Fishing guides on the Outer Banks.

The Outer Banks is fished by 8 guides in the Driftline directory in North Carolina. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

8 guides · North Carolina

The Outer Banks is fished by 8 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Manteo, NC, Kitty Hawk, NC, and Kill Devil Hills, NC, plus 2 other towns. Trips run as nearshore, flats skiff, and walk and wade for speckled trout, puppy drum, flounder, sheepshead, and red drum. 3 of the 8 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example spring through fall and year round). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

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8 guides on the Outer Banks
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Which guides fish the Outer Banks?

Chasin Tyde Charters, First Light Charters OBX, Old Goat Coastal Fly Fishing, Outer Banks Fishing Outfitters, Phideaux Fishing Charters, and Reelistic Fishing Charters, and 2 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Outer Banks?

Guides here run trips for speckled trout, puppy drum, flounder, sheepshead, red drum, spanish mackerel, false albacore, and cobia. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Outer Banks?

nearshore, flats skiff, and walk and wade trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Outer Banks with a guide?

3 of the 8 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example spring through fall and year round).

Where is the Outer Banks fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Manteo, NC, Kitty Hawk, NC, Kill Devil Hills, NC, Nags Head, NC, and Wanchese, NC.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes: everyone fishing North Carolina waters needs a valid North Carolina fishing licence, bought in your own name from North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Guides do not sell it for you.

How do you book a guide on the Outer Banks?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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