THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, April 25, 1996 TAG: 9604250411
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: Fishing on the Outer Banks
SOURCE: Damon Tatem
LENGTH: Medium: 54 lines
Pier fishing along the northern beaches was fair Wednesday. Cool weather during the morning kept angling activity to a minimum, but warmer temperatures during the afternoon resulted in increased angling participation.
Kitty Hawk Pier reported scattered sea mullet landed.
Fishing was slow throughout the day on Avalon Pier.
Nags Head Pier fishermen caught good numbers of half-pound croaker during most of the day on shrimp and bloodworms. A few fish weighing as much as 1 1/2 pounds were reported.
A few croaker and sea mullet were taken during the morning on Outer Banks Pier. A good run of mullet and croaker developed late in the day.
On Hatteras Island, Rodanthe Pier fishermen caught little during the morning, but some sea mullet were landed in the afternoon.
Nice-sized sea mullet were taken from Avon Pier on worms and squid during the morning. Sea mullet, croaker and 15-inch gray trout were landed steadily the entire afternoon.
Frisco Pier reported scattered mullet, toadfish, croaker and a few gray trout landed throughout the day.
Surf fishing continued to be slow from Corolla to Oregon Inlet because of low water temperatures.
Sea mullet and toadfish catches were good on the beach from Rodanthe to Buxton.
Some medium-sized drum and a few big bluefish were beached Tuesday night at Cape Point. Some puppy drum and a few big blues were landed at Cape Point Wednesday.
Small blues, sea mullet, gray trout and flounder were landed along the beach south of Cape Point.
Northerly winds kept action to a minimum from ramp 55 to Hatteras Inlet Wednesday morning. Tailor blues and some nice flounder were landed in the area later in the day.
Strong northwest winds and rough seas discouraged most blue water charters off Oregon Inlet Wednesday. The five boats that went offshore caught a few yellowfin tuna.
Charters fishing off Hatteras landed yellowfin tuna weighing between 20 and 50 pounds, and a few gaffer dolphin. The center of action was southeast of the Diamond Shoals Light Tower.
The water temperature was 46.5 degrees Wednesday at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck, and 64 degrees at Frisco Pier on Hatteras Island.
A return of southwesterly winds should result in a good run of big drum at Cape Point. by CNB