July 3, 2009.  The summer doldrums are here.  Between Oregon Inlet and the Point at Buxton, lucky anglers caught a few croaker, sea mullet, puppy drum, small spot, and some blues.  Very little action was seen from the surf in the Salvo, Waves, Rodanthe area.  Anglers in the area of Ramp 43 landed some puppy drum, sea mullet, blues, pompano, spot, and a few speckled trout.  Dolphin, some wahoo, blackfin and yellowfin tuna, some albacore, and a few king mackerel were caught offshore.

Sunday, June 28, 2009.  The hot weather has slowed the surf-fishing to a crawl.  Along the beach from Oregon Inlet through Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo all the way to Buxton, only a few blues, spot, croaker, and sea mullet were beached.  It was some better on Rodanthe Pier where anglers decked spanish mackerel and blues during the first part of the week, some sheepshead, spadefish, and triggerfish during the middle of the week, and some small bottom feeders towards the end of the week.  Anglers on Avon Pier caught some spanish mackerel, blues, triggerfish, spadefish, and a few small bottom feeders.  Some triggerfish and a few puppy drum were caught near the jetties.  Spanish mackerel, sea mullet, and a few blues were caught near Ramp 43.  In the area of Ramp 49 some gray trout, sea mullet, blues, and a few flounder were caught.  Some nice pompano and sea mullet were caught near Ramp 55.  Boaters in the Hatteras and Oregon Inlet area caught blues, spanish mackerel, speckled trout, and flounder.  Dolphin, yellowfin tuna, a few wahoo, and big-eye tuna up to 200 lb were caught offshore. 

Sunday, June 21, 2009.  This is a good day to take a Father fishing.  While there wish him a happy Father's Day.  Fishing has been pretty consistent along the beach from Salvo to Avon with small blues and sea mullet being caught most every day.  Anglers on Rodanthe Pier have had nice catches of spanish mackerel and some bluefish.  Some small croaker, flounder, sea mullet, spot, sheepshead, triggerfish, and spadefish were also caught.  Avon Pier reported much the same throughtout the week plus a 43 inch drum was decked last Monday.  Triggerfish were caught near the jetties.  Some nice pompano were caught near ramp 43 along with some bluefish and spanish mackerel. Bluefish, spanish mackerel, sea mullet, and pompano were caught in the Frisco Beach area.  Sea mullet, pompano, some flounder, and some large and small blues were caught near Ramp 55.  Boaters in the Hatteras Inlet area caught spanish mackerel, small bluefish, some speckled trout, gray trout, and flounder.  Lots of dolphin, a few tuna, some wahoo, and a good number of sailfish were caught offshore.  Triggerfish and flounder were caught in the Oregon Inlet area.  Plenty of dolphin, and a good number of nice sized yellowfin tuna were caught offshore.

Sunday, June 14, 2009.  Fishing seemed to be a little slower this past week than it was the week before.  Some small blues, sea mullet, and pompano were beached in the Salvo, Waves, Rodanthe, and Avon area.  Some small blues, triggerfish, and sea mullet were decked on Rodanthe Pier.  In the Ramp 49 area some nice sized sea mullet and pompano were landed.  Inshore boaters in the inlets caught some blues, spanish mackerel, speckled trout, and cobia.  Offshore anglers caught lots of nice dolphin, some yellowfin tuna, a few big-eye tuna, and some wahoo.

Thursday, June 11, 2009.  Summer fishing is improving all along the beach from Oregon Inlet through Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon on south to Cape Point.  Blues, sea mullet, spanish mackerel, puppy drum, and croaker are being caught all along the beach, where you are able to get to the beach.  The same mixture plus some nice sheepshead are being caught off the catwalk of Bonner Bridge.   Speckled trout are being caught in the sound and inshore around the inlets.  Dolphin are being caught offshore and blue marlin are starting to show up.

Sunday, June 7, 2009.  Anglers on Rodanthe Pier had a pretty good week with catches of bluefish, spanish mackerel, sea mullet, flounder, quite a few triggerfish, and some sheepshead.  A mix of bluefish, sea mullet, small croaker, and a few gray trout were reported caught from the surf in the Salvo, Waves, Rodanthe, and Avon area.  Anglers on Avon Pier decked some nice sea mullet, small croaker, gray trout, and spot.  A 48 inch barracuda was caught and released.  Some big sea mullet, pompano, and a few cobia were caught near Ramp 43.  Some nice sized sea mullet, some bluefish, and flounder were caught near Ramp 55.  Boaters in the Hatteras Inlet area caught lots of cobia, spanish mackerel, bluefish, and some speckled trout.  Quite a few cobia, bluefish, spanish mackerel, and some speckled trout were caught in the Oregon Inlet area.  Offshore anglers caught lots of dolphin.  A good number of tuna, and some wahoo.  Big-eye tuna up to 136 lbs were boated. 

Thursday, June 4, 2009.  There is not much fishing going on in the Salvo area since Ramp 23, (just south of Salvo) has been closed for nesting birds.  Only a small section is open near ramp 27.  See the beach Access report.  An 80 lb cobia was pulled from the surf near ramp 43.  Some big cobia have been caught by boaters in the Hatteras Inlet area, along with a good number of spanish mackerel.  Some nice sheepshead are being caught from the catwalk on the Oregon Inlet bridge.  A good number of dolphin and some wahoo are being caught offshore.

Sunday, May 31, 2009.  Mixed size bluefish were landed all along the beach from Pea Island, through Salvo, on down to the Avon area.  A 9 pound 11 ounce blue was reeled in by Matt Hooper of Salvo.  Some nice sea mullet up to almost 2 pounds were also caught in the area.  A few drum and some bluefish were caught by the anglers able to make it out to the point.  Pompano, sea mullet, and bluefish were beached in the areas on ramp 43 and 44.  An occasional spanish mackerel was mixed in with the nice pompano, sea mullet, and blues caught along the Frisco beach.  Sea mullet, blues, and flounder were caught in the ramp 55 area.  Bluefish, triggerfish, sheepshead, sea mullet, and a few flounder were decked on Rodanthe Pier.  Anglers on Avon Pier landed sea mullet, a few drum, some spot, perch, a few pompano, and some flounder.  Boaters in the Oregon Inlet area caught lots of spanish mackerel and bluefish.  Limits of dolphin, some wahoo, and yellowfin tuna were caught offshore.  Boaters in the Hatteras Inlet area caught lots of bluefish, a good number of spanish mackerel, speckled trout, a few keeper flounder, and some big cobia.  Plenty of dolphin, some yellowfin and blackfin tuna, a few king mackerel, and some wahoo were caught offshore.