THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, June 9, 1995 TAG: 9506090532
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: FISHING ON THE OUTER BANKS
SOURCE: DAMON TATEM
LENGTH: Short : 49 lines
Dolphin catches were excellent offshore Thursday along the Dare coast.
Charters off Oregon Inlet caught plenty of nice dolphin and good numbers of 50- to 70-pound yellowfin tuna.
Tuna fishing was good from the 40560 Loran line north. Five blue marlin, three sailfish and a white marlin were released by the Oregon Inlet fleet.
Off Hatteras, big dolphin were plentiful. A few scattered tuna and wahoo were taken.
Two sailfish, a blue marlin and a white marlin were released by the charter fleet.
Pier fishing along the northern beaches was good. Kitty Hawk Pier anglers caught some bottom fish, Spanish mackerel, keeper gray and speckled trout and some blues. Several king mackerel were seen but none took a bait.
On Avalon Pier, some small blues, croaker and sand perch were taken. Nags Head Pier reported some speckled trout, blues and Spanish mackerel taken during the morning on bucktails and jiggers. A few bottom fish were landed during the afternoon.
Anglers on Jennettes Pier caught a mixture of blues, Spanish mackerel and bottom fish. Several king mackerel were seen but they were uncooperative.
Two 20-pound jacks were released at Outer Banks Pier. In addition, some small blues, spot, lots of croaker and a few trout were decked.
On Hatteras Island, anglers on Rodanthe Pier caught blues and some keeper gray trout.
Avon Pier reported some small blues, a couple of black drum and some nice pompano.
Fishermen on Frisco Pier caught some small bottom fish and released lots of small gray trout.
Surfcasters along the northern beaches caught scattered small bottom fish and a few flounder.
Along the beach from Rodanthe to Buxton, small bottom fish were taken.
Only a few tailor blue and a couple of puppy drum were landed at Cape Point. South of the cape, small flounder, blue and bottom fish were beached.
Warm, clear water should produce some king and cobia action for pier fishermen along the northern beaches over the weekend.
The water temperature at the Corps of Engineers pier at Duck Thursday was 70 degrees. by CNB