Outer Banks Archives - Page 13 of 14

Hurricane Sandy has closed sections of NC 12 and shut down the southern Outer Banks, flooding villages like Buxton (above), flattening dunes and damaging fishing piers.

Piers damaged, southern OBX still closed except to residents

After Hurricane Sandy’s winds, waves, rain and beach- and road-eating waves, the main problem for fishermen on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is lack of access. […]

William Maxwell and his friends landed this stringer of vermillion snapper and sea bass while fishing on the Miss Hatteras headboat.

Headboats catching Outer Banks bounty on offshore, inshore bottom-fishing trips

Walter Taylor

On a sizzling July Day, William Maxwell of Wilton, Ct., and his friends toted a heavy stringer of black sea bass and vermillion snapper from the Miss Hatteras headboat back to the dock. […]

Capt. Bruce Armstrong Jr. said dolphin fishing has been excellent off the Outer Banks, especially Hatteras, in recent weeks.

Billfish, dolphin key Outer Banks bluewater action

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishing is jumping at Hatteras, and so are some of the fish. […]

The National Park Service has formalized restrictions on the use of off-road vehicles on the Outer Banks beaches.

Outer Banks residents, businesses take big hit from final NPS decision on beach driving

Craig Holt

The National Park Service announced on Jan. 23 its final rule for off-road beach driving and public beach access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and, as expected, it drew mixed reviews from Outer Banks residents, businesses and environmental groups. […]

Young anglers often become hooked on surf fishing during the fall run of Cape Hatteras redfish.

October, November are top months for reds in OBX surf

Craig Holt

Each fall after the first cold snaps of October, red drum pour out of the inlets and swim along Outer Banks beaches. […]

Backlashes

OBX residents face another access loss

Craig Holt

Frank Folb, who owns Frank & Fran’s tackle shop at Avon, admits his comment about a Washington, D.C., federal judge’s decision was one percent hyperbole and 99 percent frustration. […]

Anglers fear that surf-fishing could be curtailed severely at places such as Cape Point near Buxton if the National Park Service enforces piping plover critical habitat range.

Judge’s decision is setback for Outer Banks beach-access supporters

Craig Holt

Outer Banks residents and visiting anglers who visit the Cape Hatteras National Seashore believe that flawed science is behind the federal government’s attempts to shut down public beach access.
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Rob Alderman shows off the kind of fish — a bull red — that’s available for kayak-bound anglers in the Atlantic Ocean outside of Outer Banks inlets.

Outer Banks ’Yakking

Phillip Gentry

Matt Landrum get to work and play at the same time. Standing in a parking area at the base of the Mann’s Harbor Bridge, surrounded by vehicles carrying colorful kayaks, Landrum prepared to join a small armada of paddlers heading out on a beautiful morning. […]

Anglers are catching large numbers of big cobia when the weather permits.

Perfect storm of cobia hits southern OBX

Craig Holt

The bad news from the Outer Banks is a freak early summer nor’easter has made fishing from boats almost impossible the last three days. […]

Surf fishing for big red drum is productive now at the Outer Banks as Jason Shive proves.

OBX surf fishing hits peak now

Craig Holt

If you can pull yourself away from deer hunting this week (the rut’s in full swing across most of eastern and central North Carolina and muzzle-loader season opens Nov. 7 in the piedmont), you might consider heading to the Outer Banks for some surf fishing. […]