’ve been away.

We have dates available throughout the spring and summer, so as you plan your vacations, don’t forget to give us a call and get on the calendar.

I’ve been bad about keeping up with reports. With all of the new mandatory reporting requirements that all the charter boats have to fulfill to NOAA, it doesn’t leave much time in the afternoons. Just part of it these days!

We hope that all of our wonderful customers have had a great winter. It has been nice and quiet here on Ocracoke, other than the occasional shotgun volley from duck hunters out on the sound. The Free Ranger is in great shape are we are VERY excited about another great season of fishing in Ocracoke.

I will be in Guatemala running a charter boat for the Blue Bayou Sportfishing Lodge in February and March this year. If you’ve ever wanted to catch lots and lots of big pacific sailfish in one day, give me a holler and come down and see us this spring.

I’ll be back on the island around the 25th of March, and after a quick trip to the boatyard, we will be fishing out of Ocracoke by April 14th.

Please give us a call and lets get you on the calendar for the coming season!

Its been a wahoo kind of late summer so far for us here in Ocracoke. Its not every day, but man this has been the best season on wahoo we have had in probably a decade. The crazy part is we haven’t even hit peak season which traditionally has been September.

Also some good catches of dolphin (mahi-mahi) this passed week, and right on time the sailfish have showed up in good numbers.

Inshore the drum fishing remains good, and we are finally allowed to keep flounder! Had some great families along lately for our Spanish Mackerel and bluefish trips around the inlet, and those have been great.

Plenty of days open in September, give us a holler and lets go fishing!