Hall'em In Charters

January 26th Report Redfishing has been good.

2012-01-26T10:29:00.002-05:00

I hope everyone is having a great year so far. The fishing has been pretty good with a mild winter and some calm weather. We have been sightcasting to large schools (50-200 fish) of Redfish in the marshes. Most of these fish have been ranging from 22"-28". The bait of choice has been a 4" gulp shrimp on a 1/8 oz. jighead. We also have been landing some really nice speckled trout in the Neuse River. The trout have been ranging from 2lb-4lbs and they have been keying in on soft plastics on 1/16 oz. jigheads and Mirrolures MR17 Suspending twitch bait.

This action should continue throught the next couple of months so give me a call and book your winter Crystal Coast Fishing Charter. Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo

Christmas Gift Certificates

2011-12-08T09:09:00.000-05:00

If you are looking for that gift idea for that hard to shop for outdoorsman well Hall’em In Charters is selling gift certificates for charters. We are selling ½ day, ¾ day, and full day charters at 10% off. The certificate can be used at any time and there is no expiration date. So they can use it now around the holidays or next summer it doesn’t matter. So if you want to get your shopping done early please call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

December fishing has been Great.

2011-12-08T08:41:00.003-05:00

After a awesome fall the beginning of December has been just the same. With mild temps and some calm weather there has been plenty of action on the inshore species. We have still been finding good numbers of speckled trout in the marshes. There are alot of undersize fish but still some pretty keepers up to 3lbs. The trout bite has been super good in the Neuse and New Rivers with good numbers of 2-4lb fish with the occasional 5-6 lb fish. We have been landing most of the trout on soft plastics and MR 17 mirrolures. The Redfish bite has been super as well with big schools in the surf zone and inside the inlets. There also has been some nice schools of fishing in the marshes in the backwaters. Soft plastics have been the bait of choice on these fish.

We also have been landing a few keeper flounder while targeting both trout and reds. If you are in Crystal coast, Emerald Isle, or Atlantic Beach area and have some time off and want to get in a Christmas fishing charter give me a call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharts@yahoo.com

April 3, 2011 Fishing Report

2011-04-03T11:04:00.002-04:00

The Redfish bite continues to be strong. We are still finding schools of fish in the marshes and backwaters. The good news is they are starting to bite topwater baits. Most fish are ranging in the 20"-27" range. The drum bite should only continue to get better. We have also been finding some trout in the marshes and the rivers. Most fish are in the 1-2lb range. Softplastics and topwaters have been the best trout baits. Remember april and may are the best months to catch trophy size trout. Flounder have started to show up inside around the inshore structure and creeks mouths. We have picked up a few keeper size fish but most have been short. The fishing is hot so book your inshore fishing charter call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

March 18 Fishing Report

2011-03-19T06:10:00.003-04:00

We are still finding big schools of redfish in the backwaters of Swansboro. We have been sightcasting to hundreds of fish in crystal clear knee deep water. Most fish have been ranging from 20"-32". We have been landing most fish on scented softplastics but we have had a few blowups on topwaters. The water temps have risen to the low 60s which means the flounder and trout bite should only improve as well. There is warm sunny weather ontap for next week so if you are in the mood for some of the best redfishing of the year book your charter by calling Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Beautiful Weather on Tap and the Redfish are here Come fish with me.

2011-02-13T22:53:00.003-05:00

We are still finding some good schools of reds in the backwaters around Swansboro. Alot of middle to upper slot fish. The forcast looks beautiful this week so give me a call and get on some of this hot action. Call 910-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Jan. 17 Fishing Report

2011-01-17T13:59:00.003-05:00

The Red Drum bite continues to be great we are still finding big schools of fish in the marshes behind the barrier islands. Most fish are in the 16"-30" range. We have been landing them on scented softplastics on 1/8oz. jigheads. Even with the cooler temps. this is some of the most exciting fishing you will ever experence. I am extending my holiday special til feburary so give me a call and get on some of the best Redfishing of the year. Call me at (910)-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Jan. 7 Fishing Report

2011-01-07T07:59:00.002-05:00

Well the new year is off to a good start and the Reds are on fire. We have had some super cold weather but a recent warm snap has had the drum biting. We are site casting to huge schools of fish in 1o"-12" of water. These fish are ranging from 15"-32". This is some of the most exciting fishing you will find throughout the year. All fish have been landed on scented soft plastics. We have also been landing a few nice stripers while fishing in the nuese river. The striper bite should improve as we move into late winter and early spring. We are still catching some trout but it has been a little slow due to freezing water temps. I am still offering winter time specials so come enjoy some of the best fishing on the North Carolina Coast. If you are in the Crystal Coast Area and want a good inshore fishing charter give Capt. Robert Hall a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Gift Certificates for the Holidays

2010-11-17T07:15:00.002-05:00

Hall'em In Charters will be offering Gift Certificates this Holiday Season. These gift certificates will also be 10% off on all our 4hr , 6hr, 8hr trips. That is $28 dollars off our 4hr. , $38 off our 6hr. , $48 off our 8hr. The Gift Certificate has no expiration so it can be used whenever you want to use it. So if you have that hard to buy for person or you just want to take advatage of this discount for your summer trip give Capt. Robert Hall a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

November 17 Fishing Report

2010-11-17T07:04:00.003-05:00

The trout are on fire. Lots and Lots of little trout but we are landing some pretty nice ones too. We have been landing most fish on live shrimp but soft plastics and mirrolures will get the job done as well. Along with the trout the Redfish bite is pretty strong we are finding fish in the backwaters and in the surf zone. We have found some nice flounders to go along with the mix. So book your winter Crystal Coast Fishing Charter call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallmincharters@yahoo.com

Holidays Special

2010-11-09T20:44:00.002-05:00

Hall'em In Charters would like to thank everyone for your business and making 2010 a wonderful year. With the Holiday season approaching and fishing at its peak it is a wonderful time of year to enjoy a day on the water with family and friends. We are going to be offering a special starting November 13 until December 31. The special is as follows: full day (8hr.) charter for 3 anglers for $380 ($480 normal rate) or a 3/4 day for 3 anglers for $280 ($380 normal rate). There is plenty on tap for the months of November and December starting with Speckled trout, Red Drum (Redfish), Flounder, Stripers, and False Albacore. We run trips on the Crystal Coast, Neuse River, New River, and Morehead City areas. So please take advantage of this special and give us a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

November 8th Fishing Report

2010-11-08T08:26:00.002-05:00

The trout bite continues to be hot. We have had alot of smaller fish move in but there are still some nice 2-5lb fish around. We have been landing most fish on live shrimp, mullets, and mud minnows but we have also had some success with mirolures and zman soft plastics. We are finding the fish all over up the rivers and creeks and in the marshes. The drum are still schooled up on the beach fronts. With the right conditions it is non stop action on just about any thing you throw at them. The flounder bite is also pretty good with good numbers of keeper size fish behind the barrier islands. The fishing is hot and will only get hotter. I have open dates so give me a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

November 4 Fishing Report

2010-11-04T07:07:00.002-04:00

The Speckled trout bite has been awesome. We have been landing huge numbers of 2-4lb fish on storm shrimps, z-man baits, gulp and mirrolures. Also live shrimp and finger mullets have been getting the job done as well. We have been finding the specks in all the creeks and cuts in the marshes closer to the inlets. There have been some nice reds inside but due to 21" of rain in the beginning of October most of the Redfish were pushed out the inlets and are staged up on the inlet shoals. There are huge schools of drum on the beach front. There will bite just about anything you throw at them. The flounder bite continues to be strong. We are still landing good numbers of fish in te 2-5 lb range. Carolina rigged mud minnows have been the trick for these pre winter flounder. The fishing is hot so give us a call at: (910)-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

October 20 Fishing Report

2010-10-20T20:59:00.003-04:00

Sorry for the lack of reports latley we have been busy catching fish. The bad news is we had 21" of rain in two days, the good news is the trout are biting. We have been landing good numbers of 2-4lb fish on all kinds of artifical baits. It has been one of the better Octobers I have seen even with the rain. There are still a few reds inside the marshes but the majority have pushed out the inlets and are sitting in the surf zone. The are biting just about anything you put infront of them. The flounder bite has been a bit slow with a few keeper fish mixed in with the specks. The fall fishing is here and it is good so book your fall Crystal Coast Fishing Charters with us Call Capt. Robert Hall at 910-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

September 22 Fishing Report

2010-09-22T07:46:00.002-04:00

Much of the same continues. The Red drum bite continues to be great. Lots of middle to overslot fish. We are landing them on everything. Live baits, spinnerbaits, topwaters, etc. The speckled trout bite has turned on a bit with alot of 1-2lb fish being caught mainly on live baits. The spanish mackerel bite also continues to be pretty good with some false albacore starting to show up.

Fall fishing is on its way so book your charter call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Mom and Dads anniversiary

2010-09-13T08:30:00.004-04:00

I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with my parents this past week. It was thier 33rd anniversiary and we spent the afternoon doing a little site seeing and enjoying a nice late lunch in downtown Swansboro. Of course we had to check a few drum holes and we were able to wrap the afternoon up with some nice reds. I am truly blessed to have such wonderful parents.

Sept. 13 Fishing Report

2010-09-13T08:14:00.003-04:00

The Red Drum (redfish) bite remains the best right now. We are still finding all sizes of fish in the marshes behind the barrier islands. We are landing the fish on topwaters, spinnerbaits, and live baits. We have also been finding a few nice flounders inside around the areas that are holding reds. Live baits on carolina rigs and scented soft plastics will usually get the job done on the flatfish. The good news is speckled trout have started to heat up as well. We have caught a few right here in the Swansboro area and I have heard some good reports from the Neuse and New rivers. Most fish have been caught on live shrimp and mullets but your favorite mirrolure or grub should get the job done also.

The spanish bite outside has still been pretty steady with lots of action from 2-6lb fish. There are some kings in the mix but the king bite reamins a bit slow. It should fire up as we work our way into the month of October.

The fishing is hot so book you Emerald Isle fishing charters with Hall'em In Charters. Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Sept 2 Fishing Report

2010-09-02T20:36:00.003-04:00

The Red Drum bite continues to be stellar. We are landing good numbers of middle to overslot fish on live baits and scented softplastics. The flounder bite seems to be a bit slow with a few keeper fish being found in the marshes and internal structure. We are still finding a few nice 2-3lb trout in the creek mouths behind the barrier islands. The trout bite should continue to improve as we push into fall.

Nearshore the big Spanish mackerel bite continues to be pretty solid with lots of 2-4lb fish with a few 5-7lb fish mixed in. The king mackerel bite is still pretty slow but I expect it to pick back up as we get deeper in the month of September.

The fishing is good so book your charter call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

August 23 Fishing Report

2010-08-23T11:56:00.005-04:00

The drum (redfish) bite continues to be strong with good numbers of fish along the ICW walls and bays behind the barrier islands. We have been landing middle to over slot fish in live mullets and shrimp on carolina rigs. The have also been falling for topwaters and scented soft plastics. We have also been finding a few nice keeper flounder around all the inshore structure the flounder bit seems to have cooled a bit. We are still landing good fish on mullets on carolina rigs and 1/2oz bucktail jigs. The good news is the speckled trout have started to bit again. We have picked up some nice 2-3 lb fish on live mullets and shrimp.

The nearshore bite continues to be slow with a few big spanish left to keep things interesting. The king mackerel bite is just about non existent.

Book your Emerald Isle fishing Charter by calling Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters.com

August 17 Fishing Report.

2010-08-17T21:03:00.005-04:00

Inshore fishing remains good. Good numbers of reds are being found in all the Crystal Coast backwaters with most fish falling for live finger mullets and shrimp. We are also landing a few fish on topwaters and scented soft plastics. Along with the reds the flounder bite continues to produce good numbers of keeper fish along all the internal structure. Flounder have been falling for live mullets on carolina rigs. We have also seen a little push of speckled trout in our area. Most in the 1-2lb range with the occasional 3-4lb fish mixed in. The specks have also been falling for live mullets but we have also been landing a few on MR 17 or Catch 2000 by MirroLure.

The King and spanish mackerel bite has cooled quite a bit with some fish still being found on the nearshore structure. The amber jacks have been chewing pretty good along with a few Cobia.

Book your Crystal Coast Fishing charter with Hall'em In Charters. Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

August 11 Fishing Report

2010-08-11T17:19:00.005-04:00

The tides have come around and so have the Redfish. We have been landing good numbers of fish in and out of the slot. Most fish have been falling for live mullets and shrimp but we also have landed a few on topwaters and spinnerbaits. The flounder bite continues to be consistent we good numbers of keepers around structure along the internal waters

The Spanish and King mackerel bite has been on and off. I believe the fish are there but we need some good conditions to fire them back up. The fishing is great so book your fishing charter by calling Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

August 2 Fishing Report

2010-08-02T10:42:00.001-04:00

Finally some good tides with little wind. The tides have been beautiful lately flooding the marsh and pushing schools of Redfish into the marshes. We have been finding middle to upper slot fish in all the marshes around Swansboro. Most fish are falling for finger mullets under rattle corks and carolina rigs. We have also been doing well with topwater baits and scented softplastics on light jigheads.

The internal Flounder bite continues to be strong with good numbers of keeper size fish up to 5lbs being landed around the structure along the ICW and deeper channels along the inlet mouths. Flounder have been falling for live finger mullets and mud minnows on carolina rigs.

The king and spanish bite has cooled dramatically we have found a few fish but it has been a bit slow after the strong winds we had the last couple of weeks. I expect it to pick back up soon with the calmer weather patterns.

Book you Crystal Coast Fishing Charters with Hall'em In Charters. Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

July 28th Fishing Report

2010-07-28T21:48:00.003-04:00

Much of the same old. The fishing remains pretty solid with Flounder and Reds biting well on the inside. There have been a few more drum showing up in the marshes and they have been hungry. If you are in the Crystal Coast area book your fishing charters with Capt. Robert Hall. Call (910)330-6999 or email:hallemincharters@yahoo.com

July 22 Fishing Report

2010-07-22T09:08:00.002-04:00

Flounder, Flounder, Flounder. That has been the best news of late. We are finding good numbers of keeper sized flounder inside around all the structure along the ICW and the deeper channels near the inlet. These fish have been landed on finger mullets on carolina rigs along with bucktails tipped with scented soft plastics. We have been finding some nice reds mixed in with the flounder. Book your fishing charter Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

July 14th Fishing Report

2010-07-14T07:12:00.003-04:00

Well the spanish and king bite remains hot close to the beach. Most of the spanish have been in the 3-5lb range. We have also been landing a bonus king or two each trip in the 5-15lb range. All fish have been falling for live menhaden or mullets on scaled down king rigs.

The inshore fishing has been pretty good around the tides. We are finding some good numbers of keeper size flounder around all the inshore structure such as docks, bridges, oyster beds, etc. Most of these fish have been landed on live mullets, mud minnows, or pogies on carolina rigs. There also have been some nice red drum (Redfish) hanging with the flounder around the structure as well. We have also been finding some nice reds in the marshes behind the barrier islands when the tide is flooded. Most of these fish are caught on topwaters and soft plastics.

We are still finding some speckled trout but not in numbers like before. The specks have been caught early in the day on live shrimp.

The fishing is great so Book your fishing charter and Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

July 7th Fishing Report

2010-07-06T19:07:00.002-04:00

The Spanish and king bite has turned back on. We are landing spanish in the 2-6lb range with the occasional 5-15lb king. This fishing is super exciting with visual strikes right in the prop wash. The best bait has been 3-4" menhaden.

The flounder bite continues to be great with good numbers of keeper fish on the structure and creeks along the ICW. We have also been landing keepers in the deeper channels near the inlets. Most fish have been falling for live pogies, mullet, and mud minnows on carolina rigs. Gulp jerkshads and shrimp on bucktails have also done the trick.

We have also still been finding some pretty speckled trout in the marsh creeks. These fish have been falling for live shrimps under slip corks. Specks have also been taking scented soft plastics on light jigheads. The Redfishing has been pretty good when we have the tide to fish in the marshes. We are finding 25-30" fish in all the bays behind the barrier islands. Most fish have been exploding on Top water baits. But live shrimp, mud minnows, mullets will also do the job.

The fishing is great so book your charter with us. Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

June 28 Fishing Report

2010-06-27T21:58:00.003-04:00

Whew the hot weather continues. We have had one of the hottest Junes I can remember. The water temps have been soaring into the upper 80's. With the warm water temps the fishing has been better in the early mornings and late afternoon. The flounder bite has picked up pretty good with good numbers of keepers being found along the ICW structure. We have been landing most fish with live pogies and mud minnows fished on carolina rigs. The bigger fish have been falling for 1/2 oz. white spro jigs tipped with gulp white jerkshads.

We have also been landing some pretty speckled trout along all the creeks and oyster beds behind the barrier islands. Most fish have been falling for live shrimp under a slip corks. We have also been using scented soft plastics on light jigheads.

The Red Drum bite has been pretty consistent with lots of middle to upper slot fish in all the bays and creeks along the Crystal Coast. Most of these fish are agressive and have been falling for all the typical baits.

Spanish and Kings are still biting pretty consistent on all the nearshore live bottoms and reefs. Live pogies on double treble hook rigs have been the best bet. Tons of Amberjacks are also all over the nearshore structures.

We have openings for the month of the July so book your fishing charter with Hall'em In Charters call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

June 21 Fishing Report

2010-06-21T22:00:00.002-04:00

The weather has been super hot and so has the fishing. The spanish mackerel bite has been nothing short of phenominal. We have been landing big numbers of good size fish on all the nearshore structure. The fish have been aggressive taking live baits on the surface. There have been some nice kings mixed in with the spanish. The big news is the Mahi bite has been pretty stellar with in 10 miles of the beach. We have had some pretty good numbers of mahi bites on live baits early in the morning.

The Redfish bite has been a little slow with the warmer water temps but the full moon tides will push new fish in the inlets. I expect fish to be hungry and taking topwaters readily. The flounder have been pretty consistent with some good keeper size fish around the inlet mouths and the nearshore structure.

The fishing is good so book your charter with us call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

June 14 Fishing Report

2010-06-14T10:43:00.005-04:00

What an awesome week of fishing. The puppy drum (redfish) bit so well this week. We had some explosive strikes on topwaters. We also landed fish on spinnerbaits and live baits. Most of the fish were found in the marshes and backwaters of Swansboro. The speckled trout bite was really good this week with a few citation size fish mixed in with 2-3 lb fish. All the trout were caught on live baits. The flounder bite has slowed a bit but we are still finding a few nice keepers each trip. The good news also is the big row spanish have shown up on all the nearshore structure. These fish have been smashing small livebaits on top. The mahi and kings are starting to show up close now as well. The fishing is good so if you are in the Crystal Coast area book your fishing charter with us call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

June 7 Fishing Report

2010-06-07T08:22:00.003-04:00

The Red Drum (Redfish) bite has heated back up. We had some really good mornings this week especially around the high tides. We have been finding plenty of upper slot fish in the marshes. Not really finding big schools of fish but schools of 10-50 scattered throughout our area. Most of these fish have been falling for fresh cut menhaden or live shrimp. We have also landed a few on topwaters.

The flounder bite has cooled some but we are still catching a few keepers each trip. Most keeper fish have been staging around structure such as rocks and docks along the ICW. The bait of choice has been live mud minnows or smaller menhaden. We have also landed some nice speckled trout in these areas most fish have been in the 1-4 lb range.

The ocean has been pretty rough lately so I have not been able to get out to fish the ocean but I have heard from bigger boats there are tons of Amberjacks out there. Also there have still been some cobia landed close the the inlets. The big news is the Mahi-Mahi are moving closer with this southerly wind so when the wind calms I expect a good dolphin bite close to the beach. King Mackerel should be inching closer as well. The Spanish mackerel bite has still been pretty good along the beach front. The bigger Spanish should be here to along our near shore structure.

We have some days left for June so if you are in the Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Atlantic Beach, Morehead City area and want to do some exciting inshore/nearshore fishing call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Memorial Day Fishing Report

2010-05-31T20:16:00.002-04:00

Red Drum have bit well this week even with all the boat traffic we found plenty of slot size fish in the Swansboro backwaters. Most fish were landed on cut bait but we manged a few on topwaters and scented soft plastics. The flounder bite was still pretty good around all the inlet mouths and also along all the docks and structure in the ICW. Flounder have fallen for live mud minnows on carolina rigs and scented softplastics on jigheads. I did run 1 cobia trip with the weather being bad and we lost one nice fish and that was it. There are still plenty of Cobia around we just have to be able to get out on them. If you are in the Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Atlantic Beach, or Crystal Coast area and want a great day on the water book your fishing charter with Hall'em In Charters. Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

The Fishing is awesome

2010-05-26T17:29:00.003-04:00

The fishing has been nothing short of awesome lately folks. The Cobia fishing has been unbelievable at Cape Lookout and It should start to really heat up here out of Bouge inlet any day now. There have been some reports of king mackerel closer to the beach and I expect it will not be to long before they are at the near shore wrecks and live bottoms. The Spanish bite has been a little spotty but continues to improve with every day that goes by.

Now for the inshore species. The puppy drum (Redfish) bite seems to have cooled a little bit but we are still finding good numbers of fish in the backwaters behind the barrier islands and inside the creek mouths. We have been landing these fish on the normal topwaters and soft plastics along with live bait. Most of these fish are ranging from 22"-25" with the occasional upper to over slot fish.

We have also been landing some pretty speckled trout the last couple of weeks. I was a little concerned that we were not finding the typical spring bite but they have showed themselves the last couple of weeks. We have been finding fish in the 1-2lb range with some 3-4lb fish mixed in. The specks have been falling for topwaters before the sun rises and then we have been switching over to soft plastics and live bait.

The best news so far this late spring is the flounder. We have been having some of the best flounder fishing I have seen in years. We are landing good numbers of keeper size fish ranging from 15"-20". I have not seen a citation size fish yet but with the numbers of fish around I expect it to be soon. The flounder have been falling for live mullets and mud minnows on carolina rigs.

So if you are in the Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, or Crystal Coast area book your fishing charter with Hall'em In Charters. You will not be disappointed. We have plenty of openings but they are filling up fast so call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Drum are Everywhere

2010-04-19T12:52:00.002-04:00

Well the spring has started off strong. The warming water temps and abundance of baitfish have pushed huge schools of Red Drum (Redfish) into our backwaters and they have been eager to feed. We have been finding schools of fish in all the bays and creeks behind all the barrier islands. The good news is these fish are smashing topwater baits. The action should only improve as we work into the summer. There also has been some good reports of flounder in our area. We have landed a few keepers and throwbacks over the last couple of weeks and I expect the flounder bite to pick up as we start the month of May. Speckled trout have been a little bit tough to find in the Swansboro area. But I have talked to a few folks who have had some good numbers of solid fish in the New River. May will be the month to target trophy class specks in the New and Neuse Rivers. If you are in the Emerald Isle or Crystal Coast area come book your fishing charter with us and enjoy some of the best fishing of the year. Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Spring Fever

2010-03-22T14:10:00.002-04:00

Hello folks I hope everyone had a wonderful winter. I know it was a pretty cold here on the crystal coast. But the air and water temperatures have been rising quickly. I wanted to take a moment to let everyone know whats going on right now in our area. The Red Drum (redfish) have started to filter in the inlets we have been finding good schools of fish in the backwaters behind the barrier islands along with the North River. We have been landing most of these fish on gulp baits and spinner baits. I suspect it will not be long before they start smashin topwaters. There have been some trout around but they have been on the small side. With the warming water temps the trout bite in the New and Neuse river will improve. April and May are two of my favorite months to land trophy size speckled trout. The striped bass bite has been really good all winter long. There have been good numbers of fish in the Neuse river. They have been falling for topwaters in the mornings and suspending twich baits in the afternoons. I expect the bonito bite with start up really soon as the water temps continue to rise. April is also the month we start landing flounder on our nearshore structure. If you are in the Emerald Isle, Morehead City, Swansboro, or Jacksonville area give us a call to book your fishing charter. I have open dates now but they will start filling up fast so book your charter. Give us a call (910)-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Winter Time Mixed Bag

2009-11-30T11:37:00.004-05:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Winter time has always been one of my favorite times of year to fish. A lot of people think that fishing in Eastern NC is a warm weather event but there is always some good fishing going on year around. Some of the best Redfishing is on tap during the months of Nov.-March. We typically have schools of 100-1000 reds cruising the crystal clear surf zones of the barrier islands. These fish are easily picked off using softplastics and on the warmer days topwaters. But if fishing in the surf is not your cup of tea well there will be plenty of schools of fish in the backwaters also. Some of the schools of Redfish will filter back into the flats behind the barrier islands. This type of fishing is super exciting while sight casting to 100-300 fish in 8-10" of water.

Also available during the winter months is trophy speckled trout fishing in the Neuse and New Rivers. You can expect to land good numbers of specks with the chance at the once in a lifetime trophy of 6-10 lb fish. Most of these fish are caught using scented softplastics on ligh jigheads and also the Mirrolure MR17 and MR27. The Rivers are not the only specks available through the winter months. We will be running charters to the famous Cape Lookout Rock Jetties. Usually we will be using live shrimp or mud minnows and you can expect to land big numbers of fish ranging from 1lb - 2lbs. This is a fast action fishing and a great way to take a few fish home for the freezer.

My favorite type of winter fishing in for striped bass in the Neuse River. The reason it is my favorite is you will typically land stripers, redfish, flounder, speckled trout, and large mouth bass. This is a great way to spend a cool winter day casting to the banks of the river waiting to feel that strike and not know what you will catch.

So don't let the cool weather fool you there will be plenty of hot fishing action on tap for the winter and Hall'em In Charters will be glad to guide you. We have plenty of open dates around the holidays so give Capt. Robert Hall a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Lots of Rain

2009-11-30T10:09:00.003-05:00

Well we have had over 20" of rain in the last month which is usually the recipe for dismal fishing but ironically it has been pretty consistent. We have had some slow days but the trout bite has been pretty good through all the diverse weather. We are landing good numbers of fish ranging from 1-2lbs with the occasional 4-5lb fish. We have been finding most fish in the cleaner water out by the inlets. Also the Hwy. 24 creeks have been holding fish as well. Most fish have been caught on soft plastics on weighted jigheads. The powerbait shrimp plastics also gulp baits have been the best bet.

There are huge schools of Redfish in the surfzone. The fish have been easy to spot while cruising the surf zone. We have been landing huge numbers of fish on topwaters and just about anything that moves. This type of fish is easy but is also extremely dangerous. An unexpected swell can tip your boat so be sure to keep one person at the helm at all times.

There are also still some false albies around. Most fish are being caught around the cape but there are still some fish hanging around bogue inlet. If you want to get in on some good wintertime fishing please give Capt. Robert Hall a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Fall fishing is here!!!

2009-11-06T06:56:00.003-05:00

The cooler temps have arrived along with the awesome fall bite. Every thing seems to have fired up with dropping water temps. Finally the speckled trout have started to bite with better numbers of big fish. We have been landing fish from 2-5lb behind all the barrier islands and in the deep channels by the inlets. Most fish have been landed with live shrimp under a slip cork/float or a live pinfish/mullet on carolina rigs. We have also been triggering strikes from specks using scented soft plastics by Gulp or Trigger X on jigheads and 52M Mirrolures.

The Red Drum have continued to bite well in the marshes. We are still finding good numbers of fish in the marshes behind all the barrier islands and also in all the bays inside the River and creeks. Most of the fish have been running from middle slot to upper slot. Live mullets and shrimp beneath rattle corks seem to do the trick. You will also find success using the same baits used for the Specks.

The king mackeral bite was super hot close the beach and there are still a few there but it seems they have moved a bit further out now. Your best bet is to get out around the 12-18 mile range and you should bump into some thick well fed fish. Keep your eyes open out there because there have been tons of false albies. We have had some awesome days this early fall catching these little tunnies on light tackle. You do not need anything fancy to entice these fish any thing flashy that remotely resembles a glass minnow will work.

Crystal Coast Fishing Report 9/23/09

2009-09-23T18:44:00.003-04:00

All I can say is there is Red Drum (Redfish) everywhere. We are catching fish in every shallow bay from Harkers Island to Browns Inlet. With the flooded tides lately most fish have been caught on spinnerbaits and scented softplastics on jigheads but we are still catching fish on topwaters. We have also been catch tons of fish on live shrimp and mullets under Rattle corks.

The good news is the Speckled Trout have shown up. We have been landing good numbers of fish in all the creek mouths behind the barrier islands. We have been finding some good fish around structure along the I.C.W. Most trout have been landed on live shrimp and mullets but the specks will also strike scented soft plastics by Trigger X and Gulp. The MR 17 or 27 by Mirrolure will also temp a speck into a bite.

If you want to get on some of this hot action give us a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Crystal Coast Fishing Report 9/14/09

2009-09-14T08:34:00.002-04:00

The Red Drum bit continues to be stellar. The 5"-6" of rain we had Labor day have not slowed them down one bit. We are still finding fish in the marshed behind the barrier islands along with some fish on the rocks up the White Oak River and Queens Creek. Fish have been falling for Topwaters and spinnerbaits and also live finger mullet and shrimp.

The speckled trout bite has also made a showing with good numbers of fish in the marshes behind the barrier islands. The first hour of the falling tide have been best with most fish caught on live shrimp. The trout will also strike scented soft plastics and Mirrolure's MR17 and MR 27.

The big spanish bite has picked back up with some nice 2-6# fish landed at some of the nearshore structure and live bottoms. These fish have been smashing small pogies and mullets on the surface. The kings are there they are just a bit lock jaw but I expect them to fire up any day now.

If you are in the Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach, Swansboro, Morehead City area book a fishing charters with Hall'em In Charters (we have plety of open dates) call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Crystal Coast Fishing Report 9/7/09

2009-09-07T22:19:00.007-04:00

Red Drum, Redfish, Puppy Drum or whatever else you like to call them have been on fire. The bite seems to be getting hotter and hotter as we move into the late summer. We have still been finding good schools of fish in the marshes behind Emerald Isle and Bear Island. There are also loads of fish scattered through out all the bays inside of Queens Creek and the White Oak River.

Most fish have been falling for topwaters and gold spoons as well as scented soft plastics. But live shrimp and cut mullet have also gotten the job done.

Speckled trout are starting to show up in all the usual places. I havent had any big numbers of fish yet but the bite continues to improve as we get closer to fall. Most trout have been around oyster bars and creek mouths on the first half of the falling tide. Live shrimp and finger mullets have been the best baits for trout. Also scented soft plastics and MR-17 suspending twitch baits will entice a strike.

The flounder bite has cooled quite a bit. There have been a good numbers of fish landed but very few keeper size. I anticipate the flounder bite to heat back up once the water temps start to fall.

Your best bet for keeper size flatfish will be working structure along the ICW and inside the River and Creeks. You will find some nice fish in the same areas with the specks.

The king and spanish bite has been dismal. The weather has played a huge role in shutting the

mackeral bite down. Once most of the tropical weather pushes through and the mullets and pogies continue thier journey towards the ocean this bite will fire back up.

I have plenty of openings for the month of September. So if you want to book your fishing charters while you are in Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Atlantic Beach, or Morehead City give Capt. Robert Hall a call @ (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com .

Crystal Coast Fishing Report 8/31/09

2009-08-31T11:30:00.003-04:00

Well it has been an interesting two weeks. I have had some motor issues but I have still been able to run a few charters of my clients boats. Mostly I have been fishing inshore because the recent tropical storms have had the swell up the last couple of weeks.

Red drum continue to bite better and better as we get into the fall. I have been finding large schools of fish in the marshes behind Emerald Isle, Bear, and Browns islands. We have been landing these fish on Mirrolure's Topdawgs, Catch 2000 and MR 27. The Reds have also been falling for soft plastics on jig heads and gold spoons. Live bait will also trigger these drum into biting. A live shrimp or mullet under a rattle cork will get the job done.

The flounder bite contiunes to be strong in the internal waters. We have been landing lots of fish with a good keeper ratio. Most of our nicer fish have been staging around structure in the ICW and river. The best bait for these flatfish have been finger mullets on carolina rigs. Live shrimp are also a dynomite flounder bait but it is hard to keep the pinfish at bay.

We have landed some trout but the big numbers have yet to show. I expect as we get into Sept. for the trout bite to pick up. The big spanish and kings are located close to the inlet mouth. Slow trolling live baits on double treble hook rigs should get some awesome surface strikes.

If you are wanting to get in on some incredible fall time action book your charter call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email hallemincharters@yahoo.com . We run fishing charters out of Swansboro, Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach, and Morehead City.

Crystal Coast Fishing Report 8/17/09

2009-08-17T12:21:00.004-04:00

It has been a while since my last report but that means the fishing has been super good. There is plenty of bait around and preadators to eat them. We have been finding big schools of finger mullets cruising the waterway early in the morning. There have been plenty of shrimp in Queens creek and the White Oak River. There continues to be massive schools of pogies in the waterways and creeks inside.

The fishing has been very good. We have been finding good numbers of Redfish (puppy drum) in the marshes and around the docks and structure in the ICW. We have been landing most of these fish on topwaters (Mirrolure Topdawg 21 or 808 color) in the morning and gold spoons and spinner baits (Strike King Redfish Magic Pearl). They have also been falling for scented soft plastics such as gulps and trigger X. Live baits such as shrimp and mullets is also a great way to target these reds. You should find good success by using a live bait under a rattle cork or behind a light weighted carolina rig. Just remember when fishing for reds always use circle hooks so the fish stands a lesser chance of swallowing the hook.

The speckled trout bite has cooled some in the Swansboro area we are still finding a few specks around all the oyster bars and grass flats behind the barrier islands such as Emerald Isle, Bear, and Browns. You can also find these fish staging at creek mouths along the ICW on an out going tide. The bait of choice for speckled trout is live shrimp under slip cork rig. A live mullet on a caroling rig is typically what your bigger specks will fall for. Artificals that will work are Mirrolure's MR 17 and MR 27 in the 21 and 808 colors. Scented soft plastics such as gulps and Trigger X shrimp or jerk shads on light jig heads will also temp a speck strike.

Flounder have really made a strong showing the last couple of weeks. We have been landing big numbers of fish at the nearshore structures and live bottoms. Alot of throw backs but good numbers of keeper size fish mixed in. In the ocean we have been bouncing white 2oz. bucktails tipped with 4" gulp shrimp. We also have been catching them with live mullets rigged on Carolina rigs with 1-1/2 oz egg sinkers. Inshore the bite has been similar with good numbers of fish with some being keepers. Live mullets on carolina rigs seem to be your best bet inside the inlets.

The nearshore fishing has seemed to cool down a bit. We have been finding a few big Spanish mackerel and a few kings mixed in with them but the bite has been slow. The water temps have stayed in the 82-85 degrees range and that is a little warm. There have been some big schools of Amberjacks in the 5-14 mile range. They have been feeding hard and have been easy to temp a strike from.

If you are in the Emerald Isle, Atlantic beach, or Swanboro area and you want to get on some of the best fishing North Carolina has to offer give Capt. Robert Hall a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Fishing has been hot!!!

2009-06-19T19:25:00.003-04:00

Nearshore: The fishing has been pretty good lately. We have had a awesome Mahi bite close to the beach. We have been landing good numbers of fish in the 5-10 mile range. Most of these fish have been 5-10lbs with an occasional 12-15 lber. We have been slow trolling live baits on the surface. Along with the dolphin we have been getting consistent strikes from snake kings. Most of the kings have been in the 5-10lb range we did have one earlier this week that would go around 15lbs. I expect the size of kings to get larger as we get more into the summer. There also have been huge numbers of Amberjacks on all the ledges and wrecks. These fish are absolutely one the the strongest fish near shore. The Spanish bite has cooled down a bit but limits of fish are still pretty easy to get in the morning. We are also starting to see the bigger spanish move in on the near shore live bottoms and artificial reefs. The flounder fishing has been good in the ocean as well.

Inshore: Inshore fishing has been consistent. We have been finding schools of Reds in the bays and backwaters. Most of these fish are falling for topwaters and soft plastics. Most of these fish have been in the middle slot with a few being in the upper slot. We have also been landing good numbers of speckled trout at first light. The trout have been hammering gulp jerkshads and strike king glass minnows. Along with artificals we have been catching specks and reds on live shrimp and menhaden. We have been find good numbers of sheepshead around all the structure on the internal waters. Sand fiddlers have been the trick for the sheepshead. The flounder bite continues to be stellar this year. I have been finding good size fish around structure up and down the ICW. Most trips have been landing keepers every time. If you are in the Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Morehead City areas and want to get on some hot inshore/near shore action give Capt. Robert Hall a call at (910)330-6999 or email us at hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Spanish and Flounder

2009-05-28T20:29:00.004-04:00

The fish of late has been spanish. We have been getting easy limits on the days mother nature will let us out of Bogue inlet. We have been landing tons of fish in the 1lb-4lb range. We have been casting diamond jigs and stingsilvers to busting fish on the surface. Also we have been slow trolling small live baits landing the bigger fish. We have also been having good success on OO gold clark spoons. Some more good news has been the flounder starting to show up on some of the live bottoms and wrecks. We have been landing good numbers of keeper size fish using live baits and bucktails. The Redfish (puppy drum) have been hit or miss. We have found some schools of fish but they seem to move around alot instead of hang in one area. There are plenty of reds peppered through the marsh. We have been cathing most of the reds on Topdawgs, MR27, and Redfish magics. The bluewater is pushing in closer which means the Mahi will be close in the upcoming weeks. If you are wanting to book your Emerald Isle fishing charter I have plenty of open dates for the month of June. So if you want to get in on some hot fishing action you can book your charter by calling Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Fishing is good.

2009-04-27T08:30:00.002-04:00

Well it is that time again. The Redfish have started to become more active. Fish are showing some interest in topwater baits and spinnerbaits. We have been landing good numbers of fish on the days when the wind gives us a chance. Some flounder have also started to show up around the inlets and nearshore structure. It shouldnt be to long before numbers of fish will begin to push in the inlets and into the marsh. There have been some trout caught in our area but they have been running a tad bit small. There are some nicer fish being caught in the Neuse and New Rivers. They have been killing the Spanish and Bonita south of us here so It will not be long before those fish will be here off our inlets. And right behind them will be one of my favorite fish which is the Cobia. So fishing is good if you want to get on some of this hot action book you charter with Hall'em In Charters. Call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Happy New Year

2009-01-20T08:46:00.003-05:00

First I would like to say Happy New Year. Well folks as you know It has been quite some time since I posted a report. On Dec. 11 my wife and I welcomed our first child Lauren Tyler Hall into the world. She weighed 6lbs 15 oz. and was 21 1/2" long. She is now doubt a keeper. She has stole the show since she arrived. My wife and I are so blessed and we thank all of you with your kind words and support. Now to the fishing part, the fishing has also been very good. The past January's have been epic fishing for Redfish (puppy drum) in the marsh and in the surf zone. Well the January has proved to be no different. We have been finding massive schools in the surf zone with 500-2000 fish in each school. These fish have been ranging from 25"-32". We have also been finding huge schools of fish in the marshes with 100-200 fish in each school. These fish have been running on the smaller side at about 18"-27" but still are a blast on light tackle. The trout bite has been extremly slow. I have had a few trips to the Neuse with very little activity. But I expect the bite to pick back up as we get into the spring months. I have not yet heard of any trout kills with the freezing temps. we have had so if that holds we should have another trophy trout spring. The fishing is good and I have plenty of openings so give me a call if you are interested. Call Capt. Robert Hall (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Swansboro Fishing has been good!!

2008-10-28T08:16:00.002-04:00

The fishing in Swansboro has been pretty consistent. The key has been getting some pretty weather and the fishing will be good. The hottest bite has been the kings. We have easily been limiting out on every trip with kings in the 10#-15# range. We have also had some bigger fish in the 20#-40# range mixed in with teenagers. One trip we were able to land 3 fish that were NC citations (over 30 lbs.). We have been landing most of the kings with 4"-5" peanut pogeys. The bigger kings have be smoking 1lb-2lb blue fish. For the smaller baits I have been using double #4 treble hooks with #5 Malin hardwire. For the blue fish I have been using (4)-#4 treble hooks with #7 Malin hardwire. We have not had to venture more than 3-5 miles out to find success. The Red Drum have also been biting well. All though I am not finding the inshore schools we were in the warmer months there have still been good numbers of fish scattered throughout the marsh. Most of these fish are still hitting topwaters but we are having the best luck with Catch 2000's, Strike King's Redfish Magic and Shadalicous, and gulp baits. The flounder bite has been reliable with big numbers of keeper size fish. I have been finding most of these fish along structure in the inshore waters. These fish have been attacking live mullets, pogeys, shrimp, pinfish. Gulp baits and other soft plastics have also been producing good numbers of flatfish. Most deeper channels with drop offs and oysterbars are holding good numbers of flounder. We had a 6.9 lb hammer a live pinfish on a creek mouth with an out going tide late last week. I have still been waiting on a consistent speckled trout bite to arrive here in our area. I have some good days and then a couple of bad days. I have been picking a few specks off in the marshes behind all the barrier islands but I have yet to have big number days. Most of the fish being caught have been good size fish ranging 2-4 lbs. The best baits so far have been the 52TTHP (Pink Mirrolure), Gulp jerkshads (smelt), and Strike King's Glass minnow. The best bet for early fall specks is floating live shrimp,finger mullet, or pinfish. My bigger fish have come on finger mullets and pinfish.

Fishing is Good and I have some open dates!!!

2008-08-25T08:59:00.002-04:00

The fishing has been absolutely phenomenal. Everything seems to be biting. We have been landing monster Spanish within 1 mile of the inlet. Along with the Spanish some teenager sized kings have been crashing the party. The good news is the flounder bite has picked up. We are landing good numbers of fish in the internal waters with some citation class fish mixed in there. As always the Redfish bite has been steady. We are still finding schools of fish but also have been blind casting with good numbers of fish. It gets no better than a topwater explosion from a hungry upper slot red. The month of September will mark the start of our Speckled Trout season. I have some open dates left in Sept. with a couple of weekends book you Swansboro, Emerald Isle fishing charter by calling me at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Little people Big Smiles

2008-08-21T17:15:00.002-04:00

This week is why I love being a guide. I have had kids onboard with me just about everyday this week. They really let you know if you are doing a good job or not (even if you miss thier 7lb flounder with the net and it pulls the hooks oops!!). With that aside the fishing has been great. The Big spanish bite has been on fire. We have been landing fish from 2-7lbs close to the inlet!. Also mixed in with spanish have been some nice kings. The reds have cooled down a little but we are still able to land 5-10 every trip. The big news is the flounder bite has heated up. One morning we land 13 with 9 being keeps.

Big Spanish and Kings on Light Tackle

2008-08-16T22:03:00.003-04:00

The big spanish have been on absolute fire. We have been landing spanish in the 2-6lb range on light spinning gear. Along with the spanish we have been boating kings ranging from 5-15lbs. I had a charter to day land a 15lb king on a Quantum Boca 20 on a 7' medium rod (trout rod). This type of fishing is some of the most exciting light tackle action the Crystal Coast has to offer during the late summer. If you would like to get on some of this action book your charter now by calling (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Inshore fishing is on fire!!!

2008-08-10T18:24:00.002-04:00

The inshore bite has been absolutely awesome. The flounder are finally showing up and we are landing good numbers of keeper size fish. There are some big ones being caught like the citation fish (5.7lbs) in the photo. We are finding these fish around the docks and bridges along with the deeper channels around the inlets. The best bait for the flatfish has been finger mullets rigged on a carolina rig. Always drift a big corn cob mullet for that bigger fish. Flounder are not the only gamefish that have been chewing, Red Drum have been biting really well. Some days have been almost epic. I had a trip thursday where we landed over 30 reds. I am still finding a few schools of fish with 100-500 fish in each school. I have also been doing really well blind casting into flooded bays all through out the marsh. The bait of choice has been the Top Dawg by mirrolure in the 808 or 27 color. The mullet are everywhere here so the strikes on topwater have been explosive. These fish have been taking gulp baits by Berkley and Swim shads by Calcutta. We also have been using live mullet under rattle corks. The suprise for us here have been the trout bite. We have been landing a few nice specks each trip. We are finding these fish primaraly around bridge pilings, I have also picked a few along the oyster beds just inside the local rivers and creeks. The specks have been hammering live finger mullets on carolina rigs. There are also some big spanish mackerel along the nearshore reefs and live bottoms. The fishing is good so give me a call and book your charter (910)-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters @yahoo.com

Finally a fishing Report

2008-08-03T21:02:00.003-04:00

Sorry for not Reporting in awhile. I have been so busy fishing and battling wisdom teeth. The fishing has been pretty good. There still are good numbers of Red Drum in the Backwaters. I am finding these fish in all the marshes behind the barrier islands. We have been landing most of our fish on Topwater baits but also landing fish on spinner baits, gulp and live baits. The big news has been the arrival of the flounder. We have seen a good push of flounder on the internal waters. These fish have been falling for finger mullets rigged on carolina rigs. We have been findng these fish at the inlets and around structure on the ICW. The king and spanish mackerel bite has been a bit slow but we should start to see the bite pick up with the increase in bait around. The fishing is good so if you are in the Emrald Isle or Swansboro NC area book your fishing charter now call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Red Alert

2008-07-06T08:27:00.002-04:00

Now the tides have started to come around the Reds have been on absolute fire. We have been sightcasting to schools of 10-500 with topwaters and spinnerbaits. I had Dale (tater) onboard thursday so he could see one of these huge schools of reds. Most fish are ranging from 25"-28" but we have had the occasional 32"-35" fish. Get on some of this action by calling (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Fishing in Hot!!!!!!! In Swansboro

2008-06-25T19:35:00.003-04:00

The temps have been hot lately but so has the fishing. Everything has been biting from the flats to the ocean. The kings have been on fire. We are finding these fish everywhere from live bottoms to the AR's. We have been landing these fish on jigged cigar minnows and pogies. Along with the kings we are catching some nice dolphins and the occasional cobia. The fish that has made a great showing so far this late spring early summer is the Amber Jacks. They are everywhere and are super aggressive. Live baits are also the way to go on the AJ's we have been using heavy circle hooks with 80-100 # leaders. There are big schools of Reds in the marshes. We have been landing fish in the 22"-32" range with one fish at 35" last week. Just about all our Reds have been caught on Topwaters. The Top Dog by Mirrolure in the 808 color has been the go to bait. I was able to get my lovely bride on the water this afternoon to get in on some of this topwater action. The flounder have been hit or miss this year so far. We have had some good days but we are finding it hard to fill the cooler with the new size limits. Book your charter now the fishing has been hot. Give us a call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Sat Puppy Drum and Speckled trout

2008-06-15T08:23:00.002-04:00

It was a beautiful day on the water Saturday morning. I had a half a morning inshore trip so we set out looking for a school of Reds with the high tide. Well it did not take long before we found a school milling around in a nice calm bay. After a couple of drum we filled the livewell with some live mullets, spots and whatever else the Calusa would wrap up and we set out to an area where we usually catch a few Speckled trout this time of year. Well they were there along with the puppy drum. The inshore fishing has been great with all the bait here now and water temps soaring. So book your charter by calling (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Friday 13th Red Drum!!!

2008-06-15T08:09:00.002-04:00

I picked up Jackson and Morris up a Caspers early Friday morning. Morris let me know right off the bat the he had never caught a Red Drum before. So we slid off in search for some Reds. Well things started off a little slow but things picked up as we got into the end of the falling these little guys were wearing them out. One of the best days on the water in a while. If you would like to book your charter while you are in the Swansboro, Emerald Isle, or Atlantic Beach area give me a call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com.

Team Hall'em In Charters-6th Place finish in IFA Surf City Redfish Event

2008-06-09T08:29:00.003-04:00

Me and my cousin David Towler figured we would try our hands at fishing with the Pros Saturday at the IFA Redfish event in Surf City. They had a pretty good event with over 50 boats in the field. Well after prefishing every day the week of the tourney I felt pretty good about our chances. So we blasted off towards Swansboro around 5:30 am and arrived at our first spot around 6:10 only to find the tide was so low and fish that had been there all week had dropped out of the area. So we fished a few areas that we know fish will be on low tides with no luck. So around 10:00 am we were finally able to get into our second spot. Well the fish gods were looking down on use because we had a school of 75-100 Reds in front of us from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm. We left for Surf City to the weigh in with a couple of 26.5" and 26.75" Redfish. After it was said and done we ended up with 6th place and taking home around a $1000 dollars. It was a great event and we will definatley be fishing more IFA events. We would like to thank Quantum, Sufix, Strike King, Pathfinder boats, and Mirrolure. With out any of these guys we would not have been able to fish this event. The Reds are on fire so if you would like to get in on some of this action book your charter. Give me a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Cobia are here!!!!

2008-05-26T21:16:00.005-04:00

I had a charter cancel today and boy did they miss out. We had a pretty impresive chum slick going all morning with Amberjacks, mackerel, and COBIA! all around us. We saw a total of 3 cobias in a couple of hours. We had a 60+ lb fish take a 15" bluefish twice only to have the hook pull both times. After a few moments of frustration this 38lb fish came around and we were able to get him to take a live spot. You got to love Pathfinder boats!!! By far the most versitle boats on the market. I can have clients catching reds in 8" of water in the morning and chumming cobias 10 miles off the beach in the afternoon.The fishing is awesome right now so book your charter. If you are in the Swansboro, Emerald Isle, or Atlantic Beach area give Capt. Robert Hall a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Swanboro/Emerald Isle Spanish

2008-05-25T07:12:00.002-04:00

Well folks the spanish are here and are hungry. My grandmother gave me a call Sat. morning and asked if I had any fish for a fish fry. Well I couldnt let my grandma down so well worked them over pretty good. We probobly caught over 50 but only kept the 15"-18" fish. All fish were caught on Youzuri Deep divers and clarkspoons. The spanish are here so if you want to get in on some of this hot action give me a call. Capt. Robert Hall (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Swansboro Redfish

2008-05-18T08:42:00.003-04:00

Well the Redfish bite has slowed down some here in the Swansboro area but is still pretty consistent. We are still landing good numbers of fish on Fishbites and Gulp baits rigged with weightless hooks. I expect the Redfish bite to pick back up when some more consistent weather patterns arrive. The flounder have started to show up in the backwaters. We have been landing the flounder on striped minnows, new Fishbites, and Gulp baits. We have also started to pick up some good numbers of Spanish just outside the inlets. Summer is here and the fishing is heating up book your charter today! Call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Open Dates (May)

2008-05-06T07:01:00.002-04:00

I still have some open dates left for May. The fishing has been great. The flounder are showing up big time along the AR's and live bottoms and the spanish should be here anyday now. We are landing some nice Kings and big hatteras blues. The reds have been killing topwater baits in the backwaters. So give me a call and get in on some of this action. Here are the days I have open for May:

Full days: 24, 31

1/2 and 3/4 days: 16, 30, 21, 23, 26, 27, 30.

Call Capt. Robert Hall of Hall'em In Charters at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

What to expect for the Month of May

2008-05-06T06:53:00.002-04:00

May

CRYSTAL COAST INSHORE FISHING REPORT

May is by far one of my favorite months for fishing. It signals the start of summer with the warm evenings, mornings and warming water temps. You are out of the window for those spring frosts and the spring winds start to die down. Anglers are not the only species awakened by the warming trend. It also motivates fish to start their northern migrations. The bait will also start to show in numbers like your finger mullets, menhaden, shrimp, and stripped minnows.The target fish for the month of May will be the Cobia. They are hands down one of my favorite fish to catch. Getting one of these fish to strike your bait is half the battle. Once hooked these fish will create a boatload of excitement. I typically start my day off by searching for these fish around all the buoys that I come across. I idle up to the buoys looking for their shadows underneath because these fish stage on floating objects. I also look for any floating debris, sea turtles, big rays, or just about anything you may come across. Once I have spotted a fish, I have numerous teqniques to try and hook one of these beasts. Believe it or not these fish can be picky at times. The tackle I typically use is spinning gear. I use a Quantum Cabo 60 reel on a medium heavy boat rod. I spool this reel with 80lb. Sufix performance braid. I will first pitch one of these fish a white 2oz. bucktail jig tipped with a large curly tail grub. If the fish will not take this offering, I will float a hand size menhaden or bluefish rigged on a large heavy gauge circle hook. If all else fails, I will pitch him a live blue crab (cobia candy). I have never seen a cobia turn down a fresh live blue crab. I float the crab on the same circle hook. Once you have the cobia hooked you must be careful not to gaff the fish green. I have a rule not to gaff a cobia unless I have fought him at least 15 minutes. These fish are extremely strong and have been known to knock holes in rod lockers and consoles. Cobias are not the only fish on tap for May. Flounder will start to show up in a big way. They will not only show up on all the artificial reefs and live bottoms but also all their internal haunts. I find good numbers of flounders on all of the marked artificial reefs out of Bogue Inlet. A good color depth finder is a handy tool when doing this style of fishing. I hold my boat over the structure while dropping 1.5-2.5 oz. bucktail jigs tipped with Strike King, Gulp, or any other soft plastic bait. I will also use live mullets and mud minnows on Carolina rigs. Be sure to use a minimum of 1.5 oz egg sinker on your Carolina rig to guarantee contact with the bottom. I use short snaps of the rod bringing the bait off the bottom. You will feel the fish strike and you must instantly set hook. For the internal flounder I use the Carolina rig as well but down size the weight.Every since I was a little fella it seems as if the Spanish Mackerel always show up on Memorial day weekend. It always seems these fish are starving once they arrive. There are a few ways to limit out on these fast moving fish. The most exciting way is to cast sting silvers, Maria jigs, cast masters, or gotcha plugs to surface busting fish. These fish will be feeding furiously on small glass minnows so it will be necessary to match the hatch. Another way locals fill the cooler is by trolling Clark spoons on planers and on top. The number one spoon in my book for Spanish would have to be the 00 gold Clark spoon. Redfish will be biting exceptionally well in the marsh. You will be able to find these fish just about everywhere during the month of May. These fish will fall for top waters, Strike King Redfish Magic’s, Gulps, live mullet and just about anything that will move. The Speckled trout bite will start to slow down but you will still have some success in the backwaters. With a little patience you will find some good numbers in the rivers and creeks.Anglers will also be able to pick off some early summer King Mackerel at the same artificial reefs and live bottoms where the flounder are. My favorite early season King bait is the deep diving Yozuri Minnow.

5-3-08 Redfish on fire

2008-05-03T21:06:00.001-04:00

The day started off slow but ended with a bang. We found a couple of schools of about 50-100 fish and were able to land a few before noon. These fish were smashing topwaters and spinnerbaits. We were also able to land quite a few on fly. There were also 4-6 lb bluefish mixed in with the reds. It is pretty amazing to see big hatteras blues fighting Puppy drum for your topwater plug in a foot or less of water.

4-29-08 Flounders are showing up

2008-05-03T21:04:00.002-04:00

Well the forecast was all wrong but we made the best of the situation. We were looking for bonito but flounder were the fish of the day. Also had some kings, false albies, and Hatteras blues. The fish bit well today. It is going to be hard to fill a cooler with flounder this summer with the new limits. We would have easily had two limits but hey who likes to clean that many fish. We did not cach a flounder all day that was under 15" and we ended up with 2 around 4lbs. Flounder were all caught on 2.5 oz. bucktail jigs tipped with gulps and fishbites. And the kings, bonitos,albies, and blues were caught on Yozuri deep divers. All fish were caught in the 7-14 mile range.

Seminar Sat April 26

2008-04-24T08:39:00.002-04:00

Hello folks, I would just like to give you guys a heads up I will be at the Reel Outdoors on Emerald Isle with a booth and hanging around the shop this Sat. April 26. I will be answering any questions you may have and helping customers around the shop. So come on out Sat. and check out the store and stock up for the summer. I will also have on hand some of the new Quantum Reel, Suffix line, and Strike king baits. If you have any questions give me a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Open Dates (April)

2008-04-01T10:21:00.002-04:00

I still have open dates for April, these dates are:

1/2 and 3/4 days: 4/4, 4/8, 4/9, 4/10, 4/16, 4/18,

Full days: 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26

This inshore action has been pretty good so give me a call. (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

New Trips for summer of 2008

2008-04-01T10:09:00.002-04:00

Hall'em In Charters will be offering a few new Night fishing charters for 2008. We will be running Evening shark fishing charters out of Bogue Inlet. We will fish for the common sharks sand, black tip, spinner, and bull sharks. So if you want to tackle the king of the sea book your evening shark trip. We also will be providing surf fishing charters to Hammocks Beach State Park. This area holds thousands of redfish in the Surf zone and Capt. Rob has been fishing them 20+ years. This is an exciting trip to see the state park at night and to get in on some of the best surf fishing on the Outer banks. The final trip we will be offering is night fishing around dock lights along the water fronts of the Crystal Coast. These trips typically provide fast, visual action. You can expect to land a variety on this trip. All of the evening trips we offer are a Max of 3 passengers and will only cost $300. So if you want to beat the heat this summer and still get in on some awesome fishing give me a call Capt. Robert Hall (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Trout and Redfish are Consistent

2008-03-26T10:25:00.002-04:00

Well the last few charters have been pretty good. The Speckled trout are biting really well. We are landing these fish in the backwaters of Swansboro. The Neuse and New Rivers have also been producing some good numbers of fish. We are landing these fish on Strike King Jigheads tipped with soft plastics like Gulps and Strike Kings. These fish are also falling for the Mirrodine by Mirrolure this bait closley resembles a small pogy. The redfish have been of fire in the marshes behind the Islands. Just about all of the shallow bays are holding good numbers of Redfish. These fish are biting Strike Kings Redfish Magic along with the gulps and soft plastics. The fishing should bust wide open anyday now so book your Spring Inshore trip Call me at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters.com

Crystal Coast Upcoming April Report

2008-03-26T10:24:00.000-04:00

APRIL
CRYSTAL COAST INSHORE FISHING REPORT

April is the month that kicks off the fishing season. April is the month where cold nights give way to warm evenings and North winds switch to the South. As we get into the month of April, the water temps begin to rise out of the high 40’s and low 50’s to the high 50’s and low 60’s. The extreme spring low tides start to rise.
The fish of the month will be Speckled Trout. April is one of the best months of the year to land that trophy speck. The best areas to catch these fish will be in the extreme backwaters of the tidal rivers and creeks throughout the Crystal Coast. You will find these fish in the Neuse, New, and White Oak Rivers. Along with the rivers, specks can be found in the creeks off of Highway 24 like Broad, Gales, and Queens Creek. For the fish in the rivers and creeks, I start out by using a soft plastic bait and jig head combo. The jig head I typically use is a 1/8 oz. unpainted jig head by Strike King. As for the soft plastic bait, it is really hard not to go with Berkley Gulp. The jerk shad, pogy, swimming mullet, or shrimp will all work. The colors I use are the pearl, smelt, or smoke. Other good soft plastics to use are the Strike King Glass minnow or Zulu jerk bait. I typically use a slow retrieve with short snaps of the rod tip. Along with soft plastics, I use the Mirrodine by MirrOlure. This bait closely resembles a small pogey, which can be found this time of year in the backwaters. The Catch 2000, Strike King Wild Shiners, and any other suspending hard bait will work on spring time trophy Speckled Trout.
Another type of fish that you will be able to find in Bogue Sound and the marshes behind Emerald Isle, Bear, and Browns Island is the Schoolie Speckled Trout. I typically look for submerged oyster beds with drop-offs. I slowly work some of the many creeks winding through the marshes. All of these creeks will have deep holes in the bends. I quietly drift into the bends making long casts with gulps and MirrOlures. You can usually expect trout ranging from 1-4 lbs. A bonus fish you can expect to catch while fishing the tidal rivers and creeks are Striped Bass. Most of these fish will be on the smaller side ranging from 1-5 lbs. Striper will strike any of the baits you will be using for the Speckled Trout.
Speckled Trout are not the only fish getting active due to the warming water temps. Red drum will start to filter in from the inlets and inhabit their spring and early summer haunts. Unlike the winter months, you will find Redfish a little more scattered this time of year. Although it will not be uncommon to find a school of 50 or more fish, most schools will be around a dozen. You can start looking for these Reds in the marshes and flats behind Emerald Isle, Bear, and Browns Island. These fish will be a lot more aggressive than they were a month ago. I still use the soft plastic and jig head combo but my favorite bait for Redfish is the Redfish Magic by Strike King. This spinner bait is similar to the Beetle Spin. It allows you to cover a lot of water, which is the way to find these spring redfish. By the end of April, you can expect these fish to start exploding on topwater baits. My go to topwater bait is the TopDawg in the 808 color by MirrOlure.
Flounder will also start to show up in the month of April. You can pick up the occasional flounder while fishing for specks and reds. By the end of the month, you will start to catch a good number of fish on the near shore artificial reefs and live bottoms. You can usually pick these fish off by using 1.5 to 2.5 oz. buck tail jigs tipped will squid strips, soft plastics, and live mud minnows. Along with the flounder, you will catch the occasional keeper Sea Bass. April anglers can also expect to have some awesome catches of Bluefish as they come in on the southerly winds. The size range of these fish are typically 0-2 lbs. but they will attack your bait. These fish can be caught on just about anything such as Sting Silvers, Maria jigs, Gotcha plugs, etc.
All baits mentioned can be found at The Reel Outdoors located on Emerald Isle. You can find an online link to the Reel Outdoors by visiting Hall’em In Charters on the web at www.hallemincharters.com and clicking on supporters!

Captain Robert Hall
Hall’em In Charters, Inc.
Website: www.hallemincharters.com
Email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com
(910)330-6999

CCFA Redfish Series

2008-03-11T09:00:00.002-04:00

This is the ad going in Aprils issue of NC Sportsmans. Our Series will consist of 3 tournaments. Each team will receive points for their finish in each tournament. The top 5 teams at the end of 3 tournaments will fish in a Championship the day of the Mullet Festival. All the participation will help our club (CCFA). For more info you can contact me at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com or you can visit out club website @ www.crystalcoastfishing.net

Feb 23 Mixed Bag (Tagged Red Drum)

2008-02-24T11:07:00.002-05:00

Well the fishing has had its bright moments and slow moments lately. Today was a little slow but we had fun catching a number of species. We had a 6hr. Trip and ended up landing largemouth bass, Red Drum, Flounders, and Mudfish. The highlight of the day was a Tagged Red Drum. All fish were landed on Berkley gulp baits. If you like to book your mixed bag charter give me a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com Thanks

Feb 11, 2008 Fishing Report

2008-02-11T09:42:00.000-05:00

Fishing has been pretty good the last couple of weeks. When we have the warmer days the fishing will pic up. We are still catching Reds in the surf zone. We are also still catching Reds in the backwaters on Swansboro, Emerald Isle, and Havelock areas. The trout bite has been pretty slow in the Swansboro are but has been steady down in the Havelock areas. Mixed in with the specks there have been some nice Striped bass and flounder. So next time you see some warm days coming on the Weather Channel give me a call. Capt. Robert Hall (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Open Dates

2008-01-30T10:05:00.001-05:00

I still have some open dates in Feb. for full and half days. Come fish with Hall'em In Charters and get on some of the best Redfishing you will ever experience.
Half days open for Feb: 2/4, 2/5, 2/6, 2/12, 2/18, 2/19, 2/20, 2/21

Full days open for Feb: 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23.

The redfish are stacked up on the Shoals. Hall'em In also offers Striper trips to the Nuese River for full day charters. The fishing has been good so give me a call and book your fishing charter here in Swansboro NC (910)-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Tip of the month (Feb)

2008-01-24T09:57:00.000-05:00

FEBURARY INSHORE TIP
HOW TO FISH WITH
MUD MINNOWS ONE OF THE BEST WINTER LIVE BAITS

In the middle of winter live bait can be hard to come by. One of my favorite live baits to use for winter inshore species is Mud minnows. They are readily available and are so easy to keep alive. I usually load up with mud minnows in any of the many creeks along the rivers and sounds in our local area. Any creek that has a tidal flow of saltwater and narrows down to a ditch will hold plenty of minnows. I use regular minnow traps made by Frabill. You can find this type of trap at The Reel Outdoors on Emerald Isle. I will bait each trap with one can of cat food (any brand works). Once a trap is baited, I will then place the trap parallel to the creek. I usually will check the trap each morning.
Now the question I get most is what is the best way to fish these minnows. I use three different techniques for this particular bait. Each technique is good for different situations. One thing these rigs all have in common is the hook I use. Typically I like to use a light gauge circle hook in the size of the mud minnows I have on hand. I will first start with the most common rigs anglers’ fish them. That is your traditional Carolina rig (photo #1) that consists of an egg sinker, bead, swivel, and hook. This Rig is used for deeper water situations or an area with a lot of current. This is not a recommend rig to use at the Cape Lookout rock jetty or any of the Creeks in the tidal rivers, because you will constantly stay snagged. This rig used more in the inlet and marsh areas.
The second rig I would like to discuss is as simple as it gets. This rig consists of a couple of split shots, 18”-24” of fluorocarbon leader and your light gauge circle hook (photo #2). I tie my flouro leader to my main line with a Uni to Uni knot or an Albright knot. I start with one split shot then adjust to the conditions. This is my favorite way to fish mud minnows and definitely one of the best ways to fish them at the Cape Lookout jetty. This rig can easily be adjusted and has a minimal amount of terminal tackle.
The final rig I will go over can be a little more complicated but is the only way to get a bite at times. It consists of a Slip cork, bobber stopper, a couple split shots, 18”-24” of fluorocarbon leader, and your hook (photo #3). This is the typical slip cork rig used for floating shrimp. It is a deadly way to use mud minnows in tidal rivers like the Neuse and New Rivers and also the jetties. This rig is so good in those areas because it keeps the minnows out of the snags. Also you are able to keep the bait in the actual strike zone which is commonly overlooked by most anglers.
So go get a few traps and catch up some mud minnows for you next trip out on the water. It may save the day when artificial just isn’t cutting it. If you have any more questions or have a better way to use these mud minnows feel free to call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Captain Robert Hall
Hall’em In Charters, Inc.
www.hallemincharters.com
(910) 330-6999

This is whats on tap for Feburary

2008-01-24T09:48:00.000-05:00

FEBRUARY
CRYSTAL COAST INSHORE FISHING REPORT

I would first like to wish every one a Happy New Year. It is now 2008 and it looks to be another great fishing year. We are now in the middle of winter and the water temps are hovering around 45-52 degrees. Most anglers have winterized their boats and put up their gear for the winter. However, most anglers do not realize the month of February can be some of the best action for Redfish they will experience all year. There will be big schools of redfish along the surf zone and in the backwaters all winter long. When you can get the right conditions with offshore winds and minimal swell, you can fish along the beach front of Bear and Browns Islands. These fish usually range from 22”-32”. You can see the fish cruising just about on the sand. I like to use ½ oz. unpainted jig heads with a heavy gauge hook. I normally tip the jig with a 4in. Berkley Gulp shrimp. I also will use MirrOlure Catch 2000 suspending stick bait. They will eat just about anything. I like to use the bigger heavier baits because they tend to cast a lot better against the wind. You have to use extreme care when fishing like this because you have to get your boat very close to the beach and sometimes a rough wave will come out of nowhere and ruin your day. If the conditions are not right for the surf zone, there will be plenty of Reds behind Emerald Isle, Bear Island, and Browns Island. These fish tend to run a little smaller ranging from 17”-27”. I will usually find redfish milling around in the many bays around our area. I use similar size bait such as a 1/8-1/16 oz. jig head with a smaller gulp like the 3” gulp shrimp or jerk shad. I down size the MirrOlure to Catch 2000 Jr. The best way to locate these fish is to ease into a bay with your trolling motor or pole and look for fish pushing wakes and swirls.
Redfish are not the only inshore fish on tap for the Crystal Coast. You will still be able to find some speckled trout around the Swansboro and Emerald Isle areas. You will notice the fish to be a little smaller but with a little patience you will be able to limit out on specks. These fish in our area will usually range from 1-3lbs. I key in on specks after a few days of warmer weather. This type of weather put these fish in a mood to feed. I fish for these fish in the Hwy 24 creeks and also in the marshes behind Bear and Browns Islands. There will also be some nicer fish in Queens and Bear Creeks along with the White Oak River. I use 1/8-1/16 oz. unpainted jig heads tipped with Berkley gulp swimming mullets and jerk shads. My favorite color to use is the smelt color. If you are looking for that trophy speck, you should fish in the New or Neuse Rivers. To receive a NC citation for a speckled trout, it has to weigh 5lbs or a live release of a fish with a min. length of 24”. On an average day trip, we will land any where from 5-10 specks ranging from 1-3lbs with the chance for that 5-8 pounder. I use the same set up with gulp or the power bait shrimp. I also use a MirrOlure TTHP or 52 M in the 808 color. The Cape Lookout Jetty will probably be your best bet for a banner day on January speckled trout. If I can give any advice, it would be to get there early and have a live well full of mud minnows. I fish the mud minnows on a split shot rig or barrel weight rig. I also use light gauge circle hooks.
Along with the trout, expect to land a good number of stripers in the Neuse River. These fish are the smaller version of the ocean stripers but are just as fun on light tackle. These fish can be caught on gulps and mirrolures. On the warmer days you may be able to convince them to take a topwater plug. So get out there and take advantage of the awesome fishing available during the month of February. If you ever have any questions, feel free to give me a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yaoo.com.

Captain Robert Hall
Hall’em In Charters, Inc.
http://www.hallemincharters.com/
(910)330-6999

January Redfish on fire

2008-01-12T19:49:00.000-05:00

Folks if you are wanting to get on some redfish now is the time to book a trip. We have been landing Reds from the surf zone to the backwaters. We have been working the surf zones of Bear and Browns Islands. On an average surf trip you can expect to land anywheres from 20-60 reds. We are sight casting to these massive schools of reds with gulp baits, Catch 2000 (Mirrolures), and just about whatever else we have in the boat. We have had some rough water here latley but the fortunate thing is there have been some pretty big schools of Reds in the backwaters in the Swansboro , Emerald Isle, and Bear Creek area. These fish are also schooled real tight in water less than 10". We are landing this fish on gulp baits (light jigheads), Catch 2000 (Mirrolures), and spinnerbaits. All these lures can be picked up at the Reel Outdoors on Emerald Isle, NC. (252)354-6692. Check them out before you head out on you next saltwater adventure. If you would like to get on some of this red hot Redfishing in the Emerald Isle and Swansboro NC area give me a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Happy New Years

2008-01-01T12:55:00.000-05:00

Hall'em In Charters would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. We hope 2008 is as great as 2007. The fishing has been pretty consistent with the winters in the past. Here in the Swansboro area the Redfish are on fire. We are landing good numbers of fish in the surf zone and in the backwaters of Swansboro and Emerald Isle. We are sight fishing for these reds. There are still good numbers of speckled trout in our area but they are on the smaller side. We have been fishing in the Neuse and New Rivers landing nice trout ranging from 1-2.5lbs. Along with the specks, we have been catching some nice stripers. If you would like to get on some great winter time fishing, give me a call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

December Inshore Slam

2007-12-27T15:10:00.000-05:00

I rounded up two of my good buddies David and Tommy on Christmas Eve. I convinced them to go on a road trip. Well it turned out to be a pretty good idea. We fished in the Neuse River area and landed a few nice Striped bass ranging from 2-5lbs. We also caught a good number of speckled trout ranging from 1-2 lbs. Mixed in the catch were some nice redfish and flounder. We had a wonderful couple of hours on the water before heading to Grandmas to open gifts. If you are interested in a charter on the Neuse River fishing for Stripers, Speckled trout, Red fish and Flounder, give me a call. The schools of Red fish are still big around the Swansboro and Emerald Isle areas. We are landing these fish on gulp, mirrolures, and spinner baits. The action should last through march, so give me a call to get on some of the world class Redfish on the Crystal Coast. Call Capt. Robert Hall (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Open Dates for Trout and Redfish Charters

2007-12-22T20:22:00.000-05:00

Well folks it has been an excellent year of fishing and Hall'em In Charters would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. My wife and I would like to say we really appreciate every ones business. I also would like to add that I have some open dates coming up in the months of January. January is my favorite time of year to target trophy trout. We find these fish in some of the local creeks in the Swansboro and Emerald Isle areas. Hall'em In Charters also fishes for trophy Speckled Trout in the New River and Neuse River. I also have banner trout days at the Cape Lookout Rock Jetties. January and February will be some of the best red fishing you could ever experience. We sight cast to schools of fish ranging from 100-5000 fish. Also keep in mind for the month of January I am running 1/2 day trips for two people at special rate of $225. I January 5, 12, 19, 26 available for full day chartrs. I also have more 1/2 day openings. Please call and book your charter today with Hall'em In Charters. For more info in backwater fishing charters in the Swansboro and Emerald Isle areas, call Capt. Robert Hall at
(910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Specks on the fly

2007-12-09T20:02:00.000-05:00

I had Dave Roska and his father in law on board for a half day trip Sat. We decided to work some of the backwaters of Bear Creek looking for Redfish and Speckled Trout. Well we had a rough time finding the Redfish today (odd). But we did manage to find a school of specks biting really well. Mr. Dave landed numerous trout on the fly rod. We landed 20-25 trout ranging from 1lb-2.5lbs. Dave was using a grey and white clouser he had tied himself. While we landed most of our trout on Berkley gulps and Betts halo shrimps. The fishing is still pretty good. With all this warm weather we should have good fishing for awhile. A couple of the local captains made some trips to the Cape Lookout Jetties and had some pretty good catches of 2-5lb trout. So take advantage of the mild winter and book a charter call Capt. Robert Hall (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

December Trout

2007-12-09T19:50:00.000-05:00

I had Clay Fisher and his son Cade on board for a half day trip. We worked some of the backwaters of Swansboro and Emerald Isle for some speckled trout and redfish. We did pretty good landing 30+ specks. We had a lot of smaller fish but also landed a couple limits of fish ranging from 1.5lbs-3lbs. The fishing is still pretty good locally around Swansboro. If you would like to book a charter for some spectacular action, call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

December and January special rates for redfish trips.

2007-12-05T11:30:00.000-05:00

This winter looks like it will be another banner year for Redfish in the backwaters of Swansboro and Emerald Isle. The big schools of reds have pushed up in the marshes. Hall'em In Charters is offering a special rate of $225 for a half day redfish trip. This trip is a 4hr charter for two people for redfish in the backwaters of Swansboro and Emerald Isle. Hall'em In Charters also does trout trips to the Cape Lookout jetties. Our normal rates are listed on our website at http://www.hallemincharters.com/. If you would like to spend a few hours on the water for the holidays and get into some of the best redfish action, call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com.

Puppy Drum (fish of the month)

2007-11-30T11:33:00.000-05:00

The fishing has been very good lately. The big schools of reds are here!!!! They are in the marsh and in the surf zone. We have been catching good numbers of red in the backwaters of Swansboro and Emerald. These fish have been falling for spinnerbaits, topwaters, gulp, D.O.A., Mirrolures, and anything else in your box. We have been landing good numbers of trout in the local creeks and rivers. There are still some in the marshes and around the inlets but they seem to be running on the small side. The average morning trout trip has been landing 10-20 specks from 1lb-3lbs. We are using mud minnows for live bait. We have also been doing well with gulp jerkshads and shrimp rigged on 1/16 oz-1/8 oz. jig heads. The other bait that has seemed to be good in the Betts halo shrimp. The months of December and January are some of the best redfish action you can imagine. If you would like to get on some of this hot action, book your charter by calling at Capt. Robert Hall (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Trout and Reds are on fire (Open Dates for Nov)

2007-11-20T11:34:00.000-05:00

The inshore fishing has been great. My charters have been landing good numbers of Specks and Reds. The specks have been running from 1LB-4Lbs. We have been working the local creeks and marshes using gulps and mirrolures! I have been using light jig heads (1/16 oz. - 1/8 oz.).

We have been catching alot of Rat Redfish mixed in with the specks. The bigger Reds seem to be out around the inlets and behind Hammocks Beach and Browns Island. We have also been landing some keeper size flounder along with the Drum and Trout. With the warm weather in the area the fishing should stay good for a while. Here are the dates I have open for the rest of the month: Tue-Fri (27-30) for half day trout and redfish trips. The fishing is good so book your charter now by calling Capt. Robert Hall at (910)-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Specks and Reds are biting well

2007-11-15T12:43:00.000-05:00

The trout bite has finally turned on . My half day trips are limiting out about every time. The size fish we have been landing rang from 1lb to 5lbs. We have been catching most of the trout in the backwaters of the White Oak river, Queens Creek, and along with the NC 24 creeks. The fish have been falling for gulps, live shrimp, mullets, Mirrolures, and X-raps. I have been mainly working the creeks with my trolling motor and covering alot of water. The best color gulps have been the natural shrimp and the smelt colored jerkshad. Pink TT mirrolures have worked well along with She Dog top water in the 808 color. The action should stay pretty consistent as long as the weather stays in the 60s and 70s. The redfish are biting well on the shoals of the inlets. We are mainly sight casting to the drum with gulps, top waters, and Catch 2000s. The drum are ranging from 20" to 30". If you would like to get in on this hot fishing action, book your Swansboro Charter by calling Capt. Robert Hall at 910-330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Special Rates for December!!

2007-10-24T11:05:00.000-04:00

For the month of December Hall'em In Charters is offering the special rate of

$225 for a half day charter (based on two people). This special rate is only for inshore fishing charters. This will include fishing for Speckled Trout, Redfish, and Flounder along the back waters of Swansboro and Emerald Isle. To book your charters along Hall'em In Charters please call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com.

Fall fishing has been great!

2007-10-24T10:26:00.000-04:00

The fishing has been on FIRE!! If you have not been on the water lately, I will catch you up on what has been biting. The Redfish bite has been awesome from the surf zone to the backwaters of Swansboro and Emerald Isle. We have been sightcasting to schools of drum in the hundreds. The best bait has been Topwaters like Mirrolures, Top Dag, and Heddon Zara Spooks. They are also biting spinnerbaits, gulps, and live baits. This is some of the most exciting fishing you can do. The speckled trout bite has been extremely slow with the temps being so hot. We have been catching some specks in the marshes but they have been scattered. We should start to see it pick up in the future as the temps start to drop. The fall flounder bite has been pretty consistent. The local inlets are holding good numbers of fish. The flounder are falling for finger mullets rigged on a Carolina rig. The best bite has been the King Mackerel. The kings have been feeding heavily along the beaches and the near shore reefs and wrecks. They will readily take a live pogey or jig bait. I have been using naked king rigs. The best bait for the 30+ pound fish is a live bluefish. If you would like a great time on the water, book your charter now by calling (910)330-6999 or emailing us at: hallemincharters@yahoo.com.