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5/27/2007
Regional Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northern
District Dare, Hyde, Currituck, & Beaufort Counties
Contact: Brian Melott May
27, 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 catches of yellowfin tuna
and dolphin have been very good this week, with most being very nice
ones. Billfish catches continue to improve at a steady pace. Catches
of wahoo, blackfin tuna, and king mackerel were a little slow. Midrange
efforts continue to produce high numbers of blueline tilefish and black
seabass along with some very large hake and a few snowy grouper.
Near-shore success rates have improved, and anglers are catching some
nice flounder. Increasing numbers of spotted seatrout are being
caught. Bluefish of assorted size are plentiful in the 1-3 mile zone.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Activity levels were back to normal, with
nice flounder being caught in Oregon Inlet, most of them being keepers.
Spotted seatrout were caught with moderate regularity at Oregon Inlet -
Green Island Slough during the early morning hours. Croakers and
kingfish were caught with increased regularity.
Piers/Shore: Anglers fished the same waters with similar
results. Nothing in particular and everything in general, sums up
fishing in this mode. Anglers caught low-moderate amounts of bluefish,
kingfish, croaker, spot, burrfish, puffers, flounder, skates, sharks,
seatrout, and others. A few cobia were caught off of several piers this
week.
General Overview: Anglers were out in full force
Memorial Day weekend with favorable weather conditions allowing them to
try their luck in all modes of fishing. Success rates are generally
improving on a weekly basis. Water temp in the surf, (Kill Devil Hills)
the day of this report was 62 degrees. |
Central
District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow
Counties
Contact: Suzanne Hill May
27, 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: Headboats are bringing in nice
grouper, snapper, porgies, dolphin and sea bass. Charter boats are
catching plenty of dolphin. Most dolphin are gaffers. Kings and dolphin
are found at Christmas Rock and grouper on the ledges south of Christmas
Rock. There are reports of snake kings and dolphin around 23-mile rock.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: A 49-inch long cobia was caught east
of Beaufort. Spanish mackerel are plentiful. They are around both
Beaufort and Bogue inlets. They are on Keypost # 1 and # 2. They are off
the shores and along the beaches from Shackleford to Bogue Inlet. There
are also bluefish galore - from Hatteras blues to small ones. A three
pound spotted seatrout came from the Haystacks . Nice sheepshead are
around the bridges, flounder are finally in the Inlets. Sea mullet can
still be found off the beaches especially the shores of Fort Macon.
Piers/Shore: We are seeing lots of blues, Spanish,
spots and pompano. Surf City Pier had nice Spanish, king and one cobia.
The time for Spanish is now. Surf fishing is very popular. Anglers are
catching sea mullet, pompano, small shark and croakers. |
Southern District Pender, New Hanover, &
Brunswick Counties
Contact: Dennis Trowell May
27, 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, dolphin fishing was
fantastic earlier in the week. It slowed some towards the weekend. There
were some nice tuna and a few wahoo as well. The billfish reports were
good last week, with a good many sailfish along with some blue marlin.
Bottom fishing remains good for red and scamp groupers in the 35 to
50-mile range, and there are some reports of decent gag catches much
closer to shore. There were some king catches around the 23-mile rock
area, but the fish are small. The jungle had a good king bite as well. I
did hear of a 51-pound king mackerel caught at the horseshoe. There were
good reports of Spanish along area beaches.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Fishing is not red hot. It's a little
early yet for the flounder to show in good numbers, but there are a few
being caught. The trout fishing seemed to improve this week, with some
nice fish coming out of the river and down south into Brunswick County.
The bays and creeks are holding some drum, for the shallow water
fisherman.
Piers/Shore: Brunswick County piers are catching some real
nice speckled trout. Live shrimp fished under a cork in the early
morning hours will catch you some fish. There were also a few kings
landed as well last week. Pender and New Hanover piers report Spanish
mackerel, blues, and some pompano. There were a king or two caught on
some of the Topsail Island piers last week as well. Surf fishermen are
still catching a few nice bluefish along with some black drum, sea
mullets and pompano. |
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