THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, July 1, 1995 TAG: 9507010465
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: FISHING ON THE OUTER BANKS
SOURCE: DAMON TATEM
LENGTH: Medium: 51 lines
Inshore sea conditions improved Friday, but pier fishing remained generally slow along the Dare coast.
One bright spot along the northern beaches was Kitty Hawk Pier, where some nice-sized spot and flounder were taken during the afternoon.
Avalon Pier anglers caught a handful of bluefish and Spanish mackerel, while Nags Head Pier fishermen caught a few blues, mullet and Spanish mackerel.
A couple of bluefish and speckled trout were caught from Jennette's Pier, and a cobia was lost. A few small croaker, flounder and spadefish were taken from the Outer Banks Pier.
On Hatteras Island, spot and croaker were landed from Rodanthe Pier. One king mackerel was lost.
Avon Pier also reported a few spot and croaker taken. Frisco Pier anglers decked small spot, croaker and blues.
Small bottom fish and some keeper flounder were beached on the incoming tide by surfcasters from Corolla to Oregon Inlet. Surf fishermen caught some keeper bluefish and a few pompano from Rodanthe to Buxton.
Small bottom fish and some keeper flounder appeared in catches at Cape Point. South of Cape Point, in the Frisco area, small bottom fish were landed in the surf.
Inshore trolling was slow around Oregon Inlet, with a few bluefish taken. Headboats in the area caught small croaker.
Some nice flounder were taken from boats in the Hatteras Inlet area.
Yellowfin tuna fishing was fairly good northeast of Oregon Inlet. Dolphin fishing was decent in the Gulf Stream, both north and south of the inlet.
Reports of seven billfish released by charters southeast of Oregon Inlet included a blue marlin by Hog Wild, two white marlin by the Obsession, and a sailfish by the Carolinean.
In deep water off Hatteras Island, dolphin were plentiful, and quite a few big tuna were taken. Several billfish were released, including blue marlin by the Wahoo and the Citation, and white marlin by the Hatteras Fever, the Eagle, the Release and the Fantasy.
Small bottom fish and scattered keeper flounder should be a good bet for surf anglers along the northern beaches during the long Fourth of July weekend.
The water temperature at the Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck was 78 degrees Friday. by CNB