THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, May 6, 1995 TAG: 9505060303
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: Fishing on the Outer Banks
SOURCE: Damon Tatem
LENGTH: Short : 41 lines
Yellowfin tuna fishing southeast of Oregon Inlet was excellent Friday.
Most charter boats caught their limits and returned early. Inshore trolling was fair around the inlet, with some small blues taken.
Bluewater action off Hatteras was slow due to strong offshore currents.
Pier fishing was slow along the Outer Banks Friday.
Northwest winds and dirty water kept the action at a minimum on piers along the northern beaches.
Anglers fishing at Kitty Hawk Pier caught a few scattered trout and sea mullet.
Avalon Pier reported a good run of small blues and gray trout during the morning, but most of the fish were released because they were smaller than the legal limit.
Fishing on Nags Head Pier and Jennette's Pier was unusually slow.
Small blues were landed from the end of Outer Banks Pier during the morning, and a few toadfish and mullet were taken in the afternoon.
On Hatteras Island, Rodanthe Pier fishermen caught a few mullet. Anglers on Avon Pier caught a handful of mullet and small croaker. Frisco Pier reported small blues and flounder.
Anglers caught a few mullet and small blues in the surf between Corolla and Oregon Inlet.
Surf action on Hatteras Island was confined to sea mullet and small blues.
Drum fishing at Cape Point was nonexistent Thursday night.
During the day Friday, only a few sea mullet were beached at the Cape.
Trout fishing should improve on the piers along the northern beaches when the winds go to a more northeasterly direction.
The water temperature at the Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck Friday was 55 degrees. by CNB