Topsail June 9, 2005
Chris, at East Coast Sports, reports that pier fishing continues to produce catches of blues and spanish (more blues than spanish). Sea View Pier has had a multiple king week, and a couple of the piers have recorded a cobia. In the surf on the north end, the bite continues to be mostly bluefish. The south end also has blues, and they’ve been seeing some pompano and mullet.
A few sheepshead, and a few black drum, have started showing up at the draw bridge.
Numerous small kings are around AR-362 and 7-11. The kings have been loving the Manns stretch 25’s and the deep diving yo-zuris. Cobias are just off the beach. Try fishing for them with live bluefish at AR-360. Farther offshore, the dolphin bite continues to be the main action.
Frank, at Seaview Pier, reports four kings caught this week with the biggest a nice 27.5 lb. fish. Blues are still pretty steady, and the spanish bite is coming and going (on plugs). A few keeper flounder have been landed, but most are still 13-14 inches. A 9 lb. black drum was caught on the bottom on shrimp, and there have been some sea mullet and whiting at night.
Ricky Kellum, of Speckled Specialists Charters, reports trout fishing is still doing well in the New River. Using artificial shrimp has been producing trips of multiple specks. Most of the ones caught recently have been in the 3 to 4 lb. range. The spanish are still just off the inlet, along with plenty of blues. There are some bigger flounder coming into the river now. Black drum fishing along the high-rise bridge is also picking up.
Eric, at New River Marina, reports speckled trout fishing in the river is still very good, if you can find them. The redfish are biting well, and they’re scattered around the creeks and the river. Flounder fishing should only improve with more fish moving into the river. Black drum are pretty consistent at the bridge. Just outside the inlet, the spanish and snake kings are waiting to be caught. Some menhaden are around the area, so live bait fishing should take off.
