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9/18/2006
Regional Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northern
District Dare, Hyde, Currituck, & Beaufort Counties
Contact: Brian Melott September
17, 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: Offshore success has been
good when trips were made, which has been somewhat limited due to
weather conditions. Anglers that managed to fish caught limits of both
dolphin & yellowfin tuna, along with a few nice wahoo. Midrange fishing
was affected by weather conditions also. Anglers still managed to catch
a few nice blueline tilefish and black seabass. Inshore success was
moderate when weather permitted, catches were the same as mentioned in
private boat report.
Headboats: Fishing was limited by weather conditions this past
week with few trips made. Fishing was slow, with a mixed bag of species
being caught. Bluefish, pigfish, croaker, spot, and silver perch were
most prevalent.Private Boats: Offshore & midrange success was
exactly the same as mentioned in charter boat report. Inshore success
was limited by the weather, with moderate catches of flounder, croaker,
spot, kingfish, and weakfish. Some large specimens of red drum & spotted
seatrout were caught.
Piers: Anglers were happy with lots of spot caught. Bluefish,
Spanish mackerel, croaker, red drum, silver perch, kingfish, and pompano
were caught in moderate amounts.
Shore: Catches were similar to those of pier anglers with few
exceptions. Beach anglers had more success with spotted seatrout and
pompano in the near shore surf-zone. Red drum catches in the surf have
improved throughout the Outer Banks region.
General Overview: Weather conditions limited fishing
to some extent. Fishing was good when weather permitted. Weather
conditions are predicted favorable for the coming week. |
Central
District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow
Counties
Contact: Suzanne Hill September
17, 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: Fishing is great. Full day
trips are catching grouper, snapper, grunts, porgies, triggers and
jacks. Half day trips are coming in with an assortment of flounder,
trout and sea bass.
CharterBoats: Many trips were weathered out this past week.
Half-day trips came in loaded with Spanish mackerel. Full-day,
offshore, trips had wahoo and dolphin. Sailfish, little tunny and king
mackerel were also being caught. Excellent catches of grouper were
reported down off Onslow County. The smaller guide boats are reporting
many undersized and oversized red drum catches. The captains say it has
been the best year in a long time for red drum fishing.
Private Boats: The water is like coffee in the Turning Basin
of the state port. Anglers report throwback pigfish, croaker, spot, sea
bass, rays, trout, bluefish and flounder. There are a few spots in
Gallants Channel around the drawbridge. There are also a few spots
around the Emerald Isle Bridge. Small kings are still out Bogue Inlet,
Spanish are still at the Cape as well as off the beaches down to the
Sheraton Pier. We did see some small bluefish caught in both Bogue and
Beaufort Inlet .
Piers: I weighted a 5 pound red drum caught on the
Sportsman Pier and a 2 pound black drum. Other than that, small fish
everywhere- blues, pompano, croaker and spot.
Shore: No report. |
Southern
District Pender, New Hanover, & Brunswick Counties
Contact: Dennis Trowell September
17, 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: When the weather finally
cleared up, the full-day trips had some of the best catches of the year.
Limits of vermilion snapper and groupers were reported as well as a host
of other bottom fish. Half-day trips reported sea bass, flounders and
some gray trout.
CharterBoats: Boats were only able to fish a couple of days last
week, but produced good catches. Gulf stream trips produced wahoo along
with a few blackfin tuna, dolphin, and some sailfish releases. Full-day
trips had very good catches of grouper and other assorted bottom fish.
Inshore charters reported some good flounder and trout fishing last
week, despite dirty water conditions.
Private Boats: Offshore, there are some wahoo starting to show
up along with some blackfins and dolphin. Grouper fishing is very good
right now in the 35 to 45 mile range. I haven't heard any king mackerel
reports since the rough weather we have had, but with all the bait on
the beaches, they could show at any time. Near-shore reefs are producing
large drum, fish up to 45 pounds, gray trout and flounders. The best
flounder catches in the ocean are taking place off of New Hanover,
Pender and Onslow counties. Inshore, the fishing is surprisingly good
with the water conditions we are having and all the rain. There is a
very good trout bite right now in the southern part of the river, with
some very nice fish being caught, as well as some drum and flounders.
There are some big drum being caught at both rock jetties right now,
with the better bite down at Little River. All of these fish are way
over the slot limit and have to be released.
Piers: Well its a little early, but the spots have shown up. They
are not the big yellow bellies, but they are not bad size either. Along
with the spots there are also some sea mullets, pompano's, both species
of drum, flounders, and even some Spanish mackerel being pulled over the
rails.
Shore: Lee Island, Masonboro Island, and Bald Head Island should
be producing some drum right now. There should also be pompano, sea
mullet, and bluefish biting as well. |
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