North Carolina
Jan 31st thru Feb 17th
The Bluefin Tuna fishing is getting better and there have been some really big Tuna caught . The Tuna are just off the beach at Cape Lookout so you can save some money on fuel if they stay in the area .The commercial price isn't that good now from what I've heard but it should get better . There are still some Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna being caught also the King Mackerel have seemed to have moved into the warmer GulfStream waters offshore .
The Striped Bass and Trout fishing is Great right now also Bluefish are being caught all along the coast .
The Red Drum have moved farther south but there have been reports of catches from Morehead City south to Murrels Inlet .
If your planning on going after the Bluefin please remember that the bait spread is much further behind the boats so keep your VHF radio on and give others room or you will run over there spread and cost others hundreds of dollars in gear when you cut there lines with your prop!! Also you could have the line wrapped up in your prop and trust me you don't wanna get in the 48 degree water to cut line off so please be smart and give others room .
Good luck and be Safe
Captain Travis Carter
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 FROM S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM... INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS AND THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AMZ100-312030- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH SUNDAY THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA EARLY MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST THURSDAY AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION FRIDAY. AMZ130-312030- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING TODAY NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. TONIGHT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SUN SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SUN NIGHT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN... MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON SW WINDS AROUND 20 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. TUE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE. WAVES AROUND 2 FT...THEN 1 FT. WED SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. AMZ131-312030- ALLIGATOR RIVER- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING TODAY NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES CHOPPY...DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP. TONIGHT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP. SUN SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP. SUN NIGHT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP...INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CHOPPY. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES ROUGH...DIMINISHING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP...DIMINISHING TO FLAT. WED SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP. AMZ135-312030- PAMLICO SOUND- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TODAY NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. TONIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SUN SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SUN NIGHT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN... MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. TUE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT...THEN 1 FT. WED SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT. AMZ136-312030- PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING TODAY NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP...DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP THIS AFTERNOON.TONIGHT SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT. SUN SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT...INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES FLAT...INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON. SUN NIGHT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP...INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CHOPPY. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY...DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E. WAVES LIGHT CHOP... DIMINISHING TO FLAT. WED SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP. AMZ137-312030- NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNINGTODAY NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP...DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP THIS AFTERNOON.TONIGHT W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT. SUN SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP. SUN NIGHT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP...INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES CHOPPY. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES CHOPPY. TUE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E. WAVES LIGHT CHOP... DIMINISHING TO FLAT. WED S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP. AMZ150-312030- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING TODAY NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. TONIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NEAR SHORE... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS...DECREASING TO 6 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. TUE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. WED SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ152-154-312030- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING TODAY NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. TONIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. SUN SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SUN NIGHT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. TUE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. WED SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ156-312030- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING TODAY N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH... DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP.TONIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP. SUN SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP. SUN NIGHT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY... INCREASING TO ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. MON W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS VERY ROUGH. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS VERY ROUGH... DIMINISHING TO ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP... DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP. WED S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP. AMZ158-312030- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 333 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOONTODAY N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT AROUND 2 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY... DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP.TONIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP. SUN W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP...INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON. SUN NIGHT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY... INCREASING TO ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MON W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS VERY ROUGH. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MON NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH...DIMINISHING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP. WED SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP. 11