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6/4/2007
Regional Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northern
District Dare, Hyde, Currituck, & Beaufort Counties
Contact: Brian Melott June
3, 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 continue to
primarily be nice dolphin & yellowfin tuna with a few wahoo and blackfin
tuna. Billfish catches have increased this week, with quite a few
sailfish along with some blue and white marlin. Midrange efforts have
produced nice catches of blueline tilefish, black seabass, and hake.
There have been increased catches of king mackerel in the 2-3 mile
range, most specimens being very large ones. Near-shore anglers are
pleased with the ever-increasing keeper-size flounder ratios. Well over
50% of them are legal size. High numbers of small bluefish were caught
in the near-shore one-mile range.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Anglers fishing these waters were also
pleased to be catching the nice flounder specimens that the near-shore
anglers landed. Spotted seatrout catches are still prolific if you
arrive at Oregon Inlet's Green Island Slough in the early morning
hours. Moderate amounts of croaker, spot, and kingfish were also
caught.
Piers/Shore: Anglers fished the same waters with similar
results. Large numbers of small bluefish and spot were caught by
everyone this week. Increased amounts of kingfish, puffers, croakers,
skates, dogfish sharks, and a host of others were also caught. Red drum
catches were very good at Cape Point in Buxton if you are fortunate to
be there when they are biting.
General Overview: Water and air temperatures warmed
up considerably this week with the surf temp in the ocean, (Kill Devil
Hills) reaching 64 degrees. Tropical depression Barry brought us much
needed rain and will only impact fishing opportunities for a couple of
days. |
Central
District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow
Counties
Contact: Suzanne Hill June
3, 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 catching a ton of
dolphin - Saturday they were swarming around the entire boat and anglers
were pulling them in as fast as they could go. Grouper and a few
triggerfish were also hooked. Black seabass remain a staple. Some fish
weighted around three pounds. A 20-inch flounder was also measured.
Charter boats are bringing in dolphin. They are more than plentiful.
They are also catching blue marlin and sailfish. Dolphin are also found
on the Ledges off Swansboro, Big Ten and Little Ten. Snake kings are on
AR 342 and 345. Spanish are out front as usual, from Beaufort Inlet to
Bogue Inlet - swimming with the blues.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: A nice flounder was caught around Bear
Inlet. Anglers are also catching them in the White Oak River- they
ranged from 14.5-inches to 17-inches. Seatrout are in the Newport
River. The Turning Basin of the state port contains bluefish, kingfish,
spot, croaker and pigfish.
Piers/Shore: A 3-lb Spanish was hooked on the Oceanna
Pier. Skates and rays are everywhere. The lizardfish have arrived.
|
Southern District Pender, New Hanover, &
Brunswick Counties
Contact: Dennis Trowell June
3, 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, fishing is starting to
slow some. There still are decent catches of dolphin along with some
wahoo and a few tuna. There were some billfish releases as well. Red
grouper continue to bite well in the 35 to 50-mile range. Closer to
shore, there were some very nice king mackerel catches reported at
Yaupon reef last week as well as the Jungle area. Spanish mackerel were
reported along area beaches in good numbers. .
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Flounder fishing remains slow. On the up
side, the trout fishing has been good. Buzzards Bay, Oak Island Bridge,
and around Carolina Beach have been producing lately. Fishing is best in
the early morning hours. There are some drum in the same areas as the
trout, along with a few flounder. Hopefully the flounder fishing will
pick up in the coming weeks.
Piers/Shore: Fishing has been good. Most area piers did well
on the Spanish mackerel last week. There were also some king mackerel
landed as well. They are doing very well on the trout on the Oak Island
piers and the Holden Beach pier. Blues, sea mullet, pompano, and a few
keeper flounder were reported as well. The surf catches are similar to
the pier catches, with sea mullet and blues being the most predominant
fish being caught. |
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