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Surf Report: Holden 9/4-9/6

Oldscout2 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:59 GMT

Good weekend overall, falling tide was productive every time.

Dawn falling tide @ Lockwoods 9/4 took 2 whiting, 3 blues and a nice spot. Middlin blues 12" high/low on fresh shrimp. Fry for lunch.

Afternoon slow w/ a blue and pins and touron issues.

Dawn 9/5 mullet were thick in the folly, large whiting and blues again, nice puppy red just under slot, let him go with my regards. Some take high/low some with live mullet in a carolina rig. Smoked Blues for supper.

Afternoon skunk -- mullet were out @ low but went elsewhere for their flood tide party. Pins and beers. :beer:

Dawn 9/6, first cast big black drum. Pic attached. Rest of morning a little slow, burned bait and threw back some blues then got this fella properly iced.

Cheers,
George

Gear for OBX

skamaniac — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:41:17 GMT

Newbie here. What kind of gear do i need for surf and pier at the OBX? Rod and reel wise. Also, looking to come down in the spring (my fishin' partner is anxious) or should we hold off until fall. Headin' to SC early winter with my wife so this fall is out. Headin' to N Myrtle Beach to visit my brother. Wife plans on the casino boat and i plan on fishin'.

Shallotte River

flounderpounder1 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:48:12 GMT

How is the fishing in the shallotte river? Goin down there this coming weekend.:fishing:

Holden beach ICW

wallywalrus — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:06:35 GMT

Does anyone have experience fishing the canal entrances on the ICW in Holden Beach? Any productive locations?

10-9 thru 10-16

rsqchief5 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:14:10 GMT

Annual fall pilgrimage to Buxton. We got a house in Kinnakeet Shores. Anyone else going the same time? White Dodge Ram, Blue Ford Explorer, blue Toyota pick up all with Fire Dept. Tags.....if ya see them on the beach, stop by and swap some BS and share a beverage.

good fishing today

beachcaster — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:45:40 GMT

today was great for sea mullet fishing at the 3.5 mile post. I caught about 25 sea mullet in the trough as the waves hit the beach, some were 15" and over a pound for sure. The nice suprise were the two puppy drum I got withen 30 minutes of each other. They were right at 18 inches. All were caught on sand fleas. The only bad thing about today was the flies were thick. Every time I had to put a fish in the cooler or put on new bait the flies were all over my legs. The only recluse from them was getting in the wave wash onto the beach. The mullet were big enough to fillet. Hopefully tomorrow will be as good but with less flies, depends if the wind is out of the west again.

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Fishing OBX

sltwtrnwbe — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:38:35 GMT

Hey all,

Headed to OBX tomorrow. Now that Earl has passed through, how do ya'll think the fishing will be? I heard it is great after a storm, but I'm still a little skeptical of that.

Happy Fishing

Updates from NPS Re-Openings/Earl

Drumdum — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:00:46 GMT

Update on NPS Re-Openings for those interested:
As of 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 4, 2010, all areas in the nationalpark units of the Outer Banks Group have been assessed for possible stormdamage. National Park Service staff completed on-the-ground assessments of the status of facilities and beaches to determine when normal operationscan be restored.

Ocracoke Visitor Center and Ocracoke Campground will open at 12:00 noon,Saturday 4th; the Ocracoke Campground reservation system has beenreactivated. Silver Lake boat docks have reopened. The soundside boatramp will remain closed. The Ocracoke Airstrip opened at 9:00 a.m.,Saturday, September 4th. Currently, Ramps 67, 68, and 70 are open for ORVand pedestrian access. Ramp 72 (South Point Road) remains closed due to flooding.
Hatteras Visitor Center and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will open at 9:00a.m., Sunday, September 5th. Frisco Campground will open at 8:00 a.m.,Sunday 5th; Cape Point Campground is closed for the season due to flooding. The Billy Mitchell Airstrip is open. Currently, Ramps 23, 34, 38, 43, 49,and 55 are open for ORV and pedestrian access.

Hurricane & OBX beach erosion

Smally — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:35:54 GMT

Hi all. I am just curious about how the hurricane treated everyone down @ hatteras & the rest of the OBX. There hasn't been a storm this serious come by there since I first fell in love with hatteras Isle, so I have no idea how serious Earl was.

I remember when I was down last October there was some weather off shore that made some pretty nasty surf. It flooded a section of highway 12 for a bit and took out alot of the sand around Avon pier. At the time it looked like if it got much worse it would wash out under the foundation of the pierhouse there. So I guess I'm also wondering what the beach looks like @ avon pier? Did alot of beach get washed back into place since then or has this last storm got it looking again like the pierhouse isn't far from being washed out from beneath?

Anyway, I sincerely hope that everyone down there weathered the storm safely & didn't take any seious damage or heavy losses. You all have been on my mind.

Fishing Boat Rental

nboyd — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:27:14 GMT

My family is heading to Nags Head for our annual trip in the middle of September. Typically several of my uncles bring fishing boats. One uncle sold his Carolina Skiff earlier in the year and just got word another uncle sold his boat last week. Both plan to buy new boats, they just haven't pulled the trigger yet. Super disappointed as we usually spend four to five days fishing around the Oregon Inlet.

Where is the best place to rent a fishing boat for a couple days in the Nags Head area? Hopefully something with a depth finder. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

NC Piers

Semper Fi — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:22:04 GMT

Is there a pier in Duck ???

Pier Report: Frisco Pier

surfchunker — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:30:46 GMT

Frisco Pier was prett much toast at 4pm ... sure it will be gone by morning

Carova 9/18 - 9/25

earnjam — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:38:35 GMT

I'm new to these boards, but would love some advice if anyone would be kind enough to share. I used to to be obsessed with fishing as a kid, but my father didn't really do any of it, so it was pretty much up to me to figure things out for myself on family beach trips. Learned a lot by watching others, trying things for myself, and a little friendly advice from old timers on the piers.

Well, it had been a few years since I had done any fishing at all, but I spent the 4th of July weekend fishing with a buddy in the Core Sound area and caught a bunch of nice flounder and blues. Then I just spent 2 weeks at Wrightsville with my family and caught some decent drum (6 >22"), a bunch of blues and my first ever cobia fishing off a dock on Banks Channel.

Well, needless to say...I'm completely hooked again and itching to do some more.

I'm heading up to Carova with some friends Sept 18-25. I was wondering if I should bring a rod down there and try to do some surf fishing. I've heard the drum are pretty good later in the season, but was wondering what I could expect this time of year. I haven't done a whole lot of surf fishing, so any advice would be helpful.

Thanks for any help!

Question: Carolina Beach Wreck Sites

yerbyray — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:21:54 GMT

Naturally I can't find the map but last week I was looking at an online topo map site for the Freeman Park area of N. Carolina Beach. It indicated three "wrecks" between the pier and the northern tip (Snow's cut?)

The map indicated that they were just off the shoreline.

I can only assume that any structure underwater is better for fishing so are there wrecks there? Anyone know the basic history of them?

Thanks