THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, June 1, 1995 TAG: 9506010408
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: FISHING ON THE OUTER BANKS
SOURCE: Damon Tatem
LENGTH: Short : 45 lines
Marlin fishing off Hatteras Island was excellent Wednesday.
About 25 white marlin and several blue marlin were released by the local charter boat fleet.
Releases included three white marlin each for the ``Marlin Mariner,'' ``Outlaw'' and ``Good Times.''
A boat named ``The Release'' accounted for a blue marlin and white marlin.
Dolphin fishing also was outstanding. The best action was near the 40000 Loran line in deep water.
Off Oregon Inlet, dolphin fishing was good, but tuna fishing was slow. A few scattered wahoo also were taken.
Inshore trolling around the inlet was mediocre. But action in deeper water around the offshore towers was excellent. Charters returned from intermediate trips with good catches of cobia, jacks, dolphin and king mackerel.
Piers along the northern Outer Banks beaches reported fairly good fishing Wednesday morning, but little action during the day.
On Kitty Hawk Pier, a few gray trout, blues and small spot were taken. Avalon Pier reported many small blues landed just after sunrise and some small bottom fish later in the day.
On Nags Head Pier, fishermen landed sizeable catches of small blues and small gray trout. Anglers on Jennette's Pier landed some nice sea mullet and a few speckled trout. On the Outer Banks Pier, some blues, keeper gray trout and small bottom fish were taken.
Surf fishing was slow from Corolla to Buxton Wednesday. At Cape Point, anglers caught a few puppy drum, Spanish mackerel and blues Tuesday night. On Wednesday, a few Spanish mackerel, blues and a drum were beached.
A continuation of easterly winds bringing warm, clear water inshore should provide Spanish mackerel action for pier anglers along the northern beaches today.
The water temperature at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck was 65 degrees Wednesday. by CNB