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By Dr. Ken Neill
Wes Blow and I left my house dark and early this morning. We were met by a very bright UFO which turned out to be a Space X rocket launch. Beautiful ride to the wreck and things started out fine. I caught 3 tog and a sheepshead while Wes caught some sea bass and an oyster toad. I did not say a thing, which those that have togged with me may not believe. Things like, “ That’s okay, I’ll catch your limit for you”, or “Are you ever going to put a fish in the box?” I’ve fished with Wes long enough to save that stuff to the end. Good thing, as his first tog of the day turned out to be our biggest, 13.5 pounds. My biggest, we did not even take a photo of, was maybe 8 pounds.
Really nice ride back in until we hit some chop in the bay.
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For a couple weeks, puppy drum and sea mullet have been caught from the surf on Hatteras Island and now with 60 degree water, and a new moon, the big red drum have arrived at The Point.
Giant bluefins are feeding off Oregon Inlet, but it’s catch and release only. There have been some good yellowfin tuna catches as well.
There has been some scattered speckled trout and puppy drum action in Rudee, Little Creek and Lynnhaven inlets. They will become more numerous and feed more aggressively as the water temperature rises. Porpoises made their way inside the inlet to feed over the weekend.
