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For the week ending August 28

Ocean: Offshore fishing was very good with a full spectrum of species caught in moderate to high numbers. Yellowfin, blackfin, bigeye and skipjack tunas, along with dolphin, wahooand amberjacks covered the docks. Anglers reported excellent catches of sailfish, blue marlin and white marlin. Ocracoke and Hatteras anglers caught assorted bottom fish, including barrelfish, triggerfishes, black sea bass, blueline tilefish, vermillion snapper, blackbelly rosefish, snowy and yellowedge groupers. Midrange success was fair to good and concentrated around eight miles offshore yielding some very large king mackerel, with a few scattered red drum and striped bass mixed in. Artificial reefs provided nice catches of tautog, sheepshead, black drum, and spadefish while little else was available. Near-shore anglers had a tough time due to rough seas, but bluefishand Spanish mackerel were caught in large numbers when permitted.

Inlets/Sounds/Bays: Success rates in these waters showed notable improvement. Striped bass catches were good at Manns Harbor and increased throughout the area. Primary targets of most anglers were floundersand spotted seatrout with varied results. Flounders were caught in low to moderate amounts with approximately 50 percent being legal sized. Nearly all spotted seatrout catches were from the early evening lasting until midmorning, dropping off sharply afterwards. Croaker, kingfishes (sea mullets), and spot were caught consistently in these waters.

Piers/Shore: Anglers fishing from piers caught high volumes of Spanish mackerel and bluefish in short bursts. Large kingfishes (sea mullets) were abundant with slightly lower numbers of spot, croaker, and pompano. Red drum catches increased in regularity. Assorted species were caught in low to moderate amounts including pinfish, pigfish, spadefish, needlefish, black drum, banded rudderfish, sheepshead, flounders, weakfish, spotted seatrout, skates, rays and assorted sharks.