Outer Banks

Got to Avon Saturday night. Rained most of the day yesterday. Beautiful this morning. Fishing ain’t too good so far, but who cares when you are in one of the last unspoiled spots on the east coast.

 

Nice photos, thanks for posting. We have a great site reserved at the NPS Frisco Campground 10/21-25 and looking forward to a bit of OBX time.

 

Group of 3 yotas heading to Cape Lookout the 22nd-26th. If anyone sees us down there make sure you stop by.

 

Portsmouth Island or South Core? Wish we could join ya but may have a need to return home quickly so will have to live with just Hatteras - poor us If Portsmouth, tell Kari and Rick that Al from Tarboro says Hi.

 

We will be on south core. Had a truck cancel last minute so there may be a ferry spot opening up.

 

Can you camp on that beach?

 

No, but there are many campgrounds basically right behind the dunes.

 

I don’t think you can “camp” on the beach but there is no restriction about being on the beach all night. People stay out there and fish all night. We were out there last night till about 11pm. You can have a fire on the beach as long as you get a permit. The fire permits are free. The driving permit is not. $50 for 10 days, $100 per year. The rules for night driving change during different times of the year.

 

Will be on Corolla next week for a few days.

 

Fishing is still not good. We went down to the south end of Hatteras Island today and tried it. We have only caught a few small blues, one undersized drum, and a few pompanos. We did see a guy in Frank & Frans yesterday with a 5lb trout he caught on the sound side.

 

Fishing still sucks, but the weather is beautiful!

 

OBX Fishing trip 2020....had a blast!

 

North end of corolla. Near Corova.
Black drum and reds all day.

 

A terrible fire in Buxton took four members of the family of an active duty Coastguardsman and left two other families devastated with just the clothes on their backs. Please consider donating money or items. Thank you.
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Another OBX casualty.

 

that sucks

 

Made another trip out to Ocracoke Island.
Ferry ride from Hatteras.

Caught some nice skates. Fought a bigger one for an hour and a half before it broke off.




Beautiful moonlit night!

 

I foul hooked one of those big butterfly rays once. Walked me a 1/4 mile down the beach.

 

Anyone ever fish in the sound around Oregon inlet or near Manteo in a kayak? Looking to bring mine down this year to try it.

 

I too plan to do this. I've been told to not hit Oregon Inlet in a kayak as the flow is just too unpredictable. Thinking of doing the sound-side kayak fishing trip offered by Kitty Hawk Kites out of either Manteo or Nags Head and bring my own yak just to get a sense of where they go and what conditions are like. (It's $100 if you bring your own yak, 4 hrs on the water.) I'll be at OBX next week w/o the yak to check things out as well...