avon surf -week of 7/26-8/1

[grouse789]

heyguys,
my buddy and i are in avon we were planning on fishing out of our yaks in the sound and ocean. i know its the doldrums out here now, but hey we need to find some fish. i heard of a few specs in the surf early morning. what else can we chase after?
Also, we were wondering if any of you could recommend a good charter captain down here. willing to travel up to oregon inlet. looking for a good inshore captain, as well as an offshore captain. any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
desperatley seeking fish!
SOS
PS WERE HERE NOW IN AVON AND WILL BE CHECKING THE LAPTOP> PLEASE HELP>>>> ...---...

[Thumb-Burner]

go south young man!! hit the point at buxton (if you have 4wd) or hatteras inlet for both early morning and late evening spanish mackeral bite.

[Steve in Mass]

Find the specks in the sound....if you are in Avon, they are close by, and if ya got yaks, they are closer than you think.....all I'm gonna say is think just a bit SOUTH, and a channel and an island......after that, you're on your own....(but if ya stop by and talk to Frank, and mention my name, he MIGHT clue ya in...... )....but that's up to him.....

[grouse789]

hey -thanks for the quick reply guys.
will investigate and post results...
avon surf ocean side dead today, but will check out sound side south tomorrow.
any ideas about tins vs. baits vs. plugs for
the specks??? also, any decent action for
summer flounder on the sound/inlet??? we
set killie pot and have plenty o' 'chogs.
thanks

[Thumb-Burner]

check pm's

[grouse789]

hey you guys thanks for the tips we headed to frank n frans this am, got the scoop on the slow action, but Frank says there are specks to be had. he too suggested the island area you mentioned. we we armed ourselves with twister tails and paddled out of askins creek today, only to fight the wind all the way to canadian hole (windy hole is more like it). no fish lots O skates, and lots of wind. lol well the wives enjoyed tha paddle. tonight will be different we are going to give it a shot down there. hopefully the wind will die down. ok the PM report will come later. hey tha

[grouse789]

hey you guys thanks for the tips we headed to frank n frans this am, got the scoop on the slow
action, but Frank says there are specks to be had. he too suggested the island area you mentioned. we we armed ourselves with twister tails and paddled out of askins creek today, only to fight the wind all the way to canadian hole (windy hole is more like it). no fish lots O skates, and lots of wind. lol well the wives enjoyed tha paddle. tonight will be different we are going to give it a shot down there. hopefully the wind will die down. ok the PM report will come later. hey thanks for the flouder tip too. my free time each day is from 430 am to 800 am. hope i can score some more fish. thanks again, and will be posting

[piney]

We stay in salvo & I fish the lagoons.Have caught redfish, trout and other fish.
There is a housing devolpment that has a dock & ramp with alot of little cuts & island,great fishing in am but wind surfers in pm.
Also have caught croaker & pompano on surf about half mile south of ramp that is on way out of salvo (south #48 ? )on clam bits.Best fishing am-pm,no luck during day.

[piney]

Oregon Inlet has about every kind of charter,check website. We fish on Sea Angel out of Hatteras landing $750 + tip,4 white marlin,12 dolphin last trip in may.They have make up charters if you do not want to spend $$ on boat.head boat(Odens Landing) Miss Hateras $75 + tip is good for a day of wreck fishing,caught big amberjack last time,along with red snapper & trigger fish

[grouse789]

hey guys, thanks so much for all the tips and tricks!. no we didnt catch any specks. i had alot of rubber tails nipped off by some critter or another as i worked the jigs back to shore. i saw a couple of other ppl fishing the sound down there but dint see anyone catch anything. the big news seemed to concern a 63 pound king mack that a kid caught off avon pier. well my buddy and i foolishly took a charter out from manteo to catch some fish. well we caught a few short stripes, dopey little croaker, and it gets worse.... small i mean small little (yes grab on to your hats..) small bullheads yes the freshwater ones.. lol they weent longer than my hand. i felt my wifes eyes burning a hole in my back after dropping 150 dollars to catch tiny bullheads around the manteo bridges. just slap a sucker tag to my forehead. anyway my buddy left and i had the second week 8/1-8/8 to myself. i explores oregon inlet, and discovered i should have fished here all along. i figured out the sloughs pretty easily, and caught flounder stripers and those nasty lil mystery fish that kept nibbling the tails off my twistertails. plus on the ocean side about 4 miles south of oregon inlet. the pelicans and terns played host to the throngs of spanish macks spraying the surface as they harrassed baitfish everywhere. unfortunatly i couldnt cast far enough to reach them, and after last seasons mishap with trying to fish my yak on the ocean (while towing a shark{true story but thats for another time}) i didnt want to brave the waves.. but i love the OBX and will certainly return again. possibly this fall. oregon inlet i am yours.. oh yea, anyone ever come across a mother load of oysters just west of rodanthe????? hint hint theres an old old wreck nearby.....

[steve andrews]

Since you are going to be on the OBX another week, catch the ferry over to Ocracoke your wife will enjoy it. Talk to Bob and Nancy at Tradewinds Tackle, they will put you on fish. A good website for info on the OBX is
saltwatersurffisherman

Happy fishing

[OBX Bound]

Sounds like you had fun anyways? I'm taking my new Kayak down there for the first time in 2 weeks. I'll be staying in Avon. I'm going to paddle the sound and want to try the ocean. I'd love to hear the shark story in the ocean? Any advice would be very appreciated......