National Hunting and Fishing Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow, September 27, is National Hunting and Fishing Day. The North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission is heavily involved in promoting the day through several statewide events. Check this list for the activities going on in our state:
- John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville will hold a wildlife expo for youth. For more information, call Kris Smith at (910) 868-5003.
- Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education in Raleigh will also hold a wildlife expo. For more information, call Beth Gunn at (919) 707-0205.
- Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Corolla will be a part of a Ducks Unlimited Greenwings youth event at Mackay Island Wildlife Refuge. For more information, call Sharon Meade at (252) 453-0221 ext. 8.
- Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education near Brevard will hold a fly-fishing seminar, demonstrations and falconry exhibit. For more information, call Emilie Johnson at (828) 877-4423.
Enjoy the day and take a kid fishing.
North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Reports
Bill from Oregon Inlet Fishing Center reported: "
September 26, 2008 Fishing Report
The weather has improved but seas were not settled enough today for boats to venture into the ocean. Three open boats fished in the sound. They caught some nice puppy drum, speckled trout and flounders. I took a picture of some of the puppy drum that ould have been great. They were beautiful golden fish of good size. I failed to check the cameras lense protector. Reports indicate that there is some really good fishing coming up next week in the sounds and offshore.
September 25, 2008 Fishing Report
We have had a weather system sitting off our coast for the past week that has curtailed most fishing activities. some fishing has taken place in sheltered areas such as the sound side of Bonner Bridge ans off island by Bodie Light house. Some speckled trout, spots and bluefish have been caught. This system is due to wind down in the next couip[le of days. It is anticipated that fishing will be good as a result. This wind will have moved things along. Strip[ed Bass (rockfish) season opens in the Albemarle Sound mangement area on the first of October (next Wednesday).The limits as posted on http://www.ncfisheries.net/strbass.htm are minimum length 18 inches, three fish per person per day. The size limit in the ocean is 28 inches minimum size and 2 per person per day same source. Inshore charters and open boats are looking forward to the rock fish season."
TW's Bait and Tackle reported: "
September 26, 2008 Fishing Report
Though the wind has switched we still have high seas. We do have people fishing the piers. The Outer Banks pier reported 4 puppy Drum. One keeper.
September 25, 2008 Fishing Report
I think Trout fishing will be really good after this storm blows over.
Stay tuned."
NORTH CAROLINA FISHING REPORTS COVERING THE ENTIRE NORTH CAROLINA COAST Reported from North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries From Knotts Island to Ocracoke:
Ocean: Dolphin catches have been very good with limits being caught on most trips. Yellowfin tuna catches are much improved, with some nice specimens of 50 to 60 lbs being caught. Pretty good numbers of wahoo, blackfin tuna, barracuda, greater amberjack, vermilion snapper, black seabass, and asssorted billfish were also caught. Midrange anglers continue to struggle, with only a few striped bass and red drum being caught. Nearshore anglers are still catching some nice Spanish mackerel and bluefish when the blitz hits, but with much less frequency than last week’s high volume catches. Croaker, kingfish, and red drum catches continue to improve.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Anglers caught a mixed bag of species in low-moderate amounts. Red drum catches throughout the area were greatly improved, but most were too small to be legal. Spotted seatrout catches were good under the Washington Baum Bridge in the early morning hours.
Piers/Shore: Anglers caught some very large croakers this week, a few of them weighing in at 3lbs or greater. Spadefish, blue runners, pinfish, spot, pigfish, kingfish, and assorted skates and rays were caught in moderate amounts.
General Overview: Unfavorable weather conditions have limited fishing efforts somewhat, but conditions are predicted to improve mid-week. Water temps in the surf throughout the Outer Banks are in the mid-upper 70s.
From Portsmouth to Surf City: Ocean: Weather kept most anglers on shore. Bluefish and Spanish mackerel continue to rule the ocean from around Cape Lookout down the beaches to Topsail. There is no offshore report this week.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: The Turning Basin at the Port was active, with anglers catching nice croakers and pigfish. We had a 10-pound flounder hooked. He came from somewhere in the Beaufort-Morehead City area. The inlets continue to have large Spanish and bluefish. Speckled trout continue to be thick in the Neuse River. Anglers are getting their limit in a couple of hours and the fish weigh from 1.5 to a little over two pounds.
Piers/Shore: Pier fishing was really hot early Sunday morning. A school of red drum passed by and there was a flurry of activity. Bluefish and Spanish were also hooked - many weighing up to two pounds. Nice sized pompano, black drum and croakers were seen in coolers. The bluefish blitz continued all morning. Beach bank fishing from Fort Macon, Emerald Isle and Topsail Beach was better than usual. Anglers were catching bluefish and Spanish, speckled trout and ladyfish.
From Topsail to Sunset Beach:
Ocean: Offshore, no reports from last week due to high winds. There were some wahoo, dolphin, and sailfish caught before the blow. Nearshore, the fall king mackerel bite is starting to kick off. There were some very nice fish caught last week along the Brunswick County beaches. Yaupon reef and Lockwood Folly Inlet produced some nice catches over the weekend with fish up to 40 pounds reported. Spanish mackerel fishing was also good last week as well in the same general areas where the kings were caught. There were a good many large red drum caught by king mackerel fisherman at Yaupon reef as well.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Fishing seemed to really slow this week. The flounder fishing has really slowed in the Cape Fear River over the last couple of weeks, and the trout fishing, which has been good, slowed last week. Windy conditions all week made fishing difficult. I did hear of some really good red drum catches in the ICW down toward Ocean Isle. Some very nice catches of sheepshead were caught last week at Snow's cut.
Piers/Shore: Fishing has been getting better every day. Area piers report very nice catches of pompano, black drum, and tons of bluefish. There are also some Spanish mackerel being caught in good numbers when conditions are right. There were some good king mackerel catches last week on most area piers, with the pier on Oak Island doing well on them. The spots should start showing in the coming weeks. No reports from the surf last week due to the high surf, but catches should mirror the pier catches.
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