Ocean Isle June 8, 2006
Stan, at Ocean Isle Fishing Center, reports that flounder fishing has been hot this past week. Carolina rigging either mud minnows or small pogies and fishing the creek channels has been most productive. The pogies have been catching the bigger fish as of late.
A few speckled trout are being caught in the creeks over shell bottoms. That bite is also on live pogies.
Brant, at Ocean Isle Fishing Center, reports that king mackerel are moving inshore to the 75 to 90 foot depths, such as the Atlantic Ledge and the Horseshoe.
Dead baits are catching mostly 8 to 10 lb. fish, while live baits are getting the bigger fish in the 12 to 20 lb. range. These fish will make a quick move to 65 foot spots, such as the Jungle and Shark Hole very quickly.
Spanish mackerel are along the beach and inlets, and a good place to troll will be any of the tide lines outside the inlets.
Cobia are showing up just about anywhere but in no real concentration. A few up to 60 pounds have recently been weighed in. Live eels are the money bait, but cobia will have a hard time refusing any live bait.
The gulf stream action has cooled off with the mahi beginning to move inshore to the 100 to 120’ areas. There have also been a few stray fish as close as 5 miles off the beach. And a few wahoo are still being caught but no tuna.
Currents have slowed the bottom fishing except for a few grouper catches.
Will, at Ocean Isle Pier, reports that whiting are biting on bloodworms and shrimp, and trout are being caught early in the mornings.
Spanish and blues are making runs, but they’re not in large numbers. No kings or cobia have been caught this week; however, with water temperatures reaching 75 degrees, it won’t be long until another is caught.
