By way of a neighbor recommending North Carolina’s Outer Banks as a vacation destination to John Bayliss’ parents, a snowball that began as an annualssoatbuilder in Wanchese,…

The first book I read again and again as a kid was called Dictionary of Fishes by Rube Allyn. It had both freshwater and saltwater fish in it, with…

In 1992 I came to the coast of North Carolina without a job or a penny in my pocket. I did have however, a supporting wife and…

I tried not to look south. There was a long period between the swells, rising like ominous dull-green mountains against a gunmetal sky. It was ugly. We…

Fishermen come in many types of groups. We have a group of guys that love fishing together which is pretty common as well as the ladies that…

Every year for as along as I can remember, my grandmother always did the Christmas shopping as well as the shopping for the birthdays and anniversaries for…

The cooler weather of fall coupled with the coming of Thanksgiving is a sure sign that fishing is seeing its last days for many of us. This…

Since I can remember, I have always loved everything about fishing. But there has never been anything I wanted to do more than catch a Blue Marlin.…

Earlier this week we had a day of offshore fishing that will stay in my memories for a long time to come. What’s unique about this trip…

In fishing, both inshore and offshore are many perspectives. One angler may see the ocean completely different than another may see it. That perspective has never been…