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7/30/2007
Regional Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northern
District Dare, Hyde, Currituck, & Beaufort Counties
Contact: Brian Melott July
29, 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 action slowed this week,
with limits of small dolphin being the only exception. Yellowfin tuna
and a few large specimens of wahoo were also caught. Billfish success
rates improved a little. Midrange anglers caught some of the largest
blueline tilefish I have ever observed, along with high numbers of
triggerfish. Black seabass, tautog, hake, grouper, & king mackerel were
also caught in moderate amounts. Near-shore success has consisted of
large amounts of small bluefish and a few Spanish mackerel, but not much
else.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Flounder catches have dropped off, with only
a few keepers being caught. Anglers had poor success rates in these
waters, with small amounts of skates, dogfish sharks, croaker, spot,
oyster toadfish, and a host of others.
Piers/Shore: Anglers fished the same waters with similar
results. These anglers caught the same species as the near-shore
boaters did, with large amounts of small bluefish making up the bulk of
the catch. Cobia catches have slowed, but some nice specimens were
caught by nighttime anglers. Pompano are still readily available in the
near-shore surf zone with sand fleas being the bait of choice.
General Overview: Fishing success rates took a
downward trend this week with poor-moderate success rates in all modes
of fishing. August usually brings improvements and anglers should still
try their luck - things can change almost daily. Water temp in the
surf (Kill Devil Hills) the day of this report was 76 degrees. |
Central
District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow
Counties
Contact: Suzanne Hill July
29, 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: It has been a hot week and a hot
week for kings. They are being caught around the Cape Shoal area at Cape
Lookout, AR 330, and out off Bogue Inlet. One weighed 31-pounds.
Sailfish are being caught and released offshore. The catch on headboats
is 90% vermillion snapper. There are amberjacks and a few reds, black
sea bass, spot tail pinfish and of course sharks and Spanish mackerel.
Dolphin are around buoy 14. Charterboats are chasing wahoo.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: There are nice sheepshead at the Atlantic
Beach Bridge and the State port. One angler had 9, ranging from 3 to
8-pounds. Red drum are still in the Newport River, up in the Haystacks
and near Russells Creek. A 2-pounder was hooked under the Beaufort
drawbridge. Anglers in Belhaven are catching drum and seatrout. A
2-pound spotted sea trout was hooked under the Beaufort drawbridge .
Flounder are showing up in Middlemarsh, AR 315 and AR 320 and Bogue
Sound . You have to use live bait to catch them.
Piers/Shore: We are seeing small spot, croaker,
pigfish, shark, and perch. There are fair sized blues and Spanish still
being caught. Lizardfish seem to be growing larger daily and they are
everywhere. |
Southern District Pender, New Hanover, &
Brunswick Counties
Contact: Dennis Trowell July
29, 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, there are some wahoo
being caught in the gulf stream for the boats making the long run. If
the wahoo are not biting try bottom fishing for red groupers, which have
been biting very well. Closer to shore, king mackerel fishing slowed
some this week with the change in weather. There still are some decent
catches of fish in the 10 to 20-mile range along with a good many
sailfish. Near/shore reefs are producing some very nice catches of
flounder off of Brunswick County. Along with the flounder are spadefish
and some over the slot reds.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Overall fishing is good. The flounder
fishing is not great, but it's not bad either. There are some nice fish
coming out of the river, Snow's Cut, and down around the Southport area.
Along with the improving flounder fishing, the trout fishing has not
slowed. There are nice fish being caught in many different places, but
the southern part of the Cape Fear River, and the creeks and bay behind
Bald Head Island are producing some very nice catches, along with some
very big fish. Sheepshead and black drum fishing is always good this
time of year. Snow's Cut and the ADM dock are good places to try.
Piers/Shore: For the most part it's what you would expect this
time of year. There are some king mackerel catches taking place from
Topsail Island to Oak Island. Along with the king reports are the tarpon
catches and tarpon hookups from the king fisherman. Sheepshead,
flounder, pompano, blues, and sea mullets are being reported from most
of the piers. There has been a pretty good trout bite on the Topsail
piers of late. |
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