Outer Banks North Carolina Fishing Reports
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Past due reports for March & April
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Past due fishing reports for March & April
Well, what can I say but I’ve been slack and the fishing has been terrible.
Everyday that I’ve tried to go fishing, either the wind is howling or it’s raining, or it’s doing both. Last Sunday, Capt. Mark, Rock On Charters, and I went looking for some trout or drum, but found neither. He fished his hot spots and mine to no avail. It was very depressing, but that’s fishing sometimes. There has been some trout and drum caught of the Little bridge, but that seems to be the only place. There has been a mixed bag of fish being pulled from the surf, but nothing hot & heavy. The big offshore boats have had some fair catches on the days they can get out. A few tuna, dolphin, wahoo, mackerel, and even a billfish was been boated. With warmer weather on the way, fishing will get better. If you are planning on an inshore or offshore trip, start thinking about a date soon, because there are going fast.
Thanks, Capt. Ray
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Feb. Striper fishing from NC & VA
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February fishing had a lot to be desired, but I tried to make the best of it. The last few trips out of NC were one fish trips for over 8 hours of trying. On my last trip, I burned over 80 gallons of fuel and covered somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 miles, so at his point something had to change. I made a few phone calls to some buddies fishing out of Virginia Beach and was told it was happening up there, so I called my last few Striper charters and told them the situation. It was decided that we would fish Va. Beach. The first two days, I had Rock and his buddies from Pennsylvania. The first day started out slow, but got pretty hot for about an hour, but it was all catch and release since we were out past the 3 mile line. They did have one nice Striper that they caught inside and had a local restaurant cook it for dinner. The next day was very slow with one fish, ALL day. A beautiful day to fish, but they had lock jaw for us. The following day, I was out with Randy Taatjes and his wife. I was hoping for better luck, but as we were going thru the inlet, the swell had picked up from the night before, so I didn’t know what would happen. Once I cleared the inlet, I noticed a few boats straight out of the inlet, about a mile out. After bumping our way out, the marks on the sonar were the best I had seen in a long time. I set out five poles and the fun began. Some singles and a few doubles, but all fat fish. With in no time , they had their limit, so everything else went back in. After a few hours, it started raining, so we called it a day. The largest fish was bouncing my hand scale between 38 and 40lbs., but all the fish were nice fat Stripers. Back to Carolina I went with another year of Striper fishing behind me, and looking forward to next fall’s Striper run.
Thanks, Ray
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