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FISHING REPORT Arrival Of Spots Expected Any Day uv n/M ir in TTm.'i? by douc; RUTTER With fall officially arriving this week, fishing experts across the South Brunswick Islands said Mon day they expect large schools of yel low-bellied sptits to start running any day. "The teel of fall is in the air. Everybody's fishing." said John Sheffield of Sheffield's store at (X-ean Isle Beach. "There ain't been a run of spots yet. but they ought to be just around the corner." he predicted. "By the time everybody gets here, sharpens their hooks and gets bait on them, the spots ought to be here." Even without the spots, Sheffield said fishing was pretty good last week. A South Carolina fisherman pulled two red drum from the water way over the weekend that weighed 25% pounds and 22 pounds. Sheffield said anglers also caught bluefish in the surf, large croaker in the inlets and king mackerel and dolphin offshore. "Spanish mackerel is starting to pick up a little out here," he pointed out. "They didn't do much this sum mer but they're picking up now." THpp's Fishing Center "They're still catching spots on the hook and line and in the net." Joyce Land of Tripp's Fishing Cen ter at Shallotte Point said Monday. Land said anglers also caught flounder and spottailed drum in shore, and king and Spanish mack PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TAMMY COOKE of Ocean Isle Beach caught this 32-pound king mackerel during a recent trip aboard the Job Site. erel offshore. "All the boats that went out yes terday caught their limit in Spanish," she said. "Outside is good and inside is fair, so I reckon you'd say it's fairly good." Sea Mist Camping Resort Fishermen at Sea Mist Camping Resort at Brick Landing caught sev eral nice Spanish mackerel last week, as well as blues, flounder and spots, according to Nellie Harrell. Pier Fishing With cooler temperatures on the way. pier fishermen expect the large spots to start running soon. I W ~ King Fishing All-Time Slow With Signs Of Fall Arriving BY JAMIE MILLIKEN The water temperature along the South Brunswick Islands has begun to drop. With temperatures dropping into the 60's at night for the past week, . . - we have seen .1 four-degree drop in B ocean water temperature. This has also jP 1a brought along our run of September ^ ^ 1 CAPTAIN % mullet. This marks our first sure signs JAMIE'S t'lat ^a" 's arr'v'nS- I am g'ad. ncrcunoc ?ur ^'"8 mac^erel fishery has been | _ at an all-time slow period. Just saving -?*. FISHING that it is slow is an understatement. The L REPORT annual Hardee's King Mackerel Tourn ament was held two weeks ago at At I lantic Beach, and 714 boats participat ~ ed. With 714 boats fishing an a\ erage of five lines, that's 3,570 baits in the water, and that resulted in less than 150 kings being landed. Now, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that this is pitiful! I have been asked lately, "Where are the kings?" I truly do not know. However, there appears to be a pattern to this madness. The year 1991 did not measure up to everyone's expectations, but was followed by a banner year in 1992. 1 credited the strong year of 1992 with the quota system that the South Atlantic Council enforces to limit the king mackerel catches. It will be interesting to see what 1994 will be like. If the trend continues and the stock of kings continues to deplete, 1 would be in favor of closing all forms of king mackerel fishing for a complete calendar year. However, if the 1994 season is a banner one like 1992, we can only assume that the system is working. The cooler temperatures have brought about increased activity in the Gulf Stream. 1 spoke with Capt. Pete Nelson, an authority on blue water fishing, last week and he reported the yellowfin tuna, wahoo and white marlin runs have already begun. David Hooks added proof to this claim Sunday by landing a 41-pound yellowfin I expect that the next 45 days will be prime time fishing action in the stream. Catching tuna is almost as fun as eating them! Until next time, good fishin' and good luck, "Jolly Mon." King Season Winds Down With U.S. Open Tourney King mackerel fishermen from near and far will he out in full force next weekend when Southport rolls out the red carpet for the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament. Anglers will compete for $ 1 OC).(KH) in cash prizes in the 15th annual tournament, scheduled Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 out of Southport Marina. The Open is the region's last major king tournament of the year. Captain's meetings will be held Thursday, Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. at tournament headquarters. All captains should attend one of the meetings to learn of any rule changes. The fishing competition will run from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, and 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2. Boats will check out cach day at the N.C. Baptist Assembly Pier at Oak Island, Lockwood Folly Inlet or Masonboro Inlet. All fish will be weighed in at Southport Marina. Awards including $25,000 for the largest king mackerel will be pre sented Saturday at 7 p.m. Other top prizes are $10,000 for second place and $5,000 for third. Money will be awarded for the top 50 fish. Daily prizes for the total weight of three Fish also will be pre sented Saturday night, when fish bowl and early bird drawings will be held. The tournament is sanctioned by the Southern Kingfish Association and King Masters Association. Proceeds benefit the Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce. The entry fee is $240 per boat. For more information, call the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tourna ment office at 919-457-5787 or 1 800-457-6964. Forum To Seek Fishermen's Opinions On Limited Entry Sea Grant researchers are contin uing their quest for fishermen's opinions about a management strate gy called limited entry. In a second round of workshops slated for the last week of Sept ember and the first week of October, Sea Grant scientists Mike Orbach and Jeff Johnson will ask watermen to pinpoint which type of limited en try management strategy they think would work best for the North Carolina blue crab fishery. The closest workshop to Bruns wick County is scheduled for Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. in the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension Ser vice Office. Limited entry management calls for assigning specific privileges to specific fishermen, says Orbach, an anthropologist at Duke University. These privileges can limit the num ber of fishermen involved in a fish ery, the amount of gear used or the total amount of fish or shellfish caught. Orbach and Johnson, an East Car olina University anthropologist, say they want watermen to determine which type of limitations would work for the blue crab fishery, which many claim is too crowded. Although the overall catch of blue crabs has not diip>?ished, the catch per crab pot has dropped. Many crab bers say they can no longer make a living harvesting the crustaceans. To talk about solutions to the problem, Orbach and Johnson decid ed to use the crab fishery as a basis for the study of limited entry. In the meantime, they've been catching Spanish mackerel, pom pano, whiting, blues, flounder and trout in the past week. "They're catching a few fish," Gil Bass of Holden Beach Fishing Pier said Monday. "We haven't had any runs yet. but it has picked up." Ed Kayler of Sunset Beach Fishing Pier said fishing has been pretty decent considering the weath er and number of fishermen. "They're not jumping on the pier or anything, but they're catching something every day," he said. Curtis Williamson of Ocean Isle Beach Fishing Pier said it may be next month before the spots start running. "The water really ain't cool enough. It's about 81 degrees last I heard," Williamson said. "It's going to push October before you see the big run of spots." This Week's Tide Table SEPTEMBER HIGH LOW D?y Ditt A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Thursday 23 2:30 3:16 8:34 9:25 Friday 24 3:33 4:16 9:38 10:24 Saturday 25 4:33 5:11 10:39 11:16 Sunday 26 5:28 6:02 11:33 Monday 27 6:17 6:46 12:07 12:23 Tuesday 28 7:02 7:29 12:49 1:07 Wednesday 29 7:42 8:06 1:29 1:49 ADJUSTMENTS SHALLOTTE INLET? add 17 min. high tide, add 32 rain, low tide. LOCKWOOD FOLLY? subtract 22 min. high tide, subtract 8 min. low tide. BALD HEAD ISLAND ? subtract 10 min. high tide, subtract 7 min. low tide. SOUTHPORT ? add 7 min. high tide, add 15 min. low tide. LITTLE RIVER ? subtract 11 min. high tide, add 18 min. low tide. Dolphin Watchers Sought To Help A group studying bottlenose dol phins along the North Carolina coast since 1989 says it is planning North Carolina's largest dolphin watch to date from Beaufort Inlet at Fort Macon south to Corncake Inlet near Bald Head Island ? about 80 miles of coastline. Cetacean Awareness Programs will use volunteers for its next "Day of the Dolphin." scheduled for Oct. 9. The education and research pro ject is aimed at learning more about dolphins that inhabit areas of the Tar Heel coastline. The organization has conducted 19 dolphin sighting days along the coast in the past four years. On Oct. 9, volunteer teams will occupy observation posts along the beach at one-mile intervals and si multaneously look for dolphins within the study area. Volunteers must attend an orienta tion Friday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. to learn more about program method ology, to register for sighting loca tion. and to pick up sighting record forms. Those wishing to sight dolphins from New River Inlet to Corncake Inlet (including Topsail Island, Fire Eight Island, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina and Kure Beach) should at tend orientation at Morton Hall in Bryan Auditorium on the UNC Wilmington campus. Those wishing to sight dolphins along Bogue Banks, from Beaufort Inlet to Bogue Inlet (including At lantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Salter Path and Emerald Isle) should attend orientation at the N.C. Marine Fisheries Service building, 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City. For more information and to pre register, call Cetacean Awareness Programs at (9 1 9)458-4700. ABOUT YOU! We are very proud of our sales team! Curt Higgins ? David Babb ? Jerry Lunsford ? Rick Hiii Tom Murphy ? Allen Edwards ? Robert Barrow Deborah Barridge ? Frank Puckett Thank You! '93 BUICK CENTURY 4-dr., V-6, tilt, cruise, warranty, courtesy transportation, like new! GP657. Was $15,995 *13,931 '93 BUICK R2GALS, 4-dr., V-6, tilt, cruise, all power, loaded, warranty. GP7 1 2 - Starting at $14,970 '93 BUICK SKYLARK, 4-dr., V-6, tilt, cruise, Abs brakes, beautiful color! 15,000 miles. GP710 $11,995 '89 MAZDA 929 4-dr., auto, all power, local trade on BMW! Like New! 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