Swansboro May 12, 2005
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Lee, of Nancy Lee Fishing Center, reports that before the mid-week storm they were limiting out on sea bass. Most were running about 1 lb., and they were fishing about 7 miles out. The storm has muddied the water, but it seems to be clearing quickly. The sea bass fishing after the storm was producing a few fish, but not the same numbers as before. There were also a few bonito caught at the artificial reefs and some spanish caught right on the beach.
Herb, at Bogue Inlet Pier, reports that the pier’s been seeing a few blues, mostly in the early morning and late evening. Lots of anglers are hooking small sand perches. There’s been a couple of spots every so often. The sea mullet have seen good runs, but the runs have been sporadic. The mid-week storm slowed the fishing action, as water temperatures dropped from 65 to 63 degrees.
Dale, at Reel Outdoors, reports that the storm disrupted the local fishing, but it is starting to recover. Before the storm there were a few flounder in the 1-3 lb. range being caught anywhere in the deeper channels in the sound. These deep channels were also seeing catches of specks and grays. Red drum schools were showing up behind Bear Island and on the surf. Bluefish are everywhere. Most are 1-3 lbs., but there has been the occasional 5-7 lb. blue. And spnaish have been reported in Beaufort Inlet.
