Surf Fishing Report:
Fishermen are catching Drum, mullet and Blues. Lots of Drum in KDH in the pier area as I speak. (8:20 am)
Alex Demo beached a 24 in, 4 lb Drum in KDH in the Coast Guard Station vicinity. He was fishing with a fish finder rig and mullet. I love it when anglers give me some details.
Linda Harper and son Britt fished the Bayless Boatworks/Dave Huth fishing Tournament on Memorial Day. They tied for first place largest Drum. Dave Huth was a friend and fishing buddy for so many anglers on the Outer Bank. What a great way to remember.
The wind is SW so the water has cooled to 62 degrees. Winds are strong at 19 kts.
Sound Fishing Report:
The Little Bridge on the Nags Head/Manteo causeway reported bottom fish, throwback Trout and Drum.
Pier Fishing Report:
Avalon: loads of Drum. Surf fishermen are catching lots of Drum from the surf near the pier. One person has beached 8.
Nags Head: Blues, Trout, and Drum.
Jennette’s: Slow.
Outer Banks: Lots of skate Skate, Mullet and Croaker
Inshore Boats/Nearshore Report:
The nearshore and inshore fleet caught Cobia. There were several citations and plenty of Cobia in the 20-30 lb range. There were Spanish, Blues and a good size Red Drum in the mix.
Offshore Boats Report:
It was a great fishing day for the charters on Memorial Day. There were plenty of Gaffer size Dolphin, Mako, Amberjack, Tilefish and a 53 lb Cobia caught by one of the offshore boats. There was also a White Marlin release.
