THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, June 2, 1995 TAG: 9506020538
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: Fishing on the Outer Banks
TYPE: Column
SOURCE: Damon Tatem
LENGTH: Medium: 57 lines
Pier fishing was slow along the Outer Banks Thursday.
Kitty Hawk Pier reported a few blues and Spanish mackerel taken on jiggers and double bucktail rigs.
On Avalon Pier some two-pound Spanish mackerel and tailor blues were landed during the morning. Later a 27-pound cobia was taken on a live bluefish by Mike Caevina of Kill Devil Hills.
Several other cobia were seen and a 30-pounder was hooked and lost.
Anglers on Nags Head Pier caught a few small bottom fish, Spanish mackerel and tailor blues.
Fishing was slow on Jeanettes with only a few small flounders and gray trout landed. One 31-inch cobia was released.
On Outer Banks Pier fishermen caught some blues, bottom fish and Spanish mackerel.
Piers on Hatteras Island reported a handful of small blues and pompano were taken.
Surf fishermen from Corolla to Oregon Inlet caught some small bottom fish and flounder.
Flounder were abundant around the inlet but the majority were well under the 14-inch minimum size limit.
Anglers surf fishing from Rodanthe to Buxton caught a few small bottom fish.
At Cape Point small blues, several puppy drum and plenty of Spanish mackerel were landed during the morning. A 25-pound cobia was taken on cut bait.
Along the beach south of Cape Point some small blues, keeper flounder and nice pompano were beached.
Inshore trolling around Oregon Inlet was excellent Thursday, with morning charters landing plenty of Spanish mackerel. Headboat catches of triggerfish, sea bass and croakers were fairly good.
Yellowfin tuna fishing was good northeast of Oregon Inlet. Gaffer dolphin catches were fair to good southeast of the inlet.
Billfishing was red hot off Hatteras behind the ``Rock Pile'' in 200 fathoms.
Eighteen marlin were released by boats participating in the U.S. Air Tournament. Charter boat releases included four whites by the Tuna Duck, two whites by the Hatteras Fever and two blue marlin by the Good Times. Dolphin fishing also was excellent in the same area.
Flounder action during periods of northeast winds should improve around Oregon Inlet over the next few weeks as bigger fish move into the area.
The water temperature at the Corps of Army Engineers Pier at Duck was 69 degrees Thursday. by CNB