Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for June 2016

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Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for June 2016 Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from Low of 73-degrees to a high of 81-degrees with an average of 76.2-degrees (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a low of 75-degrees and a high of 85-degrees with an average of 79.1-degrees (red squares). The rate of increase (slope of the line)… Read more »

Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for May 2016

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Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for May 2016 Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from Low of 62-degrees to a high of 76-degrees with an average of 67.9-degrees (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a low of 65-degrees and a high of 81-degrees with an average of 71.6-degrees (red squares). The rate of increase (slope of the line)… Read more »

Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for April 2016

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Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from Low of 56-degrees to a high of 64-degrees with an average of 60.4-degrees (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a low of 48-degrees and a high of 72-degrees with an average of 62.1-degrees (red squares).

Of Water Temperatures and Shark Bites, 2015

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Of water temperatures and shark bites, 2015. Remember the Goldilocks syndrome, not too cold, not too hot…just right! I am a retired PhD chemist, locally known as Dr. Bogus and have and have taken water temperatures in Bogue Sound and in the ocean from Bogue Pier for over two-decades most of that time on a… Read more »

Dr. Bogus’ Book Club

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Dr. Bogus’ BOOK CLUB 1.       SCIENCE BASED on fishes and their world and the “why” (as we understand it) of fish behavior. a.       What Fish See, Understanding the optics and color shifts for designing lures and flies. i.      By Colin J Kageyama b.      Through the Fish’s Eye, An anglers guide to fish behavior. i.      By… Read more »

Crystal Coast GPS

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Important Crystal Coast GPS (N latitude/W longitude)   BIG ROCK: (34 09.94/76 10.79, 34 18.31/76 11.05, 34 10.62/76 08.40) It is located 39 mi.  SE of Beaufort Inlet at a heading of 161 degrees.  Less crowded is the Swansboro Hole 16 mi.  SW of the Big Rock (34 00.461/76 16.085) The Rise: N 34 00… Read more »

Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for March 2016

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Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for March 2016 Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from high of 54-degrees to a low of 44-degrees with an average of 49.9-degrees (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a high of 60-degrees and a low of 35-degrees with an average of 49.6-degrees (red squares). Last Feb. average for the surf was 45.3,… Read more »

To Braid or not to Braid, that is the Q?

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  Braided line, why, how and trouble free usage! by Dr. Bogus http://www.ncoif.com/braided-line-trouble-free-usage-by-dr-bogus/   What are super-braid fishing lines? Remember the original braided fishing line? Dacron polyester by DuPont. Today’s gel-spun polyethylene fibers make up the NEW braided fishing lines Fireline, PowerPro, Tuf Line, Sufix etc. Not for casual user, took me 2-years to get… Read more »

The lore and names behind the Rocks of the Crystal Coast

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The lore and names behind the Rocks of the Crystal Coast, By Dr. Bogus and many thanks to Capt. Lee Manning. There’s an old adage good fishing and structure go hand-in-hand. Food and shelter beget little fish, which beget bigger fish and so on to the biggest of fish. This goes for freshwater, saltwater, inshore,… Read more »