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Bucket Brigade Open & A catching report
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
I had the pleasure of fishing in the first “Bucket Brigade Open” which was held at Surf City Pier this past Saturday. There were about 30 of us fishing in the BBO as we like to call some from as far away as Charlotte.
The BBO started out as a group of anglers from an online web site, NCangler.com, wanting to get together and fish. One thing led to another and soon the BBO was born. It is intended to be an on going event. The idea centered around pier fishing and most of us are actively involved in supporting preserving public access to our public waters. As a result we decided to accept a donation for entry into our BBO bucket decoration contest and donate that money to the NC Public Access Foundation (NCPAF).
NCPAF is a non-profit organization that was formed to help acquire lands to secure public access to our beaches, streams, lakes and other public waters. Rapidly increasing development around waterfronts has resulted in public access to these resources disappearing. They are dedicated to raising money, awareness and public support for preserving access for all! Check out their website at: www.ncpafonline.com
By the way, the name Bucker Brigade was chosen because so many of us that fish carry 5 gallon buckets with us. We had very imaginative entries into our bucket contest but Forrest Loy of Atlantic, NC took the top prize with his “fish surrender” bucket. A standard bucket but adorned with hundreds of hand tied flies and lures. The idea being when a fish sees that bucket, he just surrenders on the spot. Well, it looked great anyway!
Catching Report
The Spanish mackerel and blue fish bite remains extremely strong. Both boaters and pier based anglers have seen times when a “limit” was reached very quickly. Some are saying this is the best year for Spanish they have seen in a decade or more. Early morning and late in the day are the best times.
Inshore fishing is producing catches of flounder, black drum, croaker, red drum, speckled trout and pompano. A good number of kings and some nice cobia are also being caugh. Offshore the dolphin are moving in closer as the water warms. I have seen some excellent catches of grouper and sliver snapper too.
Tight lines to all!
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