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Our store in Corolla is located in the Monterey Plaza. Drop on by to pick up the latest fishing equipment, bait and supplies. Check with the helpful staff to see what is biting, and what to use to get into the fish!

Fish We Catch:

Cobia

Amberjack

Bluefish

Dolphin

Sheepshead

Fishing Report:

Surf Fishing Report: Dirty water and grass at Coquina on Wednesday. Surf fishing is slow. Wind is calm. Water temp is 63 degrees. Check out Ryan Rhodes and his Black Drum. Ryan caught the Drum in the sound. With the help of a few friends, he landed the fish in about 30 min. Love to hear from Ryan. Love his videos and pictures. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Blues, some keeper Trout, Spot and Mullet. Nags Head: Spot, Trout, Blues and Mullet. Jennette’s: Blues, Spot, Croakers, gray Trout, and Specks. Outer Banks: Fair Bluefish catches and Croakers. Big run of Sea Mullet late yesterday. Inshore Boats Report: Nearshore boats had great catches of Spanish Mackerel and a few tailor Blues. Offshore Boats Report: Outstanding Yellowfin and Dolphin fishing. 2 Sailfish and an 88 lb Big-Eye Tuna were also caught.

Surf Fishing Report: Wind is SW at 8. Water temp is 57 degrees. We have muddy water. A few bottom fish. I would try for Sea Mullet. The water temp is dropping. If the SW winds stick around, it will drop a little more. It is a good Sea Mullet day because the water is murky. You can catch Sea Mullet with shrimp, bloodworms and simulated bait on a bottom rig. Sea Mullet have several names. They are also called Roundheads, Whiting and Kingfish. Depending on what state you live in. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported good Trout fishing this morning. No bottom fish yet. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Smorgasbord. Croaker, small Trout, small Flounder, Sea Mullet, and Spot. Nags Head: Baby Trout, Croaker and a few Mullet. Jennette’s: Speckle trout, Spot, croaker, Sand Perch, Sea Mullet and Gray Trout. Remember, you can only keep one Gray. Outer Banks: A variety this morning. Croaker, Spot and Sea Mullet. Inshore Boats Report: Good Trout fishing around Mann’s Harbor. Offshore Boats Report: Boat loads of Yellowfin and gaffer Dolphin. An 80 lb citation Wahoo was caught and a Blue Marlin was caught and released.

The Stewart family and their fishing buddies had a great day fishing off shore on Mother’s day. Good catches of Dolphin were caught and 1 Sailfish. Robin Stewart caught a 32 pounder, just under citation size. Wings Mankedicks caught and released his first Sailfish. They were fishing with Capt Terry Stewart on the Pomeiok. Great pictures. Surf Fishing Report: Water has muddied up and cooler. It is 6o degrees in Nags Head, 56 in Duck. Winds are south. There should be some Sea Mullet caught. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Black Drum, Croaker and lots of throwback Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Sea Mullet, Skate, Trout, Gray Trout and Bluefish. Nags Head: Small Trout. Jennette’s: Sea Mullet and Skates. Outer Banks: Sea Mullet. Inshore Boats Report: The Spanish are biting. The open boats fishing the sound are also catching Blues and Trout. Offshore Boats Report: The water was a little rough yesterday. The fleet still had good gaffer Dolphin fishing and nice Yellowfin Tuna.

Surf Fishing Report: Fairly slow all weekend. The wind is SE at 12 this morning. Water temp is 63 degrees. Hunter DeButts and his father-in-law Sasha visiting from Russia caught 3 nice Blues over 30 in and a 26.5 Puppy Drum behind the old Coast Guard Station. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway a few keeper Trout and a few Croaker. The sound boaters caught Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Spot, Sea Mullet, Blues, Trout and Skate. Nags Head: Bluefish and a 13.7 Trout. Jennette’s: Bluefish, Pigfish and Skates. Outer Banks: Skates, Skates and Skates. Offshore Boats Report: Sunday was another good day for the fleet. They had limits of Dolphin and plenty of Yellowfin. Anglers decked citation Cobia. Cobia weighed in from 48 lbs to 82 lbs. Pirates Cove fleet reported 3 citation Big-eye to the mix. The Big-eyes weighed in from 137 to 181 lbs.

Surf Fishing Report: Nice Bluefish and Sea Mullet in the Coquina area. Hunter and Lucy DeButts caught nice Specks from their pier in Collington Harbor. They ranged from 18 to 19.5 inches. Nice pan size. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Spot, Croaker and good Trout fishing. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Bluefish and Bluefish. No bottom feeders. Nags Head: Bluefish Jennette’s: Loads of Bluefish. Outer Banks: Skate. Inshore Boats Report: Inshore boats decked lots of Specks and catch and release Flounder. Offshore Boats Report: Good offshore fishing for Yellowfin and Scattered Dolphin.

Surf Fishing Report: Some Sea Mullet north of Oregon Inlet. NE wind. Water temp is 63 degrees. Bluefish biting on the northern beaches. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway is still the hot spot. Plenty of Trout. A few fishermen catching Trout on miro lures. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: A Flounder and Bluefish. Nags Head: Bluefish. Caught a 17# Rockfish and their first Spot yesterday afternoon. Jennette’s: 8-10 lb Bluefish early this morning. Outer Banks: Bluefish and also had small Spot and lots of Sea Mullet yesterday afternoon. Inshore Boats Report: Coming Soon Offshore Boats Report: The offshore boats caught limits of Yellowsfin and nice Dolphin.

Surf Fishing Report: Some Sea Mullet north of Oregon Inlet. NE wind. Water temp is 63 degrees. Bluefish biting on the northern beaches. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway is still the hot spot. Plenty of Trout. A few fishermen catching Trout on miro lures. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: A Flounder and Bluefish. Nags Head: Bluefish. Caught a 17# Rockfish and their first Spot yesterday afternoon. Jennette’s: 8-10 lb Bluefish early this morning. Outer Banks: Bluefish and also had small Spot and lots of Sea Mullet yesterday afternoon. Inshore Boats Report: Coming Soon Offshore Boats Report: The offshore boats caught limits of Yellowsfin and nice Dolphin.

Surf Fishing Report: Bluefish and Sea Mullet. NW wind at 16. Water temp is 62 degrees. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported good run of Specks and a few Black Drum. The Bonner Bridge catwalk anglers are catching Bluefish. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Blues, Croakers, Sea Mullet and Trout. Nags Head: Sea Mullet and a keeper Trout on cut bait. Jennette’s: Bluefish. Had a good run of Sea Mullet late on Wednesday. Outer Banks: Nice size Sea Mullet. Dirty water and 65 degrees. Inshore Boats Report: Trout fishing is great in the sounds. Offshore Boats Report: Boats came back to the docks early on Wednesday because of rough water. They brought in plenty of Dolphin and scattered Yellowfin.

Surf Fishing Report: NE wind at 18 mph. Water temp is 65 degree s. the water is clear. Good Bluefish water. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported a Black Drum and a few Trout. The Bonner Bridge catwalk anglers caught Black Drum, Croakers and nice Tau-tog weighing up to 4 lb. A few good size Bluefish, weighing in at 9 lbs. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Dogfish. Really big Bluefish yesterday afternoon. Up to 12 lbs. Nags Head: Nice size Bluefish. Jennette’s: Bluefish. Outer Banks: Sea Mullet. Offshore Boats Report: Really good Dolphin and Yellowfin catches.

Getting back to the subject of the Black Drum I showed yesterday. TW’s Terry Stewart and Carey Foster caught and released a 50-60 lb Black Drum using a bucktail. Terry said it wasn’t a Cobia, but it took drag. We have a picture this morning of TW’s April Walke with her very first Cobia. Wow! Exciting. Surf Fishing Report: Trout and Bluefish. Slow fishing. Water temp is 62 degrees. No wind. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported a really good Trout bite this morning early. Lots of keepers. Scattered Black Drum. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Bluefish, Flounder and Skate. Nags Head: Bluefish. Jennette’s: Blues on Got-chas and a few Burrfish, Stingers and Puffers. Outer Banks: Slow. Few Bluefish. Inshore Boats Report: Inshore fleet had good Trout fishing. Offshore Boats Report: Nice Gaffers and good size bailer Mahi Mahi bite. Scattered Yellowfin.

Surf Fishing Report: Blues. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported good Black Drum bite and a few Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Plenty of Blues. Nags Head: Buckets of Blues. Jennette’s: Lots of Trout, Bluefish and Shad. Outer Banks: Blues and Blues. Offshore Boats Report: Though it was quite windy, charters manage to catch gaffer Dolphin on Thursday. There are many charters out today, plus a few nearshore boats. There will be good news tomorrow. Next Tuesday is the beginning of the headboat trips.

Brad Easton caught 3 keeper Trout, one 22 in from the sound using a cork and a white gulp. Wow! That’s dinner. Surf Fishing Report: Scattered Trout, Bluefish and maybe a Sea Mullet. Water temp is 59 degrees, wind is south and calm. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout and Black Drum. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Bluefish, Gray Trout and Sea Mullet. Nags Head: Lots of Bluefish and few Speckle Trout. Jennette’s: Double header Bluefish and Hickory Shad. Outer Banks: A few Trout. Offshore Boats Report: Friday was a good day for the offshore fleet. Lots of boats fishing and catching. Good catches of Yellowfin, Wahoo weighing in at 73 lbs, scattered Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna and Mako Shark. Pirates Cove also caught Big-Eye Tuna weighing in from 139 lb to 220 lbs. Good day had by all.

Woody Harris and buddies had a good Trout day on the Little Bridge yesterday. He sent a picture of James Joyce with a 3.3#. Rodney Parker also having luck with Trout fishing. You can see from the picture where he was fishing. A most interesting story from Nags Head pier this morning. Thousands of Skate, wing to wing, wide as the beach was migrating north this morning at 5 o’clock. I was told it was a site no one had seen before. All piers said there is a lot of bait fish in the water. Surf Fishing Report: A few trout north of Avalon Pier. There should be scattered Bluefish. The water is clear and beautiful. Water temp is 58, wind is NE. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported good Trout fishing this morning. Really good Trout fishing yesterday. No one bottom fishing. Probably would be catching Black Drum and a few other species. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Trout, Bluefish and Shad. Nags Head: Trout and Bluefish. Jennette’s: Slow Outer Banks: Blow Toads. Offshore Boats Report: Yellowfin and Wahoo

The fishing news has slowed now the holidays are over and the kids are back in school. Not many people fishing, but a nice day on the Outer Banks. Only a couple of boats went out yesterday and they caught their usual Yellowfin and Dolphin. One inshore boat caught and released Black Sea Bass. The piers have their Toads, Skates and a few Bluefish. There was a 19 in Trout and keeper Flounder caught from the Little Bridge this morning. Linda Harper took all the little Harpers crabbing and had really good luck. They are some “biguns”.

Surf Fishing Report: I was on the beach between ramp 2 and 4 yesterday. There were a few Skates caught. Fishing continues to be good on the south beaches, but unfortunately the fish are slow getting here. There was a good run of Drum caught at the point this weekend. You cannot drive to the point but you can walk in the edge of the water. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Spot caught on artificial lures during the weekend. Anglers also caught Flounder, Trout and Stripers. They are catching Flounder, Trout and Sheepshead this morning. Pier Fishing Report: Skates. We have west winds at 12. Water temp is 54. If the wind stays as is, that might go down a little more. It was a Puffer and Skate weekend. Avalon Pier told me they saw someone catch a Bluefish from the surf this morning near the pier. That’s something. I have a picture of Kaiden Comstock with his first saltwater fish. Kaiden caught his Blow Toad from Jennette’s Pier on Saturday. Offshore Boats Report: Offshore boats caught good catches of Yellowfin Tuna, a few Dolphin and a 63 lb Wahoo. A Bluefin Tuna was also released.

Surf Fishing Report: Blow toads. The weekend will be great. Big warm up. The wind is NW at 6 mph. Water temp is 55 degrees. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Shad, Trout and Rockfish. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: A short run of Blues and Puffers. Nags Head: Toads. Jennette’s: Puffers. Outer Banks: Triple header Blow Toads. The water is clear and beautiful this morning. Maybe a “gotcha” would catch a few nice Blues. Avalon had a great day on Thursday. They caught keeper Trout, Blues, Croakers and Shad. Offshore Boats Report: Good Yellowfin Tuna fishing. Charters caught their limits. Oregon Inlet reported an 83 in Bluefin release.

Now that it is required to have a permit to drive the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Currituck County is also looking in to beach driving permits. Officials are looking into how they can control the 11 mile strand in Currituck such as ticketing people for not deflating tires and bogging down in the sand. Of course they are expecting more beach traffic this year on the north end, because we are paying $125.00 on the south end. I will keep you posted on this new quandary. Fishing is slow on all piers this morning. We have NW winds 35 mph. water temp is 54 degrees. Charters had a good catch of Tilefish yesterday with a few Dolphin and Yellowfin Jake Worthington caught a 40 pound 53 inch Wahoo which was a NC Citation Catch on Sunday

Bad news! They closed the point yesterday. I understand there were birds showing signs of mating behavior. If we get lucky, maybe they will not and the point will open again. I have pictures of Drum caught before fishing was interrupted by the birds. Pete and Michael DiMichelle caught beautiful Drum at the point. Surf fishing is slow with Toads and a few scattered Sea Mullet on the north beaches. SSE winds are light and variable for now. Water temp is 55 degrees. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout and Shad. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Gray Trout. Slow. Nags Head: Puffers. Had a good afternoon on Monday catching Sea Mullet, Bluefish, Shad and a 7 lb Black Drum. Jennette’s: Skates and Puffers. Outer Banks: Good run of Blow Toads. Pier fishing will probably pick up in the afternoon. Inshore Boats Report: Nearshore boats decked plenty of Dogfish and Sea Bass. Offshore Boats Report: Limits of Tilefish, scattered Yellowfin and Dolphin. Pirates Cove reported a 400 lb Blue Marlin caught by a 14 yr Daniel Kennedy

Surf Fishing Report: Toad fish and Skates. Sound Fishing Report: The Melvin R. Douglas Bridge reported a good Easter weekend. They caught Black Drum, Croaker, Stripers and a fair amount of Trout. Pier Fishing Report: All piers have people this morning, just not catching. Jennette’s have their Skates. Water is a little cloudy and water temp is 55 degrees. Wind is WNW. Inshore Boats Report: Nearshore fishing is still slow. Offshore Boats Report: Sunday was a great offshore fishing day. The weather was beautiful. They decked limits of Yellowfin, a few Wahoo and 115 lb Mako.

Surf Fishing Report: Today is a great day to be on the beach. The wind is SW at 8 mph. Water temp is 55 degrees. It should be a good day for catching toads. All you need is a bottom rig and shrimp. They really are good to eat. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout and Bluefish. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Puffers and Skates. Nags Head: Skates this morning. Jennette’s: Skates. Outer Banks: Loads of Puffers, a nice Bluefish and a few Sea Mullet. Offshore Boats Report: Blue water charters caught limits of Yellowfin and scattered Dolphin yesterday.

Jake Worthington of Camden, NC won five awards at the OBX AC award Banquet. Jake won fish of the month awards for July (Wahoo) and December (Rockfish), offshore Slam Award, Youth Angler, and was Co-Award winner for Club Angler of the Year. Jake is pictured with TW’s Terry Stewart, MC. That’s pretty neat. Jake keeps me in pictures all year for the web site and I really appreciate that. Surf Fishing Report: Scattered Toads. Scattered Specks. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported a few Specks most of the week. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: A few Specks, A few Blues and a few Shad. Nags Head: Croakers. Jennette’s: Are having a good day. Blues, Gray Trout, Hickory Shad, Puffers and their regular skates and Rays. Wind is NE at 15 and the water temp is 56 degrees. Outer Banks: A 19 in Flounder was caught yesterday. A few Toads. Inshore Boats Report: Coming Soon Offshore Boats Report: Conditions have been rough for the last few days. Bluefin and Yellowfin.

We had a really big blow last night. The wind is N this morning at 31 mph. Water temp is 56. We have big water this morning. Boats are staying in. Jake Worthington caught his first fish of the season from a pier yesterday. Blues were biting on the Avalon Pier. That’s good news.

On the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the federal government has trapped 2,500 animals during the last 10 years. The park service says this protects nesting endangered piping plovers and sea turtles on the sea shore. In 2011 they trapped and killed 263 animals and saved 35 piping plover eggs. You can read the full article at this address. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/03/park-service-predator-management-angers-some. There are people that think nature will take care of nature without interference. Despite lots of rain on Sunday Yellowfin Tuna fishing was good. A Wahoo, Dolphin and 2 Bluefin were also caught. Avalon pier is open and are catching a few Blow Toads. High N winds today with water temp 56 degrees.

Oregon Inlet had another great day of Charters catching their limits of Yellowfin. They also caught citation Wahoo. Near shore boats are catching Mako Sharks and plenty of Tilefish. Pirates Cove reported Bluefin. Ashley Bahen went south and caught loads of Toads and Sea Mullet on Saturday. She has also had good luck catching Specks locally.

The most exciting news I have heard lately would be Jeanette’s pier has reported Drum and Trout swimming through the pilings. There was a mix bag caught off shore on Thursday. They caught Yellowfin, Wahoo, a Bluefin weighing in at 283 lbs and a 72 in Mako.

Park rangers have their signs posted on our beaches. One of the signs tells pedestrians to leave no footprints in the sand. It does not mean you have to walk in the water on the edge of the shoreline. Visitors can walk the area of sand the high tide reaches. But leave your kites at home; the nesting birds think the kites are predators. Charters had another good Yellowfin bite on Monday. Bluefin were also caught. Jennette’s pier reported Puffers. Wind is SE.

St. Patty’s day is well celebrated on the Outer Banks. And then there is the big parade. Stop in the store and check out all the new spring merchandise that we have to offer. We had a big Bluefish blitz on St. Patrick’s Day several years back. The only one I remember having in March. The Bluefish averaged about 15 lbs. We followed them from Nags Head to Coquina Beach. The off shore fleet out of Pirates Cove and Oregon Inlet Fishing Center reported good fishing. They reported limits of Tilefish, scattered Yellowfin and Dolphin and good catches of Bluefin. JD from Clovis, New Mexico caught his first Shark from the Oregon Inlet Bridge.

Oregon Inlet charters caught a 63 inch Bluefin and had several releases. They reported a large 51 in dolphin, a few Yellowfin and their limits of Tilefish. Pirates Cove Marina reported nice Dolphin, Yellowfin and Bluefin releases. TW’s Seth Rary is Trout fishing the Tuckasegee and Nantahala rivers again. He said they had just stock the rivers and he was catching big numbers. We are looking forward to Seth being home from school soon and back in the store.

Sunday was an excellent Yellowfin Tuna day for the Marinas. All boats returned with a Bluefin Tuna and limits of Yellowfin. Two Big-eye Tuna was also caught. A few shad has been reported at the Melvin R. Daniel Bridge. We have calm S wind and 48 water temp.

Yellowfin Tuna was the fish of the day for Oregon Inlet. They reported limits of Yellowfin; each boat had a Bluefin Tuna with weight from 103 lbs to 175 lbs. A couple of Dolphin were also caught. Seven boats from the fleet are out again today. We have SW wind at 11 kts. Water temp is 50 degrees.

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center reported a good day on Friday. Boaters decked a good number of Yellowfin, a few Dolphin. They brought in a 65 lb Bluefin and released a few. We have a rainy day, west wind at 7 mph. Water temp is 50 degrees.

JONES INTRODUCES BILL TO RESTORE ACCESS TO CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREA http://jones.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=282282 What can we do???? Please call/email your local Congressman and tell them you support HR 4094 and why you care about public access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. If your Congressman sits on the Natural Resources Committee it is very important that you do this! You can find the list of Committee members here: http://naturalresources.house.gov/About/Members.htm

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center reported three Bluefin Tuna weighing from 109 to 200 lbs on Sunday. A couple of Dolphin and Yellowfin were also caught. There was another show of Whales yesterday. You should ride over to the beach and do some whale watching.

Oregon inlet charters brought in 2 Bluefin yesterday weighing up to 185#. There were a few releases. Jeannette’s Pier reported Dogfish this morning. The water temp is hanging at 46 degrees. We have SW winds and flat water this morning. The guys are still catching Dogfish from Bonner Bridge catwalk. It should be another Dogfish day from the bridge.

We have NE winds this morning at 20 mph. Though there will be no boats out today, there were plenty offshore fishing on Saturday. There were plenty fish but not much biting. The boats returned to the docks with a few Dolphin and Wahoo. There were Bluefin releases and one 140 lb. Saturday was a beautiful day and I knew Jake would be fishing. He caught a 22 inch Rockfish in the Pasquotank River.

Travis Rodeheaver fishes our local creeks. He catches nice Raccoon Perch and now he has a 4# Bass. Saltwater fishing may be slow, but we have lots of canals, creeks and ponds.

Friday was a good day for Oregon Inlet charters. Many Yellowfin were caught and a total of six Bluefin Tuna were released. The pier jockeys on Jennette’s pier caught plenty of Dogfish and Skates.

Inshore bottom fishing was fair this weekend. I have a fishing buddy that caught toads down south. I love to eat them. Just don’t want to clean them. I have a picture of TW’s Jess McLean’s Dad with a citation Rockfish. He caught it off of Rudee Inlet in his boat “Joshyson” on Feb 4th using mojo rigs from TW’s.

Oregon inlet marina had a good day on Saturday. Charters brought in 2 Bluefin weighing 125 lb and 259 lb. There were 300 lb releases. Inshore boats caught Red Snapper, Sea Bass and 2 keeper Flounder. I was on the beach and there were birds everywhere. We did not get too excited because there were also whales. It was a nice day to be on the beach. The surfers were out in Nags Head. We have N winds today and rain. The water temp is 48 degrees.

I finally have news of a Striper caught in our neighborhood. Phillip Underwood of Manteo, NC caught it in the vicinity of between Wright Brothers and Jennette’s pier. NICE!

We know now how much it is going to cost to ride our beaches. Beach driving fees have been set at $120.00 a year or $50.00 a week. Beach drivers will have a month from Feb 15th, when rules enforcing beach driving begin, to buy the permits and watch a 7 minute educational video at one of the tree designated visitor centers. After March, Park Rangers will patrol the beaches and issue citations to vehicles lacking permits. The three Park Service permit Offices are at Coquina Beach, Cape Hatteras visitor center and Ocracoke visitor center. The new rules also shut off 26 miles of the 67-mile long seashore to traffic permanently. For more information and map showing permanently closed beaches go to http://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm

Oregon Inlet had a great day of fishing on Saturday. Four boats returned with limits of Yellowfin Tuna and one 245 lb Bluefin. Jake Worthington got into the Rockfish off of Sandbridge, VA fishing on the SeaDonkey yesterday. We have a beautiful weekend on the Outer Banks. The wind is N and the water Temp is 49 degrees.

Despite it being an all day rain day on Saturday, a few Oregon Inlet charters caught Bluefin Tuna. A 62 in Bluefin was brought to shore. Matt Lusk said Bluefin were thick yesterday. He caught a pair over 80 inches. He battled one (great picture) for 45 min. He told me it was his biggest Tuna yet. Jennette’s pier anglers are still catching Dogfish and Skates. The word is a new pending VA State Striper record was caught on Saturday. It weighed in at 74 lbs. Now that is a whopper. As of now, our state record is 64 lbs caught by Keith Angle in 2011. TW’s Terry Stewart had a good duck day. (pictures).

Oregon Inlet had a boat to go out yesterday. They were scouting for Stripers with no luck. They returned to the dock with a 63in Bluefin Tuna. It was caught within ½ mile of shore. I borrowed the picture from Oregon Inlet Marina.

Jake and his Mom with one of many Rockfish caught on Saturday off of Rudee Inlet. Jake also caught a VA Citation Rockfish weighing just over 40 pounds.

A few Oregon Inlet charters fished on a beautiful Tuesday. They brought no fish back to the docks, but did catch and release Bluefin Tuna. Jennette’s pier anglers are still catching Skate. David Xie of Suffolk, VA caught a 23lb citation Blackfin Tuna fishing offshore Hatteras.

Oregon Inlet Marina had one boat out yesterday. It had a good catch of Blackfin Tuna. A few Trout were caught south this week. The only surf fishing news I have heard. Jennette’s pier is still catching Dogfish and skates. Last year, at this time a new Rockfish record was caught for Carolina. The fish weighed in at 63 lbs. It was broken 3 days later with Keith Angles catch of a 64#, length 53 ½ in, and girth 33 ¾ in. I wrote yesterday of Ed Higgin’s fish. I said Tuna. I should have said little tunny. Most local fishermen call them Atlantic Bonito. It is the smallest member of the Tuna family.

Ed Higgins saw bait fish running up on Kitty Hawk beach about the 2.3 mile post. He grabbed a rod, casted lures, lost a few lures, but caught a Tuna. You never know. You definitely have to be fishing for something to happen. No boating news. Water temp is 50 degrees. Another warm weekend. The Stripers don’t know which direction to go.

As cold as it might be, we have people fishing from Jennette’s pier. They are catching Dogfish and skates. One boat from Oregon Inlet caught Dogfish. Oregon Inlet tells me the Stripers are running about 3 weeks late because of our mild weather so far. The water is 50 degrees and we have W winds. Our local residents are still fishing the hot ditch in Chesapeake. Phillip Underwood of Manteo caught a 5.76# using minnows. I have picture of Phillip, sent to me from the scene of the crime and one when he weighed in at the store.

It is tradition for surf fishermen to meet on the beach and toast with cup of champagne and have a cup of black-eye peas for good luck. We were lucky this year with the beautiful weather. We have celebrated when the weather was so cold, we gathered behind the dunes to get warm. There were a few people wetting a line, but not catching. Oregon Inlet reported yellowfin tuna, a few blackfin tuna, an 80lb mako shark and a 34lb wahoo. One of the boats went bottom fishing and had a great day with catches of sea bass, tilefish and a few large bluefish. I checked last year’s fishing report for this day and the boaters caught their limits of Rockfish. It’s not too late.

Happy New Year. Lots of people on the beach. Lots of people surf fishing. No one catching. We are going to have a cool down this week and we are looking for the Bluefin and big Stripers to come this way. Jake Worthington caught and released a Bluefin Tuna on New Year’s Eve about 2 miles from the beach at Rudee Inlet. The fight took an hour and a half and the tuna was released. The tuna was over 80 inches long. Note how close we were to the shore in the picture following this one. The tuna was caught on a Penn international 50 that was purchased at the Kitty Hawk store last Christmas as a present from his granddaddy. The bait was a daisy chain with Chesapeake torpedo bait. The trip was on his Dads boat the Sea Donkey.

Oregon Inlet Marina and Pirates Cove reported a good mixture of fish on Friday. They caught yellowfin tuna, blackfin tuna, dolphin and limits of tile fish. It is going to be beautiful this weekend. The cold weather is on the way. Wind is SW and water temp is 53 degrees.

Oregon Inlet Marina reported good catches of Yellowfin, Blackfin, and a Wahoo on Thursday. We have SW winds and water temp is 53 degrees. The weekend temps are going to be above normal with New Years day in the 60’s.

We had gross weather yesterday. Water temp is 53 degrees and W wind at 18 kts this morning. J. R Roth of Raleigh, NC had good luck fishing with Captain Aaron Kelly of Rock Solid charters.

The weather is a little more seasonal this morning with N winds at 13 kts. Water temp is 54 degrees. I have another picture from the Captain of rocksolidfishing.com. There are Rockfish out there. You have to wet a line. One more shopping day. Check out the sales at the store.

We did not have winter weather on the first day of winter. The temp is staying in the top half of the 60’s. Water temp is 55 degrees. Captain Aaron Kelly’s crew caught striped Bass using eels along the Bonner Bridge yesterday. Jake Worthington with a 30 plus pound Rockfish caught at Rudee Inlet on Thursday.

Oregon Inlet charter had a Blue Marlin release on Wednesday. There were limits of Yellowfin and some Blackfin also caught. Photo by Oregon Inlet Marina.

Oregon Inlets fleet reported catching their limits of Yellowfin Tuna and a few Blackfin. A few people have been fishing Jennette’s Pier with no luck. There has been no news from the surf. The wind is NW and water temp is 53 degrees.

An Oregon Inlet boat fishing inshore had a great day on Sunday. The anglers caught Stripers weighing in up to 50 lbs. We had a big frost last night. Stripers should be coming down to us from the north if the colder temps hangs around. We have SW winds with water temp being 51 degrees this morning.

The weekend was beautiful, unusually warm weather. We have calm East wind this morning and the water temp is 56 degrees. The offshore fleet had a good Sunday of Tuna fishing. Wahoo, Blackfin and Yellowfin were caught. Jake Worthington, caught his limits of Rockfish fishing the Albermarle sound.

Fishing is slow overall. No one fishing on the Jennette’s Pier this morning. The S wind is 24 mph and water temp is 60 degrees. There was a Trout bite in Kitty Hawk yesterday about mid morning. A few keepers were caught. I have a picture of Linda Harper and Ashley Bahen with King Mackerel they caught aboard the Miss Hatteras.

TW’s annual oyster roast brought in many people and fun was had by all. Offshore boats caught a number of Wahoo on Sunday. The inshore boaters had a good variety, catching Sea Bass, Tautogs, Gray Trout and Pigfish. The Little Bridge are still reported a few Trout. Jennette’s Pier is the only pier open and they reported a few Trout. Wind is SE and water Temp is 58 degrees. Surf fishing was slow all weekend

Jake Worthington caught his limit of King Mackerel. Jake was fishing out of Hatteras. (Picture). Surf Fishing Report: Very slow. I really thought fishing would pick up after the blow. It did not. I was on the beach yesterday. I witness one Blue. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Slow. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: A few Trout. Pier will close today. Nags Head: A few Trout. Weighed in a 3 pounder. Pier will close today. Jennette’s: Slow. Pier will stay open all winter. Outer Banks: Slow. Pier will close today. Inshore Boats Report: Citation Sea Bass were caught yesterday. Citation Triggers were also caught. Lots of Sharks near shore. Offshore Boats Report: Fair Yellowfin fishing.

A few small Trout. Water is 57 degrees with SW wind. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported a few small Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Trout, (1 keeper) Gray Trout and Black Drum. Nags Head: Trout (3 keepers). Jennette’s: Trout and Black Drum. Outer Banks: Trout and Dogfish. Inshore Boats Report: Nearshore boats caught Blues, Sea Bass, Sharks and limit of Tilefish. Inshore are catching Trout, Tautogs and Sharks. Offshore Boats Report: A big Yellowfin bite.

Hope everyone had a good turkey day. We have muddy water at 57 degrees this morning. Wind SW. I talked to all piers. The piers are slow, catching as few Dogfish and Skates. No boats out yesterday. We are going to have a pretty weekend and the fishing should be as it was before this last blow. Don’t forget Tw’s Sale and Oyster roast on Saturday.

TW’s Cary Foster caught a king Mackerel on a shimano butterfly jig. H was fishing on a temperature break off of Hatteras on the F/V Miss Hatteras. Fishing was very hot with good catches of king Mackerel mostly on ballyhoos. Surf Fishing Report: A few Trout north of the inlet. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported few Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: A few Sharks. Nags Head: Early morning Trout before the rain. Jennette’s: Trout. Water temp is 60 degrees. Outer Banks: Trout, Bluefish and Dogfish. Inshore Boats Report: Nearshore boaters are catching Bluefish, Albacore and Sea Bass. There were Trout caught inside the inlet. Offshore Boats Report:. Offshore fleet had limits of Yellowfin tuna.

Surf Fishing Report: I drove the beaches yesterday. Pretty day but slow fishing. A few keeper Trout caught north of OBX pier. Another pretty day today and there could be little better fishing, because the water is clear as crystal and wind is a calm NE. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported baby Trout. Pier Fishing Report: All piers are slow. A few small Trout. Water temp is 58. OBX pier caught a few Bluefish after the wind switched to ENE yesterday. That is a good sign. Inshore Boats Report: Nearshore boats had a better day than usual. They reported Sea Bass, Triggers, Bluefish and Flounder. An inshore boat caught a 25 lb Striper. That is good news. Offshore Boats Report: Offshore boats caught Yellowfin, Blackfin Tuna and a few gaffer Dolphin. A Blue Marlin was caught and released.

Surf Fishing Report: There were lots of throwback Trout north of Oregon Inlet, few Black Drum. Lots of Trout with some nice keepers caught south of Oregon inlet from the Coast Guard slough. There was a Puppy Drum caught on artificial lure south of OBX pier. Water Temp is 59 degrees. Jake Worthington was out fishing this weekend. His first fish from their new boat was a small Tunny and he also caught Yellowfin. (Pictures). Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported slow. Avalon: One small Trout. Nags Head: Small Trout. Jennette’s: Black Drum, lots of small Trout and 1 Puppy Drum. Outer Banks: Small Trout. Inshore Boats Report: Good Sea Bass fishing. A good number of Trout, and Tautog. Offshore Boats Report: Good Yellowfin Tuna bite with boats catching their limits.

Fishing is slow this morning. All piers are catching a few small Trout and Outer Banks pier added scattered Black Drum. It is low tide right now and fishing should pick up as the day goes. The water is clearing and the water temp is 58 degrees. We should have boating news tomorrow. Max Ackerman and Josh Hagadorn of Kitty Hawk bagged Tundra Swan. I know nothing of Swan hunting other than you have to have a permit.

In Summary: TW’s will have their big Thanksgiving sale through Sunday starting Nov 24th. The famous oyster roast will be Saturday after Thanksgiving beginning at noon. There is a picture of a nice catch by Nathan Stockley of KDH, NC with 18-21" Speckle Trout. Nathan caught the Trout from the surf in Kill Devil Hills, NC. Surf Fishing Report: Water is muddy. Wind is SE at 10 kts. Water temp is 59. Weekend fishing prediction is good. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway has been slow, but there are still a few Trout in the sound. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Slow. Nags Head: A few no keeper Trout. Jennette’s: Black Drum and Trout. Outer Banks: Throw back Trout. Offshore Boats Report: Boats in, due to bad weather.

Nags Head Pier is the only pier with anglers fishing. Nothing caught. Water is rough and dirty. Water temp is 56. Boats are at the docks. Jessica Hillsman of the Outer Banks bagged a big buck from Bertie. Great job Jessica.

Surf Fishing Report: Trout fishing was good yesterday and again today, especially in the South Nags Head area. Lots of throwbacks. Surf fisherman are catching Trout with lures, grubs and bottom rigs and shrimp. I fished in the Avalon area yesterday and only caught throwbacks. I caught Jeff Pruitt leaving the beach with nice Trout. I always have the camera. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported slow. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Trout, lots of no keepers. Dirty water. Nags Head: Fog and baby Trout. Water temp is 62 degrees. Jennette’s: Slow. Outer Banks: Trout. Inshore Boats Report: Light Tackle catching Tautogs. Offshore Boats Report: Good catches of Yellowfin.

Surf Fishing Report: Good Trout fishing in Kitty Hawk as I speak. 8:10 am. A fair number of keeper Trout were caught on the beaches late afternoon yesterday. Joe Tyson and Chip Jones caught nice Trout. Ken has another pig. (See pictures) SW winds at 13 kts. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported slow. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Small Trout. Nags Head: Baby Trout. Jennette’s: Specks, Puffers, Rays and Black Drum. Water temp is 61 degrees. Outer Banks: Dogfish, Sand Perch, Skates and small Trout. Inshore Boats Report: Good numbers of Sea Bass and Taylor blues. Offshore Boats Report: Limits of Yellowfin.

Surf Fishing Report: I saw nothing caught in the Coquina area yesterday. There were a few keeper Trout caught from Kitty Hawk to south Nags Head. Trout are being caught near the Outer Banks pier this morning. New regulations go in effect for Sea Trout today. Recreational fishermen can keep 4/day, minimum 14”TL. Buddy Pitt caught a nice Drum weighing in at 7.7# last week. (Picture). Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported a big nothing. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Trout and Blues. Nags Head: One fisherman and one Trout. Jennette’s: Trout and Black Drum. Outer Banks: Trout on Lures and Black Drum. Inshore Boats Report: Inshore boaters caught Sea Bass, Sheepshead and loads of Blues. Offshore Boats Report: Oregon Inlet Marina reported good fishing again for the Bluewater charters. Limits of Yellowfin and good catches of Blackfin, A white Marlin and Sailfish release. Pirates Cove also caught a 100# Big-eye.

Surf Fishing Report: I fished Coquina on Saturday. A beautiful day. We caught Black Drum. A few Trout were caught from the beaches using cut bait. The water was full of grass and murky. Wind is south today with water temp a little higher than last week It is 60 degrees. Water will still be murky and grassy. Lang Kimbrough caught her nice Trout from Jennette’s Pier using cut bait. (Picture). Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported nothing this morning but a couple of Stripers yesterday from the Little Bridge and the Pirates Cove Bridge. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: A few Trout. Nags Head: Skates and Black Drum. Jennette’s: Trout, Black Drum. Had a great day on Saturday. Caught Puppy Drum, keeper Flounder and Trout. Outer Banks: Black Drum, Sea Mullet and Dogfish. Inshore Boats Report: Inshore light tackle caught Tautogs, Sheepshead and Spadefish. A few citation Sheepshead caught. Offshore Boats Report: Oregon Inlet Marina reported limits of Yellowfin Tuna and a Blue Marlin release. Pirates Cove added Blackfin and 2 Sailfish to the mix

Surf Fishing Report: Black Drum, Flounder, Bluefish, Trout and Drum were reported caught from the surf yesterday. The bait of choice was bloodworms and shrimp. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported slow. Pier Fishing Report: All piers are slow this morning. Water temp is 58 degrees and NW winds gusting 23 kts and the charts tell me it is going to pick up as day goes. The Trout bite has been really good earlier this week and I expect it to be good again by Sunday. Offshore Boats Report: Rough water

Greg Sherman and Dad, Rick Sherman had a good Rockfish day. Rick Sherman caught a 23 in. (Picture). Despite the water being rough and big swells, Dennis caught a 16 in Flounder from the Bonner Bridge Catwalk. (Picture). Surf Fishing Report: A few Trout and a couple of Drum north on Oregon Inlet. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported no one fishing. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Nice Trout. I was told the wind is going one way and the current is going another. A 2# Trout will feel like a 6# Trout. So fun. Nags Head: Trout. Good Trout fishing for 3 days. Plenty of 3 pounders. Jennette’s: Slow. Water temp is 58 degrees. Outer Banks: Trout. Inshore Boats Report: One boat went out and caught Trout and Flounder. Offshore Boats Report: Rough water. Boats are staying at the dock.

Surf Fishing Report: I heard there were ocean Stripers caught in the Oregon Inlet area. I have no details. Also the OBX pier released a couple from the pier yesterday. Water is choppy and 58 degrees. There are a few Trout caught from the surf. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported slow. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Lots of keeper Trout. Nags Head: Nice Trout. A 3 lb was caught this morning. Jennette’s: Lot of grass and choppy water. Outer Banks: Plenty of nice Trout and Black Drum. Inshore Boats Report: Trout. Offshore Boats Report: Yellowfin.

Surf Fishing Report: Surf fishing was not half bad yesterday. There was a Puppy Drum caught in south Nags Head. Trout and Black Drum were caught from the surf also. Water has calmed some and cleared a little. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported slow. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Slow. Nags Head: Nice Trout. Jennette’s: Slow. Water temp 58. Outer Banks: Black Drum and Trout. Caught a keeper Drum and 4 lb Black Drum yesterday. Inshore Boats Report: Striper fishing is good.. Tw’s Jess Mclean and fishing buddies caught their limits in the Currituck Sound. (Picture). Offshore Boats Report: Oregon Inlet reported a few Yellowfin and Pirates Cove caught Dolphin and Yellowfin.

I’M back!!!! A little news from the 54th Annual Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament. We had winds gusting to 53 kts. An 8 oz sinker would not hold. We had storms on Friday with plenty of lightening and rain. No one stands on the beach holding a graphite rod with lightening blasting. So some time was spent in our trucks. We had one scoring fish caught by TW’s Robin Stewart. The Show Stoppers won the ladies division. They have a grand slam. The team has won all 3 tournaments this year. I think I am safe to say, that has never happened before. And OH shucks…. We had to stay an extra day because of sand and over wash on the road in Rodanthe. We hate when that happens. Too fun. I thank the guys in the store for covering the fishing report for me. Surf Fishing Report: We have NE winds. Conditions are getting better. Surf fishing should pick up. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported no one fishing. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Blues and Trout. Nags Head: Slow. Jennette’s: Skate. Lots of grass. Water temp is 58 degrees. Outer Banks: Few Trout. Inshore Boats Report: One light tackle charter went out yesterday and caught Trout and Bluefish Offshore Boats Report: Coming Soon

Jason Futch of Nags Head, NC bagged an 8 pt deer with a 16 in spread. The deer weighed in at 152 lbs gutted. Nice. Pier Fishing Report: All piers are slow. N winds, water temp is 60 recorded on Jennette’s pier. Inshore Boats Report: No boats fishing. Offshore Boats Report: Only 2 boats went out from Oregon Inlet yesterday. Blackfin, Yellowfina and Dolphin.

Surf Fishing Report: No report as of yet. Trout fishing could pick up as day goes. Reid Marshall caught a 42 in Drum from the Avalon pier on Saturaday.That is one pretty fish. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported slow. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Black Drum and few Trout. Nags Head: Slow. Jennette’s: Trout and more Trout this morning. A few Black Drum. Water temp is 61 degrees. Outer Banks: Black Drum and small Trout, one keeper. Inshore Boats Report: Rough water. Boats stayed in all weekend.

There were Drum caught from the piers yesterday. Nags Head pier had eight. Jeanettes had one. Nothing happening this morning. No one fishing yet. NW wind, water is rough and water temp is 60. There were Stripers and nice Trout caught in the sound by light tackle anglers. I have a picture of TW’s Ian and friend Nick with their Trout they caught last week.

Really rough water, high ENE winds make it almost impossible to fish though I know there are a few pier jockeys on the end of the piers. The water temp is 63 degrees. Tomorrow will be a better day. Having said that, I have pictures of 9 yr old Judson Faulconer fishing from a sound pier in Nags Head in much better weather.

NNE Wind is gusting at 26 kts. All piers are slow this morning. Water temp is 65. There are some diehards on Avalon but no fish. Only a couple of charters went out on Thursday. They caught Wahoo, Blackfin and some Yellowfin. The inshore fleet caught Sheepshead, Tautogs, and Black Drum Sheepshead fishing has been good from the Bonner Bridge catwalk. Reid Marshall caught a nice 3.92#. (Picture).

Surf Fishing Report: I was at ramp 2 and 4 yesterday. Fishing was overall slow. There is a front coming in tonight. It should bring in a few Drum, hopefully. We have SW winds again today at 15 kts. Water temp is 66 degrees. The ocean is flat this morning. I received a picture from Joe Tyson of KDH on the day when Trout fishing was exceptional. He said he caught Trout from dawn to dusk. There were plenty of keepers. The wind was east and NE the day he was speaking of. I would bet on another good bite this weekend when the weather switches. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported slow. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Small stuff. Blues and Black Drum. Nags Head: Baby Trout. Jennette’s: Gray Trout, Specks, and Blues. Outer Banks: Small Trout and black Drum. Inshore Boats Report: Inshore fleet caught Sheepshead and Tautog on Wednesday. Offshore Boats Report: Blackfin Tuna including two citations weighing in at 26 & 32 lbs. A few Yellowfin, Dolphin and Wahoo were also caught.

Surf Fishing Report: Black Drum and throwback Trout. They had a big run of Drum on the Island yesterday afternoon. Wind is WSW this morning. Considerably calm to what it has been, but suppose to blow again this afternoon. Water temp is 67. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported small Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Short Trout, Few toads and Black Drum. Nags Head: Trout and Sea Mullet. Jennette’s: Speckle Trout bite is good. Blues, Toads, and Black Drum. Outer Banks: Blues, Sea Mullet, Black Drum, Gray Trout, and Speckle Trout. Inshore Boats Report: Sound boaters are catching Trout and Stripers. Light tackle anglers are decking Flounder and Sheepshead. Plenty of Blues for nearshore fishermen. Offshore Boats Report: Only a few boats fished the rough water on Tuesday. There were Yellowfin and a few Blackfin caught.

Surf Fishing Report: DiAnn Anderson caught a Sea Mullet or Kingfish. (Picture). The northern Kingfish have black stripes on its side. They are also called Roundheads and Whiting depending on what state you live in. You can catch Sea Mullet with shrimp, blood worms and simulated bait. Sea Mullet are usually caught in somewhat rough and cloudy water. They are a good fish for the table. Lots of Trout yesterday. Very few keepers. Black Drum fishing is good. North winds. Water temp is 66 degrees. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout bite. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Bluefish, Black Drum Blow Toads and short Trout. Nags Head: Trout and northern Sea Mullet. Jennette’s: Good Trout bite with a few Blues mixed in. Outer Banks: Black Drum and Trout. Inshore Boats Report: Inshore Striper fishing is good. Offshore Boats Report: Fleet stayed in yesterday and again today.

Surf Fishing Report: WOW, LOOK AT JESS. TW’s Jess McLean caught 20 in Specks. Trout everywhere. I talked to people that caught as many as 60 or 70 in Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills. Most under size, but some up to 4 lbs. We were fishing Coquina beach and there were many caught on bottom rigs with shrimp. Plenty of Black Drum also. Winds NE and water temp is 67 degrees. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported lots of Trout. Anglers on the Oregon Inlet Bridge had good Sheepshead fishing all weekend. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Small Trout, Black Drum and Pompano. Nags Head: Small Trout and Small Blues. Jennette’s: Blues and Black Drum. Outer Banks: Small Trout, Black Drum and small Blues. Inshore Boats Report: Light Tackle had good catches of Sheepshead and Trout. The King Mackerel have arrived and plenty of Albacore. Offshore Boats Report: Blackfin Tuna and scattered Yellowfin.

Surf Fishing Report: Another beautiful day on the Outer Banks. Trout fishing is good. A really good bite in Kill Devil Hills at sun up. A few Black Drum and Blues are in the surf. The point in Buxton is having a good Drum season. I will be glad when I can report Drum on the northern beaches. Logan Vaughan caught and released a 38 in Drum from the Buxton surf. (Picture). Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Trout and Black Drum. Nags Head: Nice size Trout. Blues and fat Puffers. Jennette’s: Super Trout just before sun up. Rick Rogers caught 66 Trout this morning. The pier is also catching Blues, Black Drum, Puffers and Pompano. Outer Banks: Blow Toads and grass. NE wind and water temp is 68 degrees. Inshore Boats Report: Nearshore boats caught King Mackerel, Tilefish and Albacore. Light tackle charters caught Bluefish. Offshore Boats Report: Blackfin Tuna was the big bite of the day on Saturday. There were scattered Yellowfin and Wahoo and occasional White Marlin release.

Anna Petty of Manteo, NC with a nice Tarpon she caught fishing a tournament in Islamorada, FL. (picture). Surf Fishing Report: The wind is NE, 10 to 20 kts. Water temp is 68 degrees. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Small Trout, Skate and Croaker. Nags Head: Trout and Black Drum. Jennette’s: No report. Outer Banks: Blow Toad and bluefish. Inshore Boats Report: Sound boaters caught Drum and Striped Bass. Inshore open boats had a good day catching a variety of fish. Really nice Sheepshead Trout, Tautog, Triggers, Black Drum and Puppy Drum. Offshore Boats Report: Good Blackfin bite, nice Yellowfin and a 42 lb Wahoo.

In Summary: Logan Vaughan and David Foard fishing from the point is Buxton, caught Bluefish and Red Drum 38 to 44 inches. (Picture). Surf Fishing Report: There were a few Black Drum caught from the beaches on Thursday. We have a good forecast for the weekend and surf fishing should be good. We are definitely ready for less flies, mosquitoes and grass. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported decent Trout day. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Black Drum and 1 no keeper Puppy. Water temp is 66. Nags Head: Black Drum and Puppy Drum. One keeper. Jennette’s: Good fishing to start the day. Pompano, Black Drum, Sand Perch, Puffers and Trout. Outer Banks: Black Drum and Sea Mullet. Offshore Boats Report: Due to high winds, the fleet stayed in.

Sea Striker's Susie Henry enjoying a little surf fishing in Corova with Robin Stewart from TW's. (Pictures). Surf Fishing Report: SW winds at 20 kts this morning. There are white caps on the sound, but the sun is out today. Yesterday was a dreary day with rain all day. The wind should fall out tomorrow and fishing pick back up. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout and one Striper. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Bad Grass. Black Drum. Nags Head: Black Drum. Jennette’s: Really nice Black Drum. Water temp is 68 degrees. Outer Banks: Small Trout and Spot. Inshore Boats Report: Coming Soon Offshore Boats Report: The bad weather keeping all boats at the docks.

I received a great picture from Michael West of Nags Head and this is what Michael had to say. “Had the rare opportunity to see this Leatherback sea turtle pop up while trolling for blues about 3-4 miles off Nags Head. This is the largest sea turtle in the world. It is also endangered. I am pretty sure that this is a Leatherback.” PRETTY COOL! Surf Fishing Report: Water muddy. South winds and water temp at 69degrees. The northern beaches are slow but catching a few Sea Mullet, Bluefish and Black Drum. Denny Bomar was at the point on Tuesday. He told me the anglers were shoulder to shoulder and he saw two 40 plus in drum while he drove through. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Our local piers host the visually impaired fishing tournament for the Lions Club every year. There is an estimated 600 that show from several states. And every year there is a great turnout of our local anglers and many high school volunteers participating. The weather was beautiful yesterday and lots of fish were caught. Fun was had by all. The Lions club does such wonderful work. Avalon: Slow. Black Drum. Nags Head: A few Trout. Jennette’s: Sand Perch and Gray Trout. Outer Banks: Trout and Bluefish. Inshore Boats Report: Trolling boats caught plenty of Bluefish. Light tackle caught Speckle Trout, Flounder and Drum Offshore Boats Report: Good Tuna bite. A few Blackfin citations weighing in up to 29 lbs.

Surf Fishing Report: A mix bag of fish caught from the surf. Bluefish and a good number of Black Drum. Shrimp and fish bites are the bait of choice. I received an e-mail from Josh Buckley of the northern beaches. He is catching Spot, Croaker and Bluefish. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Nags Head: Sea Mullet, Spot, Croakers and blues and lots of Dolphin swimming. Jennette’s: Sea Mullet, Blues, Specks and Gray Trout. Water temp is 69 degrees. Outer Banks: Gray Trout, Sea Mullet and Black Drum. Inshore Boats Report: The inshore boaters are catching Specks, Flounder and Puppy Drum. Offshore Boats Report: A fair number of Blackfin and Yellowfin. There were offshore releases of Sailfish. Pirate’s cove reported Wahoo and Dolphin.

Surf Fishing Report: Slow. Bluefish and bottom fish. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported early morning Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Fair Trout fishing. Nags Head: Beautiful Trout and Bluefish. Jennette’s: Pompano and 70 degree water. Outer Banks: Black Drum and Blow toads Inshore Boats Report: Boats caught sound Stripers, Speckle Trout, Spot and Bluefish. Offshore Boats Report: Dolphin, a few Yellowfin and released a Blue Marlin.

Surf Fishing Report: Very slow. A few Bluefish. Wind is SW and water temp is 69. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported nice Trout run this morning. Plenty of keepers. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Slow. Nags Head: A few early morning Trout. Jennette’s: Bluefish and Black Drum. Outer Banks: A good run of Pompano, few Sea Mullet and Bluefish. Inshore Boats Report: Plenty of Bluefish. Offshore Boats Report: Limits of Dolphin, plenty of Blackfin Tuna, some Yellowfin and a few Wahoo. A Blue Marlin and Sailfish release.

In Summary: I knew it was time to hear from Ken Turlington. It is the time of year for lots of pig hunting. The picture shows 90 #. (picture) Surf Fishing Report: Drum fishing has been good for the last 2 days at ramp 2 and 4. Surf fishing was good overall yesterday. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported Trout. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Trout, Black Drum a few Spot. Nags Head: Black Drum. Jennette’s: A 26 in Drum caught this morning. Also Blues, Trout and Black Drum. Outer Banks: Black Drum and Blow Toads. Inshore Boats Report: Nearshore boats caught lots of Bluefish and some Albacore. Offshore Boats Report: After many days of bad weather ,fishing was good yesterday. The fleet caught their limits of Dolphin, some Yellowfin, Blackfin and several Wahoo. Prates Cove Marina reported a citation Blue Marlin.

Surf Fishing Report: Scattered Blues, Black Drum, a few Trout. We have SE winds at 11 kts and the water temp is 70 degrees. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported good Trout fishing. Caught one this morning that weighed 4 lb. Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: A few Trout and Bluefish. Had the best ever Trout day yesterday. At least a hundred keepers. Most in the 16 to 22in size. Exciting. Nags Head: Blues and beautiful Trout. Jennette’s: Blues, few Trout and Blow Toads. Outer Banks: A variety. Black Drum, Blues, Toads and a few Sea Mullet. Inshore Boats Report: Coming Soon Offshore Boats Report: High winds prevented fishing by both offshore and inshore fleet on Wednesday.

Surf Fishing Report: Bluefish, Pompano, Sea Mullet and Black Drum. Sound Fishing Report: The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported fair Trout fishing. Bella Cowell caught a 10 lb Black Drum from the Little Bridge. (Picture). Pier Fishing Report: Avalon: Blues and nice Speckle Trout. Nags Head: Keeper Trout. Jennette’s: Blues, Specks, Gray Trout, Black Drum and Pig Fish. Water temp is 69 degrees. East winds. Outer Banks: Black Drum and small Sea Mullet. Inshore Boats Report: Inshore boats caught Bluefish. Offshore Boats Report: The off shore boats stayed at the docks. Rough water.