Capt. Reese Stecher of Beach Bum Fishing has been putting his clients on a wide variety of fish – and lots of them.
The action at Nags Head is red hot.
Cobia, apparently, are making their way out of the Chesapeake Bay and have found things to their liking off the Carolina Coast.
On Sunday, Reese and party landed keeper cobia, some big stripers, moonfish, Spanish mackerel and bunches of sharks.
The next day, they had 2 keeper cobia to 50 pounds, 3 throwback cobia, a 20-pound king mackerel and 40 sharks.
Sharks on light tackle, by the way, are a blast.
Now is the time for a Nags Head fishing adventure. Cobia, specks, puppy drum and big stripers at the Inlet will be featured performers. Contact Capt. Reese Stecher at Beach Bum Fishing,
www.beachbumfishing.com. Or call (office) 252-449-0232 or (cell) 252-202-1701.
Also on the Outer Banks, sea mullet and pompano were reported in the surf from Buxton to Hatteras along with scattered bluefish. Hatteras had some citation Drum. The Point had Spanish, bluefish and jacks on metal. The north beaches are producing sea mullet, blues and Spanish in the Corolla area. The weather has been just great the past week with unusually high water temperatures in the low 80’s.
Sound Fishing: Slow.
The Piers: Avalon: Spanish, blues, spot, mullet, pompano and small cobia.
Nags Head: Spot, blues and Spanish.
Jennette’s: Bluefish.
Outer Banks Pier: Bluefish, mullet and pompano
Inshore Boats/nearshore: Spanish and bluefish action remains good for the nearshore anglers with some king mackerel as well. The inlet boats catching bluefish, sea mullet, trout, flounder and red drum.
Offshore: The offshore fleet had a good showing of Dolphin and Blackfin on Wednesday. It was another good day of billfish catches and releases.
Hatteras Offshore
Wednesday was a great day out on the water. Whether inshore or offshore, it was beautiful. Inshore anglers caught bluefish, keeper red drum, keeper cobia and clams. Offshore fishermen had good catches of dolphin, a few Wahoo and a few blackfin tuna. Good Times released a Sailfish. Some bottom fish were also caught. A few Black Tip Sharks were released.
Virginia Offshore Bite Picks Up
Limits of Mahi are being caught by the offshore charters. The red-hot white marlin bite has been in the canyons to our north, but over the past few days the bite seems to be picking up closer to home. Look for it to really turn on any day. The blue marlin, and wahoo action will pick up as well. There are some big blues out there. The Virginia Beach Billfish Tourney produced a 683 and a 440 pounder.
September is typically the best month for flounder. The bite inside the bay has been picking up. The Bridge Tunnel is the most popular area for bay flounder. The Cell is also a good spot. Ocean structure is still producing as well.
A lot of sheepshead are being caught around bridge tunnel pilings. Lawson Freeman picked up a stray Mahi at the third island last week.
Cobia are being spotted just about everywhere. Sight casters are finding them cruising the surface. Be sure and check out all the buoys. The cobia season closes September 30th. The commercial cobia fishery will also close in state waters the same day.
Red drum are being caught throughout the lower bay. Locating a large school of drum is a memorable experience. Spanish mackerel fishing remains excellent. There’s a nice class of fish available now, some topping four pounds!
Spot fishing is good in the rivers. The Rappahannock River, the Potomac River, Colonial Beach and Buckroe Pier are all good locations.
There have been reports of puppy drum and trout inside Lynnhaven Inlet. The tilefish bite has been very productive, and should stay that way for a while.