2009.08.14
Gone fishing: Off to the Outer Banks for a week
Here's a shot of Vinton angler Travis Patsell with a great sheepshead he caught during a recent trip to the Outer Banks. Travis is an absolute fishing nut, and he thinks the OBX are paradise for that. In many ways, they are.
We're headed that way in the morning.
About a month ago an opportunity to rent a house for a week for a really good rate fell in our lap and we jumped at it. We'll be in Duck, toward the northern end of the Outer Banks. We may take a trip one day down to a fishing hot spot such as Oregon Inlet (where I understand some of the beach driving restrictions have been eased). But it wouldn't surprise me if the extent of my fishing is just working the surf around Duck for spot, whiting, croaker, little bluefish and the sort.
I may take my laptop down there but I don't know how often I'll be able to access my e-mail or the Internet. In fact, I don't really want to. Isn't vacation supposed to be about getting away from that kind of stuff?
Anyway, this could be my last blog entry until Aug. 23 or 24. Until then, tight lines and keep shooting those bows.
Have a safe and fishful time. I hope you get up with Capt.Ron D.If you need his number let me know.
Alfie
--Thanks, Alfie. I was thinking about trying to hook up with him. Call me with his number when you get a chance. mt
Comment by Alfie — August 14, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
Leave the lap-top at home and send us the pictures later! Have a great vacation.
--Good idea, Buddy. But I'm here. I have the laptop. And free wireless. Ugh. I'm addicted.
No great fish stories yet, except that I'm having trouble typing because a triggerfish just about bit the end of my thumb off! mt
Comment by Buddy — August 15, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
Enjoy your week. It is my understanding that much of the restrictions have lifted. If you feel ambitious, you may also try the Point. Happy Fishing. I doubt you'll be disappointed.
-- Dan
Outer Banks Revealed
Comment by Outer Banks Revealed — August 16, 2009 @ 5:20 pm
mark,
If you are staying in Duck better bring the credit card.
farther soutt is generally cheaper and usually better fishing.
peace,
Comment by Bob H — August 17, 2009 @ 1:40 pm
Mark, get some clams and try for spade fish around the Oregon Inlet bridge. They were there last week. So were the flounder but they were not keepers. Word has it they are catching red drum there also on shrimp and sand fleas in the early morning and late evening, but I could not get one to bite.
Comment by C F — August 18, 2009 @ 8:50 am
Georgia Fisherman Catches Monster Catfish
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WARNER ROBINS, Ga. -- Tom Head, 76, almost had to scratch his head after hooking a huge catfish on the Ocmulgee River near Warner Robins.
Head pulled in a 103-lbs catfish earlier this week. The fish was more than 57 inches long and greater than 41 inches in girth. The head itself was almost 16 inches wide, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. Head used a live bream on a tuna hook when this flathead was caught.
A representative for the DNR said Head used a method called “jug fishing” to reel in the big catch. But because a jug line is not considered sport tackle, the fish is not eligible for state record status, even though it beats the current state record by 20 pounds, the representative said. Bush hooks, trot lines, jugs, baskets, and nets, while popular methods of fishing, are not considered sporting tackle, said the DNR.
Flathead catfish are a non-native fish to the Ocmulgee River. The Ocmulgee River flows from the Piedmont region of Georgia below Lake Jackson to Macon, then winds southeast through the upper coastal plain where it joins the Altamaha River east of Lumber City. It is considered a great river for canoeing and fishing.
Comment by Static Lines — August 20, 2009 @ 8:18 am