Fishing Report Oct 13th 2013

Sunday Oct 13th started out pretty dark, damp and dreary, kind of like a Halloween movie, but now the sun is peeking out and burning off the haze, it looks halfway decent.   Expect a high in the mid 70’s, winds NE 15 – 20, slim chance of rain with sunset at  6:31 pm and sunrise tomorrow at 7:07.  Surf is rough, water is cloudy and 68 degrees at Duck Pier.
First tide is high at 2:45 am and low at 9:00 am
Second tide is high at 3:11 pm and low at 9:46 pm

The piers are catching and releasing large red drum regularly this weekend.  Puppy  drum are being hooked from the surf, sounds and the piers – fresh mullet and sand fleas are the bait of choice.  Rumor has it a stringer of speckled trout with a nice puppy drum was seen carried off the beach north of Avalon early this morning.   I checked w/the piers and their hours are as follows:
Avalon – 5 am to midnight ( use the side gate after midnight )
Nags Head – 5 am to midnight ( use the side entrance after midnight )
Jennettes – 6 am to midnight ( the pier is secured after midnight )
Outer Banks – 6 am to midnight (the pier is secured after midnight )
With the exception of Jennettes, the piers usually close for the season after Thanksgiving weekend.

The little bridge reported slot size and better puppy drum this morning along with mixed sized specs and flounder.  Of late I’ve been hearing of trout and drum being caught near the ends of the Wright Memorial Bridge with access being  relatively good.