Fishing Report Dec 15th SPECIAL UPDATE
At 4:00 pm the NCDOT announced that the Bonner Bridge at Oregon Inlet was safe and open to traffic. Recent surveys and inspections of the scoured bridge sections indicated enough sand had been replaced to warrant giving the go-ahead for vehicles to drive across the bridge. Merry Xmas Hatteras Island!!!
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Fishing Report Dec 15th 2013
Sunday’s high will be in the mid 50s with rain likely this morning becoming mostly sunny for the afternoon. Wind will be W 15 – 20 mph gradually shifting to NW this evening. Sunset will be at 4:49 pm and sunrise tomorrow at 7:06 am.
First tide will be high at 5:45 am followed with a low at 12:25 pm
Second tide is high at 6:02 pm with the next low tomorrow morning at 12:02 am
It’s a grey, dreary, Sunday morning and I can’t find much going on with the local fishing scene. Slot-sized drum from the Buxton jetties yesterday, a private Virginia boat decked 20 blackfin tuna out of Oregon Inlet on Friday, no report from Jennettes pier, lots of Christmas parties. Drive responsibly or stay home.
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Fishing Report Dec 14th 2013
Forecast for Saturday Dec 14th indicated a high around 58 -59 degrees with a significant chance of rain. Winds will start out light E clocking to SE and building to 20 – 30 mph. Sunset will be at 4:49 pm and sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:05 am.
First tide is a high at 5:03 am followed with a low at 11:42 am
Second tide is high at 5:19 pm with the low at 11:21 pm
Apparently the northern outer banks is in holiday mode cause I’m just not hearing much in the area of catching or fishing. Red drum tackle reported lots of pups and some specks yesterday from Buxton to Cape Point. Oregon Inlet reported one boat going out today – the last day they sent a charter out was Friday a week ago. Jennettes pier decked one skate and a spiny dogfish yesterday and also saw one drum taken off the beach north of the pier.
For anyone interested in great white sharks, Katharine, a 14′ 2300# female, pinged her satellite tag a couple miles off of Kitty Hawk on Thurs Dec 12th. I’m also hearing a lot of chatter about decent speckled trout catches in the “hot ditch” in Chesapeake (in the southern branch of the Elizabeth River).
Be a hero, TAKE A KID FISHING !!!
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Fishing Report Dec 10th 2013
It’s Tuesday Dec 10th and it’s raining again, clearing up later today. Expected high in the 50s early with temps dropping this afternoon as the wind shifts around to the N and increasing 25+. Sunset is at 4:49 pm and sunrise tomorrow is 7:02 am.
First tide is high at 1:15 am with the low at 7:41 am
Second tide is high at 1:30 am with the low at 7:56 pm
Yesterday I mentioned my conversation with a customer from Pennsylvania who had purchased a dozen eels to live bait for stripers from the Oregon Inlet catwalks. His intent was to take the ferry to Rodanthe and drive up to the south end of the bridge. Reading the Coastland Times last night I noticed an article referencing that access to Pea Island refuge was closed from the south so this morning I called the refuge office in Manteo for a clarification. The staffer I spoke with stated that Pea Island was not closed however NCDOT could place their roadblock where ever they deemed necessary. I don’t know if my customer made it to the catwalks but I don’t think I’d go to all that trouble and not knowing if I was going to get turned around within casting distance of the bridge. Anyone know who to chat up at NCDOT?
On a somewhat related topic, ORV permits for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore are available for purchase online at www.recreation.gov . There are administration fees so if you want to avoid those, you can still drive to that trailer they have at the Coquina Beach parking lot.
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