THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, April 20, 1995 TAG: 9504200450
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: FISHING ON THE OUTER BANKS
SOURCE: Damon Tatem
LENGTH: Short : 39 lines
Southerly winds brought pier fishing to a halt along the northern beaches Wednesday.
Water conditions were right for trout during most of the morning, but few were taken. Anglers did manage to catch skates, toadfish, a few sea mullet and some small spot.
Sea mullet fishing continued steady on Hatteras Island Wednesday. Anglers on Rodanthe Pier caught scattered mullet and toadfish.
Fishermen on Avon Pier and Frisco Pier reported plenty of nice size sea mullet, toadfish and some small bluefish. The mullet fishing has been good on both rising and falling tides.
Surf fishing along the northern beaches has been slow, with only a few bottom fish landed. On Hatteras Island, good catches of mullet were taken from the surf at most locations.
Drum fishing slowed down Tuesday night at Cape Point, with only a dozen big fish beached. Anglers fishing Cape Point on Wednesday caught plenty of small bluefish.
Deep water fishing was excellent again southeast of Oregon Inlet Wednesday. Most charter boat captains reported catching the limit of yellowfin tuna, weighing 20 to 35 pounds each. Dolphin were scarce.
Sea mullet fishing on Hatteras Island has been the best in many years. Action should continue at a steady pace until the fish move north with rising water temperatures.
Water temperature at the Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck was 55.5 degrees. by CNB