FISHING REPORT SAT 1/17/2015

Sunny but cool today, high about 44 degrees, wind N 10-15, shifting later to light E.  Sunset at 5:13 PM with sunrise tomorrow about 7:12 AM.  First tide for Jennettes Pier is a low at 4:22 AM with a high at 10:44 AM.  Second tide is a low at 4:28 PM followed with the high at 10:41 PM.  Water temp at Duck pier is posted today at 45 degrees.

Slim fish reports lately – early in the week I did read of a first hand sighting of 2 surf fishermen coming back from the jetty area of Oregon Inlet each carrying a 20#plus striper.  Every once and awhile I hear of a slot sized drum taken from the beach, usually around O. I.

Back in 2013 researchers in the Cape Cod area put a satellite tag onto the dorsal fin of a female 14 ft  great white shark and affectionately named her Katherine.  On Friday evening Jan. 9  after cruising through Oregon Inlet, Katherine’s tag pinged her location just northeast of Stumpy Point at 8:45 PM.  14 hours later she pinged again just south of Swan Quarter.  At that point she must have gotten really pissed off cause less than 3 hours later she pinged again on the other side of Cape Hatteras after dashing through Hatteras Inlet!!!

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