By ROB ALDERMAN By ROB ALDERMAN 2016 continues to scoot on by at lightning pace as July 4 is already upon us. The Outer Banks has had decent weather for summer. While it has been very hot at times, we’ve also seen some cooler and wet days. Fishing is approaching the inevitable summer slow down. […]
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Given our recent temps and heat indexes, I would have to say that summer is officially off and running. Lately, it has been hot and muggy, with a couple scattered cooler days, but the heat is definitely here. But, no big deal, as we are surrounded by water and have plenty of ways to cool […]
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By ROB ALDERMAN By ROB ALDERMAN That time is once again upon us. The time when taking a five-minute drive turns into 15 or 20 minutes. The time when you walk into your favorite restaurant and you don’t know everyone sitting inside. The time when you go into the grocery store and there is no […]
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By ROB ALDERMAN By ROB ALDERMAN I’ll start by apologizing for a lack of reports lately. I had some medical issues that needed attention, but I am on the mend and moving forward. With that said, I did have a fair amount of time to monitor websites and social media for all things cobia, because […]
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The pretty weather managed to get some drum on the move. Catches from both ends of Ocracoke have made the reports and Tradewinds Tackle has been glad to share the reports and pics online. Plenty of sharks dominated Cape Point, with a handful of citation drum and some puppy drum on the move. But, the […]
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New fishing regulations on a popular species and two hard-hit local boats are making up most of the fishing chatter. Yes, bluefin tuna have shown up, but I’ll get to that in a minute. To start things off, cobia have been the talk of the Internet for the past couple of weeks. One or two […]
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The past couple of weeks the weather has been a little more like fall — or even more like pre-winter. The winds have seemed to spin in all directions, and we have had some heavy rains. Has this affected the fishing? It would appear that it has affected the red drum bite, since it has […]
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Since my last column, the red drum bite has picked up tenfold from pier and surf. From Salvo to Avon, the surf bite has been really good at times. Many citation fish have been landed by those targeting the big boys. I talked to friends who got into them and saw plenty of photos hitting […]
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It’s the end of October, and we are well into fall. After a brutal attack from Mother Nature at the end of September and earlier this month , the Outer Banks has had mainly mild weather. — maybe, at times, a little too mild to catch good numbers of the bigger fish. While citation-sized drum […]
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For two weeks now, we lived in a different world here on the Outer Banks. While fall generally has crazy weather, the past couple of weeks have made no sense. Northeast winds, rain, and general doom and gloom have dominated our scene almost nonstop. There were a couple small breaks when we saw some sun […]
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