THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 6, 1996 TAG: 9609060509
SECTION: FINAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMN: Fishing on the Outer Banks
SOURCE: Damon Tatem
LENGTH: 32 lines
Increasingly rough seas and gusty winds Thursday put an end to boat fishing and slowed surf fishing along the Dare Coast, but pier anglers along the northern beaches managed to catch some fish.
Half-pound spot and a few black drum were landed during the morning on Outer Banks Pier. Sea conditions during the afternoon kept fishing to a minimum.
Jennette's Pier reported a few spot taken during the morning, but nothing in the afternoon.
Nice-sized spot, a few croaker and several black drum were landed before noon on Nags Head Pier. Although holding the bottom was difficult, some spot were taken throughout the afternoon.
A few anglers who were on Avalon Pier caught scattered spot and croaker throughout the day, even though fishing was difficult.
A few spot were taken during the morning on Kitty Hawk Pier, but little action was reported in the afternoon.
Piers south of Oregon Inlet reported no action because of rough seas and a strong running tide.
A few anglers fished the Cape Point area early Thursday and landed some puppy drum; otherwise surf fishing was at a standstill.
Fishing should improve during the weekend after the passage of Hurricane Fran.
The water temperature was 76 degrees Thursday at the Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck. by CNB