Marauder Fishing Charter Reports

The 2018 season has gotten off to a great start ! Cobia season is in full swing. We are available for half, three quarter or full day trips. We can be reached at 252-202-3396 and you can check our booking calendar on the right side of this page for current availability.

September and October have always been a great time to fish on the obx and this year is no exception. We've had a great week of fishing on our half, three quarter and all day trips. Inshore, there has been a good run of Blues and Spanish along with some Cobia and False Albecore.The nearshore wrecks are holding Trigger fish and other bottom fish. Off the beach, the big Amberjack have shown up on the area wrecks as well as some nice Dolphin, an occasional Wahoo and Sail fish while trolling and we had some nice size Tile fish while deep drop fishing the other day. The White Marlin bite offshore is incredible once again this year with record catches being made. Come on down and do some fishing, the weather is great and the fishing is even better.

We fished 4 all day trips and a couple of half day trips this week. The all days consisted of live bait fishing for Amberjacks and trolling for dolphin which were very successful. The nearshore half days have seen a nice return of good size tailor blue fish and spanish mackerel fishing. The summer may be winding down but that's when the fishing starts to heat up here on the OBX. Get a group together and lets go fishing. Thanks for checking in, Troy

The past week we did a little bit of everything, live bait fishing for Amberjacks on the wrecks and trolling for Dolphin. Wreck fishing for sea bass and trigger fish and a little chumming for sharks, which was about the best I have ever seen. Come on down, bring the kids and go fishing.

Our morning trips have been producing some of the years best Spanish fishing right outside the inlet. The afternoon trips have been slower with a few schools of Red Drum showing up along with a scattered Cobia catch.

Lets go fishing !

The half day trips produced excellent catches of Spanish and the full day trips were very productive as well with plenty of action on the Amberjacks, Dolphin, Kings, Wahoo and a Sail fish release on one of the trips.

Lets go fishing !

Our summer Flounder fishing has been very productive so far this season. On this recent outing we had several keepers.

Good luck !

"Our catches for the past week covered all the bases. A strong north east wind chased us out of the ocean toward the end of the week but not after having some of the best Spanish fishing of the summer and during the blow we caught plenty of trout, sea mullet, flounder and croaker to name a few, while enjoying the calm sound side waters. The weekend brought some pretty weather and we made another good run on the Spanish Saturday morning and finished off the weekend on Sunday fishing with my son, his wife and a group of friends from Greenville catching plenty of big Amberjack and a few nice dolphin to round off the catch. Summer fishing is in full swing and the July calendar is just about filled in. Book early if you can to guarantee your fishing adventure. Troy"

"Fishing along the beach this week has yielded some nice catches of large Spanish Mackerel, plenty of Blues, false Albecore and another good run on the Cobia. Warm water has held tight to the beach on the south side of the inlet despite a couple of hard south west blows. Looks like our summer fishing pattern has settled into place nicely. We have a few days left open in June and July is close to being filled up. Book your date ahead of time to guarantee availability. Thanks for checking in, Troy"

"The Cobia fishing has been outstanding for everyone and now we are settling into our Summer schedule. The Spanish Mackerel fishing on the half day trips is starting to get going along with our ever present tailor Blue fish. Still seeing plenty of Cobia around the inlet and along the beaches as well. Our ocean conditions have really come together in the past week with warm water full of fish settling in along the beach. Based on what is already here, we are anticipating a great summer. Wreck fishing on the all day trips are still producing good catches of Sea bass and other bottom dwellers as well as the first sign of Amberjacks. The calendar is filling in daily for the summer fishing schedule. If you're coming down for vacation, book your trip in advance to guarantee your trip. See ya on the water, Troy"

"What a way to end a month ! We welcomed friend Bob Hester and a crew of local anglers aboard this morning and headed out to see what the day would offer. The first request was to try for a few Sea bass so we headed out to a couple of wrecks where we found them waiting and hungry. After catching enough for the crew we headed back inshore to try our luck with the Cobia fishing that has been so good the past few days. It wasn't long after we got closer to the beach that we started seeing fish and then, it was game on. We ended the day with about 40 nice Sea bass with 3 meeting the states minimum requirement for a weight recognition citation of 5, 5.5 and 6.5 pounds. One 12 pound Tau tog (black fish) the largest I personally have ever seen. 10 Cobia, with three of them meeting the weight requirement for the sates citation program weighing in at 50, 55 and 70 pounds. The remaining 7 cobia weighing between 20 to 35 pounds. A day full of citation weighing fish and a great group of anglers. Thanks for fishing with us guys we enjoyed having you. The fish are here as you can see and the calendar is filling in fast for the summer season, book your trip in advance to guarantee your spot. Thanks for checking in, Troy"

"We had a great afternoon of Seabasa fishing with Josh and his family. Three citations in the catch as well, two over four pounds and one over six ! Doesn't get any better. A good showing of Cobia close to the inlet today as well. Summer dates are filling up fast, book ahead to gurantee your trip."

Stan and Conrad returned to fish with us agsin this year and it was just in time. We had a nice limit of Bass this morning in the two to 31/2 lb range with one making the state minimum for a citation weighing in at a little over 4 lbs. Thanks guys it was great to see you again. See ya next year.

"We started off our summer season today with a couple of half day trips. Blues and Spanish were on the menu and I for one was happy to seee them. Things are shaping up nicely with plenty of bait as well as all of the signs that the season is getting ready to take off. Dates are booking up daily, call ahead to reserve your trip."

"It looks like we have finally turned the corner on the weather here on the Outer Banks. Alan and I are finishing up on a few things and are ready to go fishing. We are booking trips daily and the calendar is starting to fill in for the summer. If you know when you want to fish this summer you should try and book the date ahead of time to guarantee availability. I can be reached at 252-202-3396 just about anytime of the day. If you don't get me leave a message and I will return your call promptly. I can also be reached by email from this page. We are looking forward to seeing everyone this summer, Troy"

"We are all dressed up and ready to go but mother nature has other plans. The calendar is filling in for the summer so get your trip scheduled ahead of time. We are going to go from a cool spring to a hot summer overnight it appears. So, if I have to sit around and wait I might as well enjoy my self. Its been a great spring Gobbler season here in eastern north Carolina and I scored a nice Trophy eastern the other day with my buddy Karl at Albemarle Outfitters. This one scored 67.4 and really put on a good show for us. Thanks Karl ! Troy"

"Summer trips are booking daily and we're looking forward to the start of the season.Send me an email or call for info and we'll customize a trip for you and your crew. I posted a few pictures of our location in the Dominican Republic where I've been the past couple of weeks. Sure hope the Carolina weather straightens out before I get back. See everyone soon, Troy"