7/20/10 The Barta tournament this past weekend was a success as far as participation and fun for the kids. It also raised a nice bit of money for our local Boys and Girls Club. The weather was a different story, SW 20 and gusty, big seas. There were some Sails and Dolphin for the boats out of the fleet that ventured out. Not the fishing we had the weekend before, but it was very weather dependent.

The days since the tournament has seen more of the unrelenting SW flow. We have had to cancel every date since Saturday due to winds. Blown out again today, hopefully we will get out tomorrow. Forecast for the weekend looks great and we are OPEN Sunday. If interested give us a call. August and the Fall are starting to book, but we still have plenty of dates available. The Marlin action will only get better, White Marlin and Sail fishing usually peaks Aug into Sept. Usually plenty of Meat fish as well. Get in on the action.

7/14/10 Blown out today, SW winds and squalls. Yesterday our charters kids did not feel so well in the SW swell, so we made an inshore day of it. 56 Spanish and a dozen Bluefish in about 35 min, before they said go home. Short day, but plenty of fish. Monday the fleet went chasing the Marlin bite from Sunday. The current pushed in overnight and the fish had pushed up the beach twenty miles. The bite was good. But not like Sunday. The Bill Collector ended the day with four Sails and a handful of Dolphin. The Impulse had a group of Waterfront Captains and Mates onboard and scored a Grand Slam with an extra Sail. The Fighting Lady, Captained by Pete Zook, caught three Whites. Frequent Flyer ended the day with three Sails and a White. Several of the local private boats saw good Marlin action as well. The Hatteras fleet ran to the South and also had several flags. The next body of good water seems to be pushing up, so hopefully we see more good action for the Barta tournament this weekend.

7/11/10 Dolphin fishing started off slow since last report for a couple of days, with one real slow day last week. However that changed quickly. Limits of dolphin five out of the last few days, with some mixed in Gaffers. Two citation Wahoo this past week along with a couple of Whites. Today things went off, most boats had limits of Dolphin early and the Marlin bite was on. The Bill Collector finished the day with 57 Dolphin, four Whites and three Sails. Six boats made it offshore today and had a total off thirty five releases. Great fishing and we still have dates open this month. July14^th, 23^rd,25^th,26^th and 27^th are open. Get in on the action, give us a call.

7/1/10 Blown out today, rain squalls and bad thunder squalls. Fished yesterday, good Dolphin fishing. The bills tried to bite a little, we saw four fish, another boat saw three, every boat had at least a shot. When the day ended only one private boat scored with a White. Its getting to be the time for Marlin, Whites and Sails, its good to see a few show up. Most of the fish seen yesterday were lazy. Hopefully they will be more user friendly this weekend. Back out tomorrow, I will post a report after the 4^th. July is getting busy, however we still have a few dates open. Also, we have had some interest for possible Make-Ups this month,7^th and 14^th. If interested give us a call. Get in on the action.

6/26/10 Dolphin a plenty, this past week the fleet has had great catches of Dolphin. A few marlin as well. The Sensation and Energizer both had Blue Marlin yesterday, along with good catches of Dolphin. The Bill Collector has fished all week and Dolphin catches were good. Limits most days. We saw a couple of Blues this week that we did not connect, however had a Spearfish on Wed and caught a 300lb Blue today. Open dates available as well as make-up trips. Get in on the action, go fishing. Tentative Make-up dates, July 7^th and 14^th.

6/4/10 Great Dolphin fishing, Monday we whacked them box full of a limit of Gaffers an Gigger Dolphin, pulled of a Blue Marlin. Off on Tuesday, back out Wednesday, another box of Dolphin. Thursday was another day of great Dolphin fishing, several nice Gaffers. One tipped the scales at 56lb.. The Frequent Flyer had a great day catching a Slam. A circulator pump failure today kept the Bill Collector ashore, but all fixed now, back out tomorrow. The boats that fished today had good action and weather. The Sensation had a nice catch of Dolphin, Frequent Flyer had a Blue and a White, Impulse had a Blue an a Sail along with Dolphin for the fleet….

5/30/10 Friday was a good day except for the 30knts. of wind with a 10 to 15 forecast. Very rough, but the crew was here to fish, winds let up just before lunch and the evening got nice . We ended the day with one Blue Marlin around 300lb. two out of five Sails and a good catch of Dolphin. Saturday, more Gaffer Dolphin and good weather. Today, beautiful, a Blue Marlin around 300lb.and plenty of Gaffers and Gigger Dolphin.

5/27/10 We got back out today after the last blow. The Sensation, Frequent Flyer, Bill Collector and Sun Rise were the only boats out. Great Dolphin fishing for the boats trolling, the Sun Rise had a good catch of bottom fish and Grouper. We have filled our make - up trip for Monday. We will try offer more later this season. We still have two open dates in June, 1^st and 30^th are open. July is starting to book, however we still have availability.

5/24/10 More great Gaffer Dolphin fishing along with a mix of Wahoo and Black Fin for the charter fleet the last few days. A good sign of Blue Marlin as well…………….Yesterday was the end of a fifteen day stretch for the Bill Collector, the weather finally got us again. The fishing was great with 19 Gaffer Dolphin an one for two on Blue Marlin…………..The Dancin Outlaw also caught a nice Blue. This past weekend saw plenty of Dolphin and good weather. Also congats to the Caroline, on Capt Watson Cavines and his sons first two Blue Marlin on Saturday. ……….. Weather will force us to stay to the dock, today through Thursday, back out again on Friday.

The Bill Collector still has a possible make up trip for Memorial day Monday. We have four signed up at this time, still have two slots open.

5/18/10 GAFFER Dolphin and more Dolphin. Good Dolphin fishing the last few days again. Some Wahoo and Black Fin Tuna. Several Blue Marlin Sightings from the fleet as well. Today we got out behind a big low pressure system that pushed up over night. Rough this morning, however worth the trip. Two carts of Dolphin and a couple of Wahoo.

5/14/10 Dolphin and more Dolphin along with some Wahoo the last few days. Good water has finally shoved in and conditions are good. The weather has been great.

5/10/10 Gaffer Dolphin have showed up the last few trips, along with scattered Wahoo and some big AJ’s on the jigs. Today The Bill Collector caught another Blue Marlin with fourteen Dolphin and a nice Wahoo. The Run-Off had a Blue as well. The last few days have seen great Cobia fishing when the wind has not blown inshore. The Frequent Flyer went out for an hour this afternoon late and had three big ones around the inlet. We are back out tomorrow, will post a report mid week.

5/3/10 We were back fishing this past Thursday. The meat bite was slow, still dealing with cold water on the 50 fathom. Same thing on Friday. Bait marks every where but slow on the bites. That all changed Saturday during the second annual Reeling For Research Tournament. A filament of blended 70.5 degree water pushed into the same area we fished on Friday. The Wahoo’s decided to bite. At the end of the day we bagged nine nice Wahoo and two big Black Fin Tuna. The Bill Collector’s charter, Allen Cook and team won the thirty boat event for the second year in a row. The aggregate weight of three Wahoo’s , a 46lb, 45lb, and a 33lb. put us over the top. This is a charity event to raise money for the UNC Children’s Hospital. This years event wrote the charity a check for fifty eight thousand dollars. Pretty cool……….We were back out Sunday, cold water had moved in and slowed things back down. We did scrap out a decent catch of Wahoo and nice Ajs. The wind stared to pick up Sunday evening, we canceled the trip for today. South West wind are howling today and tomorrow morning then falling out. We are off Tuesday and Wednesday, back out Thursday. Still open May 9^th, the only day after Thursday through the end of the month…………The cold water and weather has plagued us all spring, however thing do seem to be changing for the better. Hopefully after this blow, water condition will improve. Also, the reports from George Town and the Wilmington boats are good fishing…………………will post another report after we get back out.

4/26/10 Three nice days on the ocean. Thursday trough Saturday had calm seas. We were still dealing with cold water condition this past week, which had the fishing a little slower. Thursday and Friday saw some Blue Marlin fishing. The Bill Collector had a nice Blue for angler Reyse Evans ( est. 400lb). Dock partner Dancin Outlaw was one for two on Blues Friday. The fleet scraped up some meat, a mix bag of Wahoo and nice Amber Jacks. Saturday better water conditions finally pushed in. The report from south of us was good Blue Marlin action and Wahoo fishing. The front that past yesterday forced us to cancel a few days, hopefully we will be back out by Wednesday.

4/20/10 Strong winds got us again this past Saturday and Sunday. Had to cancel both days. We did get out Monday, light NE, nice day. The charter had brought some of their own jigging gear, so we gave it a try. The big jacks were biting. After catching a limit of big AJ’s, we ran offshore for some Tuna. We are still dealing with cold water conditions, but did manage three nice Yellow Fin. A couple around 50 lb and a 40lb. A small low pushes across tomorrow and good weather Thursday through weekend.

4/13/10 Good weather finally and good fishing. Saturday there was still cold water conditions on the 50 fathom. We fished overboard all day, hit the Yellow Fins once, caught four nice class fish. The beautiful day ended with Dolphin an Tuna. Sunday was even calmer with slow Tuna fishing, however the Dolphin made up for it. Monday was about as nice as it can be. The Yellow Fins cooperated a little better. We ended the day with seven nice Tuna and five big Jacks. The Frequent Flyer had a good day as well, with one out of two Blue Marlin and a catch of Dolphin.

The forecast the next few days is good and we have dates open, get in on the action.

4/7/10 Winds letting up after frontal passage hope to get out Saturday.

3/29/10 Forecast from mid week through next week looks great. We are open this Friday and Sunday, also Easter week and Saturday April 10^th. Time to go fishing,

3/6/10 The weather has finally turned nice for a couple of days. We have just finished up with repairs and are ready to fish. No one has been offshore from the Big Rock Landing yet. A lot of the boats are in the yard or just getting back overboard. Capt. Ken Krammer was supposed to fish today on the private boat Sea Hag. Conditions on the satellite shot look great. My dock partner, Capt. Dale, is fishing out of Hatteras with the Tag a Giant crowed. They tagged fourteen BFT on Sunday and a dozen yesterday. One hundred to two hundred pounders.

We have plenty of prime spring dates still open, especially late March and April for Yellow Fin Tuna.

Also, over the next couple of weeks if someone is interested in BFT fishing for two or three days , we can take the boat to Hatteras. Come get in on the action, go fishing.

3/1/10 We are back in the water. There are a couple of maintenance items to finish up and we will be ready to fish by next week. The winter weather still has not let up, however the satellite info shows good water offshore and the long line boats working have been packing out nice Yellow Fins. If the cool weather doesn’t bother ya the early spring can be great fishing. If cabin fever has ya come go fishing. We still are looking for a group of ladies that want to fish the Ladies Big Rock. Check out our online calendar for availability or just give us a call.

2/8/10 Ladies Big Rock Tournament is OPEN for 2010. Yep, the Bill Collector is available for the ladies Big Rock June 12, 2010. If you ladies like Marlin and fun in the sun, come go fishing!

2/8/10 The Bill Collector is almost done with seasonal maintenance and service at Jarrett Bay. The cool weather has delayed us , we need a couple of days above fifty degrees for some paint work and we will be ready to splash. She should be in the water and ready to fish March 1^st.

01/23/10 The Bill Collector heads to the yard on Friday. Hopefully it will be a short turn around and we will get back overboard soon. The BFT fishing has been almost none existent the last couple of weeks. The late season offshore and king fishing has still been good for those that have ventured out between fronts. We are excited about getting in on an early run of Yellow Fin Tuna this spring. The last few years we have seen great numbers and fishing starting late February and getting better in March. For those of you that don’t mind a little cool weather, you can have great Tuna action early. Our calendar is starting to book for 2010, however we still have plenty of dates to chose from. Get in on the early action and fill up those freezers. We are planning to be out of the yard and be available to run trips starting March 1^st.

01/2/10 Happy New Year! The winds of winter are blowing, we get a front about every three days. The BFT fishing fell off the week before Christmas. There have been a couple of OK days since. Huge fleet every day. The Bill Collector heads to the Jarrett Bay Yard the end of the month for seasonal maintenance. We will be back and ready to fish March 1^st. The calendar is starting to book, but we still have plenty of dates to choose from. The Yellow fin Tuna should be thick by early spring with the Dolphin and Marlin to soon follow. Get in on the fishing action, give us a call.

12/23/09 The Bill Collector has been commercial fishing the past few days. We have managed to land two nice BFT one a 328lb dresser and the second a 228lb. dresser. There have been some BFT around, however not a turkey shoot. Fifty to seventy boats a day fishing for them. Best yet was 15 BFT for the fleet in a single day. The fish have had a nice size. There does seem to be plenty of Kings, Wahoo and Black fin offshore. We will be running through the end of January, head to the yard for February and be fishing March 1^st 2010. There are still plenty of open dates for 2010.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, I hope to be fishing with all our great customers in 2010.

Tight Line,

Capt. Stephen