Hello from Surf City! I talked to a fishing friend, Ann, today and she caught some sea mullets last night at Surf City Pier. She also landed a big, (almost two pound) mullet and a speckled trout that weighed in at over a pound. Good job Ann! I am still hearing of a few drum and specks near the inlets, and small flounder, sea mullets, and undersize flounder coming from the surf and piers.

Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"
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Tarpon!

Hello from Surf City!
Big Tim at Surf City Pier has landed a monster 60 lb tarpon while fishing for king mackerel. Congrats Tim, Good Job! A king was lost when it wrapped up around a pier piling. A few spanish were caught yesterday, along with one four pounder caught on a grub and jig! Bottom fishing continues to be slow, with anglers landing a few of everything including spots, blues, mullets, and croakers. It was rumored that one nice speckled trout was caught from Surf City Pier Thursday, but I haven't been able to confirm. Rain canceled most surf fishing this afternoon as several small storms blew in with lots of thunder and lightning. Surf fishing remains slow, with a few spots, small mullets, croakers and undersize flounder. Larger keeper flounder, slot puppy drum, and speckled trout have been caught near the inlets, but not in numbers. Inshore is a little better, with puppy drum being caught under the piers and docks during low tide fishing grubs and spinners, and along grass lines during high tide on top water lures.

Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"
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Rod-Man Report

Hello from Surf City!
Hi Folks,
Busy is not the word and I am sorry I have been less than punctual with my reports. As always, I will try to do better. This has been a very unusual year thus far. From the lack of flounder inside to the abundance of king macks in close, things have just been different. Nevertheless, I am happy to report that fishing is very good and there are definitely some hot spots. Now here's my report:

Inshore: The hot fish right now is the redfish. We are catching nice reds in the 20 to 27+ inch range up the creeks and in the waterway. Best bait has been menhaden, dead or alive...it doe not matter. I use 20# Fireline by Berkley and a 50-80# leader and 1.5 to 2 oz. egg sinker with a 2/0 wide bend hook fished carolina rig style. I use Okuma VS 45 reels for these fish and the smooth drag and toughness of these reels really help with landing these brutes. A few flounder are being caught; some are small and some are nice size. They are just flat unpredictable as to where and when they will bite. Finally, some big bluefish are being caught in the waterway and creeks, blues up to 6 and 7 pounds...I told you it was an unusual season.

Near shore: The spanish bite is pretty good right now and some of the fish are very nice size...3-5 pounds. Best methods are trolling with planers and using clarkspoons and when it is calmer use a bird rig on top. Some tarpon have shown, but large live baits have become scarce which makes this fishing a challenge. The shrimp boats are not running yet so the shark fishing is not happening for the time being.

Offshore: From 4 to 10 miles, king mackerel fishing is hot hot hot. Live bait, cigar minnows, ballyhoo...it doesn't seem to matter. Mahi and sails are also close in and do not be surprised if you get one or both of these popular fishes while king mack fishing.

Gulfstream: The heat of the summer seems to cool off the gulfstream fishing a bit. Fish very early in the morning for mahi (large size) and fish deep for wahoo. Billfish are active as well.

I am in the process of finalizing plans for the 2oo8 version of the Rod-Man Fishing Schools to be held in Raleigh and Wilmington. Look for a new all-star cast of speakers and new and expanded topics. More details will be available soon.

Enjoy the fishing, be safe and courteous on the water, and....

Let's Go Fishing!!!
Capt. Rick Bennett
Rod-Man Charters
910-799-6120




Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"
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Coastal News

Hello from Surf City!

COASTAL NEWS
Fisheries officials eyeing limited entry
BY SUSAN WEST | OBX SENTINEL STAFF

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC)
plans to continue a discussion on limited access
privilege programs when they meet in Pine Knoll Shores in
September.
Sometimes called individual fishing quotas, limited
access privilege programs (LAPPs) are the linchpin in
management programs that use the tenets of economic
efficiency to reorganize fisheries.
Under LAPPs, the total annual harvest quota for a
species is divided into quota shares that are granted to
individual fishermen, corporations or associations
http://www.nccoastalnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1109


Marine Fisheries concerned over dwindling access
By Mike Shutak
CARTERET NEWS-TIMES
RALEIGH — The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC)
wants the General Assembly to address the public’s
diminishing access to coastal waters before the
situation gets any harder to resolve.
The MFC has written a letter encouraging action on 27
suggested measures to support working waterfronts and
public water access.
The letter says that while the MFC appreciates the
number and variety of issues the General Assembly faces
during this legislative session, it believes immediate
legislative action is needed to begin the process of
addressing the loss of working waterfront and public
access along the state’s shoreline. According to the
MFC’s letter, the longer the state waits to take
action, the more costly it will be to remedy the problems
of accelerating non-waterfront-dependent development
and increasing real property taxes.
http://www.nccoastalnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1123

Emerald Isle Bridge: DOT opposes ramp
By ANNITA BEST
Tideland News Writer
Boaters looking for access to Bogue Sound at foot of
the B. Cameron Langston Bridge may be out of luck, but
the project’s proponent has vowed to continue to
work for it.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission wants to build
a 175-parking space facility on the Cedar Point side
of NC 58. During hearings on the proposal, the plans
met resistance from those who believe the location is
unsafe from a traffic standpoint.
Now, the N.C. Department of Transportation has told
the WRC it isn’t willing to concede the land, set
aside for a future high-rise bridge, for the ramp.
“The right of way was purchased when the bridge was
built in the 70s,” said John Rouse, Division
Maintenance Engineer for NC DOT Division 2. “That means the
state bought the property from the owners. The state
didn’t want them to have access to that particular
roadway. This was done for a safety and mobility
standpoint.”
http://www.nccoastalnews.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1127


For daily news coverage of the entire North Carolina
Coast go to the North Carolina Coastal News web site:
http://www.nccoastalnews.com



Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"


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Hello from Surf City!
Fishing report from NC Waterman

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
July 11 REPORT
Offshore a lot of dolphin in most of today's catches.
Many included several yellow fin tunas and one boat
had a 3 big eyes. They weighed 74, 78 and 100 pounds
each. They also had a wahoo and a gaffer dolphin. I had a
problem with my camera. The lense protector only
opened part way on most of the pictures I took. The
typical large number of dolphins are missing. All in all it
was a good day, warm and breezy. The prospect for
tommorrow is less breezt.

Inshore King mackerel morning and afternoon. Open
boats- different boats did diferent things. One went after
sharks and blue fish, another flounders and another
blue fish.

Hatteras Island
Red Drum Bait & Tackle
July 11 Report

Wed. More of the Same fishing report ..
The SW continued to blow today and it actauly picked
up from yesterday.. Steady 20 with gusts to 35 or so..
Its due to switch over night this evening and come
around to the NW and on to the NE by Thurs.. Well here
goes the report Croakers @ the Frisco Pier and thats all
folks, wish I had more for ya.. Up comming weekend
looks real good with lower humidty and lower temps, but
most of all a wind switch.. JAM

Ocracoke Island
Tradewinds Bait & Tackle
July11 Report
Surf fishing reports for yesterday and today include
plenty of sea mullet and pompano, bluefish, a couple of
flounder, a few puppy drum, and several black drum.
We have thunderstorms moving through this morning and
it has slowed downed the fishermen getting out but we
really needed the rain if nothing else to pack the
beach back down. South point is currently closed today as
an American Oystercatcher hatched yesterday and has
stayed on the oceanside.The NPS is suppose to be sending
down a team to provide a bypass road around the bird
to be able to allow access to the point so check with
the Park service or here for updates on the opening.
Steve Moff of Williamsport, PA had a nice puppy drum
caught with mullet on Sunday afternoon and was nice
enough to come by for a photo. Gary and Matt Armour of
Elkton, MD caught Spanish mackerel at the point on glass
minnows before the closure yesterday. Ashley Wiley of
Earleville, MD had a nice pompano yesterday. Jason
Beck was nice enough to share his photo from the "Miss
Teresa" of Jim Bryant, Kandace and Jeff Norman with
some of their catch of spanish and bluefish.
Have fun fishing!
Melinda


Captain Joe Shute’s B&T
Atlantic Beach, NC
July 9, 2007
Offshore: The offshore fishing continues to be good.
There are still good numbers of dolphin everywhere you
go offshore. There were more wahoo caught this past
week than the week before. From inshore of the 14 Bouy
to offshore of the Big Rock the dolphin fishing is
good, as well as some wahoo and sailfish. Sailfish and
white marlin sre still being caught in good numbers with
the occasonial blue marlin mixed in.

Inshore: The fishing inshore this past week had slowed
up some over last week. there are still king mackerel
being caught around the Barge Wreck and the Sea Bouy
as well as the Beaufort Inlet, but not in the numbers
that there were last week. There are still dolphin
being caught around the Sea Bouy but their numbers have
dropped some as well. There are kings and dolphin
around the Northwest Places, Big Ten Little Ten area as
well as around the 13 and Hutton area. The inshore shark
fishing is still very good both just off the beaches
around the trawlers and back inside Shackleford Banks
and around Cape Lookout shoals.

Inside: The drum fishing inside the marshes has slowed
up some due to dirty water. We managed to catch a few
drum on fly and conventional spin the past Friday.
The speckled trout fishing has been pretty gppd in the
marsh as well. Cleaner water will help tremendously.
Just as soon as it clears up some boht the drum and
speckled trout will really get good.

Piers: The piers are catching Spanish mackerel,
flounder, sea mullet blues and black drum.

Charters: We are now booking for red drum,speckled
trout, king mackerel, sharks and dolphin

Bogue Inlet Pier
July 10 Report
we have seen some nice KINGS and PUPPY DRUM, BLACK
DRUM, SEA MULLET, SPOTS, and a few FLOUNDER! ...........
Congratulations to JOSH ESSICK (Winston-Salem. NC)---
18 lb. 5 oz. KING MACKEREL ........... and "FAST
EDDIE" ANDREWS (Tarboro, NC)--- with his first KING
MACKEREL of the year at 18 lbs.! ......... also, JOHN
HONEYCUTT (Swansboro, NC)--- 4 lb. 15 oz. PUPPY DRUM!

Wrightsville Beach Area
East Coast Sports
Fishing Report for July 11, 2007

Best Bet For Fish This Week
Lots of Flounder In Banks Channel. The ladyfish are
here and they love live shrimp and Gold spoons ripped
across the bar at the inlet.

end report


Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"


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[NorthCarolinaPierFishing] Fishing Recap for the NC Coast for the week of 7/12/07

Hello from Surf City!

Here is a fishing report from Al at North Carolina Fishing Pier Society.
Ok, with 8 days to go, as predicted, the fishing has slowed. But there
is something about a bad day fishing is better then a good day working
and that is true.

Offshore - Dolphin, wahoo and yellowfin, with Kings and Spanish closer
to shore. Scattered black drum, blues, flounder, pompano, red drum and
whiting from the surf and piers. Some kings and sheepshead as well.

If I had to quess I would say the piers at Topsail and Oak Island and
leading with kings from what I can tell. At Yaupon this week a guy got
a 130 pound Tarpon and a 30 pound king on the same day. Now that is a
pretty fair day.






Thanks to Al for this report. Check out the NC Fishing Pier Society website to see how you can help save our vanishing fishing piers.



Till next time....
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East Coast Sports Fishing Report for July 11, 2007

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Hello from Surf City! Here is the latest fishing report from Chris at East Coast Sports. Thanks Chris.

East Coast Sports Fishing Report for July 11, 2007
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Topsail News Bit
Sorry the report is a little late my pop had to have a Catherization done and some stints put in. So please keep him in your thoughts.
Best Bet For Fish This Week
Lots of Flounder In Banks Channel. The ladyfish are here and they love live shrimp and Gold spoons ripped across the bar at the inlet.

Pier Report
Sea View Pier
Mixed Bag on the bottom. A few Spots. 2 Kings.
Surf City Pier
Mixed Bag on the bottom.
A few nice Flounder and a few Spots.
Jolly Roger Pier
Mixed bag on the Bottom.
Conclusion
Nights for Spots

Surf Report
North Topsail-Surf City
Mixed Bag
Surf City-Topsail Beach
Mixed bag
Lee Island
Ladyfish are in the Surf there
Conclusion
Hit them ladyfish and reds at lea island.




Inshore Report
Some big specks here and there. Mostly around big structure and current. The lady fish arethere as well.
20 Miles-200 Fathoms Report
Some Very nice kings came from the cripple rock area.
Average Temp Offshore 81.3 deg
0-20 Miles Report
Mixed Bag but some SailFish at the sea bouys.
Average Temp Inshore 81.3 deg

Offshore Forecast
THU
SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


0-20 Miles Inshore Marine Forecast
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT. S SWELL 4 TO 5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS...DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT IN THEAFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND tSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
Conclusion
Looks like it will not be too good until Sunday.

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New Topsail Tides
2007-07-11 00:16 EDT 0.17 feet Low
2007-07-11 02:50 EDT Moonrise
2007-07-11 05:11 EDT 2.42 feet High
2007-07-11 06:06 EDT Sunrise
2007-07-11 11:49 EDT -0.23 feet Low
2007-07-11 17:59 EDT 3.88 feet High
2007-07-11 18:10 EDT Moonset
2007-07-11 20:24 EDT Sunset
2007-07-12 01:16 EDT 0.08 feet Low
2007-07-12 03:46 EDT Moonrise
2007-07-12 06:07 EDT Sunrise
2007-07-12 06:13 EDT 2.45 feet High
2007-07-12 12:48 EDT -0.26 feet Low
2007-07-12 18:55 EDT 3.96 feet High
2007-07-12 19:15 EDT Moonset
2007-07-12 20:24 EDT Sunset
New River Tides
2007-07-11 02:49 EDT Moonrise
2007-07-11 05:07 EDT 2.42 feet High
2007-07-11 06:05 EDT Sunrise
2007-07-11 11:06 EDT -0.23 feet Low
2007-07-11 17:55 EDT 3.88 feet High
2007-07-11 18:10 EDT Moonset
2007-07-11 20:24 EDT Sunset
2007-07-12 00:33 EDT 0.08 feet Low
2007-07-12 03:44 EDT Moonrise
2007-07-12 06:05 EDT Sunrise
2007-07-12 06:09 EDT 2.45 feet High
2007-07-12 12:05 EDT -0.26 feet Low
2007-07-12 18:51 EDT 3.96 feet High
2007-07-12 19:14 EDT Moonset
2007-07-12 20:23 EDT Sunset

I have the PDF to the inlet Survey. But it has not been analyzed yet.

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All waypoints are listed from 1-8 or 1-2. #1 waypoint will
Be the closest to the ocean. East Coast Sports, its affiliates or
Employees cannot be held responsible for damages occurred
while using the information contained in this document. This Document
Is for informative use only and dose not indicate safe passage in or
Out of any inlet. These coordinates are supplied by the USACE and can
Be found at http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/nav//.
New River Report
Wpt #1 34.31.3134793 N X 77.19.9337782 W
Wpt #2 34.31.5614012 N X 77.20.1589142 W
Wpt#3 34.31.6866685 N X 77.20.5447830 W
Wpt #4 34.31.8224444 N X 77.20.6252057 W
Wpt #5 34.31.9989005 N X 77.20.6986765W
Wpt#6 34.32.0948822 N X 77.20.6484843 W
Wpt #7 34.32.3259432 N X 77.20.4147775 W
Wpt #8 34.30.8254340 N X 77.20.4289533 W
Wpt#9 34.32.8747942 N X 77.20.7957326 W
Wpt#10 34.33.1820901 N X 77.21.0635152 W
New Topsail Report
Wpt #1 34.20.2022548 N X 77.39.1147861W
Wpt #2 34.20.3754449 N X 77.39.7010194 W
Wpt #3 34.20.3742463 N X 77.40.0471929 W
Wpt #4 34.20.4721659 N X 77.40.1848676 W
Wpt #5 34.20.6154545 N X 77.40.2124089 W
Wpt #6 34.20.7668840 N X 77.40.1624340 W
Wpt #7 34.20.9010695 N X 77.39.9616752 W

End report

Thanks again to Chris for this report.

Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"

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Freedom isn't free! Someone has paid, for you and for me.

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King Mackerel are chewing!!!-Current Adventure Charters

The King Mackerel bite is really starting to turn on. The Dolphin bite is slacking off, but the Kings are picking up the slack. We have caught fish up to 30lbs this past week, with a lot of teenage fish being caught. The good news is the best bite seems to be within 10 miles of the beach, which may explain the lack of Dolphin bites this past week.

Sailfish is the other big news this week. More and more are being reported caught and released with most being caught within 20 miles of the beach and the majority being caught within 10 miles of the beach. I have a trip lined up for this weekend just to target the illusive Sail, so wish me luck!!

Inshore, the flounder bite continues to get better and the redfish are chewing, if you can find them. There are plenty of Spanish Mackerel to be caught just off the beach.
The fishing continues to be great and it has been one of the best seansons for Kings, Sails and Dolphin that we have had in a long time.

Call today to book your trip.

Tight lines!!

Capt. Brent

3rd Annual Mike Martin Fishing Tournament

Hello from Surf City!

Announcing The 3rd Annual Mike Martin Fishing Tournament at Surf City Pier.
Dates are from 6am Saturday August 18th thru Noon on Sunday August 19th ....the Awards Presentation is at 2pm.....more details to follow......

UPDATE:

3rd Annual Mike Martin
Memorial Fishing Tournament
August 18th and 19th at the
Surf City Ocean Pier

Contest starts Saturday at 6am and ends Sunday at Noon.
The Awards Presentation will be Sunday at 2pm.


$100.00 1st Place Prize and $50.00 2nd Place Prize Awarded
in Each of the following NINE Categories:

King Mackerel
Spanish mackerel
Bluefish
Sheepshead
Puppy Drum
Flounder
Spot
Va. Mullet
Pompano

A Grand Prize of $500.00 will be Awarded
for the Largest Speckled Trout.

Entry Fee: $5.00 per Category
OR $35.00 for All TEN Categories
(Including the Speckled Trout).

A Children's Division for Children 12 and Under:

A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize will be Awarded
for the Largest Three Fish caught of ANY Kind.
All Children will receive a gift package
for participating.

Children's Fee $10.00

Make plans to attend. This is a terrific event, and loads of fun for the entire family!



Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"


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Freedom isn't free! Someone has paid, for you and for me.

What's Biting?

Hello from Surf City!

Surf City Ocean Pier fishing report for the week of July 4th. Thanks to Vinita at SCP for this report.


7/4......There was one king caught early heard tell of another lost wrapping it's self around a piling .....couple of pompanos in the afternoon....the occasional spot and mullet not much else to brag about....there were a few speckled fish caught late in the evening.....saw alot of fireworks up and down the beach.....the weather was nice today....should have been here.....

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7/5......Started with a sprinkle....sun finally came out....and boy did it get warm.....had one king early today....still waiting for more.....not catching much on the bottom....still picking up just the one or two of these and the one or two of those.....

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I know I have been alot slower lately but here's the reason why......Its Tournament time!!! Trying to get some of the early stuff taken care of.....Still working on the web page so be on the look out for it.....with all the details....ohhhh before I forget ...The 3rd Annual Mike Martin Fishing Tournament dates are from 6am Saturday August 18th thru Noon on Sunday August 19th ....the Awards Presentation is at 2pm.....more details to follow......

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Till next time....
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Fishing Recap for the NC Coast for the week of 7/5/07

Hello from Surf City!
Thanks to Al at North Carolina Pier Fishing Society for this holiday week fishing report! Keep 'em coming Al!

Here is hoping everyone had a great and safe 4th of July. Fishing
remains good along the coast.

Offshore - Dolphin in abudance with Wahoo, Sailfish, Kings and
spadefish, spanish at the wrecks.

Blues, croaker, flounder, pompano, big pompano, puppies, specs, reds,
and sheepshead in the surf and at most piers. This is the first week in
a while the Observer is not reporting big drum at Ocracoke.

Jack is contemplating a trip to Holden/Oak Island area and they are
still catching a lot of fish there including big pompano. I hope Jack
goes and gives a full report. I have a funeral this weekend or I would
be considering making a quick trip as well.

Johnny is reporting mullets, croaker spot and improving flounder
fishing at Topsail with puppies at the inlets.

Only 15 days until I am on Hatteras for a full week.

Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"


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Best way to keep shrimp alive?

Hello from Surf City! The following appeared in the NC Waterman Message Boards. It's interesting, and I thought I would share.

Best way to keep shrimp alive?

What's the best way to keep shrimp alive? Seems like I've heard something about a cooler with ice, then newspaper and then shrimp on top? Any tips? Thanks and have a safe 4th.

Water and and a BIG BUBBLES!!!!!!!!

How long are you gonna keep them? If you've got 'em today and you're gonna use 'em today, a bucket of water and a good bubble maker are all you need. If you're gonna keep them longer...the same setup will work, but you're gonna need to change the water a few times a day and you will certainly want to keep the temperature in check. Don't leave 'em out in the sun! For that matter you can just keep them in the house...just be sure to change that water! Jay

Something that I've always done with live shrimp is to sink a piece of mesh or something rigid that they can hold on to. Especially important in a live well. This keeps them from getting swept around and thrown into the sides of the bucket or tank....one of the main reasons live shrimp die out when kept as bait.

I used to fish live shrimp quite a bit on the Texas coast. We would buy them just before going fishing for about $5 per quart. I used a Flow Troll bait bucket with an aerator that clipped to the bucket. We usually wade fished with the bait bucket tied to us so we removed the aerator and got the bucket in the water asap. Kept the shrimp alive quite well however, if you leave them in the heat very long they will die quickly even with aeration in a bait bucket until you get the bucket in the big water. More water and a lot of bubbles will likely be the key to keeping them alive.

If you have them in the live well with tons of circulation, then I might would worry about putting something in there for them to hold on to. If you are just using a bubbler with no water circulation it isn't needed. Jay

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Croakers on the James River!

Hello from Surf City!

"My brother in law and I ventured to James River today.We put in at hunington park, could not believe the ramp had only about 20 vehicles there. We caught about 200 or so kept 100 to feed the ones who are not able to fish anymore. Great day on the River and seen my first Submarine surface ,That was cool. Navy Patrol boats were every where.

North Carolina Anglers, The above quote appeared in the NC Waterman Message Board. Why can't we catch croakers like this in North Carolina? Is is because of the netting laws in N.C.? Can anyone tell me? Just a thought.


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East Coast Sports July 4th Fishing Report

Hello from Surf City!
East Coast Sports Fishing Report for July 4th, 2007



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Topsail News Bit

The East Coast Sports Kids Tourney went well.
1st Place winner was Matthew Steffe.
2nd Place was Stefany Briggs.
3rd Place was Michael Kenneway.
Everyone had a good time and were good Sports.

Best Bet For Fish This Week
Lots of Flounder In Banks Channel. The ladyfish are here and they love live shrimp and Gold spoons ripped across the bar at the inlet.

Pier Report
Sea View Pier
Mixed Bag on the bottom. A few Spots. No kings or cobia.

Surf City Pier
Mixed Bag on the bottom.
2 Kings and some 5 lb Spanish. Afew Specks and a few Flounder

Jolly Roger Pier
Mixed bag on the Bottom.

Conclusion
Nights for Spots

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Surf Report
North Topsail-Surf City
Mixed Bag

Surf City-Topsail Beach
Mixed bag

Lee Island
Ladyfish are in the Surf there

Conclusion
Hit them ladyfish and reds at lea island.




Inshore Report
Lots of reds everywhere. Most docks are holding them on the mainland side. The inlet is great the last 2 hours of the outgoing Tide.

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20 Miles-200 Fathoms Report
All the Dolphin you want at Cripple rock or just about anywhere elso.

Average Temp Offshore 80.6 deg

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0-20 Miles Report
Mixed Bag but some SailFish at the sea bouys.

Average Temp Inshore 80.6 deg





0-20 Miles Inshore Marine Forecast
THU S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.

FRI SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

SAT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO3 FT.

SUN SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

MON SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.




Offshore Forecast
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI THROUGH SUN SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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New Topsail Tides

2007-07-04 05:53 EDT -0.04 feet Low

2007-07-04 06:03 EDT Sunrise

2007-07-04 10:05 EDT Moonset

2007-07-04 11:09 EDT 2.68 feet High

2007-07-04 20:26 EDT Sunset

2007-07-04 23:26 EDT Moonrise

2007-07-04 23:27 EDT 3.44 feet High

2007-07-05 06:03 EDT Sunrise

2007-07-05 06:35 EDT -0.08 feet Low

2007-07-05 11:11 EDT Moonset

2007-07-05 12:01 EDT 2.83 feet High

2007-07-05 18:39 EDT 0.11 feet Low

2007-07-05 20:26 EDT Sunset

2007-07-05 23:54 EDT Moonrise




New River Tides

2007-07-04 05:10 EDT -0.04 feet Low

2007-07-04 06:01 EDT Sunrise

2007-07-04 10:04 EDT Moonset

2007-07-04 11:05 EDT 2.68 feet High

2007-07-04 17:00 EDT 0.03 feet Low

2007-07-04 20:25 EDT Sunset

2007-07-04 23:23 EDT 3.44 feet High

2007-07-04 23:25 EDT Moonrise

2007-07-05 05:52 EDT -0.08 feet Low

2007-07-05 06:01 EDT Sunrise

2007-07-05 11:10 EDT Moonset

2007-07-05 11:57 EDT 2.83 feet High

2007-07-05 17:56 EDT 0.11 feet Low

2007-07-05 20:25 EDT Sunset

2007-07-05 23:53 EDT Moonrise



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Dredge Report

The dredge Schedule is no longer available.



All waypoints are listed from 1-8 or 1-2. #1 waypoint will

Be the closest to the ocean. East Coast Sports, its affiliates or

Employees cannot be held responsible for damages occurred

while using the information contained in this document. This Document

Is for informative use only and dose not indicate safe passage in or

Out of any inlet. These coordinates are supplied by the USACE and can

Be found at http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/nav/.



New River Report
Wpt #1 34.31.3134793 N X 77.19.9337782 W

Wpt #2 34.31.5614012 N X 77.20.1589142 W

Wpt#3 34.31.6866685 N X 77.20.5447830 W

Wpt #4 34.31.8224444 N X 77.20.6252057 W

Wpt #5 34.31.9989005 N X 77.20.6986765W

Wpt#6 34.32.0948822 N X 77.20.6484843 W

Wpt #7 34.32.3259432 N X 77.20.4147775 W

Wpt #8 34.30.8254340 N X 77.20.4289533 W

Wpt#9 34.32.8747942 N X 77.20.7957326 W

Wpt#10 34.33.1820901 N X 77.21.0635152 W

New Topsail Report

Wpt #1 34.20.2022548 N X 77.39.1147861W

Wpt #2 34.20.3754449 N X 77.39.7010194 W

Wpt #3 34.20.3742463 N X 77.40.0471929 W

Wpt #4 34.20.4721659 N X 77.40.1848676 W

Wpt #5 34.20.6154545 N X 77.40.2124089 W

Wpt #6 34.20.7668840 N X 77.40.1624340 W

Wpt #7 34.20.9010695 N X 77.39.9616752 W



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Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny "FishinTopsail"




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Reds in Surf at Topsail Beach!

Hello from Surf City! Got a report today that there have been some reds, or puppy drum, caught in the surf near the New Topsail Inlet. Report says finger mullets were the bait, fished on a fish finder rig. Spanish and small blues have been caught on the area piers recently, most in the early morning. Haven't heard about any kings this week. Small sea mullets in the surf and piers, with a few spots and croakers from the piers. The flounder bite is picking up with several keepers being caught from the piers. The flounder bite in the inside waters continues to improve. No specks to report anywhere this week. I have seen several large schools of pogies int he surf this week. This is always a welcome sight. Finger mullets are showing up in the creeks and waterways, as is pogies.

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Till next time....
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Johnny "FishinTopsail"


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