Outside the Sound, weather permitting, you can catch much larger stripers. This is a good time of year for big bluefish and red drum as well. Even through the coldest months, a sizable body of large striped bass winter on the shoals off Cape Hatteras. Given the right weather, they can be fished with light tackle, too. While the fall months are often best for many of the largest fish, spring and summer offer some exciting sport as well.
Big drum come into the surf, inlets, and inside waters as well.
Speckled trout come into the sounds to spawn in May and June. And there are big tide-running weakfish around the inlets. Calmer weather during summer and early fall allows Brian and Sarah to focus their attention on nearby offshore wrecks and artificial reefs. This fishery produces a variety of hot action that includes Spanish and king mackerel, false albacore, barracuda, amberjacks, and cobia. There they can be sight-fished with exciting and dramatic results.