THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, April 27, 1995 TAG: 9504270350
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Fishing on the Outer Banks
SOURCE: Damon Tatem
LENGTH: Short : 40 lines
Sea mullet fishing was fair Wednesday on ocean piers along the northern beaches, with Kitty Hawk Pier reporting the best action on the incoming tide in the afternoon. Anglers on Avalon Pier caught some mullet and tailor blues, while fishermen on Nags Head Pier landed some 2-pound trout and small blues on bucktails.
Hatteras Island piers reported fairly good catches of toadfish, sea mullet and small spot. Anglers on Frisco Pier also landed some false albacore on artificial bait during the morning.
Surf fishing improved from Corolla to Oregon Inlet, with some good catches of nice-sized sea mullet. Most of the fish have been taken by anglers using spinner hooks baited with worms or shrimp.
Sea mullet were plentiful for anglers fishing the surf between Rodanthe and Frisco.
Drum fishing at Cape Point was slow Tuesday night. Some mullet, small blues and flounder were landed at Cape Point during the day.
Bluewater fishing southeast of Oregon Inlet slowed a little yesterday. Yellowfin tuna fishing was spotty, with fish scattered over a large area. Most charters caught their limits after a full day of fishing. The Hatteras offshore fleet landed fair numbers of tuna and good catches of dolphin. Blue marlin were released by ``Hatteras Fever'' and ``Gambler.''
The arrival of warm, clear water along the southern portion of Hatteras Island should produce some Spanish mackerel on Frisco Pier and in the surf soon.
The water temperature at the Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck was 54.5 degrees yesterday. by CNB