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We will be open through the last
week or so of October 2006. We will
have a clearance auction on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at which time we will
sell off our remaining inventory, fixtures, equipment and anything else left A word of
appreciation for our customers and acquaintances who we have had the privilege
of serving for over 43 years. We
will truly miss you!
Our Auction is Saturday October 28 starting at
Oct We
had a great customer appreciation day on Sunday Oct 22. Thanks for those who were able to attend
and we missed those who were not there!
We
have had some good trout bites, good bluefish and some good spot bites at times.
Some Albies this last week of October
Sept
We have had some nice runs of black drum and spots particularly at
night. Also mixed in are sea
mullet, right many croaker and some pompano and red drum. Some nice Spanish showing up again along
with bluefish in the mornings and evenings in good water conditions.
Week of Aug
14 some nice flounder coming in on a regular basis. Congrats to JW Morris on his 5lb 12oz
doormat. Also some nice Spanish
some mornings and evenings. Blues,
spots, croaker pompano and sea mullet round out the catch. Night fishing is best.
Aug 1-15,
2006 We have had technical
difficulties with our system and thus the reason for the delayed update to our
website. Aug has been hot and
fishing has slowed in general. We
have had 4 kings caught last week and good catches of Spanish especially in the
mornings. Flounder have been good
at times also. Bottom catches
include spots, pompano, sea mullet, croaker, blues, drum and an occasional
trout and sheepshead. Night fishing
is best.
July 27,
2006 Sunny day with a SSW breeze. Rolling waves
have limited plugging today and bottom fishing is yielding blues, spots, sea
mullet, pompano, hogfish, and croaker.
July 26,
2006 Sunny day, light SSW breeze. Nice blues, some
Spanish on plugs. Flounder good at times. Bottom producing smaller spots, sea
mullet, pompano, hogfish, and croaker.
July 25,
2006 started overcast with a northerly breeze and
switched to Sw with sunshine. Some nice blues on plugs, some Spanish on live
minnows, Bottom producing flounder, spots, blues, sea mullet, pompano, and
croaker.
July 24,
2006 Overcast again with a SE breeze. Nice run of
blues on plugs (up to 2 lbs common) Also 15 lb 2 oz King landed and a number of
additional strikes. Bottom producing nice flounder this morning and some spots,
blues, sea mullet, pompano, croaker and trout.
July 24,
2006 Overcast today with a SE breeze. Some blues
and Spanish on plugs. Spots, blues, sea mullet on bottom with some pompano,
croaker and trout. Good flounder bite at times.
July 23,
2006 Overcast with chance of showers am. SW
breeze.. Sea mullet, blues with some spots, croaker and trout. Also some
flounder, black drum, and pompano make up the rest of the catch.
July 22,
2006 Sunny day with a good SW breeze which has
blown in a good run of fish on bottom; blues, spots, croaker and trout right
now. Flounder, black drum, and pompano make up the rest of the catch.
July 21,
2006 Somewhat overcast today with a SW breeze and
clear water. Few blues and an occasional spanish. Flounder, spot blues and
croaker.
July 20,
2006 Beautiful, carbon copy of the last few days.
Southerly breeze and clear water. Good spanish and blue. Good sized flounder,
pompano and sea mullet. Kings and tarpon spotted. Others mixed in include drum,
sheapshead, trout, spadefish, sea mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker. Nightime
is best.
July 19,
2006 Southerly breeze and clear water. Again good
blue and spanish bite. Kings are available as well and we have had some tarpon
strike. Some nice flounder, spots, flounder and blues at times. Others mixed in
include drum, sheapshead, trout, spadefish, sea mullet, pompano, hogfish,
croaker. Nightime is best.
July 18,
2006 Southerly breeze and clear water. Good
bluefish and spanish bite on plugs. Some nice flounder, spots, flounder and
blues at times. Others mixed in include drum, sheapshead, trout, spadefish, sea
mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker. Nightime is best.
July 17,
2006 Northerly breeze and clear water. Best fishing
day of the last couple of weeks. Good bluefish and spanish bite on plugs. We
caught our first king mackeral. Some nice flounder coming up. Bottom fishing
producing some nice spots, flounder and blues at times. Others mixed in include
drum, sheapshead, trout, spadefish, sea mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker.
Nightime is best.
July 16,
2006 Wind switched to Northerly and water clearing.
Fishing generally slow daytime with some nice spots, flounder and blues at
times. Others mixed in include drum, sheapshead, trout, spadefish, sea mullet,
pompano, hogfish, croaker. Nightime is best.
July 15,
2006 SW breeze and a chance of showers, Water
conditions cloudy with periods of clear water at the end. Bottom fishing
including a mix of spots, blues, drum, sheapshead, flounder, trout, spadefish,
sea mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker and shrks unfortunately. Nightime is
best.
July 14,
2006 Still a little breezy, summery mix with a SW
breeze. Water still somewhat cloudy with periods of clear water at the end.
Bottom fishing being the most productive. Spots, blues, flounder, are most
prevalent with others mixed in including grey trout, spadefish, sea mullet,
pompano, hogfish, and croaker. Nightime is best.
July 13,
2006 Breezy summer day with a brisk SW wind. Water
is sumwhat muddy with bottom fishing being the most productive. Spots, blues,
an occasional flounder, grey trout, spadefish, sea mullet, pompano, hogfish,
croaker mixed in. Nightime is best.
July 12,
2006 Pretty summer day. Blues and some spanish this
morning, spots and some flounder are the main story along with grey trout,
spadefish, sea mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker mixed in. Nightime is best.
July 11,
2006 Another great summer day. Blues, spots and
some flounder are the main story along with grey trout, spadefish, sea mullet,
pompano, hogfish, croaker mixed in. Nightime is best.
July 10,
2006 Nice day with air temps in the 80's, ligh
Southerly breeze. Some blues and a few spanish on plugs. Flounder around on
bottom along with spots primarily along with s few grey trout, spadefish, sea
mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker. Nightime is best.
July 9,
2006 Back to beautiful summertime weather with air
temps in the 80's a ligh Southerly breeze. Some blues on plugs. Some nice
flounder, grey trout, and pretty summertime spots on bottom, along with
spadefish, sea mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker. Best fishin is at night.
July 8,
2006 Clearing skies and pleasant with air temps in
the 70's and a NNE breeze. Forecast to switch to SW and warmer. Blues on plugs.
Spots on bottom along with spadefish, sea mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker and
some flounder. Best fishin is at night.
July 7,
2006 Overcast and pleasant with air temps in the
70's and a NNE breeze. Blues on plugs. Spots on bottom along with spadefish,
sea mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker and some flounder. Best fishin is at
night.
July 6,
2006 Sunny, SW breeze. Some spanish and blues on
plugs. Spots on bottom along with sea mullet, pompano, hogfish, croaker and
some flounder. Best fishin is at night.
July 3,
2006 Sunny, SW breeze. Again blues and spots making
up the bulk of the catch. Some flounder, croaker. pompano, hogfish in the mix.
Better at night.
July 2,
2006 Sunny, SW breeze. Good run of Blues this
morning and a few spanish. Summer spots on bloodworms and bloodworm fishbites.
Also some flounder, croaker. pompano, hogfish. Better at night.
July 1,
2006 Sunny, SW breeze. Good run of Blues this
morning. Also some spanish on plugs. Some nice summer spots on bloodworms and
bloodworm fishbites. Also some flounder, croaker. pompano, hogfish. Better at
night.
June 30,
2006 Sunny summer day with a light Sw breeze. Good
run of Spanish and blues this morning on plugs and a nice summer spot tun on
bloodworms and bloodworm fishbites. Also some flounder, croaker. pompano,
hogfish. Better at night.
June 29,
2006 Mostly overcast; chance of showers. SSW
breeze. Bluefish & a few spanish on plugs; blues, spots, flounder, croaker
and hogfishon bottom. Slower daytime and usually better at night.
June 28,
2006 Rain has cleared out and now back to
summertime heat with a chance of showers. SSW breeze. Spots, flounder, croaker
and blues are the majority of the catch. Also some trout, pompano, hogfish,
sheapshead, drum and an occasional spanish. Slower daytime and usually better
at night.
June 27,
2006 Heavy rain at times. SsE breeze. Catching some
spots, blues and the normal mix in between showers.
June 26,
2006 Overcast with showers in and out. Ssw breeze.
Some nice spots coming in now along with blues, pompano, hogfish, croaker, sea
mullet, and occasional trout.
June 25,
2006 Summery weather. Good SE breeze. Nice run of
good size summer spots. Others in the mix are blues, flounder, nice pompano,
hogfish, croaker, sea mullet. Fishing is still slower daytime.
June 24,
2006 Summery mix with chance of an occasional
shower. Good SE breeze. Some nice flounder coming in finally, together with
some real pretty pompano. Fishing is still slower daytime with blues, a few
spanish, spots, hogfish, spadefish, sea mullet, and black drum reported.
Nightimes are better in the heat of the summer.
June 23,
2006 Same great summer weather as yesterday.
Fishing is still slower daytime with blues, a few spanish, spots, hogfish,
spadefish, sea mullet, pompano and black drum reported. Nightimes are better in
the heat of the summer.
June 22,
2006 Hot summery weather with air temps up in the
high 80's/low 90's and Sw breeze. Fishing slower the last two days with
nightime being best. Blues, spots, grey trout, hogfish, pompano, croaker on
bottom. Water is clear.
June 20,
2006 Showers early but the sun is out @ 8am. SW
breeze. Good blue run on plugs, a few spanish mixed in. Spots, grey trout,
hogfish, pompano, croaker on bottom. Water is clear.
June 19
2006 Another great day with sunshine and a
Southerly breeze. Strong blue run on plugs and a few spanish mixed in. Spots,
grey trout, hogfish, pompano, croaker, and some cobia caught on bottom. Water
is clear.
June 18
2006 Carbon copy of yesterday with great weather!
Blues and a few spanish on plugs. Spots, hogfish, pompano, croaker, and been a
few cobia caught on bottom. Water is clear.
June 17
2006 Again great weather with a light SE breeze and
sunshine. Blues, spots, hogfish, croaker, and some cobia on bottom. Water is
clear.
June 16
2006 Weather perfect with a light breeze and
sunshine. Good run of blues on plugs and spots, hogfish, croaker,flounder,
blues and trout on bottom. Water is clear.
June 15
2006 Great weather is back. Sunshine and breeze 10
mph out of the SW. Blues on plugs and bottom is producing spots, hogfish,
croaker, blues and trout. Water is clearing. Also som cobia around and a number
of large fish have been hooked but none landed as of 3pm.
June 14
2006 Wet with tropical storm conditions. Rolling
surf ESE winds (15-20 mph). Despite the rough weather, we have a few people
fishing and reports from them are sea mullet, spots, hogfish, blues, and trout.
June 13
2006 Overcast and pleasant with light Easterly
breeze and 70's. Water is clearing. Few blues on plugs. Spots, hogfish, sea
mullet and pompano primarily on bottom.
June 12
2006 Storm this morning, Sw winds (15mph) Sunny @
noon. Water is generally cloudy. Few blues on plugs, Bottom fishing blues,
spots, hogfish, pompano, sea mullet, croaker.
June 11
2006 Ideal conditions with sunshine and a light
Southerly breeze and air temps in the 80's. Water is clearing but still cloudy
this morning. Blues and a few spanish caught this morning and yesterday
evening. Bottom is producing hogfish, sea mullet, spots, croaker. Also a few
flounder and drum.
June 10
2006 Calm and overcast with a very light Northerly
breeze. Water is clearing but still cloudy for most of the pier. Few spanish
and blues on plugs which should improve as water conditions clear. On bottom,
hogfish, spots, sea mullet, and croaker.
June 9 2006
We have sunshine but and Se breeze lighter than
yesterday and air temps in the 80's. Muddy water conditions have brought
hogfish, sea mullet, spots and croaker.
June 8 2006
Sunshine, strong SW wind (up tp 20 mph), air temps
in the 80's. Not much from plugging today. Bottom producing hogfish, spots, sea
mullet, trout. Also seeing some blue crabs.
June 7 2006
Sunshine today with a light breeze out of the West
with air temps in the 80's. Good spanish and blue run today on plugs. Good run
of summer spots today on worms. Also hogfish, sea mullet, pompano, blues, trout
and some flounder.
June 6 2006
overcast throuout the morning with air temps in the
70's very light Easterly breeze @ noon. Spanish (some) and blues (lots) on
plugs, good at times. Hogfish, spots, mullet, pompano, blues, trout and some
flounder on bottom.
June 5 2006
Comfortable today with air temps in the low 80's
and a SW breeze. Some chance of showers. Spanish and blues on plugs, good at
times. Hogfish, spots, mullet, pompano, blues, trout and some flounder on
bottom. Hogfish are the most prevalent.
June 3,
2006 Overcast today with high percentage chance of
showers this afternoon. SW breeze with air temps in the 80's. Water is a little
stirred by the wind. A few spanish and more blues this morning and hoping for a
good bite with the incoming tide. Bottom is producing hogfish, spots, sand
perch, sea mullet, croaker and pompano.
June 2,
2006 Pretty this morning with a chance of showers
late. Water is clear. A few spanish and more blues this morning and a real good
spanish bite as the tide came in mid day. Bottom producing hogfish, spots, sand
perch, sea mullet, croaker and pompano.
June 1,
2006 Beautiful summer day with SW breeze and air
temps in the 80's. Water is clear. Blues running sporadically throughout the
day. No spanish early as this cooincided with dead low tide this morning. Still
good hogfish/summer spot run and also some sea mullet, croaker and pompano.
May 31,
2006 Same as yesterday with a great day and light
SE breeze. Air temps in the high 70's low 80's. Water is clear. Great
spanish/blue run this morning with many limiting out on spanish. Board spanish
is 4lb 8 oz. Good strong run of hogfish on bottom along with some nice summer
spots. Some nice flounder also. Others in the mix are sea mullet, croaker and
pompano.
May 30,
2006 Beautiful! Light SSE breeze:air temps in high
70's low 80's. Water is clear. Good run of blues and spanish this morning with
many limiting out on spanish. We've had some nice keeper flounder the last couple
of days. Bottom catches include hogfish, spots, sea mullet, blues, pompano.
May 29,
2006 Another beautiful day with a light N breeze
early. Water is clear. Blues and a few spanish this morning. Hogfish, spots,
croaker, sea mullet, blues, pompano and ocassionally flounder on bottom. Also
are seeing some cobia now.
May 28,
2006 Gorgeous day with a light SW breeze and air
temps up to 90's daytime. Water is clearing and mostly clear. Blues and a few
spanish this morning. Look for a good run this evening. Hogfish, spots,
croaker, sea mullet, blues, pompano and ocassionally flounder on bottom.
May 27,
2006 Wind has laid down this morning and is about 9
mph out of the SW; air temps in the 80's. Water is dirty right now and bottom
fish being landed include hogfish, spots, croaker, bluefish, black drum and
some pompano.
May 26,
2006 SW breeze about 20 and air temps in the 80's.
Some blues in the rolling water but no spanish this morning. Bottom mix is
still producing hogfish, sea mullet, spots, croaker, along with some pompano
and ocassional sheapshead.
May 25,
2006 Overcast with SW breeze and air temps in the
70's. Again we had a good blue run with some spanish in the mix. Bottom fishing
is still producing hogfish, sea mullet, spots, croaker, along with some pompano
and ocassional sheapshead.
May 24,
2006 Another gorgeous morning with air temps in the
70's and a light E breeze (forecast to shift SW). Good blue and spanish run
this morning. Bottom fishing is still producing hogfish, sea mullet, spots,
croaker, along with some pompano and ocassional sheapshead.
May 23,
2006 Wonderful sunny morning with air temps in the
70's and a light Northerly breeze. Getting good numbers of blues again this
morning. Bottom fishing is producing a good mix of hogfish, spots (small
mostly), croaker, pompano and sea mullet. Also a few sheapshead reported today.
The water is clearing.
May 22,
2006 Mostly sunny this morning with some clouds
this afternoon. Light SW breeze. Getting good numbers of blues this afternoon.
Bottom fishing is producing a good mix of hogfish, spots (small mostly),
croaker, pompano and sea mullet. Also a few sheapshead reported today. The
water is clearing.
May 21,
2006 Beautiful sunny day with a light SW breeze.
Still good hogfish bite with sea mullet, croaker, spots in the bottom mix. Much
calmer today and the water is clearing but still a little muddy.
May 20,
2006 Strong SW breeze with a few passing rain
shower this am. Lots of good sized hogfish! Others in the mix include bluefish,
spots, sand perch and sea mullet and still in muddy water conditions.
May 19,
2006 WSW wind today with air temps in the 80's.
Bottom fish is producing hogfish, spots, sand perch and sea mullet in muddy
water conditions.
May 18,
2006 Stronger SW wind today which has it stirred
up. Some blues coming in on plugs and bottom fish is producing spots, hogfish,
flounder together with some sea mullet and an occasional drum.
May 17,
2006 Carbon copy of yesterday.
May 16,
2006 SW breeze and air temps in the 70's. Blues on
plugs today - some up to 2 lbs and a few larger on live bait. Hogfish, trout,
sea mullet, croaker and spots on bottom.
May 15,
2006 SW breeze and air temps in the 70's. Smaller
numbers of blues today but still good bite with some Large blues in the catch.
Bottom is producing some trout, croaker, sea mullet, croaker and spots.
May 14,
2006 Some scattered showers today but mostly clear.
SW breeze and air temps in the 70's. Good numbers of large bluefish coming in
today. Also lots of blues and spanish on plugs. We have weighed some large
keeper puppy drum also. Good mix on bottom trout, sea mullet, drum, spots,
croaker, & hogfish.
May 13,
2006 Beautiful day with sunshine and a SW breeze.
Air temps in the 70's. Lots of blues and spanish. Some nice Hatteras blues. The
bite today is really good with lots of blues, trout (mostly grey but also some
specs), pompano, hogfish, spots and croaker.
May 12,
2006 Beautiful day with sunshine and a SW breeze.
Air temps in the 70's. Lots of blues and spanish with the board spanish being 2
lbs 5 oz. today. Some nice Hatteras blues. Still catching good numbers of gray
trout, sea mullet, spots and croaker in the mix.
May 11,
2006 Overcast with showers this morning but no rain
this afternoon. SSW breeze with air temps in the 70's. Again today lots of
bluefish and more spanish on plugs. Some nice Hatteras blues also. Good numbers
of gray trout, with sea mullet, spots croaker in the mix.
May 10,
2006 Mostly sunny today. Light SW breeze with air
temps in the 70's. Good bluefish (lots) and spanish bite today. Also good
numbers of gray trout, sea mullet, spots and some croaker. Congrats to Larry
for the first legal flounder today.
May 9, 2006
Overcast today with periods of sunshine but no
rain. Light NE breeze with air temps in the 70's. Large numbers of bluefish
(all you care to catch!) Sizes up to abut 2/2.5 pound. Also have had limits
caught of grey trout, also good keeper size. Also catching spanish mackeral mixed
in the blues on plugs. A few pompano today with some spots, sea mullet, and
croaker.
May 6, 2006
Beautiful all day with some clouds but mostly
sunshine. Light SW breeze with air temps in the 70's. We have weighed some
spanish mackeral today with the board fish weighing 1 lb 7 oz. Lots of blues
and they are getting larger with a number weighed in at over 7 lbs. Most caught
on plugs and lots of them! Nice pompano coming in along with better sized
spots, Good sea mullet bite last night and this morning. Again no sharks and
rays this morning. May 5, 2006 Overcast but
pleasant, air temps in the 70's with a light SW breeze. Lots of blues all day
long, sizes up to a little over 1 lb. We have weighed in a number of nice
pompano with the board being 1lb 7oz. Sharks and rays have slowed down and
bottom is producing some sea mullet, spots, hogfish, perch, croaker, trout and
an occasional small flounder. May 4, 2006 Just like
yesterday with lots of blues and sea mullet at night. Bottom is producing some
spots, sea mullet, hogfish, perch, croaker, trout and an occasional small
flounder. May 3, 2006 Great weather with sunshine
and daytime air temps in the 80's and a SW breeze. Bluefish every cast on got
cha plugs this morning, sizes up to 1 lb. A few spanish now and then. Nice sea
mullet bite last night with some leaving with coolers full. Good size also.
Bottom is producing some spots, sea mullet, hogfish, perch, croaker, trout and
an occasional small flounder. May 2, 2006 The
weather is beautiful with sunshine with a light breeze generally out of the
W/sw. We have a good blue bite going on with all you want on plugs. Size is
good, up to a pound. congrats to Charlie Mullins on the first Spanish mackeral
of the season weighing in at 10 oz. this morning. Bottom is producing some
spots, sea mullet, hogfish, perch, croaker, trout and an occasional small
flounder. May 1, 2006 Carbon copy of yesterday.
April 30, 2006 Strong northerly breeze persists
with air temps in the 60/70's. Carbon copy of yesterday with bluefish on plugs
and a mix of bottom fish include sea mullet, blowfish, hogfish, black drum,
croaker, small spots and we have seen some small flounder. April 29, 2006 Northerly
breeze and air temps in the 60's. Bluefish this morning on plugs and sizes are
running up to 1 lb. Bottom fish include sea mullet, blowfish, hogfish, black
drum, croaker, small spots and we have seen some small flounder. Bottom bite is
off and on. April 28, 2006 Still cool but warming
with a northerly breeze and air temps in the 70's. Forecast to warm further
tomorrow. Good run of bluefish this morning on plugs and sizes are running up
to 1 lb. Sea mullet bite last night. April 27, 2006 Cooler
today with a northerly breeze and air temps in the 60's. Blues running good
with good number on plugs and sizes are running 1 lb and under. April 26, 2006 Weather
system has come through this morning with a Northerly wind and air temps in the
60's. Selection of fish still remains Sea mullet, grey trout, blues, small
spots, croaker and a few pompano and black drum. April 24 & 25, 2006 We
have had a beautiful days; sunny with a SW breeze and air temps in the 70's.
Sea mullet, grey trout bite have been most prevalent along with bluefish. Also
some spots, sand perch and a pompano now and then. April 23, 2006 started
off Overcast but we have had a beautiful afternoon; sunny with a SW breeze and
air temps in the 70's. Sea mullet, grey trout bite have been most prevalent
along with bluefish. Also some spots, sand perch and a pompano now and then.
April 22, 2006 Overcast with periods of rain this
afternoon/evening. SW breeze has some wave action. Good sea mullet and grey
trout bite. Also some blues, spots, sand perch and pompano. April 21, 2006 Beautiful
day with a light SW Breeze and sunny.Water has cleared and we had a great sea
mullet bite last night and some caught today. Also in the mix are a good number
of blues and grey trout, spots and some pompano, and an occasional black drum.
April 17, 2006 Light wSW Breeze today and sunny.
The water is muddy still from the blow of a few days ago. Catches are good
particularly at night and include sea mullet, black drum, blues, spots, trout,
sharks and rays. April 16, 2006 SE Breeze today and
thank heavens the wind has come down to around 11 MPH. Catches are good and
include sea mullet, and black drum. Also in the mix are blues, spots, trout,
sharks and rays. April 15, 2006 today is like
yesterday except the water has muddied some from the continual SW winds. Sea
mullet, black drum, sharks and rays and some blues, spots and mixed trout.
April 14, 2006 Good fishing day with a SW breeze
bringing the sea mullet, the same as most this week. Also present are blowfish,
blues, spots, trout and some dogfish. Congrats to Clarence Mitchell for his 8lb
10 oz black drum caught about 4:45pm April 13, 2006 Another
great day with daytime air temps in the 70's and a light SSW breeze. Catches
are good with large sea mullet leading the list but also a good variety of
others including trout (grey up to a little over 1lb), blues, blowfish and
spots. Some albies breaking water but none on the deck. April 12, 2006 Real
pretty day with daytime air temps in the 70's and a light SSE breeze. Catches
are good with a good variety including sea mullet, blues, trout (both grey and
speckled), and the ubiquitous blowfish. Some albies breaking water but none on
the deck as of 4:30pm.
April 11,
2006 Slightly warmer with daytime air temps in the
70's. Catches are about the same as yesterday with sea mullet, blowfish, blues,
small spots and an occasional trout. April 10, 2006 Cooler
today with a light Northerly breeze. Catches today are primarily sea mullet
with some puffers, small spots and some bluefish. Some Albies also breaking
water today. April 9, 2006 Breezes turned Northerly
last night and much calmer. We slayed the sea mullet last night with people
catching multi-coolers full. Good sizes as well. Today we have some sea mullet,
bluefish, spots and the albies are around! April 8, 2006 Strong
SSW breeze (20mph)has the ocean rolling today. We are seeing catches of sea
mullet, blowfish and small spots.
b>April
7, 2006
Windy
day today with some cloud cover. SW winds have the ocean rolling - just right
for sea mullet (Board fish is 1 lb. 14.5 oz.) Should be a good night tonight
for them. Lots of blowfish also and a number of albies have been caught today
with the board fish being replaced several times today. Current tuna leader is
13 lbs. 12 oz. b>April 4, 2006
Beautiful
day with air temps in the 70's and a SSW breeze. Great catches of Sea mullet
again with large catches at night and steady all day long. The board sea mullet
is now 1lb 14.5 oz. Bonita and false tunny everywhere today. Also catching
blowfish (good size) and some bluefish, croakers and spots. b>April 3, 2006
Another
pretty day with air temps in the 70's and a SSW breeze that has increased some
this afternoon. Good catches of Sea mullet again with catches best at night
along with blowfish ( both good size) and som e bluefish, croakers and spots.
b>April 2, 2006
Another pretty day with air
temps in the 70's and SSE breeze. Good catches of Sea mullet again with catches
best at night. < Tides
High:
9:54am 10:25pm
Low: 4:07am 3:50pm
Sunrise: 5:52am
Sunset: 6:28pm
Saturday
4/1: Lots of wind
today with a steady sw breeze about 18mph but sunny this afternoon. Great sea
mullet bite today with catches being in the dozens for everyone! They are good
size with the board fish being 1 lb and most are close to that size. Great
start to the spring season. Also seeing some blowfish, small spots and
croakers, and black drum. Also seeing some bluefish mostly being small with an
5.5 oz on the board.
Friday
3/31: The last few
days have been very nice with air temps running into the 70's daytime. A light
SW breeze today Sunny...may try to get cloudy late, with a chance of scattered
showers tonight but mostly really nice.
We have had some nice runs
of sea mullet particularly at night. Tuesday night was particularly productive
with catches of 30 common. Daytime has seen some sea mullet, blowfish and small
croakers with occasional black drum. Some good bird action in view and probably
some albies around but none landed so far. An occasional speckled trout has
been landed as well. When it has been rough, we see the regular sand sharks and
rays. It is good to have the pier up and running and people around.
Friday
11/25: Partly
Cloudy, temps in the mid 50s, winds 10-15 from the NNW.
Fairly decent crowd out
fishing. They are catching a few spots, sea mullet and black drums.
Thursday
11/24: Mostly
sunny, temps in the low 70s, winds 15-25 from the west, water pretty churned
up.
From what I heard only a
few red drum and sea mullets were caught (pretty slow).
Wednesday
11/23: We saw a mix...red
drum, black drum, puffer, hog fish, trout, sea mullet and flounder were
reported caught (although not many of each).
Tuesday
11/22: Mostly
cloudy, temps in the high 50s, winds 10-15 out of the West South West. Waves
6-10feet.
Only five people out
fishing at 1pm...some puppy drums caught (all too small to keep).
Monday
11/21: Heavy rains
in the AM going to mostly cloudy in the PM, temps in low 60s, winds 30mph
sustained gusts to 50.
Few fishing but only report
I had of catches was a nice albacore hooked and landed in the morning.
Sunday
11/20: Mostly
cloudy with periods of light rain, temps in upper 60s, light winds under 10mph
out of NNE.
This morning has seen
mostly trout being caught 1/2 of them keepers. Also caught a few blues and
puffers.
Saturday
11/19: Sunny, temps
in the lows 60s (wind chill low 50s), winds 10-15 from the NNE.
We have seen a few specks
13-15" range, sea mullet, puffers, small black drum, medium sized blues
and albacore jumping but none hooked-up.
Friday
11/18: Clear &
Sunny, temps in mid 50s, light winds (under 10mph) from the north.
Not many braving the
chill... few sea mullet and trout caught.
Thursday
11/17: Cloudy,
temps in the low 70s
Few blues early, small grey
& speckled trout, and some sea mullet.
Wednesday
11/16: Blues,
specks, sea mullet, small spots, puffer, flounder and some perch
Tuesday
11/15: Mostly
cloudy, temps in the mid 70s, winds 5-15 out of the west south west.
So far we have seen some
small trout, small flounder, and a few sea mullets.
Monday
11/14: Sunny few
clouds here and there, temps in the upper 70s at 2pm, winds light from the
south east.
The pier is not very
crowded today. Those fishing have been catching a few spots, specks(about 1/2
keepers), and some small flounders( 3/4 NOT keepers).
Wonderful day to go fishing
if for no other reason that to enjoy this weather...it won't be long till it
turns off cold.
Sunday
11/13: Sunny with
very few clouds, temps in mid 70s, and almost no wind from the NE.
Morning saw a few fish caught,
Spot, Puffers, Black Drum, Blues, and some small Speckled Trout(too small to
keep).
3:00pm... reports of a few
nice Flounder and repeat of morning catches.
Saturday
11/12: Sunny almost
no clouds, temps in the low 70s, wind calm when there is a puff it is out of
the east.
Still catching the specks,
some blues, puffers and spot. The spots are pretty good sized
Friday
11/11: Sunny, temps
in the mid 70s, breeze light under 5mph out of the West South West.
Fishing pretty good today
darn near matches the weather. We have seen a good number of spots caught
(medium sized). Same thing with the sea mullets. Some people limiting out on
the speckled trout. Also caught a few flounder (most too small).
Miss Helen's spots
Thursday 11/10:
Speckled Trout, blues, Black Drum, Sea Mullets were caught.
Wednesday 11/9:
Spot, Sea Mullets, Speckled Trout, Few Flounder caught.
Tuesday 11/8: Sunny, temps in the mid 80s, winds
under 10mph from the south west.
Seem to be catching them pretty well today. By noon we saw
spots, grey trout, speckled trout, blues, flounder, black drum and even an
albacore caught.
Monday 11/7: Sunny, temps in the low 70s, winds 5-15
from the East South East. Could not be a more beautiful day to be out fishing.
Well maybe it could be...wouldn't hurt to have a few more
fish being caught. We have seen a few blues, a few spots, a few grey trout, and
a fair number of medium sized black drum.
In the morning we saw a few keeper flounder and an albacore
was hooked up but never made it to the deck.
Sunday 11/6: Sunny, temps in the high 70s, winds
light (under 10mph) from the south.
Morning saw a few spot, few small pompano, some sea mullet a
few black drum and one nice grey trout. Asking people as they leave, it doesn't
seem as if anyone caught a whole bunch. Most report 5-10 fish caught.
Saturday 11/5: Sunny, temps in mid 80s, winds 5-15
out of SSW.
Early reports sea mullets hiting pretty good... continued
from overnight. Around 10:30 spots hitting well. Also caught Black Drum,
hogfish,blues, small trout(not keepers)
Friday 11/4: a few, small trout, blues, small
spot, black drum, puffers and several keeper flounder.
Thursday 11/3: Still catching the speckled trout
2-3lb range, fair number of blues, some black drum, sea mullet and spots. In
the evening we saw quite a few sea mullet.
Wednesday 11/2: Daytime speckl;ed trout and the
usual mix of others. Evening saw quite a few sea mullet.
Tuesday 11/1: Partly Cloudy, temps in the low 70s
, winds light under 5mph. 40% chance of rain forecasted for late afternoon .
Last evening there was a run of spots in the early evening
(coolers were filled!!)
Jim Brooks brought a 3lb 6oz speckled trout in to be weighed
last evening, taking the leader position away from Judy.
Morning saw a continuation of the specks although they were
a little pickier hitting only live minnows.
Monday 10/31: Sunny, temps a bit warmer in the
low 80s, winds under 5mph out of SSW.
A few scattered spots in the morning and early afternoon.
Most people seem to be fishing for the speckled trout that abound. While
gathering the trash I saw a few coolers with some nice ones 14-15"
4:00pm....Last hour has seen increased action with the spots
about 3/4 down the pier.
Judy Kennedy came in with 2 specks. One 2lb 13oz and the
other 3lb 1oz to take leader position.
Also catching some good sized blues, hogfish and some small
(not keeper) flounder.
Sunday 10/30: Plentiful sun, temps in the low
60s, light winds under 10mph from the NW.
Overnight reports of quite a few speckled trout, black drum,
red drum, and spots.
Morning saw changes on the leaderboard in two catagories.
Don Rich caught a 3lb speckled trout. David Bryant caught a 6lb 1-1/2oz Red
Drum.
Others were also catching the specks and puppys.
Saturday 10/29: Sunny day, temps in the low 70s,
winds light under 5mph.
Good run of Spots in am, catching a fair number of Speckled
Trout (most about 1/2 inch too short), Blues in afternoon. The pier was fairly
crowded all day and thru the evening.
Friday 10/28: Morning started out with quite a
bit of rain, temps in the upper 50s, winds 15-20 out of the north.
We saw a change on the leaderboard with a 2lb 13oz speckled
trout caught by Rhett Inabinet.
They have been catching a fair number of spots, hogfish and
speckled trout.
The rain has stopped as of 2pm and there are reports of fair
sized spots continuing to be caught in good numbers.
Thursday 10/27: Spots, bluefish, speckled trout,
black drum (small) and a few pompano.
Wednesday 10/26: We saw a good run of mid-sized
spots.
Also caught some large hogfish, some black drum, red drum,
nice sea mullet, and several keeper flounder.
Tuesday 10/25: Bright sun, temps in the high 60s,
winds 10-20mph from the west.
We have pretty good sized waves today some about 10 feet. A
few flounder caught and some small pompano & spot.
Monday 10/24: Light rain all morning, light winds
under 10mph from the NNE, temps in the low 70s.
Very few out fishing... reports of a few blues and a few
spots caught, that is all we have heard so far.
Winds are predicted to increase this afternoon and the rains
continue.
Those who braved the rains reported that they caught a bunch
of blues in the 3-4lb range.
Sunday 10/23: A bit of rain overnight then sunny
in the morning turn to slightly overcast in the afternoon. Temps in the mid 70s
with light (under 5mph) winds.
A mix of fish caught today, Small blues, few spots, black
drum, pompano, sea mullet, grey trout, and speckled trout.
Saturday 10/22: Sunny, temps in the mid 80s, winds
10-20 mph from the south south west.
Early in the day reports of a few spanish caught on the end.
Afternoon saw a few spots, a few pompanos, some small blues,
small black drum and some flounder too small to keep.
No great numbers of anythiing being caught, but it seems as
though everyone asked at least caught a few of something
Friday 10/21: Sunny, temps in the mid 80s, winds
light(5-10mph) from the south.
Fishing a bit slow with a few spot, pompano, small black
drum, hogfish and blues caught so far today.
A few spanish were caught on the end using gold hook rigs.
Thursday 10/20: A few spot, pompano, small black
drum, hogfish and blues were caught
Wednesday 10/19: There was a fairly good run of spot
that began at 8:00pm and lasted for about an hour and a half.
Tuesday 10/18: Sunny temps in the mid 80s, winds
out of the south west 5-15mph.
Today they have been catching quite a few of the small black
drum.
Also catching small blues, a few spot and a few pompano.
Monday 10/17: Bright sunny day, clear skies and
clear water, air temps in the low 80s with light (under 10mph) winds.
Morning saw more of the small spots, small blues, small
black drum, a few spanish, and some pompano (some good sized).
Sunday 10/16: Sunny temps in the mid 70s
light(under 10mph) winds began the day from north has since turned around to
come from the south west.
A fair number of small spots have been reported (catches of
30 & 40).
Also caught some small blues, pompano, and trout.
Saturday 10/15: Beautiful sunny day, temps in the
low 80s, winds 5-15 out of the NW.
Early today they were catching a few spots, sea mullet,
pompano & flounder.
About 4pm a fairly good run of spots started just past the
first house.
Friday 10/14: Cloudy with cool temps in the low
70s, winds 5-15 out of the NNW.
Morning saw a few spot, flounder, blues and pompano. No big run
of anything yet today (as of 2pm).
Thursday 10/13: Mostly cloudy temps started off in
the low 60s forcast highs in mid 70s with light winds out of the north.
Today they were catching:Spot a good run started about noon,
Small pompano, few black drum eaarly in the day, sea mullet, with an
occassional Blue & flounder.
Wednesday 10/12: Mostly cloudy with periods of light
rain. Winds mostly light out of the NNE. Temps in the upper 70s.
The usual mix of fish caught today (spots, sea mullet, small
blues, pompano and drums).
Reports from those on the pier say that a wave of the larger
spots came thru. Three Kings were hooked with 1 landed.
Change to leaderboard in the King Mackeral catagory -
Charlie Mullins caught a 23.1 pounder
Tuesday 10/11: Mostly sunny temps in the mid 80s
but feels hotter (very humid). Winds NNE under 10 mph. Water fairly cloudy and
mixed with the rain water of the past few days.
By 1pm a few people had coolers pretty full with spots. Call
it a meduim run still not the BIG RUN.
Over night saw a few blues, few spots, pompano and sea
mullets caught.
Monday 10/10: Cloudy with patches of rain, temps
in mid 70s but feels hotter.
A fair number of spots and pompano have been caught this
morning.
Last evening we saw a change to the leaderboard. Marva
Williard caught a 1lb 15-1/2oz Speckled Trout
Sunday 10/09: Sunny... the winds and seas have
laid down a bit. Temps in the low 80s wind steady at about 10mph. Still some
high surf at 2pm.
Morning saw quite a few spots, pompano and black drum being
caught. Afternoon we saw a few coolers being filled.
The Carteret News Times printed an article in todays' paper
about the All Kids Pier Fishing Classic held last week.
Saturday 10/08: Heavy rain & wind until mid
afternoon with waves 6-10feet. Morning saw very few fishers who caught even
fewer fish(pompano, spots and trout).
About 2:30pm the sun came out traffic picked up and so did
the fishing(more pompano, spots, trour and black drum).
Friday 10/07: Temps in the high 70s with winds
15-35mph. The sea is pretty churned up with 4-6' waves. Rain overnight
continuing into the day likely to continue thru the evening.
Reports of a FEW sea mullet, blues and spanish - there
should be some drum around, but the 5 or 6 braving the weather don't seem to be
fishing for them.
Thursday 10/06: Reports of a sea mullet with a good
run of spots around 4pm
Wednesday 10/05:
Tuesday 10/04: Winds NNE at 10-15mph, chance of
rain 40% (at least that is what the weather channel says. Right here at 2pm the
temps are in the upper 80s, a few clouds in the sky...mostly sunny.
A few spanish were caught early this morning, also a few
small spot and pompano, but 2pm saw low tide and things slowed down
Monday 10/03: Beautiful sunny day temps in mid
80s with a 10-15mph breeze out of the north north east.
Morning saw the catch of a FEW blues, spots and pompano.
Sunday 10/02: Beautiful sunny day temps in mid
80s with a light breeze out of the north east.
Early this morning saw a couple of spanish, a few keeper
flounders,, a few spots and blues, pompano and small croaker. afternoon was
slow near low tide but a few spanish were reported.
Saturday 10/01: Sunny temps in the low 80s with
winds out of the north east under 10mph.
The North Carolina Seafood Festival - All Kids Pier Fishing
Classic started last evening at 5pm. Twenty four participants entered last
night. Thirty four kids have entered with thirty four fish weighed in by
12:45pm today.
They are catching, blues, spots, pompano, flounder, and a
few other species.
The Kids Classic ends at 5:00pm with an awards ceremony. A
trophy is awarded to the overall size winner. Prizes are awarded to the top 2
in each catagory.
Friday 9/30: Afternoon is partly cloudy with
temps in the high 70s. Wind is a bit breezy out of the north north east.
This morning saw a few small flounders, a few blues, some
spanish, some spots, a couple of real nice pompano, sea mullet and lady fish.
Skip Whitford caught a 22.1lb King Mackeral to take over the
leaderboard this afternoon.
Thursday 9/29: Bright sunny day, temps in the low
mid 80s, clear water length of pier, with light winds out of the southwest.
Some small flounder, a few spanish and a few spots reported
caught.
Wednesday 9/28: Some small flounder, and a few
spots reported caught.
Tuesday 9/27: 1:15pm Only about 10 people out
fishing. Reports to me seem to indicate the fish are not jumping into anyone's
cooler.
Right now winds are 0-10 mph out of the east. Look for that
to change to NE and fishing to pick up later this afternoon and evening.
Monday 9/26: Still catching some nice Red Drum,
one was over 5lb
Other than the drums, a few spots and pompano were caught.
Action a bit slower than yesterday.
Sunday 9/25: The leaderboard changes again
today. This time Toshio Kinoshita caught a 7lb 13-1/2oz Sheapshead.
A fair number of spots have been caught this afternoon.
Saturday 9/24: Another change to the leaderboard
with a 5lb 3-1/2oz red drum caught by Ricky Price of Pine Level NC.
Overnight a fair number of spots were caught. Morning saw
flounder, black drum, red drum sea mullets, blues, and spanish.
Friday 9/23: Morning saw a mix of blues, spot,
pompano, croakers & flounder.
There was a hookup of a nice king early.
Thursday 9/22: A mix of blues, spanish, spot,
pompano, croakers & sea mullet (no numbers to speak of).
A spinner shark was hooked up but never made it to the deck.
Wednesday 9/21: Pretty much the same as Tuesday
Tuesday 9/20: Morning has been a little slower
than the last few days.
Some blues are being caught off the bottom along with a few
small cobia (not big enough to keep).
Spot, pompano and croakers are being caught in the surf
break area (no size or numbers reported).
Monday 9/19: Morning saw some spot, red drum,
pompano, croaker and sea mullet caught.
Sunday 9/18: Morning we see a new leaderboard
fish Douglas Hawkins caught a 1lb 1/4oz Croaker.
Other fish caught Sunday morning were some spot, drums(black
& red), sea mullet, pompamo, and some blues caught off the bottom.
The sky is sunny with temps in the low 90s... still high
humidity, winds out of the south west at 15mph.
The ocean is still a bit cloudy the length of the e Ophelia
had come and gone. Power had been restored and the pier has sustained a minimum
amount of damage.
The house out on the "T" lost 2 plywood panels and
the middle house lost the side panels on the east side. We lost a few cross
beams, but the pier is structurally sound.
There were two changes to the leader board Friday morning.
J.W. Morris caught a 14oz Croaker and Dennis Hale caught a 4lb 15-1/2 Red Drum.
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