THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, December 14, 1995 TAG: 9512140506
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: Fishing on the Outer Banks
SOURCE: Damon Tatem
LENGTH: Short : 40 lines
Speckled trout were taken in deeper sloughs along the northern beaches Wednesday. Mirrolures seemed to be the most productive artificial bait in the surf.
On Nags Head Pier, 2- to 2 1/2-pound speckled trout were landed inshore during the morning on rainbow trout Fin-S.
Good speckled-trout catches were also reported on the falling tide north of the Rodanthe Pier on Hatteras Island.
A good run of stripers was reported in the surf in the Avon area Tuesday afternoon.
Big speckled trout weighing up to 7 pounds were beached at Cape Point and from the surf behind the Hatteras motels late Tuesday. Scattered trout were landed along the beach near the lighthouse Wednesday. Trout fishing was good along the beach south of Cape Point on Wednesday afternoon.
Blue water action was excellent near the ``point'' Wednesday. Charter craft caught their limits of 50- to 60-pound yellowfin tuna.
King mackerel fishing was good around the wrecks off Hatteras. Additionally, some bluefin tuna were reported in the area.
Striper fishing in the Manns Harbor area was slow because of the cold, but some fairly good catches were reported near the bridge just before dark.
Striper fishing around Oregon inlet was fairly good with some 15- to 20-pounders taken by anglers trolling large bucktails around the bar.
Striper fishing should improve in the Manns Harbor area when winds increase the flow.
Water temperature at the Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck was 47.5 degrees Wednesday. by CNB