Hatteras – September 11, 2014
Ricahrd and Connor Mcinnis, of Rockingham, NC, with Connor’s first offshore fish, a wahoo that he landed while trolling offshore of Hatteras Inlet with on the “Hatteras Fever II” with Capt. Buddy Hooper.
Ryan, of Hatteras Jack, reports that anglers are hooking some spanish mackerel while working casting lures from the local beachfront when the water’s clean.
Bottom fishing in the surf is producing some big sea mullet along with spot, pompano, and other panfish.
Anglers are connecting with some speckled trout and puppy drum while working soft plastics and other artificials in the sound during the daytimes. Casting finger mullet and cut baits during the evening hours is producing more puppy drum action.
Steve, of The Fishin’ Hole, reports that anglers are connecting with some sea mullet, spot, pompano, and other bottomfish while casting shrimp and bloodworms in the local surf. Some bluefish are also falling for the bottom rigs, and anglers have had some good days of casting metal jigs for spanish and bluefish from the local beachfront over the past week (with spanish to 3 lbs.).
The puppy drum bite is still going on in the sound, and anglers are hooking good numbers from the shoreline while casting cut baits at night.
Jim, of Rodanthe Pier, reports that anglers have seen some excellent spanish mackerel action while casting Gotcha plugs and metal jigs from the pier recently.
Pat and Matthew Kelly, of Chesapeake, VA, with a pending NC State Record skipjack tuna. The pair hooked the 32 lb. fish while trolling off Hatteras Inlet on the “Megabite.” Weighed in at Teach’s Lair Marina.
Bottom fishermen have been hooking good numbers of big sea mullet and a few puppy drum on shrimp and cut baits.
Sarah, of Frank and Fran’s, reports that anglers are finding some excellent spanish mackerel action while working casting jigs from the beachfront around Avon.
Bottom fishermen soaking shrimp, bloodworms, and cut baits in the surf are connecting with some spot, croaker, and sea mullet, and some puppy drum are starting to join the surf action as well.
The puppy drum bite is still solid in the sound, where anglers are hooking the fish while working soft plastics and other artificials or soaking cut baits on the bottom.
Bob, of Frisco Tackle, reports that anglers are hooking spanish mackerel and bluefish while tossing metal jigs from the beach around Cape Point.
Anglers fishing the island’s southern beaches are hooking some pompano and sea mullet, and some big (1.5-2 lbs.) mullet are feeding on the northern beaches at present.
Anglers fishing the sound are connecting with red drum ranging from puppies to citation-class fish on artificial lures and natural baits.
Good numbers of speckled trout and gray trout are also feeding in the sound and biting bait and artificials.
Mark Jones and Alan Harris with the 50.14 lb. king mackerel that secured first place in Leg 2 of the Cape Lookout Shootout King Mackerel Series for the “Miss Teny” crew. The big king struck a 2 lb. bluefish near the George Summerlin Reef while they were fishing with Ashley Jones and Randy Chase.
Plenty of flounder are also looking for meals in the sound, and anglers are hooking some during the days and gigging big numbers at night.
Kyle, of Frisco Rod and Gun, reports that surf casters have been connecting with spanish mackerel and bluefish while working metal casting jigs around Cape Point in recent days.
Those soaking bait from Hatteras Island’s southern beaches are finding mostly sea mullet, spot, croaker, and other panfish. Some puppy drum have been in the mix lately as well, primarily at Hatteras. Shrimp, bloodworms, and cut baits are fooling the fish in the surf.
Inshore boaters continue to hook big numbers of puppy drum while soaking baits and working artificials like gold spoons and soft plastics in the sound. Speckled and gray trout are also on the feed in the sound and pouncing on soft plastic baits.
The offshore fleet is still seeing some solid trolling action in the blue water off Hatteras Inlet, with gaffer dolphin and some limit catches of wahoo recently. Blackfin tuna have also been in the mix, and boats are releasing a few sailfish on top of their meatfish catches. Naked and skirted ballyhoo are fooling the majority of the offshore predators.
JAM, of Teach’s Lair Marina, reports that local surf casters are hooking spanish mackerel and bluefish while working metal casting jigs from the beachfront at Hatteras.
More bluefish along with some puppy drum, flounder, pompano, and sea mullet are biting bottom rigs from the beachfront. Shrimp and cut baits are fooling most of the bottom feeders.
Anglers fishing the sound have released some citation-class red drum recently, and it shouldn’t be long before the big reds are biting along the beaches.
Plenty of puppy drum are still in the mix inshore, and speckled and gray trout along with a few flounder are also biting baits and lures that anglers are casting in the sound.
The offshore fleet is still seeing some good wahoo action, with some blackfin tuna and dolphin also finding their way into the fish boxes. A few sailfish are taking an interest in boats’ baits as well.
Melinda, of Tradewinds Tackle, reports that anglers are hooking some puppy drum, pompano, and bluefish from the Ocracoke beachfront, with shrimp and cut baits producing most of the action.
Offshore trollers are finding excellent action with dolphin and wahoo and releasing a few sailfish.
Bottom fishing around offshore structure is producing plenty of action with triggerfish.
