Sailfish are among the favorites of a lot of anglers. They are small enough that you can catch them on light tackle and come inshore enough that a lot of small boats can even get their shots. Like the White Marlin they are very acrobatic and more than one will come up at a time. They have a huge dorsal fin which is why the name. The Sailfish is the reason people spend thousands of dollars to go to Mexico, Florida and even Central America on the West coast, but we get a fair shot of them right here in North Carolina, and it seems to be getting better every year. Late summer and early fall is the prime time for them here, with many boats seeing quite a few in a trip and hooking multiples at a time. They do come as early as spring and as late as the end of October. There are one or two other billfish that we catch here, but they are rare and very much fall into the White Marlin and Sailfish category.