Topsail Angler's Fishing Blog
First Kings & a big Spanish
Friday, May 21, 2010
I heard earlier this week that the king bite off Topsail Island had been heating up, so I have been looking forward to going today. Gery and I left around 6 am out of New Topsail Inlet . We had lines in the water by 6:30 and the first bite of the morning within minutes of putting out the spread. We were all smiles and sensed it was going to be a great morning. The first fish came unbuttoned and the second bite was a short strike. Speaking of strikes, we were 0 fer 2 so far….........
But then our luck changed and we had a good solid hook up and our first king of the day is in the boat. A few minutes later another lines goes off. Gery is fighting the fish and I’m clearing lines and driving. Then another reel goes …
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Fog, Wahoo & Dolphin (5-7-10)
Saturday, May 08, 2010
It was a challenging day but also a rewarding one. We left the Surf City ramp at 3:30am headed for the Gulf Stream in a dense fog. The fog came in patches as we made our way south in the ICW. As we approached Topsail Creek and the inlet, the fog became VERY Dense. In fact we couldn’t see more than 25 yards and we were better off without the light as it was just reflected back at us. Of course the NTI buoys are NOT lit, so we had to “feel” our way through the inlet as we could not find the buoys, it took over an hour to get out.
On the way out we lost out sonar. We had planned to troll and bottom fish. We decided to continue on and just troll. Once we arrived at the gulf stream the seas were calm but with just …
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The Bonito are here!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The Atlantic Bonito finally arrived off of New River Inlet on Monday. My buddy Taylor, his wife and I headed out first thing in the morning looking for them. We found them!
We headed for the Diver’s Rock area. There were no birds were busting the water but there were a few boats already there. We trolled for a while with nothing but a bluefish to show for it. We saw an area where an occasional fish would break the surface so we headed there. We started jigging and after a while we finally hooked up. I caught the first one but the next one Debra (Taylor’s wife) caught and it was her very first Bonito. she really knows how to put the heat on a fish and brought him to the boat nicely!
We only caught a few and …
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Wahoo, Tuna, Cobia and more….......
Saturday, April 03, 2010
All week I have been watching the marine forecast and itching, planning, and anticipating an offshore fishing trip. It was a long, cold winter and I was out of the country most of the month of March, so I really wanted to get in an offshore fishing trip. Finally, Friday got here and the marine forecast was dead on, a gorgeous day! Taylor, Scott and I left from Surf City on Taylor’s boat, the Reel Return. We went through New Topsail Inlet about 5:30, well before sunrise. The ride was smooth, so we made good time on our way out to the Gulf Stream.
Our plan was to go to an area just north of a place called the Steeples and look for a nice temperature break and troll for a few hours. Then we would head to some nice bottom area in that vicinity and bottom fish for …
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Invited a Red Drum to come home today!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
I had a chance to go fishing with Breadman and Breadman Jr. today. We fished on his end of Topsail Island in some skinny water . It was pretty windy, his famous last words when he called to invite me were “I’ll get us out of the wind, don’t worry”. Ha!
I’m happy to report he put us on some decent fish. I quit counting after 15 reds. All three of us boated a fair share of reds and few small flounder. I caught the big one of the day, measured 26 1/4 inches. I also caught a nice 24 inch fish that had a NCDMF tag.
Thanks for the invite Breadman!