Ocean Isle September 15, 2005
Capt. Brant, at Ocean Isle Fishing Center, reports inshore fishing is about all that’s been feasible for anglers lately. Redfish action has been good in Shallotte Inlet and Little River. Flounder have also been biting live baits very well in the inlets, waterway, and creeks.
No one has been able to kingfish lately, but all it takes is about five calm days. Then the fishing should be on fire with fish moving closer to the beach taking advantage of all the bait that is around as the water cools.
Hunter, at The Rod and Reel Shop, reports good catches of flounder, red drum, and speckled trout in the waterway and creeks, especially on shell banks. The mullet blow has gotten the inshore fishing fired up, and it should get even better as the winds calm.
Just before the seas kicked up, the hot spots offshore were around 18 miles out. This area had good catches of king mackerel and dolphin, as well as bottom fishing for grouper. The spanish should still be waiting outside the inlet and along the beaches mixed in with a few kings.
Will, at Ocean Isle Beach Pier, reports the flounder fishing has picked up on live baits. Whiting and a few spots are being caught on bottom rigs. Sheepshead are around the pilings and can be caught with barnacles, sand fleas, or fiddler crabs. An occasional speckled trout is caught, but more could be caught if anglers had live shrimp or a suspended mullet.
