FISHING REPORT
Wind Spoils Weekend For
Anglers
BY DOUG R UTTER
When strong winds finally sub
side this week, don't be surprised if
a tidal wave of local fishermen take
to the ocean.
Offshore fishing action was virtu
ally shut down from last Thursday
through Monday because of stiff
winds and rough seas.
"It's rraljy been 2 bad weekend,"
Ken Shipley of Ocean Isle Marina
said Monday. "It's been very slim
with this weather."
Shipley said fishermen caught
Spanish mackerel and black sea bass
close to the beach last week and
spots, flounder and shcepshead in
the waterway.
Shipley said he's hoping for better
weather this week, especially with
the Fourth of July weekend coming
up.
"Hopefully we'll have a nice
turnout," he said. "The tempera
ture's going to be warm so it ought
to be nice fishing this week "
Holden Beach Marina
"It's been hard fishing," Gary
Can of Holden Beach Marina said
Monday when asked about the
weekend weather.
Heading into last week, offshore
fishing has been good with many re
cent catches of king mackerel, dol
phin, tuna and wahoo
"When the weather's good the
fish arc biting good."' Carr said.
"The people that do fish are catching
some fish, but they can't get off
shore."
TVipp's Fishing Cenier
"It was good last week and over
the weekend when they could get
out." ??id Joyce Land of Tripp's
Fishing Center at Shallotte Point.
"They're still catching a lot of
flounders, spots and croakers and a
few spottailed drum." she said. "In
the ocean they're picking up
Spanish and blues next to the sea
buoy."
Land said the king mackerel have
been hitting about 18 miles offshore.
Tuna, dolphin and wahoo are 40 to
60 miles out.
Pier Fishing
The wind was gusting so high at
times over the weekend that fisher
men were driven from local piers.
Anglers landed mostly spots,
whiting, trout, flounder and blucfish
last week at Holden Beach and
PHOTO CONTtiiuTtD
BARRY MARTIN (left) and Jimmy Winburn show off a 10-pound
and 34-pound king mackerel landed 18 miles offshore. Winburn
lives in Ringgold , Ga., and owns a home at Ocean Isle Beach.
First Aid And CPR Class
Registration Ends July 29
A first aid and CPR course set
Aug. 25 and 26 at the Brunswick
County Department of Social Ser
vices will be open to the public.
The class will be taught by Jean
and Alex Mearns through the
American Heart Foundation, said
spokesman Tammy Johnson.
A S5 registration fee must be pre
paid no later than July 29. Checks
payable to the department should be
sent to Brenda B. Simmons, Bruns
wick County Department of Social
Services, P.O. Box 219, Bolivia,
N.C. 28422.
The class will meet one of the
certification requirements for day
care providers.
Anyone with questions about the
class is asked to call Johnson at 253
4391.
Bonner (Skip) Stiller
Attorney at Law
Traffic ? Criminal Offense ? Uncontested Divorce
DWI ? Real Estate ? Personal Injury
801 N. Howe Street, Suite 7, Southport
1-800-750-4030 ? 457-5076
Open 7 Days ? 754-4387
lQn it Waterway at Bnckiandtng ? Bes*de Waterway Campground
PHOTO CONTWtunO
ADMUUSG THEIR CATCH of 25 king mackerel and 14 dolphin
are Jerry Faiie, Jerry Faile Jr., Ron Brown, Tony Roberts and Lar
ry Davis. The fish were caught aboard the Sea Wolfe.
Sunset Beach fishing piers.
"It's fairly good," Gil Bass of
Holden Beach Fishing Pier reported
Monday. "It's picked up since we've
had this rough weather."
Bass said Dave Bowser of Holden
Beach landed a 25 -pound king
mackerel and a 31 -pound cobia last
week. Gay Lawrence pulled in a 6
t-pound drum.
At Sunset Beach Pier, Ed Kayler
said an 18-pound king mackerel has
been landed in the past week.
"It's been real good for spring
time," Kayler said. "When the wind
doesn't blow so hard and run the
This Week's
Tide Table
D?J
Thursday
JUNE
HIGH LOW
AM. P.M. A.M. RM.
30 1:51 2:24 8:00 8:28
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
JULY
1 2:39 3:15 8:49 9:24
2 3:30 4:06 9:39 1031
3 4:21 4:57 10:30 11:15
4 5:13 5:46 11:21
5 6:04 6:33 12.^7 1Z09
6 6:51 7:18 1235 1235
ADJUSTMENTS
SHAUjOTTE INLET? ?dd 17 min.
high tide, add 32 min. low tide.
LOCK WOOD POLLY ? subtract 22
rain, high tide, subtract 8 min. low tide.
BALD HEAD ISLAND auboact 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.
CONRAD'S
CARDS
782 OCEAN HWY., SUPPLY
_7 54-8.2 27
This Week's Special
MAXX RACE
CARDS
*94 Factory Set
ONUT
We are located in the Sign Shoppe
building near the hospital
Open: Wed.. Thur.. Fri., 11-5;
Sat., cal[or by appointment.
Ocean City
Chevrolet-Geo
would like to welcome
Rhea Altizer .
to our sales staff
Rhea wouici iike to invite his
friends and neighbors In
Shailotte to see him for all
their transportation needs.
people off they're doing pretty
well"
Waters Closed
To Shellfishing
Coastal waters between the Sun
set Beach bridge and South Carolina
state line have been closed to shell
fish harvesting following a 10-day
temporary opening.
TTie area was opened June 15 and
closcd last Friday. Waters between
the Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset
Beach bridges south of the Intra
coastai Waterway remain open to
shellfishing on a temporary basis.
"This partial closure is due to
management criteria being exceeded
in a portion of the area in Brunswick
County that was temporarily
opened," according to an N.C. Divi
sion of Marine Fisheries proclama
tion.
BILLY GREEN of Supply landed this 68-pound cobia last Sunday
at H olden Beach Fishing Pier. The 13 -year-old also hooked a 24
pound jack crevalle that day.
Tying King Rigs, Waiting
For The Weather To Break
BY JAMIE MILLIKEN
With rain dripping through the roof and a steady 35-knot wind bowing
the trees, I'm faced with writing another offshore fishing story. That can
prove very difficult when the fact is that it has been blowing like this for
the past week!
We are now paying the price for the
calm days that we recorded earlier, with
local anglers heading offshore day in
and day out, pounding the tuna and dol
phin. Boys, it's been a blow!
I didn't have to think long about
what to write, however. It's July, and 1
can tell you some stories about how
good the king mackerel fishing gets in
our area during July. A quick check
through the old memory treasure chest
rr calls York PharT and other members of his family live bait-fishing 20
miles off Holder. Beach when they landed ten king mackcrci with ihe
largest one weighing in at 49. 75 pounds.
That was followed the same week with a member of Capt. Adam
Sanders' chartered crew landing an identical 49.75-pound kind aboard the
Job Site. All of this in July, mind you.
Capt. Jimmy Suggs, fishing the Reel Hooked last year, landed scores of
mid-30-pound-class kings. Capt. Buster Gillis was also a major player in
trophy-size kings in recent July outings. Buster always has them "dialed in"
this time of year, and he always brings big king mackerel to the weigh
scales.
My favorite big king story for July is the one about the 52.6-pound king
that Chip Maree, Kyle White and myself landed in July 1992 to win the
"Got-'Em-On" King Classic out of Carolina Beach. This fish was bigger
than life, and it left a mark in all of our lives that can never be erased.
I've said it before, but it is the memories that you have at the end of
your life that make the difference. At that point, the things we worry
about ? jobs, money, government or next week's schedule ? don't seem im
portant at all. But the memories make the difference.
I guess 1 have driven home the point that July is consistently our big
king month. I'll take it over October any day of the week ? not to say that
October has anything to be ashamed of.
? ? ?
The offshore fishing will remain steady, at most, during the month. The
desired species of tuna, wahoo and dolphin will be available for thoseof
you who go after the n.
So with all the excitement about July's fishing I bet you are doing the
same thing I've been steadily doing ? tying king rigs and praying for the
weather to break. So until next time, good fishin' and good luck, "Jolly
Mon."*
"SS?
I featuring entrees from
\ around the globe.
YOUR HOSTS: J.W. & Waller-Member of National Association of Catering Executives
Our KEY WEST BOATS
are powered by
KEYWEST
Dual Conaole 1900 DC
1720 Composite Serlea
Explorer 1500 EX
Set TheWbterOn Fire.
a -W SEA COAST^ MARINE 9
> Hwy. 17 South, Little River. S.C. ? (803)249-3114