Spanish Cor
BY BILL MCGOWAN
Seasonally high water
temperatures have stifled surf
fishing throughout the South
Brunswick Islands.
But for serious anglers willing to
Uavei iu deeper, cooier waters outside,
the action remains hot this
week.
Spanish mackerel, which were
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the first time this summer, continued
biting through the weekend. Many
boats, private and charter alike,
returned to shore with over 100
Spanish aboard. According to
various reports, the fish have been
averaging between a pound and a
half and four pounds.
. Other action outside during the
past week included catches of king
mackerel, one of which topped the
scales at 18 pounds. Marina
operators and boat owners agree,
however, that it's still too early for
the best king fishing, which usually
begins in early fall.
Blackfish also gave some area
anglers additional incentive to make
extra space in their freezers.
Reports of sporadic catches inside
of spots, flounders, whiting, blues
and trout rounded out fishing activity
for the third week in July.
Tripp's Fishing Center
I Joyce Land at Tripp's Fishing
Center at Shallotte Point couldn't
have been more pleased with activity
at her marina during the past week.
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Saturday provided the best results
for boaters. Land said, with bountiful
catches of Spanish outside, as well as
flounders taken inside in the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway and the
Shallotte River.
According to Land's report Mon
day morning, Jeff Floyd of Fairmont
and Jim Lieble caught the most
Spanish. The two men landed 90 of
the fish Saturday.
Also Saturday. Jack Parker and
party of Lumberton hit the Spanish
jackpot. Some 62 mackerel were
taken aboard Parker's boat, l^and
said.
Becky Snider of I>exington teamed
up with the Pigg family (Tubby, Buddy
and T.B.) of Aberdeen to bring in
52 Spanish Saturday.
Another lucky party, consisting of
Tommy Norris of Whiteville, Jim
Suggs of Ocean Isle Beach and John
Giles of Sunset Beach, brought 30
Spanish to dock, l^nd said the fish
averaged two pounds.
Bill I^elfer of Albermarle also had a
successful fishing trip Saturday.
I^and said he brought in 20 Spanish.
The flounder are also biting again
after an apparent week-long lull
some anglers have attributed to
shrimping in the rivers.
Land said B.D. Phelps of Cheraw
and Frank Norris caught 16 flounders
Shark Tourr
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More than $12,000 in cash prizes
will be awarded to lucky fishermen
during the three-day Poor Boys
Shark Tournament that unfolds next
Thursday morning at Hughes'
Marina at Shallotte Point.
Fee for entering the tournament is
$125 and will be accepted up until
Wednesday night. July 31, when a
Captain's Night will be held at 8 p.m.
at Hughes' Marina Restaurant.
Fishing will begin Thursday, Aug. 1,
at 9 a.m. and will continue non-stop
until a final weigh-in Saturday at 2
Cash prizes to be awarded during
the three-day event include $2,000 for
the largest shark caught, $1,250 for
the second-largest shark and $750 for
the third-largest shark. The largest
three fish caught each day will also
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Curt Hacker of Shallotte Point also
showed his flounder fishing skill, she
said, catching seven flounders Sunday
alone.
Inlet View Marina
Boats out of Inlet View Marina at
Ocean Isle Beach had luck with
mackerel, according to Joe Furr.
"There was a lot of Spanish
mackerel caught this weekend," he
said.
Most boats were averaging 15 to 25
Spanish each, with the fish weighing
in from two and a half to four pounds.
In addition, one boat brought in two
kings which weighed in the eight-to
12-pound range, Furr said. The fish
were caught close to shore, he added,
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"The small stuff has been biting
around the jetties," Furr said,
"spots, flounder and a few trout. The
croakers have been biting inside,
too."
Hughes Marina
John Watkins at Hughes Marina at
Shallotte Point said the Spanish continued
biting well through Saturday
with many boats bringing in 25 to 40
fish. Action tapered off Sunday,
however.
Watkins also noted the catch of
"several nice sharks" as the marina
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prizes.
The fisherman landing the
smallest slutrk during the tournament
will win a 14-foot aluminum Jon
boat. 4 HP Force motor and trailer.
For anyone landing a state record
tiger shark, a 14-foot McKee Craft,
Evinrude motor and trailer will be
awarded. The state record is 1,151
pounds caught off the Yaupon Beach
Fishing Pier.
Following Saturday's final weighin,
a cookout featuring a variety of
shark dishes will be served followed
by a dance at the marina featuring
the Greensboro band, "Midnight."
Arts and crafts booths will again be
set up at the marina during the threeday
event.
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Shark Tournament Aug. 1-3. Among
the sharks caught this past weekend s]
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Flounders taken this week are
larger than they have been in recent s!
weeks, Watkins said. Six flounders
weighing from two to four pounds
each were taken from the Shallotte F
River. n
Watkins also reported three
stingrays taken from the Shallotte c
River during the past week which n
weighed from 25 to 40 pounds.
Blues also have beer, biting off the ti
seawall, he said. d
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wen. reopie are caicmng a little bit
of everything."
Capt. Pete's Marina
Over at Capt. Pete's Marina at
Holden Beach, Pete Singletary said
each of the charter boats, El Toro
and Fishing Rod, "did real well on
Spanish and better on kings." Each
boat brought over 100 fish to dock.
The kings, Singletary said, were
mostly small. One party caught 12
kings. Most weighed between 12 and
14 pounds. One king weighed in at 18
pounds, he said. Most of the kings
were caught some 18 miles beyond
the breakers, while several were
taken close in.
Fishermen traveling outside over
the weekend also had luck with
blackfish.
Ocean Isle Marina
George Crisp at Ocean Isle Marina
said everyone "seemed to get all they
wanted" outside for much of the
week.
"The Spanish ran until the end of
the week and then slacked off Saturday
and Sunday," Crisp said. He added,
however, that the "kings have
started moving in closer."
Crisp termed inshore action
"weak" and called offshore fishing
"good."
Holdcn Beach Fishing Bier
Gil Bass at Holdcn Beach Fishing
Pier held onto an optimistic spirit
despite a slow week for the hook and
line.
'Hie luckiest angler during the
week, he said, was Granny Burke,
who "caught a very nice mess of
spots."
Ocean Isle Beach Fishing Pier
"They've been doing a little
something out there, but they ain't
been doing much, honey," reported
Ethel Williamson of the Ocean Isle
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Tide Table
each Fishing Pier. JlJLY
Williamson said small numbers of high low
pots. Rounder, whiting and blues Bay/Bate ?.?. p.m. a.m. p.j?t
-ere caught during the week. thursday 2s 2.13 j-.w 8:33 9:23
.... . , , Friday 26 3:15 4:13 9:33 10:31
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Sunset Beach Fishing Pier Monday 29 6:28 7:13 12:33 12:35
Johnny Hill at Sunset Beach Tuesday 30 7:24 8:06 1:2s 1:29
ishing Pier had much the same Wednesday s'17 1:19
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"There wasn't any big stuff 10 mln. hljih tide. add 28 mln. low Ude.
aught," he said. It's been just a tubbsini.et-subtract in mln. high tide,
icdiocre week " subtract 11 niln. low tide.
..... . . ' . . LOCKWOOD FOLLY-subtract 29 mln.
Hill said the 82-dcfirce water ^ uj?. ud,.
?mperature might have made the utter RiVEit-odd 3 mln. low ude.
ifference. Only a few spots were bald head isiAND-subtract 17 mln.
aught during the week, he said. w*h Ud#- subtract u mln. low ude.
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