It’s been an exceptional fall for catching stripers at Nags Head. Capt. Reese Stecher of Beach Bum Fishing has been hammering them back in the sound – nice size fish, too,
Says Reese: “We have been catching limits of stripers every trip in November. A body of them has moved up into the sound. We have had caught them up to 28 inches there this month. We’re still catching stripers at the Oregon Inlet Bridge as well. I now have one boat at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center and another docked where the old Mann’s Harbor Motel used to be. The weather has been cooperative and I have some opening left. Come on down and fish,”
The sound season is open at Nags Head until April and anglers can keep two fish per person (the captain, too) over 18-inches. The ocean season is year round,
Contact Reese Stecher, Beach Bum Fishing,
www.beachbumfishing.com. Office: (252) 449-0232 Cell: (252) 202-1701
Outer Banks Update
Surf anglers from Nags head to Hatteras are catching sea mullet, blow toads, small bluefish and trout. Large sharks and some red drum are being caught at The Point in Buxton.
Soundside anglers are catching a few trout. There should be some stripers feeding around the bridge pilings on the west side of Roanoke Island.
The OBX pier reports go like this: Avalon pier reports trout and puppy drum. Nags Head Pier has seen trout, flounder and blues. Jennette’s is catching small blues. The Outer Banks pier is catching lots of blowfish and some trout.
The offshore fleet returned to the bluewater after a bunch of blow days and caught blackfin, yellowfin, wahoo, Mahi and king mackerel. Captains targeting swordfish have been catching fish. The king fishing is red hot off Hatteras now.
Excellent action for Specks
In Virginia saltwater, anglers have been enjoying a nice speckled trout bite inside Lynnhaven, Little Creek and Rudee Inlets. Some large fish to 5 and 6 pounds have been caught inside Lynnhaven.
Striper fishing will take center stage soon. Striper fishing on the lower bay is good to excellent from Thanksgiving through New Years. There have already been large fish taken in the Bay to our north. As the weather continues cooling, these fish will move into local waters. Although most of the action is still to our north and in rivers, Long Bay Pointe reports keeper-sized fish at the CBBT. The best action comes at night under the lights.
Bay tautog fishing is slow but nearby ocean structures are producing. Sea bass, bluefish and triggerfish are also available. Sunday, Wes Blow and Chris Boyce reported a nice limit of sea bass to 18-inches. While diamond jigging for bluefish they got a surprise catch, a 48.5 inch black drum.
A few boats made it offshore and returned with yellowfin and bigeye tuna. The Rudee head boats are running sea bass trips and are doing well.
