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Nothing could be finer

November 20, 2008 at 2:48 pm 1 comment

The first mate and I began our day trying to decide – fishing for rockfish on the boat in the sound or sea trout in the surf.  With the winds blowing a little stiff out of the west, we decided not to fight nature and try and enjoy the calmness of the ocean.

We loaded the truck and headed for Coquina Beach, just north of Oregon Inlet.  With the waves less than one foot and a slight breeze on a low tide, I knew we were just going to catch some sun.  As the day grew long and unsuccessful, we moved up the beach to Southern Shores.  There we settled in to one of my favorite spots just before high tide.

Wading my way through the sloughs and ever increasing rip current, I found the edge of a large hole.  These “holes” are created when incoming tides rush onto the beach, churn against the shore and find a weak spot to escape back out to sea.

In these holes, aggressive fish wait to ambush other’s struggle to their attempt to secure a safe spot from the violent surf.

 I tried several different lures and casting methods and with each cast. I felt the line pull unlike that of the current.  With a lot of luck and fairly good skill, we had a four pound Sea Trout for our dinner and a 26 inch puppy drum (or “Redfish for our Southern neighbors) for later.

Finally, on a perfect day in the Outer Banks, we found ourselves catching. 

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