4-24-12 Cobia Time

Well is late April and it is cobia time. There have been a few boated and a reports of a few seen so that means we are only days away from some of my favorite type of fishing. Most of the fish we will land will be site fishing but live baiting and anchoring while chumming also is super effective. I will be offering 6-7hr. cobia trips for 3 anglers for  $450 dollars. If you have never caught one of these brutes they are amazing fighters and even more amazing table fare. Days are booking fast so give me a call at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

4-14-12 Inshore fishing is epic

The Redfish bite has been about as good as I have ever seen it. We have been dealing with some cooler windy conditions but during the better weather conditions the bite has been awesome. Topwaters, Gulps on jigheads, Natural baits on Carolina rigs, and spinnerbaits have been doing the most damage. We have been finding big schools of fish in the marshes behind Bear and Browns islands, Emerald Isle and in the White Oak River. Most of these fish have been ranging from 22"-28". This action should only continue through the summer.

The flounder have started to show up here in the channels near the inlets. There are quite a few short fish with some good 1lb-3lb fish mixed in. Gulps on jigheads have been our go to baits for the flatfish.

The trout bite has cooled a bit lots of short fish but not to much to speak of. The Sea Mullet are slowly making a showing along the beach fronts and it should only be a matter of time before they work their way inside. There are also tons of blue fish in the 1lb.-2lb. range in all the channels and creeks along the crystal coast. I have heard of a couple Hatteras blues along Bogue banks. There are Pogies crusing the Surf Zone so that means the COBIA!!!! should not be to far behind. I certainly hope this year will be as good as the last two.

So if you are in the Crystal Coast are book your Fishing Charter call Capt. Robert Hall at (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

Offshore charters for 2012

Hall'em In Charters will be offering offshore charters for 2012. We will be running nearshore trips to the nearshore artifical reefs, live bottoms, ledges, and wrecks. On these trips you can expect to catch king and spanish mackerel, amber jack, mahi-mahi, grouper, flounder, and many more. We also will be running offshore trips to the gulf stream on these trips you can expect to catch king mackerel, wahoo, mahi-mahi, sailfish while trolling and grouper, snapper, and many more while jigging the bottom. We will be running these trips in a fully rigged 33T contender center console with dependable 300 hp. Yamaha outboards. Just like our inshore charters we provide everything you need on your trip except what you want to eat or drink that day during your charter. Rates and availability will be posted on my website: http://www.hallemincharters.com/ So if you want to try out some great offshore fishing in the crystal coast area book you charter with us. Call (910)330-6999 or email: hallemincharters@yahoo.com

January 26th Report Redfishing has been good.

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