Northern Beaches – September 10, 2015
Betty, of TW’s Tackle, reports that there’s been some decent action with over-slot red drum for anglers surf fishing around Oregon Inlet recently. Cut baits, shrimp, and finger mullet can all tempt bites from the reds.
Anglers are also hooking some sea mullet on smaller baits and hooks while casting from the northern beaches.
Anglers bottom fishing from the piers are connecting with some spot and sea mullet.
Spanish mackerel and bluefish are falling for casting lures that anglers are working from the piers.
Some speckled trout and striped bass have fallen for lures anglers are working from the little bridge on the causeway in recent days.
Inshore boaters fishing around Oregon Inlet are putting together some solid catches of spanish mackerel and bluefish. Most are falling for Clarkspoons and other flashy trolling lures.
The offshore fleet is still hooking plenty of dolphin (including gaffers to 46 lbs. lately) along with some scattered yellowfin tuna and wahoo. Billfish are still around as well, and boats released white and blue marlin over the past week. Naked and skirted ballyhoo are producing the majority of the action with the blue water fish.
Jake Worthington, of Camden, NC, with a false albacore that bit a Bowed Up jig he was working from Avalon Pier.
Gabby, of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, reports that anglers trolling around Oregon Inlet are connecting with plenty of spanish mackerel and bluefish, primarily while trolling lures like Clarkspoons behind planers and inline sinkers. Some red drum and false albacore have been mixed in for the nearshore boats.
Bottom fishing in the inlet is producing plenty of action with gray trout, bluefish, pigfish, flounder, puffers, spot, sea bass, and more.
Anglers working lures and fishing bait in the sound are hooking some speckled trout.
The offshore fleet has had to contend with some strong wind recently, but that hasn’t stopped them from bringing back limit catches of dolphin (some bailers but many gaffers to 46 lbs.). Some yellowfin tuna and wahoo have been adding a little variety to the fish boxes as well.
Boats targeting billfish continue to find success, with solid numbers of white and blue marlin releases tallied up over the past week. Most of the offshore pelagics are biting ballyhoo, either trolled naked or with skirted lures like sea witches.
Sean Donnelly (age 13) with a 16″ flounder he hooked on a mullet in the Roanoke Sound. Photo courtesy of TW’s Tackle.
Dave, of Skiligal Sportfishing, reports that yellowfin tuna are showing up in increasing quantity as summer turns to fall, and anglers cranked in decent numbers while targeting the tuna last week.
Dolphin fishing remains good on most days as well (with several recent limit catches), and wahoo are also taking an interest in boats’ trolling spreads. A mako shark rounded out the meatfish action over the past week. Most of the blue water predators are biting ballyhoo under sea witch skirts.
Billfish (primarily white and blue marlin) are around in decent numbers for boats targeting them.
Mike, of Jennette’s Pier, reports that anglers are seeing plenty of action with bluefish, sea mullet, puffers, pigfish, and more while bottom fishing with shrimp, squid, and other baits.
Anglers working casting lures like Gotcha plugs are connecting with solid numbers of bluefish and spanish mackerel.
A 34 lb. king mackerel was landed by an angler live-baiting from the end of the pier last week.
