Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from high of 77° to a low of 66° with an average of 72.9° (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a high of 79° a low of 57° with an average of 69.8° (red squares). This October had a few ups and downs but was basically a normal October profile of… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Fishing
Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for September 2017
Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from Low of 74° to a high of 81° with an average of 77.3° (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a low of 68° a high of 81° with an average of 76.6° (red squares). September temperatures were nearly flat with a slight downward trend with most of the month running… Read more »
Flounder biology and regs with Mike Loeffler (NCDMF)
On Monday 8/28/17, Mike Loeffler was a guest on my radio show (www.thetalkstation.com, WTKF 107.1 FM, 1240 AM). Mike is a fisheries biologist for NCDMF and is the species lead for flounder here in North Carolina. Here is a transcription of that radio show with Mike Loeffler, Mr. Flounder floundering around with Dr. Bogus On… Read more »
Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for August 2017
Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from Low of 77° to a high of 84° with an average of 80.5° (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a low of 75° a high of 87° with an average of 80.9° (red squares). August temperatures were nearly flat with a slight upward trend mid month falling off the last… Read more »
Presto Pesto Flounder
Presto Pesto Flounder (13 Oct 98) 2 flounder fillets (skinned) several fresh basil leaves fresh basil pesto fresh juice from ¼ lemon ¼ onion S & P to taste 1 plum tomato Parmesan cheese 1 stalk celery Preparation: *Place aluminum foil on… Read more »
Flounder (or trout) with sautéed veggies
Flounder (or trout) with sautéed veggies (Oct 2010) 3-T olive oil 1-tomato 4-T butter 1-jalapeno pepper 2-garlic cloves parsley 1-onion fresh juice from ½ lemon 8-oz. mushrooms sherry to taste 4-flounder fillets salt & pepper Preparation: In a food processor first… Read more »
Flounder with Garlic Mustard Sauce
Flounder with Garlic Mustard Sauce, By Dr. Bogus Ingredients: 2-T. Olive oil 2-T. Butter 4-Garlic cloves, chopped 1/2 lb Shrimp, shelled, deveined and butterflied 4-flounder fillets, skinned 1/2 C. White wine Juice from 1/2 lemon 2-T. Dijon mustard 1/2-t. thyme (fresh if available) Salt & pepper 1/4 C. Parmesan cheese Cooking Directions :… Read more »
Browned Butter Sauteed Fish
Browned Butter Sautéed Fish Ingredients: 1/4 cup sliced almonds 1 cup Panko bread crumbs 1/4 teaspoon garlic power 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 egg, beaten 1/4 cup reduced-fat buttermilk or milk 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons light olive oil 1 pound flounder, speckled trout, tilapia, red snapper, or any firm white,… Read more »
Emerald Isle Water Temperatures for July 2017
Surf at Bogue Pier ranged from Low of 77° to a high of 81° with an average of 79.0° (blue diamonds). Bogue Sound had a low of 76° a high of 85° with an average of 82.3° (red squares). July temperatures were nearly flat with a slight downward trend, unusual for July with most of… Read more »
2016 Recreational Catch Statistics (NCDMF)
Recent headlines from Marine Fisheries: “NC Recreational Salt Water Landings Down”. NCDMF has reported that although the fishing effort is up, that is there were 16% more fishing trips in 2016 compared to 2015, anglers caught 18% fewer fish. But as always the devil is in the details! One bright spot is last year’s great… Read more »