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| Regional
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northern
District Dare, Hyde, Currituck, & Beaufort Counties
Contact: Brian Melott April
15, 2007
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 went into effect Jan. 1, 2007
for all of the state's coastal and ocean waters. Tagged
Red Drum:
Download PDF with reward details. |
Ocean: Offshore success has been moderate
- good most of the time, with bluefin, blackfin, yellowfin, and bigeye
tuna being caught, along with some dolphin & wahoo. Midrange fishing
near the wrecks continues to produce a nice variety, including gray
triggerfish, black seabass, blueline tilefish, snowy grouper, and
amberjack. Nearshore success is marginally improved with the arrival of
2-3lb bluefish and a few spotted seatrout.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Fishing activity levels are low in these
areas, most likely due to poor fishing trends. Striped bass have been
targeted, but few have been caught. Red drum have been caught with
increased regularity around the Oregon Inlet bridge, along with a few
spotted seatrout and weakfish at the same location.
Piers/Shore: Pier and shore anglers have been fishing the same
waters with similar results. Bluefish in the 2-3 pound range have been
the most prevalent species caught, with a few red drum, croaker,
puffers, and kingfish mixed in. Skates and dogfish sharks remain
plentiful.
General Overview: Fishing opportunities have
increased due to more favorable weather conditions. Ocean temperature in
the surf (Kill Devil Hills) remains in the mid 50s. Fishing continues
to improve. |
Central
District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow
Counties
Contact: Suzanne Hill April
15, 2007
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 went into effect Jan. 1, 2007
for all of the state's coastal and ocean waters.
Tagged Red Drum:
Download PDF with reward details. |
| Ocean: Charterboats are having a great
time catching kings, yellowfin and some blackfin tuna along with wahoo
and dolphin. Headboats are doing great with large seabass catches,
grouper, snapper and gray triggers. Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Boats
in Beaufort Inlet were catching blues- one had 36 aboard.
Piers/Shore: If you like bluefish, come to Carteret
County. An angler came off the Radio Island Beach with a stringer of 10
or more blues - all weighing a pound or more. I have not seen a sight
like that for years. An angler reported a 19.5-inch striper and a
17-inch catfish at Union Park dock in New Bern. The cold weather has
returned and fishing has slowed down again. |
Southern
District Pender, New Hanover, & Brunswick Counties
Contact: Dennis Trowell April
15, 2007
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 went into effect Jan. 1, 2007
for all of the state's coastal and ocean waters.
Tagged Red Drum:
Download PDF with reward details. |
| Ocean: Strong winds have really hampered
fishing of late. When boats have been able to make the run to the
stream, the results have been good. Angles had caught lots of big wahoo,
dolphin, and scattered catches of tuna. King mackerel are biting well
around Frying Pan Tower. Red, scamp, and gag groupers are biting well in
the 35 to 45 mile range along with an assortment of other reef fish.
There are some pretty sea bass along with some nice flounders on reefs
in the 10 to 15 mile range. There were several reports of bluefin tuna
just offshore of the liberty ship last week, but to my knowledge none
were landed.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Inshore things are a little slow. Again,
the weather we have been having over the last couple weeks has not
helped the fishing. There are some trout biting in area creeks and
jetties, and some drum around the docks, oyster beds, and shallow flats.
The most consistent inshore fishing this time of year is fishing for sea
mullets around the mouth of the river using fresh shrimp as bait.
Piers/Shore: Piers are reporting blues, sea mullets, and some
black drum. There were some big blues, (8 to 10 pound range) reported in
the surf around Fort Fisher, along with a few sea mullets. |
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