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Webcam Wednesday!
Check out our new webcam! It shows our marina in all its glory, with boats going out in the morning and the catches coming in the afternoon, witness it all from the comfort of your computer! You can click the 'camera' icon in the top right of our webpage or visit oregon-inlet.com/webcam.
This storm may be bad but the fishing was not! Offshore boats brought in tons of yellowfin, mahi, big eyes, and some blackfin! Our nearshore fleet slammed the spanish mackerel and bluefish! Nearshores also brought in sea bass and albacore!
The inshore fleet brought in speckled trout, bluefish, and red drum!
Let's hope for better weather and awesome catches in the next couple days!
Porpoise-full Tuesday!
Today was a fair day for fishing out of Oregon Inlet. Offshore boats reeled in some yellowfin, big eyes, and mahi!
Our nearshore boats brought red drum, cobia, spanish mackerel, and ribbonfish! With our inshores, they brought in ribbonfish, flounder, trout, cobia, and more red drum!
Our noon Safari trip nabbed this stunning photo of the dolphins! Book your spot today and witness these remarkable animals!
BIG EYES FOR THE WIN
The wind and choppy waters didn't stop the show today! 41 boats left the slips this morning for a good day of fishing.
Offshore boats brought in lots of Big Eye Tuna & a few Yellowfin & Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, Mahi-Mahi/Gaffers. A few citations were issued today for a 106 lb, a 111 lb and a 90 lb Big Eye, 70 lb Yellowfin Tuna and a catch/release of a Blue Marlin.
Nearshore brought in Croaker, Sea mullet, Cobia, Ribbonfish and Spanish mackrel. Meanwhile, our inshore boats hauled in Ribbon fish, Speckled trout, Blues, Red drum, Striped Bass, and a Spinner shark!!
Miss Oregon Inlet will not be sailing tomorrow as she will be out for maintenance. There are 5 spots open for Thursday morning and 38 spots for the noon trip.
Safari Dolphin Tours is set to sail tomorrow at 7 am as well as a trip at noon. Secure your spot online at SafariToursOBX.com or call us here at the reservations desk for assistance with booking your seats!!
Let us help make those memories happen!! Call us at 252-441-6301 ~~ Kelly ~~
HAPPY FATHERS DAY
It sure was a great day for fishing here at Oregon Inlet, sunny skies and warm weather. A perfect Fathers Day!
Our offshore boats had great catches of Dolphin, both gaffers and limits. We also had lots of citation Big Eye tuna, 160 lbs., 133 lbs, 115 lbs.. There were also catches of Wahoo, Blackfin tuna and Blue Marlin and Sailfish releases.
Nearshore boats boasted with great catches of Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel and Ribbon fish, and Inshore charters returned with Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Red Drum and Ribbon Fish.
If you are interested in booking a charter, give us a call at (252)441-6301, or book on our website oregon-inlet.com.
MIXED BAG OF FISH TODAY
We have BEAUTIFUL weather at ORIFC and a perfect day for sunshine, waves and FISHIN'!! 34 of our boats ventured out today for some Father's Day Weekend Fun.
Offshore: Our anglers reported LOTS of Mahi-Mahi/Gaffers, Big Eye Tuna, and Tile Fish! There were also a few Grouper, a Yellowfin Tuna, a couple of Wahoo and a Amberjack. Nearshore and Inshore lines found Sea Bass, Spanish Mackrel, Ribbon Fish, Speckled Trout and a Shark on the other end!
Miss Oregon Inlet does not run on Sunday. We have several spots open for Monday morning, noon and our *NEW HOURS* for the TWILIGHT CRUISE at 6:00 PM.
Our Safari Dolphin Tours are booking quickly too! Great for family fun!! Come on and book your memories with us!
Call 252-441-6301 or book online at www.MissOregonInlet.com or www.SafariToursOBX.com
Slay the Big Eyes!
Our offshore boats had a great day with tunas, yellowfins and big eyes out the wazoo! Mahi-mahi are steady and great!
Our nearshore boats have been flingin' in the spanish mackerel and stripers! Ribbonfish and tilefish have been comin' in as well. Inshore guys had bluefish, sheepshead, speckled trout, flounder, and grey trout!
Check out our fleet at oregon-inlet.com, and book a trip on our headboat Miss Oregon Inlet at missoregoninlet.com!
Spanish & Blues Galore!
Today, the winds kicked our offshore fleet off the water, but they didn't stop our nearshore and inshore fleets! We saw great amounts of bluefish and spanish mackerel today, along with ribbon fish, flounder, and sea mullet. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for the offshore guys!
Our Safari dolphin tours are running everyday, all day so reserve your spot at oregon-inlet.com
Our headboat, Miss Oregon Inlet, is now running twilight cruises Tuesday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's! Book your trip at missoregoninlet.com!
Woohoos and Wahoos
Despite climbing weather conditions, we had great fishing! Our offshore fleet had mixed bags of meat fish including big eye, black fin, and yellow fin tunas, gaffer mahi, and even a few wahoos!
Our nearshore crews are still catching nice king and spanish mackerel as well as ribbon fish.
Inshore guys were bragging about stripers! "Best they've seen in 15 years for the area".
Miss Oregon Inlet has availability for all three fishing excursions on thursday. 7am-11:30am/ 12pm-4:30pm/ 6pm-8pm.
The Safari Tour boat also has room on its 12:30pm trip tomorrow!
Magnificent Mahi
Our offshore boats set out this morning under cloudy skies, however that did not put a damper on the angler's day. The boats arrived back this afternoon with great catches of Dolphin, many of which were gaffers and limits. There was also a variety of Big Eye Tuna, some Yellowfin Tuna and a Blue Marlin release.
Nearshore charters had good catches of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish, and inshore trips did well with catches of Speckled Trout, Bluefish, Flounder and Red Drum.
Miss Oregon Inlet had catches of Flounder, Croaker and Spot.
Come on down and book a charter of your own, or call us at (252)441-6301 and we will assist you with booking the charter of your choice.
THE EYES HAVE IT
It may have been an overcast day today, but is sure was a great day for Big Eye Tuna! We had 27 offshore boats out today and they returned with huge amounts of citation Big Eye Tuna. There were also catches of Dolphin, Yellowfin Tuna and Wahoo to add to the mix.
Our nearshore boats also had great catches of Spanish Mackerel, King Mackerel, Bluefish, Albacore and Moonfish.
We have plenty of room left for Monday morning on Miss Oregon Inlet, so come on down and do some fishing. The boat sails at 7:00am so get here around 6:30 to buy your ticket, or you can book on line at www.missoregoninlet.com.
Don't forget about our Safari Tours! Come and watch the Dolphins dance around the boat. We need 9 people for the boat to sail. Trips are 10:00-12:00, 12:30 - 2:30 and 3:00-5:00. There is also a sundown cruise from 5:30-7:30. Call us as (252)441-6301 to book the time of your choice.
Day of the Bigeye!
Despite cooler temps and dreary skies most of our fleet still went out for a day of fishing. Bigeye Tuna was ripe for the picking today for our offshore anglers!!! Several citations were issued for the Bigeyes ranging from 114 lbs to 246 lbs!! Also on the lines were a few Yellowfin Tuna and Mahi. Overall, our customers were happy with their catches. Our Inshore fishermen/women also had some nice catches on the end of their lines. Our docks were lined with blues, Spanish Mackrel, Red Drum, Speckled Trout and False Albacore!!
Miss Oregon Inlet has plenty of spots available for tomorrow!! As well as our Safari Dolphin Tours. You can reserve your spot on either boat by purchasing your ticket at the reservations desk, calling 252-441-6301 or online. www.MissOregonInlet.com or SafariToursOBX.com. Our Offshore charter bookings are filling quickly. Give us a call at 252-441-6301 or stop by the reservations desk for any questions!!
The days fly by too quickly so make your memories while you can!! Book your spot today... don't let your boat sail without you!! ~~ Kelly ~~
Thursday
Today the Outer Banks weather got the best of our offshore fleet. All offshore guys took a break from steady fishing to doing some dockside work. But, our nearshore fleet scored the bluefish, Spanish mackerel and albacore! As for our inshore fleet, including the head boat, they caught some keeper flounder, spot, croaker, pin fish, pig fish, and a couple trout in the mix!
Let's hope the bad weather holds off for our offshore fleet to make it out tomorrow!
Windy Wednesday
Today was a rough day for fishing as the winds picked up. Offshore fleet did come in with some limits on mahi, with some gaffers at that. Tuna's are coming back, with a few bigeye citations coming in, as big as 210lbs! Woo-hoo for wahoo as we are starting to see more and more of them!
Our nearshore fleet did quite well today, as the bluefish were good and many caught some spanish mackerel and albacore!
Inshore guys brought in speckled trout, bluefish, and ribbon fish. Miss Oregon Inlet reeled in some flounder, pigfish, pinfish, and sea mullet! She's sailing twice a day so book your trip soon at missoregoninlet.com
Yahoo for the Wahoo!!
Today was a great day for fishin'!!! The temperature was great, winds were mild and the SUN was shining again! All of our booked boats went out & returned with some nice catches. Fishing was a little slow for some, while others found a sweet spot in the water. Citations were issued today for a 65 pound Wahoo and a 104 POUND Yellowfin Tuna!! Two other citations were issued today for a 46 pound Golden Tilefish and Spanish Mackrel at 6 pound,10 oz!!! Our Offshore anglers brought in Tuna (false albacore & yellowfin), Mahi, Tilefish, Sea Bass and Wahoo! ~~ Our Nearshore & Inshore anglers brought home Bluefish, Speckeled trout, Flounder, Spanish mackrel, puffer fish, pig fish and pin fish.
Our Offshore Charters are booking quickly for the month. We are currently accepting Make-Up Charter reservations, contingent upon having a boat available for our Make-up groups. If you would like to book a Make-up charter you may do so online or at our reservations desk in the Ships Store. Call or read the Terms and Conditions on our website for more details on booking a makeup charter.
Mrs Oregon Inlet will be running tomorrow & spots are still available for the AM trip. Book online at , call 252-441-6301 or stop in at the reservations desk to get your ticket!
Safari will set sail tomorrow at 3:00 for a Dolphin Watching Tour, there are a few seats still available for this trip. Book online at , call 252-441-6301 or stop in at the reservations desk to book your seat today for future trips!
Ya'll come on down to see us at Oregon-Inlet Fishing Center! Book with us and let's make those memories happen!! ~~ Kelly ~~
Moody Monday
Our day started out with a few challenges with inclement weather on the forecast, but, our skilled captains went out despite the choppy waters.
Yesterday and today offshore fishing was much better than the weather! There were catches of Blackfin Tuna, Big Eye Tuna, lots of Mahi and limits of tilefish!! Citations were issued for Big Eye Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna and a Sailfish release!! Our inshore anglers lined our docks with Bluefish and Speckled Trout, Sea Mullet, puffer fish, pig fish and lots of keeper sized flounder!!
We had a glitch with our booking website today, but it has been fixed. If you had any issues with booking a charter during that time, give us a call at the reservations desk at 252-441-6301 to book your charter!
Miss Oregon Inlet is set to sail tomorrow morning with 18 seats available and needs 2 more people to book for the afternoon in order to sail! Get your ticket at MissOregonInlet.com or stop in at the reservations desk.
Safari Dolphin Tours is taking reservations to claim yours seat on our pontoon boat visit the reservations desk, call 252-441-6301 or go online at SafariToursOBX.com
Come on in to visit with us and book your memories today! ~Kelly~