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Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northern
District Dare, Hyde, Currituck, & Beaufort Counties
Contact: Brian Melott October
15, 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 activity has
been moderate-good with limits of yellowfin tuna still being caught. A
few dolphin & wahoo have also been caught. Billfish catches are very
few. Midrange success was much improved with striped bass being caught
on a regular basis along with a few blueline tilefish & black seabass.
Inshore success was the same as that of private boaters fishing the same
waters mentioned in private boat report.
Headboats: The last few trips of the season yielded much better
catches than previously, with high volume catches of croaker, spot,
silver perch, black seabass, puffers, kingfish, and a few, but very nice
size weakfish. Anglers wishing to make trips should do so as soon as
possible, being that most boats end their trips at the end of October.
Private Boats: Offshore & midrange success was the same as
detailed in charter boat report. Inshore anglers have been targeting
striped bass primarily with ever-increasing success. Oregon Inlet has
produced most of them this past week and Manns Harbor catches were
moderate-good most of the time. Spotted seatrout, flounder, croaker,
spot, silver perch, and some nice red drum were also caught.
Piers/Shore: Anglers fish the same waters with similar
results. Red drum have been the primary target of anglers this past
week with much increased amounts of them being caught, most of them
being of legal size. Spotted seatrout, pompano, striped bass, kingfish,
and a few flounder have been caught
General Overview: Fishing was somewhat limited due
to early week foul weather, good success was had by anglers in all areas
when weather permitted. Water temps in the ocean remain in the upper
60's |
Central
District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow
Counties
Contact: Suzanne Hill October
15, 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 remains great. Boats
are catching snappers, triggers, grouper, sea bass and grunts. Half-day
trips are catching mackerel - both king and Spanish, little tunny, and
seabass.
CharterBoats: Boats are catching wahoo and dolphin. Half-day
trips are coming in laden with Spanish and blues. Trips also bring in
kings and little tunny.
Private Boats: It appears that everyone within 200 miles of
the coast is after the SPOT. Boats and anglers are everywhere. Hot
spots are around the Beaufort draw bridge ( both sides ) Duke Marine
lab; around Sugarloaf Island and the Emerald Isle Bridge. Another Hot
Spot is the Emerald Isle Fishing Pier where anglers are catching tons of
fish. Anglers in boats are not getting coolers full of fish. Boats with
5 people, fishing for 5 hours are bringing in maybe 100 spot. Most
anglers are averaging 10 fish after 4 hours of fishing. Along with the
spot are small croaker, blues, pigfish and pinfish. Sea mullet have
appeared again and some anglers are bringing in a dozen or more. Spotted
sea trout anglers are happy. They are catching 2 to 4-pounders and
nearing their limit. Trout are in Newport River, North River,
Middlemarsh, and the Cape Lookout jetty. King mackerel are at Northwest
Places and around the reefs. Red Drum are also being brought in. It was
an excellent weekend for all fishermen. Guide boats are having a hay-day
between the great catches of red drum and spotted sea trout.
Piers/Shore: Bogue Inlet Pier is another good place to
fish for spot. Anglers were filling coolers full of spot and pompano -
cleaning the fish and returning to fish some more. Also seen were
flounder, bluefish, croakers and pinfish. A few puffers showed up - but
they have been scarce this year. |
Southern
District Pender, New Hanover, & Brunswick Counties
Contact: Dennis Trowell October
15, 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: Full-day trips are producing
vermilion snapper, grouper, grunts, triggerfish, porgies, and other
assorted bottom fish. Half-day trips are catching sea bass, gray trout,
and some keeper flounder.
CharterBoats: Gulf stream trips are catching wahoo, blackfin
tuna, and some nice king mackerel. Full-day trips are doing very well on
the king mackerel and grouper, and half-day trips are catching Spanish
mackerel. Inshore charters did well on the drum and trout last week.
Private Boats: Offshore, there are some wahoo being caught,
but no real big numbers. The king mackerel bite slowed some this week in
the river channel, but there still are some fish being reported. The
jungle and around frying pan tower would also be good places to try. The
gray trout are showing up on the near/shore reefs, and are very nice
size fish. Inshore, the cold front that moved though last weekend kicked
off some good speckled trout fishing last week. Best catches came from
the southern part of the river and Carolina Beach Inlet. The red drum
are biting well also with the cooling water temperatures. The bays
behind Bald Head, area creeks, and right along the surf are good places
to look for them.
Piers: There were some good spot runs last week on most area
piers. If you were lucky enough to be there when the fish moved though
you caught all you wanted. Pompano, sea mullet, flounder, bluefish, and
some drum were reported as well last week.
Shore: Pretty much the same as the piers. There should be some
big drum around Bald Head and the south end of Fort Fisher, I haven't
heard of any, but this is the time when they show up. |
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