nags head in 2 weeks

The Omelet · 05-09-2007, 04:40 PM

going to the outer banks (nags head) for the first time in 2 weeks. can anyone provide info on beaches in nags head? im renting a house about 10 miles north of oregon inlet on the ocean side. how important is distance for casting and how much weight should be required to reach the suds?

Ocracokeobx · 05-09-2007, 04:45 PM

I just came back from Nags Head, I couldn't fish Oregon Inlet due to some extreme wind, but I know from past years that you should fish Oregon Inlet with a boat.
If your surf fishing, I'd head down the National Seashore into Rodanthe or Salvo and hit the beaches there.

The Omelet · 05-09-2007, 04:50 PM

i was hoping to park my butt on the beach of the house that we are staying at and fishing from there. Am i being naive?

derf · 05-09-2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The Omelet

i was hoping to park my butt on the beach of the house that we are staying at and fishing from there. Am i being naive?

you can do that

we used to do it a few days when we stayed in nags head and didn't want to drive south

The Omelet · 05-09-2007, 05:11 PM

any advice on casting distances?

derf · 05-09-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The Omelet

any advice on casting distances?

well up there you probably aren't gonna need a 100 yard + cast like you do at the point

everything i've caught up there has been in close ...but it all depends on what the beach structure is .

dawiggs · 05-10-2007, 06:42 PM

You should be able to fish in front of your house. Suggest you stop by a tackle shop and they can get you rigged up with bottom rigs, sinkers, bait, etc.(in-expensive). Also go by one of the piers and see what they are catching.
Good Luck,
dave

Porktown · 05-14-2007, 11:08 AM

The bait shop is always the best bet for info at a specific location, but they will likely give you what has been working for the past few weeks. This will sometimes work, and other times be nothing.

Here's some basic surf info, that has worked for me. I have always done pretty good during high tide, in the first slough. (link is to a must read, for reading the surf - this will double your chances of catching fish, if you do not already know this info)

http://www.stripersonline.com/surfta...d.php?t=499655

Using smaller hooks, blood worms or fish bites are always a good start, cast about 10 feet out, right past the shore breakers. Weight will be determined by the conditions. Calm water will only need an ounce, heavy currents may need up to 6+ ounces. This will likely get you, kingfish, flounder, spots, and some other possibilities. You can cut these up for bigger fish (if legal size). I'd still cast in this slough during high tide, or wade out to the first sand bar during low tide and cast out far.

I do more surf fishing in the NE, but would imagine many of the same lures would work here as well. Bucktails, swimshad, Gotcha plugs, twister tails, surface plugs, and jerk baits (Fin S). You never know until you try them. For lures, try casting at angles, even almost parellel to the beach in that slough, straight out too. You'll likely be forced to fish early morning and late evenings, due to the crowds / kids. This is usually the better times to fish anyway.

If you are targetting the big fish only (big drum and cobia), then you'll need some heavier gear, and probably want to cast out as far as possible. Check out some of the threads about the point or oracoke for info on these. I don't think Nags Head in 2 weeks will likely run many of these fish by you, but you never know. They definitely pass that area when the conditions are right.