Fishing is good.

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

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!!

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!!!

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

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

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!!!

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