Thursday, July 3, 2008    Many visitors are showing up for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. Rain showers are not forecasted till Monday or Tuesday of next week. Several fishermen are renewing their CRFL licenses and first time sixteen year olds are buying theirs for the first time.    Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.95 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 9:10 am 9:41 pm     Low 3:14 am 2:58 pm

Tuesday, July 1, 2008    Cooler morning today. No fishing reports at this time.  Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.95 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 7:16 am 7:56 pm     Low 1:28 am 1:04 pm

Sunday, June 29, 2008    Fly Fishing just north of Kure Pier, big game hunter hooks into something and never sees what he hooks on chartreuses lure.    Surf has lots of swimmers and surfers over the weekend. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.94 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 5:15 am 6:03 pm     Low 11:06 am --:-- pm

Thursday, June 26, 2008    Bleak goes the fishing reports for today!     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.94 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 8:18 am 3:04 pm     Low 8:18 am 9:16 pm

Wednesday, June 25, 2008    Warmer weather is back with lots of humidity. Fishing reports are about the same as last weekend. Spots, Virginia Mullets and Croakers making many happy meals.     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.94 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 1:15 am 2:05 pm     Low 7:29 am 8:07 pm

Sunday, June 22, 2008    We all found ourselves under one heavy rain shower yesterday. Lighting bolts and thunder had many of us scared to hold a fishing rod next to a mass of water. Today, several folks are taking advantage of crabbing. Virginia Mullets and Croakers are still the # one catch. 12-20 inch Sand sharks are annoying many fishermen. "Shrimp too expensive to feed these fish", quoted one fisher lady.    This just in. Heavy rains, trees down and street flooding in northern New Hanover County. 4:34pm.     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.99 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 11:31 am 11:43 pm     Low 5:29 am 5:12 pm
Saturday, June 21, 2008 6:25 am.     Pictures worth a 1000 words. Click box to see Robert's fish!>> Robert tells me that fresh cut bait on a Carolina Rig does wonders in the early morning hours. Many time these beautiful fish run in pairs. (M avenue, three blocks north of stoplight, Kure Beach.)    Stay tuned.....................

Friday, June 20, 2008    Recreational fisherman ask, "Do I need a 'fishing' licenses to fish even if I don't catch any fish?" Catching fish and fishing are not the same, so the state now charges for saltwater 'fishing' regardless of the catch.      Saltwater boaters should be reminded to remove the wheels from their boat trailers often and lubricate the rims & hardware properly. Blow-outs may be a real time consuming process.         Now for some good fish CATCHING REPORTS!!   Bird takes minnow from minnow tank. This happen in broad daylight, two witnesses!!   One pound of $8.00 heads-off shrimp yields a nice catch of 25 or more fish for one fisherman today. Other fishermen catch over 75 by pulling an all-nighter on surf.     Overcast day with a dark cloud or two offers some good relief from the heat.     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.99 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 10:07 am 10:26 pm     Low 4:17 am 3:43 pm

Wednesday, June 18, 2008    Private fishing charters are reporting a good number of Spanish Mackerel offshore.     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.99 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 8:49 am 9:12 pm     Low 3:04 am 2:24 pm   

Tuesday, June 17, 2008    Super-Hot Tuesday!! One can fry and egg on the sidewalk!     NC Fisheries are closing the Strip Bass season July 1, 2008. Click for more details. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.95 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 8:10 am 8:35 pm     Low 2:26 am 1:45 pm   

Sunday, June 15, 2008    Hectic weekend! Many personalities to work with! Karen and I made it though like good sports! Fishing reports were pretty good for most. Virginia Mullets, Croakers and Spots were reported by many! Kure Pier had wonderful catches.    Stay tuned! Gasoline $4.03 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 6:48 am 7:18 pm     Low 1:06 am 12:26 pm   

Thursday, June 12, 2008    84 degrees at 11:15 am. Not many fishermen in today. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.99 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 4:24 am 5:11 pm     Low 10:20 am 11:31 pm   
 
Wednesday, June 11, 2008    Heavy heat wave hits Kure Beach. No fishing reports at 3:00pm. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.99 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 3:29 am 4:21 pm     Low 9:35 am 10:34 pm   

Tuesday, June 10, 2008    Reports continue to come in on Virginia Mullets and Croakers. Yesterday set a heat wave record for Wilmington. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.95 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 2:33 am 3:25 pm     Low 8:47 am 9:30 pm   

Sunday, June 8, 2008   HOT-Humid-Heat wave sets in as fishermen clean their catches of Virginia Mullets and Croakers. "A pretty good mess for this time of year!" quoted one fisherman. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.95 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 12:41 am 1:23 pm     Low 7:04 am 7:14 pm   

Thursday, June 5, 2008    Another lazy morning here in Kure Beach. Looks like the "Kure Beach Fishing Pier" is getting ready for another "Step up Soldiers" event soon.  A very special "thank-you" event for our Veterans!!       Little while ago, I made a call into the Carolina Beach Town Hall regarding fishing their public lake. There are no signs posting no fishing at CB Lake but, the consensus there and all up and down the beach is,  "Do not to eat any fish caught from the lake or yacht basin. Most of these waters are storm water runoff".     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.83 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 10:21 am 10:51pm     Low 4:24 am 4:06 pm   

Wednesday, June 4, 2008    BIG, BIG thanks to Mike! Mike email me this morning informing me the NC Fisheries changed its freshwater fishing requirements in 2007 to require everyone to have a valid license when fishing any public waters in the state of North Carolina. According to NC DMF, this includes all those who fish with a worm hooked on a string,  tied to their very own big toe while sleeping next to any public stream in our wonderful state!   Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.83 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 9:24 am 9:57pm     Low 3:30 am 9:57 pm

Tuesday, June 3, 2008     Fisherman reports a "Whopper Flounder was hooked and landed on the Kure Beach Fishing Pier today!!"  Yesterday's natural bait question.  [Although most streams and rivers in the state are considered public waters, access to a stream or river may not be. Always obtain permission from the landowner before entering, crossing or fishing from private property. A valid North Carolina fishing license is required for inland and joint waters AND (2007) when hook­and­line fishing in one's county of residence with natural bait. For more information concerning licenses and fishing regulations, contact the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) by calling or writing the Commission... http://www.ncwildlife.org/pg03_fishing/pg3d6.htm]  Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.86 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 8:28 am 9:03pm     Low 2:14 am 2:37 pm  

Monday, June 2, 2008    Couple came in the shop today wanting to get the proper fishing license.  Fishing in Sutton Lake, northern New Hanover County, requires a freshwater licenses. Fishing in the Cape Fear River north of Sutton Lake is joint waters so a minimum of a CRFL >or< a Freshwater License will do. Fishing in the Carolina Beach Yacht Basin, Ocean or Cape Fear River from the beach or banks of Pleasure Island requires a CRFL. Now get this, fishing in Carolina Beach Lake requires a freshwater licenses. The CRFL doesn't meet the minimum requirements fishing here. I will check on the freshwater live-baits exemptions tomorrow with the local NC DMF. To see this and more valuable North Carolina information regarding the where too's with which fishing licenses, click NC Wildlife's Maps Website.  Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.86 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 7:33 am 8:09pm     Low 1:42 am 1:19 pm

Sunday, June 1, 2008    According to a local retired pilot, Kure Beach had rain and wind gust up to 52 MPH around 2 am this morning. The pilot, who many of you may know, still operates his very own weather station at his home. Small summer sharks are aggravating many fishermen. "We catching 30 per day on Kure Pier" reports one family. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.85 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 6:37 am 7:15pm     Low 12:46 am 12:25 pm

Saturday, May 31, 2008    Fisherman who follows the Daily Fishing Reports says, "There is no bait in the water nor birds diving in the water (feeding)".  Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.85 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 5:40 am 6:21pm     Low 11:32 am -:-- pm  

Friday, May 30, 2008    No reports today. Winds out of the south. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.89 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 4:42 am 5:27 pm     Low 10:40 am 11:47 pm  

Wednesday, May 28, 2008    No Reports other than a very hot heat wave of air passing thru town. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.89 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 2:46 am 3:35 pm     Low 8:59 am 9:40 pm  

Tuesday, May 27, 2008    No Reports.  As of today's date, NC Wildlife officials are reporting the CRFL, Coastal Recreational Fishing License, sales on a year to date basis are down 48,000 units. 128, 000, 2007 verse 80,00 in 2008.     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.89& up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 1:51 am 2:37 pm     Low 8:12 am 8:31 pm

Monday, May 26, 2008    Big crowed of folks down yesterday. Many were from Wilmington, Leland and the Fayetteville areas of eastern North Carolina. Fish catches from the surf were a bit off. Diesel Fuel at Monkey Junction is priced at $4.85 per gallon. Ouch!! Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.89& up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 12:59 am 1:39 pm     Low 7:26 am 7:25 pm

Saturday, May 25, 2008    9:30PM Heavy seas today! Boaters travel 45 miles out, find themselves taking 5 hours to get back in. Seas were 8 to 12 feet west of the Gulf Stream.     No reports at 10:30 am. Cooler weather and strong wind gust are coming in from the north. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.89& up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 11:55 am --:-- pm     Low 6:00 am 5:31 pm 

Thursday, May 22, 2008    Its been a busy week for us here in the store. We set up a new internet purchasing link on our site for folks to make their payments safe and online. Many details to consider for this type of transactions. No report over the past three day regarding fish catches.  We glad to have the Kure Keys Motel back. They had many irons in the fire this past spring. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.81& up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 10:28 am 10:48 pm     Low 4:40 am 4:02 pm 
 

Monday, May 20, 2008    Beautiful weather today. Wind blowing just out of the south. No reports at this time. Yesterday a fisherman was asking if its okay to clean fish on the beach? The last I heard, you are allowed to gut a "regulated fish" with its head and tail intact. If the fish is non-regulated, say a pin fish or other bait fish, the game officials need to be able to id the bait you are using.  Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.79 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 9:12 am 9:32 pm     Low 3:24 am 2:46 pm

Sunday, May 18, 2008    Mixed reports today. Surf was bleak on catching  fish in front of the Blue Marlin Apartments. Yesterday many  Black Drums and Virginia Mullets were brought to shore. Kure Pier fishermen coming in caught fish. Weather has been very changeable noted our new pastor!     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.79 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 7:57 am 8:19 pm     Low 2:07 am 8:19 pm

Friday, May 16, 2008 Hundreds turn out today for 10TH ANNUAL CAPE FEAR DISABLED SPORTSMAN FISHING TOURNAMENT held on Kure Pier. Hot weather has returned. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.79 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Tomorrow's tides  Hi 6:37 am 7:06 pm     Low 12:43 am 12:23 pm

Thursday, May 15, 2008    Spanish Mackerel are reported just north of here. They were here a few weeks ago yet they should return here soon. Today winds are again coming from the south. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.72 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 5:53 am 6:26 pm     Low 11:46 am --:-- pm

Wednesday, May 14, 2008    Bluefish continue to be sought after today. Hopkins lures and number 2/0 hooks were in demand. Winds at 5 o'clock are coming slowly from the southwest. Stay tuned! Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.72 & up  for regular.   Tomorrow's tides  Hi 5:04 am 5:43 pm     Low 11:05 am 11:55 pm

Tuesday, May 13, 2008    Cooler weather has come into town. Winds out of the Northeast around 12 knots. No reports at this time. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.72 & up  for regular.   Today's tide report from NOAA Tides Wilmington Beach.

Monday, May 12, 2008    Several fishermen from Tennessee are in town looking for some action. Winds and rains have died down from yesterdays weather fronts. We did not have the dangerous high winds the western part of the state had. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.68 & up  for regular.   Today's tide report from NOAA Tides Wilmington Beach.

Sunday, May 11, 2008    Happy Mother's day! Southwest winds continue as skies clear up after a good Sunday morning rain shower falls all during church services. No fishing reports to report. Sorry.     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.58 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report from NOAA Tides Wilmington Beach.

Friday, May 9, 2008    Winds were coming from the southwest most of the day. No reports at this time.    Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.58 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Thursday, May 8, 2008    Very slim on fishermen today. One fisherman stopped in for some Bloodworms, he reported a big fire with lots of black smoke up on Carolina Beach road / US421 this afternoon. Traffic has been rerouted and folks are reporting driving delays running over one hour long.     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.58 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Wednesday, May 7, 2008    Hot weather has run several fishermen and their wife's off the beach today. Two monster sized Bluefish were caught yesterday off the south end below the Fort Fisher State Park. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.568 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Monday, May 5, 2008    We have had some computer software issues that have delayed our reports. Sorry for the interruptions. Friday and Saturday were very slow for our guest fishing in front of the Blue Marlin. Fishermen fishing the south end of the island landed several 22 to 30 inch Bluefish. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.58 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Thursday, May 1, 2008 pm   There is a big fish fry going on in front of the Blue Marlin Apartments. Virginia Mullets, Black Drum and Pompanos make a fantastic meal.  Charcoal and hot vegetable oil frying with the fresh aroma of fish are enticing the senses in the salty air. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.51 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Wednesday, April 30, 2008     Our guest are catching a variety of fish in front of the Blue Marlin Apartments. Four non-keeper Flounders, several keeper Pompanos, Black Drums and Virginia Mullets are keeping this family occupied. Today the are getting much larger in the surf. A commercial Fishermen is hauling in lots of fish about 70 yards out.     Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.51 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Tuesday, April 29, 2008     Large Virginia Mullets continue to be caught on the surf in front of the Blue Marlin Apartments. "Nice and fat" according to one of our guest.  "Sand flees are working great!" Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.51 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Monday, April 28, 2008   Gentle rain showers have fallen this evening. Virginia Mullets are showing up in the surf. There are 3 times a many folks down this week as last week. Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.51 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

April 26, 2008    HAPPY  Kure Beach Street Festival 2008.  Just making a guess at the count, 300 people have come into our sleepy little town to enjoy the second annual KB street festival. Trade vendors from craft makers to cooking plus all of the town's community civic committees are making a good showing.    Fishing reports are slow at the moment. Southeast wind is blowing a stiff 15 knots breeze out of the south. Stay tuned!     Gasoline $3.51 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Thursday April 24, 2008    Business has picked back up for us! Gas prices and a slow economy has put the breaks on things in Kure Beach. Some business that are normally open this time of year are waiting until June to open.  Across the river, Yaupon Beach Fishing Pier has close for good according to the local newspaper.     Today we weighed a 8.39 lb Bluefish.   Click box to see John's fish!>>      Stay tuned! Gasoline $3.54 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower 

Friday, April 11, 2008   Just down from the Blue Marlin Apartments, frozen Sand Flees are catching several large size Virginia Mullets . Starting at sunrise and going into the late morning has been very productive.  Stay tuned!     Gasoline $3.21 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower   

Tuesday, April 8, 2008     Fisherman and friends limit out on Bluefish yesterday. Shrimp proved to be very productive. Stay tuned!     Gasoline $3.21 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower   

Sunday April 6, 2008    We were are off to a new season! So far fishing reports have been few and far between. In March, fishermen fishing about one mile out were catching Virginia Mullets. Bluefish have shown up over the past two weeks. Many Skates and Blowfish too. Overall, we have not seen many fishermen this season. Easter was nice, yet the past two weekends have been very  cool and wet . Starting this week we are getting in our summer trade goods. Stay tuned!     Gasoline $3.23 & up  for regular.   Today's  tide report @ Frying Pan Tower   

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