Fishing Report March 24th 2014

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For Monday March 24th, expect a high about 40 degrees,  NE winds 15 – 25 MPH with partly cloudy skies and a 0 % chance of rain.    Sunset is at 7:16 PM with tomorrow’s sunrise at 7:00 AM.
First tide is a high at 1:40 AM with a low at 8:16 Am
Second tide is a high at 2:08 PM followed with a low at 8:30 PM

Other than a few dogfish from Jennettes pier, I haven’t heard of any fish landed on the northern beaches for several days.  Down south on Hatteras Island yesterday morning, good drum fishing was reported from the point to the old Frisco pier.
The water temp today at  Duck pier is posted at 43 degrees.  Satellite imagery at Cape Hatteras shows the surface water temp in the low 50s to the high 40s this morning.
Significant chance of rain tomorrow plus more of a cool down the next few days.  Winter isn’t over just yet, ( heavy sigh ) so sorry.  No need to run out and cut the grass.

Coolbreeze out

Fishing Report March 17th 2014

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For March 17th, St Patricks Day, the forecast is for a high of 44 degrees, NNE winds 25 – 35 MPH,  50% chance of rain.  Sunset is at 7:11 PM with a sunrise tomorrow at 7:11 AM.
First tide is a low at 2:33 AM with a high at 8:32 AM
Second tide is low at 2:47 PM followed with the high at 8:53 PM

What started off as a perfectly lovely weekend degraded into what is hopefully winter’s last gasp.  Thursday March 20th is officially the first day of spring but I don’t really expect winter to gracefully fade away this year.  Water temp at Duck Research pier was posted this morning at a high of 43 degrees.  I have heard of a couple puppy drum landed on the south side of Oregon Inlet plus a few dogfish on Jennettes Pier, otherwise the pickings  on the northern beaches have been slim and none.

When the ocean permits it, the offshore fleet has sent some crews out to bring home a few Bluefin trophy fish.

Down south Saturday was a good day on Hatteras Island.  Red Drum Tackle reported nice puppy drum landed at the Buxton jetties, Cape Hatteras and ramps 49 and 55.  Recent satellite imagery showed the sea water temp from Buxton to Ocracoke in the low 60s.  If that temperature would hang around for awhile, we might start hearing of some sea mullet and blowtoads in the coolers.

Have a pleasant St. Paddy’s Day,              Coolbreeze out

 

 

Fishing Report March 8th 2014

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For Sat March 8th the forecast calls for sunny skies with 0% chance of rain (or anything else),  Expect a high of 56 degrees with West winds 10 – 15 MPH.  Sunset is at 6:03 PM with tomorrow’s sunrise at 6:24 AM.
First tide is high at 12:25 AM and the low at 7:10 AM
Second tide is high at 12:48 PM followed with the low at 7:03  PM

Freezing temps, deadly wind chills, snow, sleet, gale force winds with ocean overwash and the occasional power outage – for the week that was, if you didn’t like the weather you only had to wait a little while for something different.  Right now I’m guessing what to do with the bright glowing orb in the sky overhead.  To describe March as “coming in like a lion” appears to be a bit of an understatement this year.  The weekend is here and the weather dramas appear to be over.  The ocean is still churning for now but this west wind should calm it down a bit.

Think Warm Thoughts
Coolbreeze out

Fishing Report Mar 3rd 2014

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For Monday,  March 3rd, expect a pretty snotty day as forecasters are calling it a 90% chance of rain/sleet, possibly snow later.  Winds will be NE 20 – 35, gusting higher.  Sunset is at 5:58 PM and tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 6:30 AM
First tide is low at 2:38 AM with the high at 8:36 AM
Second tide is low at 2:54 PM followed with the high at 9:00 PM

Today is definitely not a fun day to go fishing.  Checking the pier cam at Avalon convinces me I don’t want to be there or surf fishing either.  As I post this, the weather radar shows the rain line just north of  the store, with the snow line right on top of Elizabeth City.  To be sure, most of us have had enough of winter to last us for awhile.  For now I’d say “Be safe, stay home, find your snuggle bunny and stay warm!!!”

Coolbreeze out

Fishing Report Feb 24th 2014

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For Monday Feb 24th, a little cooler today, expect a high around 48 – 50 degrees, mostly sunny skies with a 0% chance of rain and winds N 10 – 15 mph.  Sunset will be at 5:52 PM and sunrise tomorrow will be 6:40 AM
First tide is high at 2:08 AM with the low at 8:43 AM
Second tide is high at 2:30 PM with the low at 8:52 PM

Last word from Oregon Inlet sounded like the puppy drum action had slowed down on the south side.  The fish weren’t really biting, mostly being snagged and they weren’t all packed in like before.  Water temp at Duck pier is posted at 43 degrees this morning.  A couple days ago Jennettes pier reported they could see the drum in the water but the fish were refusing to bite.

Down south the pups were still hitting grubs and shrimp from the point to ramp 49.  Checking the satellite imagery, the water temp today at the cape and south beaches is in the high 50s to low 60s.  Yesterday between ramps 49 and 55 some anglers were catching a few sea mullet.

A little cooler this week with a slight chance of snow on Wednesday.

Coolbreeze out

 

 

Fishing Report Feb 21st 2014

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For Friday, Feb 21st, expect a high around 67 degrees, partly cloudy skies with a 60% chance of rain and winds South 15-25 mph.  Sunset is 5:49 PM and sunrise tomorrow will be at 6:43 AM.
First tide is low at 5:32 am with the high at 11:21 AM
Second tide is low at 5:42 PM followed by a high at 12:01 AM tomorrow

The water temp posted at Duck pier this morning was a 39 chilly degrees which is why a lot of the puppy drum caught down at Oregon Inlet are actually snagged and they fight like an old boot.  Some of the satellite imagery for Cape Hatteras shows the water temps getting up to 60+ degrees ( very nice for Feb ).  The Red Drum Tackle team reported good catches of pups on the south side of the point yesterday.

“When God created the earth with 3/4 of the surface water and 1/4 of the surface land, clearly God intended mankind to fish 3 times more than to cut grass.”

Coolbreeze out

Fishing Report Feb 17th 2014

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It’s Monday Feb 17th and Duck Research Pier has posted their seawater temperature at 37 degrees today.  Outside the skies are mostly sunny with an expected high around 42, winds will be northerly 15- 20 and there should be a 0% chance of rain.  Sunset will be at 5:45 PM with the sunrise tomorrow at 6:48 AM.
First tide is low at 2:32 AM with the high at 8:33 Am
Second tide is low at 2:54 PM followed with a high at 8:58 PM

Puppy drum are still being landed on the south side of Oregon Inlet but I believe a lot of them are actually being snagged now instead of biting a hook – the water temps are just getting too low up here.  Satellite imagery of the water at cape point indicate water temps in the low 50s, sometimes warmer depending on the winds, and the fish are still taking shrimp or grubtails on leadheads.

Surfing the web earlier I pulled up Rick Caton’s website www.customsoundcharters.com .  Checking his fish reports I opened the entry for 2/2/2014.  Apparently they’re using his son’s boat,  Little Clam, for commercial king mackerel fishing south of Hatteras
( you can see the net reel on the back of the boat ).  Anyway, what is interesting in that photo is the king mackerel and the COBIA that he is holding.  I’ll email him when I get home to see if I can get info on this.

Coolbreeze out

Fishing Report Feb 15th 2014

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For Saturday Feb 15th expect a high around 47 degrees, cloudy with an 80% chance of rain and winds light and variable early shifting later to NW 15 – 25.  Sunset today is 5:43 PM and sunrise tomorrow is at 6:50 AM.
First tide is low at 1:18 AM with the high at 7:25 AM
Second tide is low at 1:49 PM followed with the high at 7:46 PM

Yesterday was pretty comfortable weather wise, but sadly, today is a different day.  I heard from a couple folks about puppy drum seen and caught on the south side of Oregon Inlet along with a few cold stunned specks seen in the same area.  Red Drum Tackle reported pups caught at cape point and even around the Buxton jetties.  These drum have been pretty reliable for the middle of winter – just another day in paradise.

Coolbreeze out

Fishing Report Feb 10th 2014

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For Monday, Feb 10th, it’s kind of a crappy day.  With only a 20% chance of rain or snow, it probably won’t happen.  With northerly winds at 15 – 25 MPH, today’s 43 degree high will feel a lot cooler than yesterday.  Expect mostly cloudy skies with sunset at 5:38 PM and sunrise tomorrow at 6:55 AM.
First tide is high at 4:16 AM with the low at 10:55 AM
Second tide is high at 4:33 PM and the low at 10:38 PM

The fishing report from Red Drum Tackle in Buxton posted yesterday that the puppy drum were thick around cape point with the action best on the south side.  The usual hot spots at Oregon Inlet had lots of grass and trash in the water making fishing difficult.  Expect the weather conditions to be a bit “iffy” the next few days.

Coolbreeze out

 

Fishing Report Feb 8th 2014

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For Sat, Feb 8th, expect mostly cloudy skies and a 70% chance of rain with NNE winds 15 – 25.  High today around 47 degrees, sunset at 5:36 PM and tomorrow’s sunrise at 6:57 AM.
First tide is high at 2:18 AM with the low at 9:03 AM
Second tide is high at 2:35 PM with the low at 8:48 PM

Duck pier posted their water temp at 41 degrees this morning.  Sat/imagery of the waters around Cape Hatteras early today show surface water temps in the high 40s.
Unfortunately yesterdays Bluefin search was unproductive – they weren’t skunked, but no Bluefin were located.  Was chatting with a marine fisheries agent yesterday and he confirmed there was good fishing for puppy drum on the south side of Oregon Inlet the last several days.  The fishing reports on Red Drum Tackle’s website indicate although there aren’t always a lot of folks fishing, the slot-sized red drum catching is still very good.

Coolbreeze out