Pufferfish Primer

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Blowfish, the bad the ugly and the tasty Dr. Bogus One of the first harbingers of spring for us fishermen along the Carolina Coast is the return of lowly puffer fish. Okay, they are not pretty, eat anything they can get their mouths on, average only a pound or less, don’t put up a good… Read more »

Shrimp in Coconut Milk

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WINE RECOMMENDATION Sparkling wines go well with a wide variety of dishes. For an unexpected treat with this exotic curry, serve a good-quality bubbly from California. SERVES 4 1/4 cup cooking oil 2 onions, chopped fine 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger 2 tablespoons ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon… Read more »

Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for December 2015

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Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from high of 65-degrees to a low of 58-degrees with an average of 62.7-degrees (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a high of 69-degrees and a low of 50-degrees with an average of 61.4-degrees (red squares). December saw an unusual increase in surf temps for this relatively mild December. Average temperature… Read more »

Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for November 2015

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Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from high of 72-degrees to a low of 61-degrees with an average of 66.5-degrees (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a high of 74-degrees and a low of 53-degrees with an average of 63.4-degrees (red squares). November saw the typical drop in surf temps (-0.36 degrees/day) especially during the one real… Read more »

NCDMF Regs & Fishing Tourney (Citation) Criteria

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NCDMF Regs & Fishing Tourney  (Citation) Criteria. These can be moving targets so the Regs are as of August 2015. This includes finfish, shellfish and crabs etc.The fishing tourney has do with citations given for big fish, There are catch, catch and release and release only categories http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/recreational-fishing-size-and-bag-limits http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/n.c.-saltwater-fishing-tournament

Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for October 2015

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Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for October 2015 Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from high of 79-degrees to a low of 67-degrees with an average of 72.7-degrees (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a high of 79-degrees and a low of 57-degrees with an average of 69.4-degrees (red squares). October saw the typical drop in temps especially… Read more »

Net Effect: The fight over flounder

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We are all aware of the continuing debate concerning large mesh gill nets and southern flounder fishery in our state. Recently WRAL TV in Raleigh ran a documentary on this and the use of inshore shrimp trawls. They gave a fair presentation from the commercial side, recreational side and regulatory side of the southern (internal)… Read more »

Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for September 2015

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Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from high of 84-degrees to a low of 77-degrees with an average of 80.8-degrees (blue diamonds). By the way 77 was the most popular temperature for the month. Bogue Sound had a high of 86-degrees and a low of 75-degrees with an average of 79.5-degrees (red squares). Interestingly average Bogue… Read more »

Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for August 2015

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Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from low of 81-degrees to a high of 85-degrees with an average of 83.3-degrees (blue). Bogue Sound had a Low of 80-degrees and a high of 88-degrees with an average of 83.7-degrees (red). Interestingly average Bogue Sound and surf temperatures were very close, and we had a usual number of days… Read more »

First “Mullet Blow” Dates, Since 1999

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Dates and surf water temperatures for the first mullet blow on Bogue Banks. For me, the day FALL fishing begins. We were right on schedule this year. Signs of a mullet blow began on Monday at Oceanana Pier and continues through Friday (8/30/16). This was not a very robust event but just the first.  … Read more »