Cross Trail Outfitters Crystal Coast

05/29/2026

We are excited to announce the 9th Annual CTO Crystal Coast Youth Fishing Tournament. This tournament will be held 8/7/26 - 8/8/26. Bucket pickup will be at Chasin Tails Friday 8/7/26 and weigh-in, the cast net throwing competition, the awards dinner and raffle will be at Camp Albemarle starting at 4:00pm Saturday 8/8/26. This land based tournament is for all youth ages 5-17 and there will be over 27 different ways to win great prizes. Be sure to sign up if you would like to participate!

Register your youth angler now for the 9th Annual CTO Crystal Coast Youth Fishing Tournament. This tournament is open to all youth ages 5-17, but sign up quickly because we will cap off registratio...

05/27/2026

The Memorial Day Offshore Weekend was a success! The younger group got to go offshore where they caught mahi, tile fish, skipjack tuna and a snowy grouper. The big boys offshore trip was cancelled due to weather but we managed to catch a few sheepshead in the backwater. The young boys figured out how to catch blue crabs and enjoyed eating them Sunday night. For our devotions we learned all about King David and King Salomon from the Bible.

05/18/2026

These CTO youth had a great day offshore while fishing with CTO Guide Justin Packer. They had a good mixed bag with a blue marlin to finish off the day! Way to go!

05/02/2026

Cormick Kelley braved the rain this morning and it paid off. He harvested this nice Tom while hunting with Peyton Edwards. Way to go Cormick on a trophy bird!

04/30/2026

We will be holding a Fly Fishing Weekend for ten CTO youth ages 13-18. This is an overnight event Thursday 6/25/26 - Saturday 6/27/26. the youth will learn to tie flies, cast a fly rod then they will have the opportunity to get on boats with locals who will try to put them on some fish to use what they have learned. All food and gear will be provided. Thank you to the Cape Lookout Albacore and Redfish Foundation for providing the instruction and the fishing opportunities! These spots are sure to fill up fast so sign up if your youth is interested in attending.

This weekend will be for CTO youth ages 13-18 and focus on everything fly fishing. All fishing gear will be provided. The youth will arrive Thursday 6/25/26 at 4:00pm and we will have dinner and a ...

04/09/2026

Come out Saturday 4/25/26 to help support the new West Carteret Duck Unlimited Chapter for this Greenwing Event. The Greenwing Activity Day is open to Middle and High School aged youth and the High School Student S***t Shooting Competition is open to high school aged youth. The winner of the High School Student S***t Shoot Competition takes home a trophy, $100 and some serious bragging rights!

Greenwing Event (11:30AM) -AND- High School S***t Competition (1:30PM) - Sat, Apr 25, 2026 - Newport, NC - Get tickets online

04/06/2026

Way to go Luke on a great turkey harvest Saturday! That bird is bigger than you!

04/04/2026

Kai is on the board this morning. Thanks to Nathan and Greg for getting him on his first turkey! Way to go Kai!

03/15/2026

CTO Crystal Coast had a great quail hunt at Cottle Branch Shooting Preserve on Saturday. Thank you to CTO guide and owner of Simmons Farms Gun Dogs, Austin Simmons, for putting the kids on the birds. The boys enjoyed learning from representatives from the local Quail Forever Chapter regarding quail conservation and habitat management. We were fortunate to have beautiful weather for this event and can’t wait to get back out there.

03/10/2026

We had a great weekend on the CTO Hog Hunt thiss past weekend in Princeton, NC. No hogs were taken but we sure had a good time! We ran some limb lines and caught some nice catfish, had some good time in the blinds and cooked some good food over the fire. Since we were hog hunting at night, we discussed 2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we live by faith, not by sight.”
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