North Carolina's Coastal Fishing
Season Underway: Many Game Fish
. RALEIGH ? North Carolina's j
coastal fishing grounds- extend
ing along a 320-mile front ? offer
a wide variety of sport. Game
fish await tne angler in the Gulf
Stream, in the surf along the
many beaches, off piers, in the in
lets cutting the famous Outer
Banks, in fresh, brackish, or salt
sounds or in freshwater lakes
and streams near the coast.
Among the most highly prized
catches for coastal fishermen are
channel bass (red drum), caught
from boats, in the surf, and from
piers ; ' sailflsh out of the Gulf
Stream, along with amberjack,
dolphin, bonito, and barracydt;
king mackerel (cero), cabio (co
bia), and bluefish, along with
many other vnriety, closer in to
shore; and striped bass (rockfish>
in the sounds and tiday rivers and
creeks.
For fresh water fishermen, it's
not far to famous spots where
largemouth bass are found. On
the Outer Banks, there are places
where the surcaster, fresh-water
angler, . and fishermen .in the
sounds can enjoy their specialities
: almost within sight of each other.
. Channel Bass Run
North Carolina's long salt-wa
ter fishing season gets rolling in
April, when channel bass are
schooling up around Oregon Inlet,
Hatteraft, and Ocracoke on the
Outer Banks. The spring run usul
ly starts around early April, and
when the signal comes, thousands
of anglers rush to fishing centers
like Nags Head and Manteo and
take boats to troll for the copper
colored scrappers.
Surf fishing for the bass also
begins in April, and within a few
weeks of their appearance on the
north central coast, they are be
ing caught to the southward. Fav
ored spots for surcasters, besides
Oregon Inlet, Hatteras, and Ocra
coke; include Portsmouth, below
Ocracoke; Cape Lookout and
Drum, Bear, Bogue, and Brown
Inlets near Morehead City and
Beaufort ; Queen, and Masqnboro
Inlets near Wilmington and
VVrlghtsvllle Beach ; and Smith
( Baldhead) Island off Southport.
Channel bass are taken in the
surf from April to December;
with one of the best periods com
ing in late September and Octo
ber.
- Bluelish, Mackerel
Not far behind the spring ar
rival of channel bass on the Out
er Bnnks, appearance of schools
of blueflsh and mackerel on the
southeastern coast marks the be
ginning of another big round of
fishing. Blueflah show up off
Southport during April, and gen
erally about the first of May are
bringing back catches that run
as high as 300 or igore fish per
party. ?
Behind the bluffish come the
big king macherel In early May,
and late in May the smaller Span
ish mackerel arrive.
From Southport, the schools of
blues and mackerel spread north
ward. A few days after they are
caught in the Frying Pan Shoals
area off Southport, they are be
ing landed off Wrightsville Beach,
then off Snead's Ferry and Swans
bum. They show up next at More
head City and Beaufort, and fhen
at Hatteras and Oregon Inlets.
The blues usually reach Oregon
Inlet in mid-May, when the chan
nel bass trolliAg Is falling off. -
Best catches of blues and king
mackerel usually are made In the
spring and autumn all along the
coast, although some are taken
throughout the summer. Spanish
mackerel generally stay along the
coast from June to September,
slacking off about the time the
kings begin their autumn run.
Gulf Stxeam
Gulf Stream fishing begins sim
ulataneously at all fishing centers
along the coast, from Southport
tQ Oregon Inlet Charter boats
begin pushing out to the blue wa
ter in late April, and the fishing
continues into November. Study
boats are available at Shallotte,
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Southport, WrlghtsvlUe, Carolina
Beach, Morehead City, Beaufort,
Harkers Island, Hattcras. Manteo
and Nags Head (Oregon Inlet).
Principal catches are dolphin,
a flashy top-water fighter, and
amberjack. In addition, deep-sea
parties also catch king mackerel,
red- snapper, barracuda, bonito,
wahoo, and others.
Autumn is sallfishing time. Au
gust brings the blue-and-silver
sails to North Carolina, and fish
ing for them continues Into Octo
ber. They are taken in the Gulf
Stream between Oregon Inlet and
Cape Fear.
A trip out to the Gulf Stream
will cost a party frorn $60 to $95 a
day, depending on which sport
fishing center you put out from.
Generally, the price quoted is for
parties up to five or six persons,
with all over that number paying
extra. A party of five can get in a
full day of fishing at a cost rang
ing from $12 to $20 per fisher
man. Prices vary because accom*
mentations vary. The higher-pric
ed boats generally provide sleep
ing accommodations and tackle,
while on others there are no
sleeping accommodations and
fishermen furnish their own tack
le. Usually halt anj lunches are
extra.
Rates for "inside" (sounds and
inlets) fishing run generally from
$35 to $10 for parties of five or
six. Besides the fishing centers
listed above, inshore boats may
be chartered at Swansboro.
Snead's Ferry, New Topsail
Beach, and Ocracoke,
Pier Fishing
Pier fishing Is popular with
many visitors to the North Caro
lina coast, and most beaches have
piers. There are ocean piers at
Nags Head, WrightsvlUe, Caro
lina Beach. Kure Beach, and Fort
Fisher. There are piers* In the
sounds at Morehead City and
New Topsail Beach.
Fresh-Water Fishing
Fresh-water fishing h?ts its
peak in April and May. These
are good months for catching
! largemouth bass in the Currituck
[Sound area, at Coiington near
Nags .Head and Kitty Hawk; in
streams around Morehead City,
Beaufort. Belhaven and Washing
ton. N. C., and the Southport area.
Lake Mattamuskeet, famous for
waterloul . and nearby Lake
Phelps also are favored 'for bass.
| Guides from Manns Harbor take
fishermen out to South Lake for
basS, Fl.vrodding for bluogill
bream and other pan fish Is popu
lar in fresh waters along the
Coast.
In autumn, when tlie water be
gins to cool in September and Oc
tober, bass fishing reaches anoth
er peak.
Rocktish
A big spring fishing spectacle
in North Carolina is the spawn
ing run of th? rockfish f striped
bass i up the Roanoke Rigger. The
run begins usually about mid
I April and lasts four weeks, during
which peroid the town of Weldon
becomes a fishing capital. Natives
generally fish for rock with huge
dip-nets, although they are taken
also by trolling and still-fishing.
Rockfish begin schooling up in
coastal waters with the arrival
<if cool weather in autumn, and
they make for good fishing in
Croatan and Albemarle Sound.
and adjacent waters in the north
east. especially around the mouth
of the Alligator and Scuppernong
Rivers. There also is good sport
in the Pungo, PanrsUco, and Neuse
Rivers along the central coast,
and in streams and inlets around
Wilmington and Southport. Catch
es of rock have been made in the
southeastern area throughout the
Winter. They are taken by trol
ling
Contests
Two salt Water fishing contests
are fixtures in North Carolina.
From July 1 through October 31.
thousands of fishermen compete
for awards in the annual Fishing
Rodeo of the South Eastern
North Carolina Beach Associa
tion, In waters extending from
Swansboro to Shallotte. The con
test offers awards for surf, pier,
and, boat catches in men's, wo
men's, and children's divisions.
From June 1 through October
31. the Morehe/sd City Boatmen's
Association sensors a Sport Fish
Round-Up, offering trophies for
top catches among a dozen spe
cies.
No license Is required for salt
water sports fishing.
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Eight Cases Heard
In Menday Session
A total of eight cases were
heard in City Recorder's court at
City Hall Monday afternoon.
Judge E. A. Harrijl presided and
Solicitor Jack White prosecuted
the docket.
Only three cases other than
those involving public drunken
ness were completed in the hour
and half session.
Frank Cooke, charged with be
ing drunk and disorderly, receiv
ed a 30-day sentense, suspended
on the condition that he riot enter
Cleveland county, except on court
business, lor a period of one year.
A case against Frtkl W. Bridges,
charged with Illegal possession of
non-tax-paid whiskey, was dis
missed.
Bobby Gene Bell, charged with
failure to dim lights, was taxed
with the costs.
Five defendant 1 were found
guilty of public drunkenness and
four paid the costs of court The
fifth was an AWOL soldier who
was released to military officials.
James B. Grahl, charged with
abandonment and non-support,
failed to appear In court to an
swer charges of non compliance
with above charges and Judge
Harrill ordered a Sci-Fa citation
Issued. '
Cases continued included:
Woodrow Klmbrell, charged
with assault.
Henry Ellis, eharged with as
sault on a female, and bond was
increased to $100.
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