For Sunday Oct 20th, the wind started out NW but has already clocked around to the NE in the 15 -20 range.  It’ll be sunny, high 65 degrees and a 0% chance of rain.  Chilly overnight with a low of 55.  Sunset will be at 6:22 pm,  sunrise tomorrow is 7:14 am.
First tide is low at  2:18 am and high is 8:41 am
Second tide is low at 3:18 am and high at 9:00 pm

Checking around this morning anglers seemed a little slow getting out of the rack.  Must have had too much fun at the Outer Banks Seafood Festival in Nags Head.  Eventually some fishermen showed up to hook some spot, sea mullet, croaker, puppy drum and small bluefish.  Duck Research Pier posted the water temp at the end of the pier at a nipply 66 degrees.

Been hearing good fishing on hatteras island at the jetties, cape point and hatteras inlet.  Since the shutdown has been lifted, access is much easier to our national seashore.  Same goes for the beaches at Oregon inlet’

Be a hero, TAKE A KID FISHING!!!  Coolbreeze out

For Oct 17th, it will be mostly cloudy on the sandbar with an expected high of 76 degrees and a 0% chance of rain.  Winds will be 10 -15 mph starting out of the N W early backing to the S W later with sunset @ 6:26 pm and sunrise tomorrow at 7:11 am.
First tide is low at 12:32 am and high is 6:34 am
Second tide is low at 1:03 pm with the high at 6:53 pm

For Monday, Oct 14th, that damn NE wind is back – I shouldn’t whine, I recall one year it blew NE 15-25 for 1  1/2 months straight.  Today we’re looking at 20 – 30+ with a high of 74 and a slight chance of rain.  Sunset is 6:30 pm and sunrise tomorrow is 7:08 am.
First tide is high at 3:49 am with a low at10:11 am
Second tide is high at 4:15 pm with a low at 10:43 pm

Chatting with Budgie Sadler at Avalon this morning, he remarked some of the guys at the end were using 12 oz sinkers and were still having a hard time holding.  When I have to throw 10 – 12 oz of lead, I’m thinking I need to fish somewhere else.  This morning they had 3 old drum come over the rail  and several slot-sized pups.  Was also told lots of large spot (yellow bellies) were taken home yesterday.
Conditions are a little dirty and grassy in the surf today and I’m sure the breeze is creating a stiff sideshore current and disorganized swell that make it difficult for surf fishing but I’ll bet there are puppy drum and sea mullet to be had.
Not a boat day.  Long range weather suggests this wind may drop out by Wednesday

TAKE A KID FISHING!!! And bring us a fish story.  Coolbreeze out

For Friday Oct 11th the wind has backed around to the WNW at 10 – 15 and is beginning to clean up the waves.  Under cloudy skies and a 40 % chance of rain, sunset will be at 6:43 pm with sunrise tomorrow at 7:06 am.
First tide was high at 12:22 am and low at 6:40 am
Second high is 12:57 pm and low is 7:38 pm

For Thursday Oct 10th the ocean is very rough with a large disorganized swell.  As I post this report the sun is starting to peek through the windows of the store.  The forecast calls for E winds 10 – 15+, a lot less than yesterday, and a smaller chance of rain.  Duck Research Pier posts the water temp at 68 degrees.  Sunset is 6:35 pm and sunrise tomorrow is 7:05 am.
First tide was low at 5:38 am and high is just before noon at 11:56 am
Second tide is low at 6:35 pm with the next high early  tomorrow morning

At midday anglers on Jennetts Pier had caught some spot , bluefish, small croaker and a 24in puppy drum.  OBX Pier only had a few fishermen catching some spot.

The 63rd annual Nags Head Surf Fishing Tournament kicked off at 7:30 this morning with the teams facing challenging conditions.  Have some early info that the fishing teams were able to access the beach and that fishes were caught and scored.  I will update as I receive more details.