Capt. Marty's Outer Banks Fishing Report & Stories

Growing up, Capt. Marty didn't get the chance to play or watch many sports other than NASCAR. As a young mate at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, Capt. Marty took a group offshore from the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team and was given the opportunity to go see them play in Washington DC. Just listen to how much fun Marty and a few other mates had once they arrived in our nation's capital...

Kind of slow the last few days but I'm going to refer to this as the calm before the storm. It won't be long before you can't put enough lines in the water for the amount of fish that are fixing to show up! Don't get me wrong, there are still some fish being caught but just wait...

The bluefins are still moving around!! Here, there and everywhere!! Gonna get you up to speed with that in this report. Also... would you like to fish on the very same boat I use to run right before I retired? There is an opening this weekend and you can hop on it! Listen up and I'll give you the details on how!

Great weekend weather wise that's for sure. Was the fishing great as well? I'm fixing to tell you in this report.

As you've probably already guessed the last few days have not been great fishing weather at all, BUT I do still have a few things to talk about!

In the words of Capt. Omie Tillett "Sometimes the fish need a day off too". Well, with the unsettled weather we've had lately they've had a few days off. Hard for anyone to get out offshore and the beaches haven't been super active either. There have been stripers (aka rockfish) caught in the sound, but you can't keep them in certain places. I'll get you up to sp...

Mother Nature teased us at the end of last week with some pretty weather! Now it's back to reality but the fish honestly didn't seem to care in some regards. I'll get you up to speed from the weekend (mainly Saturday) in this report.

Wrapping up this week and looking forward to the weekend!!

In a lot of ways the fishing is very similar to what it was in my Monday fishing report but I do have some other pieces of info I would like to share with you today so listen up!

A better weekend all the way around on the offshore fishing front, but that was really it. There was some action in the back country but it was on a species that you can't keep. I'll talk about that and touch on the Daytona 500 from my old stompin' grounds in this report. 

In this episode of Capt. Marty's Other Side of Fishing Capt. Marty and Justin talk about how to properly book a charter, make a few phone calls to Radcliffe Marine & AW Sales, they shout out to the sponsors so far for 2026, give a little fishing forecast for the rest of February & early March and reveal the OFFICIAL drink of Capt. Marty programming! 

This has probably been one of the slowest fishing weeks so far this year. Consider the fact that the weather has kept people at the docks mostly because the fish are there, especially the bluefin. I'll talk about what is to come hopefully over the next week and also a tad about the speckle trout in the back country after a great lunch & chat with my buddy Ricky Radcliffe.

If you couldn't tell already we are in the weary days of winter. There was some activity offshore over the last few days but that was really about it. I'm going to be on the road today with my good ol' buddy Justin out in Belhaven at Radcliffe Marine, in Pinetown at A&W Sales & Mercantile and we always find ourselves at Fish Hooks in downtown Belhaven for lunch. So, if you f...

A windy, blustery weekend made for rough fishing weather but I do have a few things to talk about. What in the world could I possibly be talking about?! Listen and find out!

Kinda breezy yesterday but the few days leading up to the breeze there was some action! I'll get you up to speed plus give you sort of a weekend outlook in this report.

Let's be honest here... nothing to report on in the fishing world really due to the winter weather event we just had. HOWEVER I do want to talk to you about when to book a charter depending on what type of fishing you are looking to do. I will go through the species and the time of year for them for your offshore and back country fishing. Some good info in this report!

Back when the captain was a wee young lad he had a job as a mate on a head boat called the 'Flamingo' out of Ponce Inlet, Florida. One day aboard the Flamingo a man from South Carolina shared his M-80 firecrackers with Marty and his friends, and, well, lets just let Capt. Marty tell you the story...

The cold has kept the fishing to a minimum so lets talk in this report about what you could possibly see on the other side of this snow storm we are fixing to have! Be safe this weekend!

One word: COLD! But is that affecting the fishing? I'll let you know what's been going on in this report.

The weekend was pretty much a wash due to the weather but the days leading up to the weekend were fairly good! I'll talk about that, plus a few other things that you may want to start thinking about now so they don't sneak up on ya in the spring time!

Kicking off the first episode of 2026 we have joining us Mrs. Brenda Fann of Wanchese Marina to talk about what's been happening with all the bluefin tuna fishing and to discuss an event taking place at the Pioneer Theater coming up in February. Plus Capt. Marty & Justin will make their phone calls  and chat about what to expect for Capt. Marty in 2026!  If you would like to be a part of...

Few different layers to todays report. Let's start with the bluefin tuna fishing.. still absolutely phenomenal. Haven't seen anything like it in years, BUT with the coastal storm that is approaching and setting in this weekend how will that affect the fishing? I'll talk about that PLUS something NEW to talk about in the back country report!

Kind of the same ol' song and dance from Monday. Bluefin, bluefin and MORE bluefin! A few other species mixed in there but the bluefin is the talk of the docks. Still some speckle trout in the back country but knowing how/where to look is the key. I'll get you up to speed with it all in this report.

IT'S A BLUEFIN BLITZ!!! Other than that it's pretty scrappy everywhere else, but the bluefin tuna fishing is INSANE! Listen and you'll understand why!

It's cold, it's windy but it's also January on the Outer Banks. So, what did you expect?? ANNNNYYYWAYYY still firing on all cylinders offshore with the bluefin tunas and still some action taking place in other areas too. I'll get you up to speed with it all in this report.