Everything but the Hero Shots - 2025 Season

Twelve months a year, I'm out chasing Redfish, Stripers, False Albacore and other species in coastal North Carolina.  Along the way, I get to see some amazing scenes, landscapes and animals.  I always have my camera nearby and try to document what I see.  My anglers are always my focus, so I miss a lot of things that I'd love to capture, but sometimes I manage to time it just right and catch something worth editing and sharing with the world.  Here are 96 of my favorite images from my 2025 guiding season.  I hope you enjoy!

Fresh fish.

Last cast of the day.

Feeding time.

Fighting back.

Shrimp trawlers on a blustery day.

Tail kick.

Lonely pony.

Shad snacks.

Coming home.

Three in one.  Angler, Poler, Photographer (and the hookset).

Backlit dorsal.

Surf fishing the point.

Handful.

Not my preferred coffee flavor.

Stud muffin.

Diving Pelican.

Casting to Albies inside the Hook.

Capturing the moment.

Sunrise over the AB Bridge.

Clearwater sight fishing Reds.

Albie drip.

Purple flies and copper eyes.

High speed blitz.

Final effort.

Watching the chaos while amidst the chaos.

Strip strike.

Bad day to be a mullet.

Morning traffic.

The release.

Stop netters and the rainbow houses.

Sea lice.

The ups and downs of Albie season.

Loggerhead.

Paddle.

The better to see you with, my dear.

Making it happen.

12 O'clock... strip, strip, strip!

In the net.

Bluefish blitz.

Drum snacks.

Shrimp season.

Hookset.

Bluefish bite, off Shark Island.

Tussle with a Black Drum.

Frothing boatside.

Bronze scales and blue tails.

Reflecting on Albie season.

Stripes.

Coming tight.

Surf fishing season.

Drum face.

Della John.

A quick goodbye.

Blitzing at the port wall.

Off you go.

Anchovy and fly.

Hang tight.

Just shredding it up.

White Pelican.

Off to pay the bills.

Send it.

A bit weatherish.

Albies aren't just for the center console crowd.

The other drum.

Grit.

Winter Redfish.

Kinda busy at the moment.

Hopedale Sunsets.

Eye of the beholder.

The face of regret.

Sink netter and his groupies.

Pole man.

Flipper.

Hickory Shad Aerial.

Churning water.

Redfish paddle.

Golden hour.

Got 'em whipped.

Date night.

Black Drum portrait.

Everybody loves the Cape.

Berserk.

Last minute prep.

Attack of the gulls.

Scales.

Oceanana Pier and stormy skies.

Colors, shapes and patterns.

Last Cast Louisiana.

Highlight of the season.

The tail end.