Northern North Carolina Tidal Waters Fishing Reports (North Carolina line to
Ocracoke)
Ocean: Blackfin tuna continued to be caught in very high numbers and were the bulk of most of the catches. Yellowfin and a few bluefin tuna were mixed in on occasion. Dolphin, wahoo, amberjack, little tunny and Atlantic bonito were all caught in varied amounts. Billfish catches were few and far between. Anglers out of Ocracoke and Hatteras marinas, fishing on bottom, caught plenty of blueline tilefish and gray triggerfish with low amounts of assorted other fish, including black seabass, blackbelly rosefish, vermillion snapper and groupers. Midrange king mackerel catches dropped considerably as compared to the previous week’s regular catches, but little else was caught in this region. Near-shore success was fair. Striped bass catches remained good with favorable keeper ratios on most outings. Bluefish remained abundant in the surf zone.
Inlets/Bays/Sounds: Things remained virtually unchanged from the previous week. Plenty of flounder were caught, most of them undersized.Spotted seatrout catches rebounded once again with some very nice fish caught off of the Little Bridge and underneath the Washington Baum Bridge. Early evening yielded the bulk of the catches.Striped bass continued to be the primary target of anglers in these waters, and they caught their limits about half of the time. Manns Harbor, Mashoes, Bowsertown and Roanoke Sound anglers had the most consistent success rates. Anglers in the Swanquarter/Rose Bay area caught very large croakers with a few spot and kingfish mixed in.
Piers/Shore: Striped bass catches in the surf zone dropped off just a bit, however well over half of the fish caught were keepers. Bluefish catches in the surf zone continued to improve in frequency with lots of 8- to 10-pound ones landed.Anglers fishing Cape Point and Hatteras Inlet Beach experienced a notable improvement in red drum catches along with plenty of dogfish sharks and skates mixed in. A host of other species were caught in varied amounts
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center brings us these reports:
11-5-10
2 offshore boats had limits of yellowfin and one released a sailfish. Center console caught 1 striper.
11-4-10
Excellent yellowfin tuna fishing offshore with white marlin catch and releases and long wahoos.A few blackfin tunas were also included in most catches. Inshore an open boat had several keeper flounders the biggest weighing an evan three pounds. Wahoo weights were 43,44,60,43,33,and 44 pounds. Yellowfins were around 40 pounds. In the first picture they had seven yellowfin tunas and a white marlin on at the same time. The party consisted of Chris Whitely,from Daleville, Va.,Charly Rowe from Smith Mountain Lake, Va.,John Brechenkamp from DC, Mike Lively from Roanoke, Va.,Mike Sauchuck from Roanoke and Tommy Shoct from Md. They had two white marlin releases.
11-3-10
Four boats from Oregon Inlet Fishing Center went after tuna at the Gulf Stream and found a school that stretched over an area of around 18 miles. There were blackfins mixed in but they were mostly yellowfins. There were two 52 pounders a 57 qnd a 64 pounder. A white marlin was caught and released. in the first picture are Michael Wheeler from Mooresville, NC, Chris Hall from Charlotte, NC, Mick Feduniec from Bellmont, NC, Mark Parker from Hampton, Va.,Jack Hall from Newport News, Va. and Rob Hall from Williamsburg, Va. in the second picture are Sheron Gibson From Suffolk, Va.,Rick Ruppe from Suffolk, Marty Boro from Va.Beach,Jason Yost From Sufflolk and Chuck Knight from Suffolk. Everyone enjoyed great tuna fishing.
Central North Carolina Tidal Waters Fishing Reports (Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City)
Ocean: Offshore fishing slowed down a bit. Many captains attributed this to the hard winds. Anglers still caught wahoo, blackfin tuna and occasional dolphin, just in fewer numbers compared to weeks past. Bottom fishing beyond 10 miles was great with catches of large vermilion snapper, black sea bass, amberjacks, various porgies, white grunts and gag grouper. Inshore of 10 miles, the catches consisted of black sea bass, spottail porgies, flounder and large sea mullet. The king mackerel also moved inshore of 10 miles, with plenty of landings in the 12- to 30-pound range, around the cape.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Inshore fishing was also affected by the winds, however good numbers of red drum were still caught in the inlets and speckled trout in the creeks. Fishing in the turning basin produced large black drum and gray trout earlier in the week. The pinfish were out in full force, and anglers reported catching around 30 per trip. Even with the pinfish, the spot were still around mixing with plenty of pigfish and sea mullet. For spot fishing, fishermen used cut bait other than shrimp to keep the pinfish from stealing the bait. Down East the flounder bite was on, with anglers limiting out with 2- to 6-pound fish, around Drum Inlet and the creeks.
Piers/Shore: The water temperature fluctuated around the high 60s. The piers produced impressive sea mullet, pompano, spot, puppy drum and some undersized speckled trout. The spot seemed to be few and far between, but there were a number of full coolers on the piers and beach. The bluefish were everywhere in the surf, and were hitting Clark Spoons and Gotcha Plugs regularly.
Southern North Carolina Tidal Waters Fishing Reports (Surf City to North Carolina
line)
Ocean: Offshore, boats targeting wahoos had good catches of fish in the 30- to 50-pound class, along with a few really big fish mixed in. Sailfish were also caught in fair numbers along with some blackfin tunas. Bottom fishing at depths of 100 to 120 feet produced nice catches of red, gag and scamp groupers along with a wide assortment of reef fish. Near-shore, king mackerel fishing was great. Lighthouse rock and the old river channel both produced fish up to 40 pounds. Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Anglers targeting speckled trout had some nice catches of fish in the 2- to 4-pound range. In Onslow County, both Brown and Bear inlets produced nice catches of trout. Anglers fishing these waters caught most of the trout using MirrOLures. Pender and New Hanover county trout fishermen had some luck fishing around Riches and Carolina Beach inlets. Some really big trout, up to 7 pounds, were caught using live mullet for bait in Carolina Beach Inlet. Brunswick County trout fishermen caught some really nice trout fishing around the Sunset Beach Swing Bridge and the Little River rock jetties. Most of the fishermen used a float rig with live shrimp in that area, but fish were also caught on artificial lures. Piers/Shore: Fishing improved somewhat from the previous week. Spots were caught in low numbers on area piers, but fishing for them has been way off this year. Sea mullets and pompano were caught in good numbers, with good numbers of citation size sea mullets caught. Flounder fishing has been productive, with most anglers targeting them are catching keepers on most trips. Surf fisherman had a good week of fishing. Sea mullets up to 2.5 pounds were caught in good numbers, with the best catches around the Surf City area.
Northern North Carolina Tidal Waters Fishing Reports (North Carolina line to
Ocracoke)
Ocean: Blackfin tuna continued to be caught in very high numbers and were the bulk of most of the catches. Yellowfin and a few bluefin tuna were mixed in on occasion. Dolphin, wahoo, amberjack, little tunny and Atlantic bonito were all caught in varied amounts. Billfish catches were few and far between. Anglers out of Ocracoke and Hatteras marinas, fishing on bottom, caught plenty of blueline tilefish and gray triggerfish with low amounts of assorted other fish, including black seabass, blackbelly rosefish, vermillion snapper and groupers. Midrange king mackerel catches dropped considerably as compared to the previous week’s regular catches, but little else was caught in this region. Near-shore success was fair. Striped bass catches remained good with favorable keeper ratios on most outings. Bluefish remained abundant in the surf zone.
Inlets/Bays/Sounds: Things remained virtually unchanged from the previous week. Plenty of flounder were caught, most of them undersized.Spotted seatrout catches rebounded once again with some very nice fish caught off of the Little Bridge and underneath the Washington Baum Bridge. Early evening yielded the bulk of the catches.Striped bass continued to be the primary target of anglers in these waters, and they caught their limits about half of the time. Manns Harbor, Mashoes, Bowsertown and Roanoke Sound anglers had the most consistent success rates. Anglers in the Swanquarter/Rose Bay area caught very large croakers with a few spot and kingfish mixed in.
Piers/Shore: Striped bass catches in the surf zone dropped off just a bit, however well over half of the fish caught were keepers. Bluefish catches in the surf zone continued to improve in frequency with lots of 8- to 10-pound ones landed.Anglers fishing Cape Point and Hatteras Inlet Beach experienced a notable improvement in red drum catches along with plenty of dogfish sharks and skates mixed in. A host of other species were caught in varied amounts
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center brings us these reports:
11-5-10
2 offshore boats had limits of yellowfin and one released a sailfish. Center console caught 1 striper.
11-4-10
Excellent yellowfin tuna fishing offshore with white marlin catch and releases and long wahoos.A few blackfin tunas were also included in most catches. Inshore an open boat had several keeper flounders the biggest weighing an evan three pounds. Wahoo weights were 43,44,60,43,33,and 44 pounds. Yellowfins were around 40 pounds. In the first picture they had seven yellowfin tunas and a white marlin on at the same time. The party consisted of Chris Whitely,from Daleville, Va.,Charly Rowe from Smith Mountain Lake, Va.,John Brechenkamp from DC, Mike Lively from Roanoke, Va.,Mike Sauchuck from Roanoke and Tommy Shoct from Md. They had two white marlin releases.
11-3-10
Four boats from Oregon Inlet Fishing Center went after tuna at the Gulf Stream and found a school that stretched over an area of around 18 miles. There were blackfins mixed in but they were mostly yellowfins. There were two 52 pounders a 57 qnd a 64 pounder. A white marlin was caught and released. in the first picture are Michael Wheeler from Mooresville, NC, Chris Hall from Charlotte, NC, Mick Feduniec from Bellmont, NC, Mark Parker from Hampton, Va.,Jack Hall from Newport News, Va. and Rob Hall from Williamsburg, Va. in the second picture are Sheron Gibson From Suffolk, Va.,Rick Ruppe from Suffolk, Marty Boro from Va.Beach,Jason Yost From Sufflolk and Chuck Knight from Suffolk. Everyone enjoyed great tuna fishing.
Central North Carolina Tidal Waters Fishing Reports (Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City)
Ocean: Offshore fishing slowed down a bit. Many captains attributed this to the hard winds. Anglers still caught wahoo, blackfin tuna and occasional dolphin, just in fewer numbers compared to weeks past. Bottom fishing beyond 10 miles was great with catches of large vermilion snapper, black sea bass, amberjacks, various porgies, white grunts and gag grouper. Inshore of 10 miles, the catches consisted of black sea bass, spottail porgies, flounder and large sea mullet. The king mackerel also moved inshore of 10 miles, with plenty of landings in the 12- to 30-pound range, around the cape.
Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Inshore fishing was also affected by the winds, however good numbers of red drum were still caught in the inlets and speckled trout in the creeks. Fishing in the turning basin produced large black drum and gray trout earlier in the week. The pinfish were out in full force, and anglers reported catching around 30 per trip. Even with the pinfish, the spot were still around mixing with plenty of pigfish and sea mullet. For spot fishing, fishermen used cut bait other than shrimp to keep the pinfish from stealing the bait. Down East the flounder bite was on, with anglers limiting out with 2- to 6-pound fish, around Drum Inlet and the creeks.
Piers/Shore: The water temperature fluctuated around the high 60s. The piers produced impressive sea mullet, pompano, spot, puppy drum and some undersized speckled trout. The spot seemed to be few and far between, but there were a number of full coolers on the piers and beach. The bluefish were everywhere in the surf, and were hitting Clark Spoons and Gotcha Plugs regularly.
Southern North Carolina Tidal Waters Fishing Reports (Surf City to North Carolina
line)
Ocean: Offshore, boats targeting wahoos had good catches of fish in the 30- to 50-pound class, along with a few really big fish mixed in. Sailfish were also caught in fair numbers along with some blackfin tunas. Bottom fishing at depths of 100 to 120 feet produced nice catches of red, gag and scamp groupers along with a wide assortment of reef fish. Near-shore, king mackerel fishing was great. Lighthouse rock and the old river channel both produced fish up to 40 pounds. Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Anglers targeting speckled trout had some nice catches of fish in the 2- to 4-pound range. In Onslow County, both Brown and Bear inlets produced nice catches of trout. Anglers fishing these waters caught most of the trout using MirrOLures. Pender and New Hanover county trout fishermen had some luck fishing around Riches and Carolina Beach inlets. Some really big trout, up to 7 pounds, were caught using live mullet for bait in Carolina Beach Inlet. Brunswick County trout fishermen caught some really nice trout fishing around the Sunset Beach Swing Bridge and the Little River rock jetties. Most of the fishermen used a float rig with live shrimp in that area, but fish were also caught on artificial lures. Piers/Shore: Fishing improved somewhat from the previous week. Spots were caught in low numbers on area piers, but fishing for them has been way off this year. Sea mullets and pompano were caught in good numbers, with good numbers of citation size sea mullets caught. Flounder fishing has been productive, with most anglers targeting them are catching keepers on most trips. Surf fisherman had a good week of fishing. Sea mullets up to 2.5 pounds were caught in good numbers, with the best catches around the Surf City area.
Have a good week fishing,
Brandon White, Cheif Angler Tidalfish.com
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