Carolina charter boats and marina reports 7-20

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Southern District

For the week ending July 18

Ocean: Offshore, unfavorable weather conditions kept most boats from venturing offshore. Fishermen were catching scattered dolphins, along with some billfish. Those targeting grouper found success fishing at depths of around120 feet for scamp, red, and gag. Also, before the wind picked up, king mackerel fishing heated up on most ledges in the 60- to 80-foot range. Amberjacks, cobias, dolphins, gag grouper and some sailfish were also caught. Near-shore reefs off Brunswick County produced some nice flounder catches, along with some spadefish, when weather conditions were favorable.

Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Inshore, fishing slowed due to strong, gusty winds and thunderstorms. Flounder, drum, and trout catches fell off as did the number of people fishing. Flounder fishing in the Cape Fear River slowed with the muddy water conditions. The best flounder catches came from down south around the Southport/Bald Head Island area. Red drum and a few trout were landed by anglers fishing in these waters, as well. Sheepsheads and black drum are always an option this time of year at bridge pilings, docks, jetties and even oyster bars. Use fiddler crabs or mole crabs for bait.

Piers/Shore: Fishermen at area piers caught a mixed bag of fish typical for this time of year. Spot, croakers, sea mullet and a few pompano were hitting on shrimp and mole crabs. Anglers targeting sheepsheads and flounder had better luck over the past couple of weeks. There was a 12-pound tripletail caught off of an Oak Island pier. King mackerel fishing slowed with all the wind, but there were some fish caught earlier in the week as well as some tarpon hookups.


http://www.ncdmf.net/fishreport/southdist.html

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7/20/2010
It continues to blow here on the Outer Banks. We have been booked and if it was Octopber with good tuna fishing and "6 beer heads" (you know we love you) we would have tried it but in July it's family groups. And we don't beat the crap out of the Family!!
Stay tuned and we'll let you know what the wind is doing - and say a prayer why dontcha?! Tight Lines!


Tuna Fever Charters
135 Berry Road
Manteo, NC 27954
Oregon Inlet Fishing center
252/473-1097 (Ph) 800/272-5199 (OIFC)
http://www.tunafever.com/index.aspx

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South west wind
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 1:42 pm:
hi all,
the wind is blowing 25+mph out of the south west today..... the ocean water temp on shore is in the low 60's and is so muddy you can stand flowers up in it... so if you need a fishing fix tonight i would head to the sound side between avon and salvo.
we have been geting trout, blues and drum from shore in the evening's aand on through dark.
good luck!
RYAN


Ryan white
Hatteras jack inc.
239020 hwy 12
Box 157
Rodanthe nc 27968
252-987-2428 office

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JULY 19 A.M. COLD WATER - TAYLOR BLUES / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 07/19/10
We had another morning of cold water along the beach which crushed our chances of finding a productive spot for some wreckfishing for Mr. Joe Cuozzi & his pretty crew.

We trolled for awhile hoping to find a dumb spanish mackerel in the 57.7 degree water down the beach but it didn't happen. Then then ran to one of my favorite triggerfish spots but that just wasn't going to happen either.We headed back to the inlet to salvage our trip, with good action on the old faithful taylor blues. Thanks again folks,we enjoyed having you with us! Bobby
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JULY 19 GIRLS & BLUES / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 07/19/10



JULY 19 A.M. CRANK'N IN THE BLUES / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 07/19/10


JULY 16 A.M. & P.M. GREAT INSHORE ACTION-- BLUEFISH / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 07/19/10
We've really been lucky lately ,in that with all of this cold water from these strong Westerly winds,we've still managed to have decent to outstanding action around the inlet.Thank the good lord for bluefish,thats all i can say! We picked out decent catches of blues for both the makeup crew in the morning and the Chris Gilbert crew in the evening.Thanks again to all of you! Bobby



CAPTAINS DINNER / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 07/19/10
Had Saturday afternoon off so i took the time to make us a nice meal. Steak on the grill,crabmeat on the steak,shrimp on the side,sliced tomatoes,& a few oven fried potatoes.YUM YUM !


SUNRISE OVER AVALON PIER / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 07/19/10


PRETTY CLOUDS / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 07/19/10


COOL DRUM PICTURES / Posted by: Bobby Smith / 07/17/10
Any of you who love the Red Drum pictures i've been posting lately need to check out my Face Book page. My buddy Donnie Davis gave me permission to post them there.Some really cool shots from the air of a huge school of drum with a few "friends". Check it out at Bobby Smith on FaceBook!


Fish’n Fool Charters
Capt. Bobby Smith
P.O. Box 1236
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
252.441.6498
http://www.fishnfoolcharters.com/

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Another Sail! / Posted by: Kenneth Brown / 07/17/10
Another nice sail Benny caught that was released. Liz said to say hello. Thanks and hope everyone had a good time!



Sail Release! / Posted by: Kenneth Brown / 07/17/10
Another sail we caught yesterday that took a few minutes out of his day for a photo before he was released. Thanks!


Sail on the Leader! / Posted by: Kenneth Brown / 07/17/10
Took this shot of one of the three sails we caught yesterday. Good action on light stand up tackle. Thanks!


Wahoo - A Rare Treat in 2010! / Posted by: Kenneth Brown / 07/17/10
While Oregon Inlet has never been known for its wahoo fishing, we have always had some around. Most summer trips produce a couple of opportunities for them. For 2010 it has been about as few as you ever see. We caught our first one of the year a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday they seemed to show up down off Hatteras. We had quite a few bites but only caught a couple. This was a nice one that laid claim to my Islander lure before getting greedy and getting hooked on another bait. Thanks and hope he eats well!


Yesterday's Catch! / Posted by: Kenneth Brown / 07/17/10
Yesterday we had a mixed bag of wahoo, sailfish, and dolphin. The action picked up considerable from the two previous days. We had 11 wahoo bites. They were missing the hook in the morning but the last two stuck. We also had four sailfish bites and caught three. The edge looked good for dolphin but not many around yesterday. We caught a couple of gaffers and three small dolphin. Still a little rough and some rain to deal with in the morning. The guys hung tough and I hope that you enjoyed the trip. Thanks!



A Tough Week! / Posted by: Kenneth Brown / 07/17/10
We usually like to post reports of great fishing and great weather. It is a good selling point and what most of the visitors come to the Outer Banks to enjoy. Unfortunately, even during the best months the weather and the fishing are not always so great. The one constant we have had in 2010 is the weather. We were due a tough stretch and this week seems to be it. The days have all been fishable and conditions that we would always be happy with if the fish were jumping in the boat. Unfortunately, July is our month where most groups come to enjoy the vacationing experience and a day on the water. The ones that simply want to fill the freezer usually come in the spring and Fall. This was our catch from last Monday. A good day with some nice yellowfins and a decent catch of dolphin. There seems to be plenty of dolphin around when we have the right winds and currents for the edges to hold together. The last couple of days there has not been much of a condition to dolphin fish on. We have had a good showing of scattered white marlin and sail fish. We caught a few of each this week. Wednesday and Thursday both represented choppy seas and thunderstorms. We made the day on Wednesday with a couple of whites and Thursday was a bust due to the weather. We only fished a few minutes before realizing the squalls were not going to give. Yesterday was still a little rough but the fishing picked up. Forecast is for wind over the weekend. Let's get this stretch out of the way and then we can get back to what brings our customers in the summer. Good Weather!



Captain Kenneth Brown,
kennethbrown@charter.net,
Trophy Hunter Charters
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
252-473-9892
http://fishtrophyhunter.com/

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RDT-Team
Moderator


Monday Fishing Report
Good Evening! More clean water was at Hatteras Inlet. People did well on blue fish there this morning. At ramp 43 and 44 there were a lot of smaller sea mullet and a few large sting rays for the guys fishing with cut bait. Avon had more scattered reports of spot and sea mullet.
Barry


Sunday Fishing Report
The wind blew pretty hard out of the south west today but there was still some fish biting. Hatteras inlet had a flush of clean water bring in some spanish mackerel and blue fish this morning. There were also a few flounder caught down there. At ramps 43 and 44 there were a lot of sting rays. People were catching small sea mullet as well. Up in Avon I heard of scattered spot and sea mullet. I think the water is still cold up there.
Barry


Buxton, NC
252-995-5414
http://reddrumtackle.com/