Archive for month: September, 2013

It’s Saturday and if you’re traveling north off the sandbar you need to allow your self extra time to cross the Wright Memorial Bridge.  The northern connector is closed for resurfacing and the southern span will be two way traffic and a choke point during times of high usage (read that as weekends).
Today’s weather will be seasonal with partly cloudy skies, a high about 81 degrees, winds S @ 5 mph early shifting to SW later building  to 10-15.  0 % chance of rain during the day with a 60 % chance of thunderstorms this evening.  Sunset is 7:03 pm, sunrise tomorrow is 6:49 am.
First tide is low at 3:32 am and high at 9:07am
Second tide is low at3:39 pm and high at 9:26 pm

Most of the piers are reporting bluefish, some spanish and puppy drum.  Sea water temps are between 72-74 degrees.  In the surf catching is good for sea mullet, pompano and puppy drum – sand fleas are the bait of choice.  We hear there is lots of bait in the surf but the fall speckled trout run has not kicked in yet – if you want to catch a trout, focus on the sound for now.   Popping corks with berkley gulps are a good bet.

Offshore action is about as good as gets.  It’s not going to last forever so if you’d like to make a lifetime memory this is the time.  Yesterday’s marlin bite was incredible plus the meat fishermen had lots of variety.

If you’ve got an interesting fish story, come on in and share, we like fish stories.  Take a kid fishing,  Coolbreeze out

Fishing was good on the sandbar yesterday, but today is a different day. Expect partly cloudy skies, high about 73 degrees and winds out of the NE 15 – 25 mph. Sunset is 7:09 pm.
First tide is high at 5:57 am, no low in this cycle
Second tide is low at 12:19 pm, high is 6:23 pm

Standing on the beach today, the NE winds are pretty much in your face trying blow back whatever you throw. If you must fish the surf, look for the deeper sloughs and fish the first 15 yds for puppy drum and sea mullet or whatever. Plan B has us wading in protected areas like Oregon inlet, off island slough, new inlet or south beach on Hatteras.

Plan C means today is a shopping day so come on in to the Stop n Shop and check us out. If the store is open, so is our deli – we serve breakfast sandwiches all day. If you bring your own coffee cup, we’ll fill it up for .29 plus tax – fresh coffee for .31 cents, such a deal!!! All clothing is 20% off this week. Come on in!!

When the wind lays down, you can take a kid fishing! Coolbreeze out

It’s going to be mostly cloudy, high 82 degrees, 30% chance of rain with winds west shifting to north 10 – 15 mph. Sunset is 7:15 pm, tomorrow sunrise is 6:43 am.
First tide is high at 1:35 am, low is 7:55 am
Second tide is high at 2:18 pm, low at 8:58 pm

So far today the surf and pier reports are on the slow side. Duck research lists the sea water temp at the end of the pier as a nipply 66 degrees and the rest of the piers say the water is murky and grassy.

The boats had a fine day of catching: the offshore fleet was beating off mahi-mahi, yellowfin and wahoo with their gaffs; inshore boats had limits of puppy drum and trout; nearshore trollers slayed bluefish and Spanish and the wreck fisherman decked triggerfish, tilefish and amberjack.

Come on in, check our late summer sales on beach stuff and always take a kid fishing!!! Coolbreeze out

As far as “hump” days go, this would be an excellent one to skip whatever it is you’re supposed to be doing, instead grab your significant other and play hookey. Stroll the beach at Pea Island, take the ferry to Ocracoke, have a picnic on the pier, even if it’s just for an hour, get outside and enjoy your life for a little while cause this is a great day to do it. If it includes fishing, all the better!!

Look for a high of 83, sunny, 0% chance of rain, light SW wind backing to SE 5 to 15 mph. Sunset at 7:18 pm, sunrise tomorrow at 6:42 am.

First tide is low at 5:54 am, high at 12:13 pm
Second tide is low at 6:48 pm, no high predicted

The pier reports say the sea water temp is running 74 – 78 degrees and the water is muddy. The catching is kind of slow with mostly bluefish, sea mullet, spot, some puppy drum and small croaker – haven’t gotten any info from surf fishermen yet.

For Monday Sept. 9th the weather forecast is pretty decent. The winds will be E 10-15, expected high is 82 degrees and partly cloudy with a 0% chance of rain. Sunset is 7:20 pm and sunrise is tomorrow at 6:40 am.
First tide is low at 4:18 am, high at 10:31 am
Second tide is low at 4:57 pm, high at 10:45 pm

Calling the piers this morning, they said the ocean water temp was 74 -78 degrees and mostly clear. Catching was slow for a mixed bak of bluefish, spot, sea mullet, croaker and puppy drum.

Gary B said there were several flounder early today, mostly throwbacks, along with pups, speckles and black drum. Anyone know that spot, speckled trout and croaker are all in the drum family – true fact.

White marlin are still chewing off the sterns of the offshore fleet. Some blue marlin and sailfish have provided an added bonus for some anglers in addition to the tuna and mahi-mahi.

Bluefish and Spanish are the mainstay of the inshore fleet.

Conditions are steady, take a kid fishing today!!! Coolbreeze out