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9/11/2006
Regional Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northern
District Dare, Hyde, Currituck, & Beaufort Counties
Contact: Brian Melott September
10, 2006
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 success offshore is
very good with limits of yellowfin tuna & dolphin being caught almost
daily. Anglers are also catching wahoo, king mackerel, and billfish.
Midrange success was not as good as previously, but moderate amounts of
blueline tilefish, black seabass, tautog, and snowy grouper were caught.
Inshore success was similar to that of private boats and is detailed in
that report.
Headboats: Fishing success has improved a little. Flounder
catches have been good now and then but not with any regularity.
Private Boats: Offshore & midrange success similar to that of
charter boats. Inshore success has improved with at least 50% of the
flounder catch being of legal size. Spotted seatrout catches have
increased, with 3-4lb specimens being caught at Oregon Inlet in Green
Island Slough. Fishermen are also reeling in bluefish, Spanish
mackerel, croaker, spot, and weakfish. Sheepshead & black drum have
been caught around the bridge structure on a regular basis with mole
crabs being the bait of choice.
Piers: Anglers are happy with plenty of spot being caught.
There have been good catches of kingfish, croaker, bluefish, and Spanish
mackerel. Cobia & king mackerel are being caught off of the end of the
pier with moderate success. Red drum catches have slowed. Some very
nice sea mullet have been caught in the surf from Rodanthe southward to
Buxton.
Shore: Fishing success the same as that of pier anglers with
little or no exceptions.
General Overview: Fishing success has improved in
all modes this past week Temps in the surf in Kill Devil Hills have
remained in the mid 70s with favorable conditions most of the time. |
Central
District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow
Counties
Contact:
Suzanne Hill September 10, 2006
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: Catches continue to be good.
Sea bass, spot tailed pinfish, flounder on half-day trips, with
grouper, snapper, grunts and porgies on full-day trips.
CharterBoats: Wahoo and dolphin.
Private Boats: Redfish reported everywhere from Slocum
Creek, to around Bear Island. All creeks off Bogue and Pamlico
Sounds have a lot of these fish. Anglers report many throwbacks- both
under and oversized. A seven-pound keeper was measured in Swansboro.
Keypost #1 and Keypost #2 are covered with beautiful flounder. One
boat landed 9 - all around 3 to 4 pounds. Small Spanish are still at
the Cape and out Beaufort Inlet, along with bluefish.
Piers/Shore: Croaker and spot. |
Southern
District Pender, New Hanover, & Brunswick Counties
Contact: Dennis Trowell September
10, 2006
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: Fishing has been great. Boats
are running on a somewhat limited basis. Call ahead for fishing dates.
Full-day trips are catching vermilion snapper, groupers, triggerfish,
grunts, porgies, amberjack, and an assortment of other bottom fish.
Half-day trips are producing sea bass, flounder, and some gray trout.
CharterBoats: Not many trips were run last week due to weather.
There were some boats that made trips to the stream and reported a fair
amount of whaoo, blackfin tuna, and some sailfish. Full-day trips are
doing well on the groupers, and half-day trips managed to catch some
Spanish mackerel, despite muddy water conditions. Inshore charters
caught flounder, drum, and speckled trout.
Private Boats: Fishing slowed last week due to weather. Last
weekend boats were able to get out and reported slow fishing for king
and Spanish mackerel. Bottom fishing, on the other hand, was good for
grouper in the 30 to 40 mile range. I'm hearing reports of wahoo
starting to show in the stream. Fishing for them should really kick
off next month. Inshore, there was some slow down on the fishing due to
the rainfall. I did see some good speckled trout catches coming out of
area inlets. This fall trout season looks very good. There were also
some good flounder catches coming off the near/shore reefs, along with
some big drum.
Piers: Area piers reported flounder, Spanish mackerel, speckled
trout, blues, along with a few small spot runs. There are tons of
mullets moving down the beach, so this must mean fall fishing is right
around the corner. This was the most improved mode of fishing last week.
Shore: No report. |
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