An Angler's Guide To
Fishing The World's Trophy Hot Spots
Fishing The Outer Banks, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Outer Banks, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA
This massive geographic fish attraction, including Cape Hatteras and Nags Head has to be one of North America's top saltwater fishing locations. North Carolina has produced 10 out of 16 current world records for Red Drum. The IGFA all-tackle record is a 94-pound, 2-ounce North Carolina rod bender. This is is trophy Bull Redfish territory! This popular Atlantic location is well known to vacationers and fishermen alike. Fishing here offers the opportunity of catching many other popular species such as Croaker, Dolphin, Snapper, Bluefish, Sea Trout, Flounder, Channel Bass, King Mackerel, Cobia, Bonito, Sheepshead, Tarpon, Yellowfin Tuna, Amberjack, Red Drum, and Black Drum to name several. Winter is the best season for trophy striped bass off Nags Head. Outer Banks sportfishermen hold the all-tackle record for Blue Marlin at 1142 pounds. At right, James M. Hussey shows off his world record bluefish weighing 31 pounds, 12 oz. Both the Blue Marlin and Bluefish records were set in the 1970s. Check this out...
"Outer Banks angling is the stuff of which dreams are made. The following fish stories are for real. The International Game Fish Association lists 92 world records for fish caught in Outer Banks waters, though some of those are now retired. These record holders include a 405-pound lemon shark caught off of Buxton, a 67-pound amberjack caught in Oregon Inlet, a 41-pound bluefish, and a 72-pound red drum landed off Hatteras. A 348-pound bluefin tuna was caught in Hatteras waters as well, along with record-sized black sea bass, Spanish mackerel, oyster toadfish, bigeye tuna, kingfish, and sheepshead landed in waters from Kill Devil Hills to Ocracoke. Even if you don't tip the scales with a record-breaking catch, you're bound to fill your coolers with anything from albacore to wahoo. Depending upon the season, where you fish, and your choice of bait, you'll also find speckled trout, gray trout, flounder, striped bass (or rockfish), black drum, largemouth bass, tautog, cobia, a variety of pan fish, and the big attraction, billfish. You might think that the variety here draws expert anglers, hence the great catches. Chances of a good catch are enhanced by physical conditions existing here that don't exist anywhere else. And that's no fish story! We outline these characteristics in the offshore section that follows. " Extract in quotes taken from Insider's Guide, Outer Banks Fishing
Southeast Getaway, Outer Banks Fishing
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BeachBumFishing.com, Outer Banks Guide with a good informational website
Southeast Getaway, Fishing the Outer Banks
Nags Head Guide Service
Nags Head Fishing Pier
More on Pier Fishing the Outer Banks from Insiders Guide Online
Outer Banks Fishing Home Page, Fishing Guide