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8/20/2006
Regional Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northern District Dare,
Hyde, Currituck, & Beaufort Counties
Contact: Brian Melott August
20
For the 2006 fishing
year, all owners/operators of vessels recreationally fishing for and/or
retaining regulated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) (Atlantic
tunas, sharks, swordfish and billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean, including
the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, must obtain an Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Angling permit. This permit has replaced the
Atlantic tunas Angling category permit. In North Carolina, additional
HMS
harvest reporting requirements are also in place.
Please
Note: Anglers sometimes confuse small king mackerel with
Spanish mackerel. King mackerel and spanish mackerel have different
size and catch limits. Make SURE you properly identify the mackerel you
are catching. (Tips
here)
A
recreational
Recreational Fishing License goes into effect Jan. 1, 2007
for all of the state's coastal and ocean waters.
Tagged Red Drum:
Download PDF with reward details. |
Charterboats: Fishing
offshore remains good, with nice specimens of bigeye tuna being caught
on a regular basis. Yellowfin tuna, wahoo, and dolphin have also been
caught. Billfish catches have been fair to good. Mid-range success has
been fair with blueline tilefish, black seabass, tautog, and grouper
being most common. Inshore success has been the same as noted on
private boat report.
Headboats: Fishing is slow.
Private Boats: Offshore &
midrange success similar to that of charter boats. Inshore fishing has
been slow. Anglers have only caught a few undersize flounder, searobins,
and skates.
Piers:
Fair fishing in this mode with only a few bluefish & spot
being caught.
Shore:
The same as piers.
General Overview:
This previous week was slow, except for offshore
charter success. History shows that fishing improves greatly at the end
of August-early September. Anglers should still try their luck since
fishing success can change rapidly. Water temps in the ocean remain in
the upper 70s. |
Central District Pamlico,
Craven, Carteret, & Onslow Counties
Contact: Suzanne
Hill August 20
For the 2006 fishing year, all owners/operators of
vessels recreationally fishing for and/or retaining regulated Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) (Atlantic tunas, sharks, swordfish and
billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and
Caribbean Sea, must obtain an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Angling permit. This permit has replaced the Atlantic tunas Angling
category permit. In North Carolina, additional HMS
harvest
reporting requirements are also in place.
Please Note: Anglers sometimes confuse small
king mackerel with Spanish mackerel. King mackerel and
spanish mackerel have different size and catch limits. Make SURE you
properly identify the mackerel you are catching. (Tips
here)
A
recreational
Recreational Fishing License goes into effect Jan. 1, 2007
for all of the state's coastal and ocean waters.
Tagged Red Drum:
Download PDF with reward details. |
| Headboats:
All boats are very active with full and/or
half-day trips. They are bringing in snappers, groupers, porgies, sea
bass, grunts and triggerfish.
CharterBoats:
All boats are very active - out fishing every day when
weather permits. They are catching dolphin, wahoo and kings. The
half-day trips are bringing in Spanish and many sea bass.
Private Boats:
A five pound king was caught off Topsail Inlet; many
Spanish reported in New River Inlet ( one weighed four pounds ).
There are thousands of good-sized Spanish close to the jetty at Cape
Lookout. Red fish are around Bear Island and many Big Reds have been
reported in the Pamlico region. A few tarpon were also sighted. There
are flounder being caught around Beaufort Inlet and in North and Newport
Rivers. Keypost #1 and # 2 are thick with flounder. Northwest Places is
well stocked with dolphin, and kings are poking up everywhere. Reports
of many cobia and kings on the wrecks. Sunday it blew a gale and most
fishermen reported croakers and pigfish with a few flounder.
Piers:
Good-sized Spanish are reported early morning and late
evening along with bluefish.
Shore:
No report |
Southern District Pender,
New Hanover, & Brunswick Counties
Contact:
Dennis Trowell August 20
For the 2005 fishing year, all owners/operators of vessels
recreationally fishing for and/or retaining regulated Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) (Atlantic tunas, sharks, swordfish and billfish)
in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea,
must obtain an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling permit.
This permit has replaced the Atlantic tunas Angling category permit. In
North Carolina, additional HMS
harvest
reporting requirements are also in place.
Please Note:
Anglers sometimes confuse small king mackerel with Spanish
mackerel. King mackerel and spanish mackerel have different size and
catch limits. Make SURE you properly identify the mackerel you are
catching. (Tips
here)
A
recreational
Recreational Fishing License goes into effect Jan. 1, 2007
for all of the state's coastal and ocean waters.
Tagged Red Drum:
Download PDF with reward details. |
Headboats:
Offshore trips are yielding good catches.
From groupers to snappers, boats are coming back to the docks with full
stringers. Half-day trips are producing sea bass and some nice
flounders.
CharterBoats: Full-day trips are producing king mackerel,
grouper, and other assorted bottom fish. Half-day trips continue to
catch Spanish mackerel, and inshore charters are reporting good flounder
catches along with some trout, sheepshead and drum.
Private Boats:
Offshore there are good reports of king mackerel in the
30 to 40 mile range along with some nice red, scamp, and gag groupers.
Closer to shore, there still are some good flounder catches taking
place on the near/shore reefs. There are some large drum starting to
show up on these reefs as well. Sheepshead fishing has been good around
Snow's Cut, ADM dock, and around the rock jetties around Little River
and Masonboro Inlet. Trout are still biting around Bald Head Island,
with early morning being the best time. There are some good reports of
tarpon on the shoals, with fresh spots, menhaden, and croakers fished on
the bottom being the preferred baits.
Piers: Pender and New Hanover piers reported a good week on the
king mackerel. They also report some keeper flounder, blues, pompano and
sheepshead. Oak Island piers report some kings, Spanish, and some tarpon
catches also. They are still catching some trout on live shrimp, along
with some flounder, sheepshead, and pompano.
Shore: There are some drum being reported on Lee Island and Bald
Head Island. |
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