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Hatteras, North Carolina — Blue Marlin Deep Drop, OBX

Destination: Hatteras and Cape Point, Outer Banks, North CarolinaNights: 3Group: 4–6Season: June, July, August, SeptemberEstimated: $1,200–$2,200/person

Charter a 65-foot Hatteras with Captain Monty Hawkins out of Oden's Dock for a three-day blue marlin campaign off Cape Point. Live mackerel at dawn, trolling the continental shelf where the Gulf Stream stacks baitfish and 400-pound fish. Nights at the First Colony Inn in Nags Head, hushpuppies and cold Outer Banks Brewing Company lagers at Pamlico Jack's, then a dawn departure for day two. Marlin or not, the boat's galley serves fresh wahoo ceviche and the crew knows every wreck and ridge from Diamond Shoals to the Sargasso.

What You'll Do

Fishing

Boat Cruise

Food Tour

Brewery Tour

Where You Sleep

  • · First Colony Inn, Nags Head
  • · The Anchorage Inn, Hatteras

Where You Eat

  • · Pamlico Jack's
  • · Sam & Omie's, Nags Head
  • · Awful Arthur Oyster Bar, Kill Devil Hills

Questions

Do we need fishing licenses?
North Carolina saltwater fishing licenses are required; your charter captain will handle federal permits. Licenses are $10/day or $30/year.
What if we don't catch a marlin?
Wahoo, king mackerel, and grouper are abundant June through September; the boat keeps you tight to structure and bait. The fishing is consistent, the crew is skilled, and the ocean is the ocean.
How rough is the water?
Summer swells average 4–6 feet; Cape Point can get choppy when the Gulf Stream is close. The boat is a 65-foot Hatteras with a full cabin and galley—you'll be comfortable and fed.

Ready to book the story?

Five quick questions, then we build the full itinerary — lodging, daily schedule, dining, bars, the group-chat message — and drop you into a Trip Room you can share with the crew.