Boaters from Oregon Inlet Fishing Center ran north to make off with striped bass, Virginia Lawhorne said. The schools bounced around, and Rachel Gaskins from the shop last week said they gathered off Duck, 30 miles north. But a boater today said he limited out on the fish 20 miles north, off Kill Devils Hills. The schools lately sometimes swam within 3 miles from shore, where fishing for them is open, and other times held beyond 3 miles, where the fishing is closed. But anglers sometimes bagged them. Offshore boaters drilled great fishing for 150- to 225-pound bluefin tuna. One angler yesterday said the waters were thick with tons of the tuna. Visit Web Site.

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Big boats, small boats, private boats, charters – they all burned bluefin tuna today, said Dave Hissey from The Roost Bait & Tackle at Teach’s Lair Marina. About 30 of the vessels sailed from the dock, and they all hooked up. The fish probably averaged 170 pounds, and a few topped 200, and a few giants were mixed in. So were scattered yellowfin tuna. “Anything else?” he was asked. “Tell them if they want to catch bluefins, come on down,” he said. Not much was beached from the surf. Visit Web Site.

A 200-pound bluefin tuna was walloped on a trip Saturday with Fin Seeker Sport Fishing, Capt. Bob Robinson said. Though that was satisfying enough, that wasn’t the most impressive catch of the weekend. Sunday’s trip blistered 21 bluefins that each weighed more than 100 pounds! Mohawked them. Twenty-one. Wow! All except a 170-pounder were released. Those fish were trolled, jigged and chunked on bait. The anglers were fighting 100-pound fish, Bob reiterated. Bluefins were in. More of the trips were slated for today, Saturday and Sunday. Eventually, when the waters warm, yellowfin tuna, wahoos, mahi mahi and billfish will show up. Grouper fishing was already possible, but everyone wanted to take advantage of the bluefins. Call: 757-618-7421. Visit Web Site.