George's Outer Banks Fishing Pages

Archived Conditions for  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 6:51 am EDT
High Tide (Hatteras Inlet)   08:45 EDT and 21:04 EDT
Low Tide (Hatteras Inlet)   02:29 EDT and 15:00 EDT
Surf Temperature 78  - Hatteras  /  77  - Nags Head
Sound Temperature 75
Surf Conditions and Clarity Choppy and mostly clear.
Air Temperature 76
Wind NE 6 MP
Conditions Mostly Cloudy
Sunrise6:47 am
Sunset 7:08 pm
Todays Weather Scattered Thunderstorms. High: 80 Low: 74
Archived Surf Fishing Report for 9/16/08
Surf Fishing in a Word    Fair
Surf Fishing Hot Spot Avon for puppy drum, pompano and sea mullet.
Ocracoke Beaches Good catches of bluefish, sea mullet, a few black drum/pompano, several puppy drum, small flounder and spanish mackerel (over the last couple of days).
Hatteras Beaches No report.
Frisco Beaches Bluefish and trout.
Buxton Beaches Spanish mackerel, bluefish and trout.
Avon Beaches Puppy drum, pompano and sea mullet.
Salvo Beaches Bluefish and sea mullet.
Waves Beaches Bluefish and sea mullet.
Rodanthe Beaches Bluefish.
Oregon Inlet Beaches Bluefish, spot and sea mullet.
Whalebone Beaches No report.
Nags Head Beaches No report.
Kill Devil Hills Beaches Spot, sea mullet and bluefish.
Kitty Hawk Beaches Spot and sea mullet.
Southern Shores Beaches Spot and bluefish.
Duck Beaches Spot, sea mullet and bluefish.
Corolla Beaches No report.
Archived Pier Fishing Report for 9/16/08
Pier Fishing in a Word Slow
Pier Fishing Hot Spot Avon for bluefish, puppy drum and sea mullet.
Frisco Pier Puppy drum, bluefish and spot.
Avon Pier Bluefish, puppy drum and sea mullet.
Rodanthe Pier Bluefish and puppy drum.
Outer Banks Pier Bluefish, puppy drum, sea mullet and spot.
Nags Head Pier Bluefish.
Avalon Pier No report.
Archived OffShore Fishing Report for 9/16/08
Offshore Fishing in a Word Good
Offshore Fishing Hot Spot Oregon Inlet for excellent catches of dolphin and yellowfin tuna. Also at least 5 billfish were caught/released.
Ocracoke OffShore Fleet Dolphin, tilefish and several grouper (including a 38 pound fish) - (over the last couple of days).
Hatteras OffShore Fleet Good catches of dolphin and a few wahoo/blackfin tuna.
Oregon Inlet OffShore Fleet Excellent catches of dolphin and yellowfin tuna. Also at least 5 billfish were caught/released.
Broad Creek OffShore Fleet No report.
Pirates Cove OffShore Fleet Good catches of dolphin. Also at least 2 billfish were caught/released.
Archived InShore Fishing Report for 9/16/08
Inshore Fishing in a Word Fair
Inshore Fishing Hot Spot Oregon Inlet for small bluefish, spanish mackerel, croaker, sea mullet and false albacore.
Ocracoke InShore Fleet Bluefish, pompano, puppy drum, and sea mullet (over the last couple of days).
Hatteras InShore Fleet Good catches of bluefish and puppy drum.
Oregon Inlet InShore Fleet Small bluefish, spanish mackerel, croaker, sea mullet and false albacore.
Broad Creek InShore Fleet No report.
Pirates Cove InShore Fleet No report.
Archived Bridge Fishing Report for 9/16/08
Oregon Inlet Bridge No report.
Upmstead (Little) Bridge Speckled trout, flounder and puppy drum.




Comments:  Look for fall spot and maybe some puppy drum today with this NE wind...

Good Fishing!!!



* Thanks to  Frank and Frans, Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, Pirates Cove Fishing Center, Tradewinds Bait & Tackle and Corolla Bait & Tackle. for this archived fishing report!!!



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