Spring is in the air, and the fish are biting on the Outer Banks.

• Boats out of Oregon Inlet continue to pull big numbers of Bluefin tuna and striped bass.
  • There are reports of one party out of Oregon Inlet on Monday catching and releasing approximately 125 stripers in the 25-pound range.
  • Catch reports from boaters fishing the warm water of the Gulf Stream off the OBX are showing bluefin averaging between 150 and 175 pounds, with fish up to 225 pounds reported by the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center.
  • Boats offshore raked in up to 12 bluefins (keeping the limit of one per boat), with the average size scaling about 160 pounds.
• Waters off Hatteras are seeing quite a few bluefin with charters reporting some great catches.
• Puppy drum in the Ocracoke Island surf on lures.