Giant Blue Fin Tuna and Coastal Waterfowl. Two days of waterfowl hunting and one day of fishing for big blue fins. Fishing the same waters as the Wicked Tuna crews on the Outer Banks. Waterfowl species include Red Heads, Greater and Lesser Scaup, Pintale, Old Squaw, Surf Scooter, Wigeon, Atlantic Brant, Teal and Black Ducks. Fishing will be aboard 58 foot Carolina Sportfisher custom yacht. This packing includes four nights of first class waterfront lodging and airport transportation. Total package for 6 people is $4,500.

Outfitter is
Captain Clark Purvis
Roanoke River Waterfowl
252-826-4288
roanokeriverwaterfowl@gmail.com
www.roanokeriverwaterfowl.com/








Below link is a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HsAqnqalo



This is how we can put out as many as 600 decoys in 20 minutes. Shrimp net rigs were invented here on the Outer Banks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dek_8U14yNc


roanokeriverwaterfowl@gmail.com/

I assume December and January? Later in the season the better the duck hunting?

Correct, unless we have a winter like we did three years ago. We have calendar migrations which are birds that just have a clock that tells them it is time to fly south but what we refer to as "The Great Passage or The Show" does not start until the first weather driven migration. Normally around second week of December but I have seen as early as November. Keep in mind that it does not have to be cold down here but it does need to be cold up North.

The big Bluefin's start to arrive in late November. We follow the migration from Oregon Inlet down to Cape Lookout. Some years the fish stay 30 miles North of Cape Hatteras and other years they stay 30 miles South.

The population of these giants is rapidly declining. In the mid 90's it was common for us to catch an average of thirty giants over 300 pounds a day. We still have good fishing but nothing like twenty years ago. The worlds demand for sushi is driving prime Bluefin meat as high as $30.00 a pound straight off the boat and that price can double when it goes to market. The opportunity for a Captain to make $12,000 a day has every salt on the dock attaching a green stick on their rig and heading offshore. Money can add up when you do that every other day for a couple of months. Some of the Captains around here drive new Toyota trucks in honor the Japanese sushi market.

Some friends and I are interested.
Everyone has the same question.
Do we get to keep the fish?

Yes, NCMF allows one fish. The National Marine Fisheries just closed the season on August 6th and season will open back the January 1st of 2017.

Is that one fish per person or per boat?

Every year is different but on average they allow us to kill one fish per boat per day. That could change but we will not know until the National Marine Fisheries has concluded all of their studies and meetings on Northern Atlantic migratory fish.

This is catch and release similar to Blue Marlin and other big game blue water fishing, however we do kill one Bluefin per trip and that fish belongs to the people that chartered the boat. You will take home a great deal ofquality sushi meat.

If anyone interested I can take a spot.

I caught one bluefin 6 years back and it came in just under 73 inches where in Mass it would become the boats fish.

Tuna fishing is fun but exhausting. Glad I did it.

Mike

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:


I caught one bluefin 6 years back and it came in just under 73 inches where in Mass it would become the boats fish.


Mike

False generalization.

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Originally posted by Kamo Gari:

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:


I caught one bluefin 6 years back and it came in just under 73 inches where in Mass it would become the boats fish.


Mike

False generalization.

What is the correct rule in Mass ? I was on a charity auction fishing trip out of Chatham.

Mike

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:


What is the correct rule in Mass ? I was on a charity auction fishing trip out of Chatham.

Mike

It is entirely up to the skipper/operation what his rules are, but this is something that should be ascertained prior to heading out, of course.

Legally, recreational anglers may take one 'trophy' giant BFT (over 73") per season. Said fish may NOT be sold, however. There are also provisions for recreational anglers keeping smaller, non-commercial bluefin. It's a slot setup and I believe it's one fish 27"-47", one 47"-59" per day per permitted vessel, with the one 'trophy' legal giant (73" or better noise to fork) allowed per year.

Anyway, you can see the actual regs at the link below, but I wanted to point out that the boat does NOT automatically legally get the fish if it is of/over a certain size. Fairly common to hear that, but it's simply untrue. That facet of the trip is decided on between the sport and the boat.

I have read that in Hawaii when tuna fishing ALL fish are kept by the boat. If that is true, I'll never hire a tuna skipper there. But then, that's no big deal. I'll just keep fishing for them here.

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/h...l_bft_quota_rule.pdf

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Originally posted by Kamo Gari:

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:


What is the correct rule in Mass ? I was on a charity auction fishing trip out of Chatham.

Mike

It is entirely up to the skipper/operation what his rules are, but this is something that should be ascertained prior to heading out, of course.

Legally, recreational anglers may take one 'trophy' giant BFT (over 73") per season. Said fish may NOT be sold, however. There are also provisions for recreational anglers keeping smaller, non-commercial bluefin. It's a slot setup and I believe it's one fish 27"-47", one 47"-59" per day per permitted vessel, with the one 'trophy' legal giant (73" or better noise to fork) allowed per year.

Anyway, you can see the actual regs at the link below, but I wanted to point out that the boat does NOT automatically legally get the fish if it is of/over a certain size. Fairly common to hear that, but it's simply untrue. That facet of the trip is decided on between the sport and the boat.

I have read that in Hawaii when tuna fishing ALL fish are kept by the boat. If that is true, I'll never hire a tuna skipper there. But then, that's no big deal. I'll just keep fishing for them here.

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/h...l_bft_quota_rule.pdf

Very informative.

I was on tuna trip bought in a charity auction. Lots of work and fun standup fishing for bluefin tuna.

This trip would be a blast.

Mike

We can extend this trip through Mid March but we will have to sub out the duck hunting for field hunting for Snow Geese or quail hunting.

You can also sub out your duck hunt for a Swan hunt but you have to have a permit for Swan. Go to ncwrc.com to apply.



www.roanokeriverwaterfowl.com/
252-826-4288

Fantastic deal in a beautiful area. Just got back from OBX with family and friends for a week of R and R (being heading down there 20 years now).

Working on seeing if I get a group of guys to come down in Jan.