NC inshore techniques/targets

[Sea Gristle]

Sounds like the topsail inlet is good to go so the next question. I've got the drift/bottom fishing and spanish mackeral thing down. I've got a 21' Seapro 2100 Bay (shallow draft) with a 150 Yammie and a 55 gallon tank. What else can I reasonably go for out of Topsail in July? Trolling for Kings seems doable, am I overlooking anything else? Thanks.

[BaitWaster]

Haven't been there in a couple of years, but be careful around the inlet - falling tide/onshore wind - usual precautions – but take it easy until you get the lay of the inlet. Back a few years ago the buoys were just a ballpark as to the channel. Masonboro Inlet to the south is one of the few inlets in NC with jetties and can be used as an option.

Fishing Carolina-rigged finger mullet around the ends of the finger canals on the south end on a falling tide can be productive for some nice-sized flounder if the oyster toads don’t get yer bait first. Also pitching under the numerous docks near deep water works as well.

AR 360 (artificial reef) is just a couple of miles almost due east of the inlet. http://www.ncfisheries.net/reefs/ar360a.htm

AR 364 is 6 mile SE of the inlet. http://www.ncfisheries.net/reefs/ar364a.htm

Main page: http://www.ncfisheries.net/reefs/lok2fear.htm

Some folks down in Nawth Cagalaki have been have good success on kings and other critters pulling deep diver 5” Yozuris - blue/silver & orange/white have been mentioned. Run the shorts about 50’ back and the longs 100-150’. Haven’t tried it myself but hopefully will give it a shot next weekend near Morehead.

Link to a wire-rigged one but apparently can be use a trace of wire & Albright it to fluoro.

http://home.earthlink.net/~bluewaterpirate/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/spoonloop.jpg

Just don’t advertise for folks to share the cost of your boat trip. Could get your boat seized. [grin]

[capt_gordon]

Kings have been all over the place laely. Yo Zuris. Frozen cigar minnows. Wahtever you put out there. Fish around some of the artifical reefs early in the am before the wind comes up. Also dolphin have been showing up closer to shore... Flounder are in holes around docks inshore.

[Sea Gristle]

COOL! Thanks for the info. Great links BW. Sounds like I need to get a few YoZuris this week.

[OBXfisher1]

How close are the mahi and Kings coming? Which reefs would you specifically target if you were heading down?



Thanks
Spenser

[capt_gordon]

Website of tackle shop in Topsail with fishing reports:
http://www.eastcoastsports.com/index2.ivnu