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| Central District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow Counties Contact: Suzanne Hill Aug. 24, 2008 For the 2008 fishing year, all owners/operators of vessels recreationally fishing for and/or retaining regulated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) (Atlantic tunas, sharks, swordfish and billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, must obtain an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling permit. This permit has replaced the Atlantic tunas Angling category permit. In North Carolina, additional HMS harvest reporting requirements are also in place. Please Note: Anglers sometimes confuse small king mackerel with Spanish mackerel. King mackerel and spanish mackerel have different size and catch limits. Make SURE you properly identify the mackerel you are catching. (Tips here) A recreational Recreational Fishing License went into effect Jan. 1, 2007 for all of the state's coastal and ocean waters. |
Ocean: It has been rough offshore all week and not many boats have ventured out. Large Spanish can still be hooked off the beach and around Cape Lookout. Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Nice pigfish are popping up everywhere. Sheepshead are around all bridge and pier pilings in Carteret and Onslow counties. Good catches of spotted seatrout are reported if you fish at night under the lights of bridges. They are also still up in the marshes with redfish. Bluefish and small sea mullet, croakers and black drum can be hooked in the turning basin of the state port. All in all - fishing is a little slow.Piers/Shore: Sheepshead are being caught around the pilings and black drum in the surf. Croakers, small spot, sea mullet and bluefish can be hooked. |
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