DATE: Wednesday, April 2, 1997              TAG: 9704020493

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 

COLUMN: FISHING ON THE OUTER BANKS

SOURCE: DAMON TATEM

                                            LENGTH:   25 lines

ROUGH SEAS LIMIT TAKE IN NORTHERN AREAS

Pier fishing along the northern beaches and along the north end of Hatteras Island was slow Monday and Tuesday because of gusty winds and rough seas.

The story was quite a bit different on Frisco Pier, where lots of nice sea mullet were landed on bloodworms and squid Monday afternoon from 1 p.m. until dark.

Most of the fish weighed about a pound and were taken from halfway out on the pier to the end. Action slowed Tuesday, with only scattered mullet and sharks landed.

Surf fishing was very slow from Corolla to Buxton Monday and Tuesday. Persistent surfcasters south of Cape Point managed to catch a few toadfish, sea mullet and flounder, but action wasn't consistent.

No offshore trips have been run along the Dare coast for the past few days because of adverse conditions.

The water temperature was 48 degrees Tuesday at the Army Corps of Engineers Pier in Duck, and 59 degrees at Frisco Pier on Hatteras Island.

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