THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, July 28, 1995 TAG: 9507280436
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: FISHING ON THE OUTER BANKS
SOURCE: DAMON TATEM
LENGTH: Medium: 52 lines
Pier fishing along the northern beaches was fair for bottom fish Thursday.
A few spot, mullet and speckled trout were taken during the morning on Kitty Hawk Pier.
Anglers on Avalon Pier caught some spot, sand perch and a couple of bluefish early in the day. A few spot were taken during the afternoon.
Nags Head Pier fishermen caught quite a few spot and some croaker mid-morning, but action slowed after lunch.
A few spot and speckled trout were taken on Jennette's Pier.
Spot and croaker were plentiful on Outer Banks Pier throughout the morning.
On Hatteras Island, a few croaker were taken on Rodanthe Pier from very dirty water.
Anglers on Avon Pier caught scattered small bottom fish and a few small bluefish.
Small croaker and spot were abundant on Frisco Pier during the rising tide.
Surf fishermen caught fair numbers of speckled trout from Kitty Hawk Pier late Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning. Small bottom fish and a few bluefish were taken along the beach from Kitty Hawk to Rodanthe.
Croaker and some sea mullet were landed in the surf from Rodanthe to Buxton. Small bluefish action was also reported just after sunrise and just before dark.
Small bluefish were beached Wednesday evening at Cape Point. Lots of croaker were taken Thursday.
Large quantities of bluefish were taken by inshore trollers around Oregon Inlet, but most were too small to keep.
Headboat catches were good in the area. Some nice-sized croaker were near the Oregon Inlet bridge. Sea bass and croaker were plentiful in the ocean.
Dolphin fishing was fair in the Gulf Stream off Oregon Inlet. A few tuna, wahoo and more than a dozen billfish were released by the offshore fleet. Action was scattered from ``the point'' to well northeast of the inlet.
Dolphin fishing slowed to a crawl off Hatteras Island. A dozen billfish were released by the Hatteras fleet, including two sailfish and two white marlin by the Wahoo and a blue marlin and a white marlin by the Albatross.
Onshore winds forecast for the weekend should produce lots of small bottom fish for pier and surf fishermen.
The water temperature at the Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck was 65 degrees Thursday. by CNB