Friday, September 30, 2011 Winds have blown from the southeast over the past three day. This put a halt to catching fish. However, I spoke with our friend from Rowan County. Today his wife hauled in a 24 in puppy drum off the north end of Carolina Beach. Rains are falling as I type. Gas prices have lowered. $3.39 are showing up here and there. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.39 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 We had some Wi-Fi and network setbacks over the past week, should be fully up by this time tomorrow. Local Fishermen stopped by yesterday. He was rejoicing in his catch of Flounders and Bluefish. The shrimp he bought from us worked. He reported his catch came from the area of the first crossover at Fort Fisher. Another local fisherman - CEO has a new fishing friend. "She's a great cook"! He stopped by to show off their nice 15 plus inch Flounder. Clear skies have returned. Over the past week, more than 8 inches of rain have fallen. The big "in town" Lighting Strike we had yesterday was the talk of the town this morning. For us our surge protectors sounded like mouse traps going off. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.44 and up. Tide table
Saturday, September 17, 2011 NOON: LARGE SIZED SPOTS ARE BEING CAUGHT ON THE KURE BEACH FISHING PIER! Several Guest and Customers are really reeling them in by the bucket full's. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.49 and up. Tide table
Friday, September 16, 2011 Dip in the temperature this morning. Saw my first sweatshirt. Winds are blowing from the northeast. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.49 and up. Tide table
Thursday, September 15, 2011 Not many fishermen this week, but those who have fished, they are doing good. Spots in the surf, Flounders and Red Drum on the south end. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.49 and up. Tide table
Thursday, September 8, 2011 Spots reports continue to come in. Live Bloodworms are due tomorrow! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
Monday, Labor Day, September 5, 2011 Our Live Minnows are back! Flounder fishermen had a good time catching some 16 inchers over the weekend. Weather has been "too" fantastic! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
Thursday, September 1, 2011 DSL mainframe failed in ATT/Bellsouth Kure Beach substation this week. Technician reported a small fire occurred in the room. Now for some GOOD NEWS! Red Drum are back! 20 - 25 inches in length. You need to take a couple of licensed friends with you because only one Red Drum per person per day is allowed. 18 - 27 inches is the size limits. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
Sunday, August 28, 2011 Clear, hot, very little wind blowing is back after Hurricane Irene past 30 hours ago. No fishing reports at this time. At 11:30 am no one is answering the phone at the Fort Fisher State Park. (910) 458-5798. In a short summary, all is well in Kure Beach so come on down! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
WE ARE BACK !!!
RE-OPENED AFTER HURRICANE IRENE MISSED US!!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011 Kure Beach Public Works is busy batten down the hatches so to speak. Lifeguard stands moved to higher grounds, town equipments secured along with other choirs. At 12:30pm Hurricane Irene is forecasted to pass about 200 mile east of Kure Beach, NC. Sometime between 2 to 6 am Saturday morning. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
Thursday, August 25, 2011 Many of our regular guest are catching Spots. Big ones! Normally big Spots show up in late September and run through out October well into November. Other news: Hurricane Irene is still forecasted to past east of here Saturday Morning. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 "This morning", Hurricane Irene looks and is forecasted to past east, that's out to sea, of Kure Beach, NC. Surfers should have great wave actions. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Folks we got a Hurricane out there. She's about five days out. Forecasters are making us all aware. Spots are making a good showing. Kure Pier has Live Bloodworms. Shrimp and Cut Mullets are catching Flounders. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
Sunday, August 21, 2011 What a week! Computer Hard Drive Failure! Backups drives out of whack! Local Governments (three towns and county) spending other peoples money! AGAIN! 1,500 foot Atlantic Ocean waterspout moves onshore and cross over land into Carolina Beach Lake! Now official reports of a shark attack <click south of Kure Pier. Swimmer receives several stitches. Witness said the five footer circled and tried to strike twice before her husband got his wife out of the water. Now for the good news: Fishermen are reporting Spots by the dozens! Pompanos, Croakers and Flounders have been coming in from small to medium size all week long. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.59 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 We are back! The past five days have been very productive in catching Pompano, Croakers and Virginia Mullets. Most of the these fish were released while the bigger ones made it to the kitchen. The heat index has been a bearable this week. The southeast winds been very nice. "Notice southeast wind", statistically fish bit better on winds out of the north. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.59 and up. Tide table
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Pompano, Croakers and Virginia Mullets are making a fine showing this week! Today several of our guest and shop customers are reporting dozens of these delicacy caught! Folks this is the best news we heard in quite some time! Other news, the heat and humidity has drop off quite a bit today. Alleluia !! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.59 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 This morning, right in front of our apartments, our guest caught lots of pan sided Pompanos with shrimp. The massive heat streak continues. A few nights ago, WECT-TV6 reported the heat index at 11 pm was a muggy 96 degrees. Over the weekend a report came in that a person walking on Kure Pier was ticketed for stopping and holding a Pelican while someone took his picture. The person sat the bird back on the rail without harming the beautiful bird. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.59 and up. Tide table
Thursday, August 4, 2011 Hot - Hot - Humid Weather continues. In the evenings, surf fishing has produced Croakers up to 18 inches long. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.61 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 Charter Boat Fishermen are doing great on King and Spanish Mackerel. Grouper and Dolphin are making catches also. Of the few surf fishermen, they are fighting the heat! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.63 and up. Tide table
Sunday, July 31, 2011 Hot - Hot - Humid Weather has gripped the area this past week. Ice has been in big demand. Spots, Croakers and Virginia Mullets are doing okay. Gas Prices are up and down each day. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.68 and up. Tide table
Sunday, July 24, 2011 Happy Birthday to Someone Special!!!!!! Local fisherman enjoys day in the bay with his wife. The Croakers they caught made a nice meal. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.68 and up. Tide table
Friday, July 22, 2011 A second shark washes ashore last night. This one was smaller than Wednesday's shark. About six feet in length. Close by, a sea turtle came ashore and nested. Sea Turtle crews were making sure the area got fenced in properly. Heat index was in the upper eighties before 8:00 am. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.68 and up. Tide table
Thursday, July 21, 2011 WWayTV3 reported a "Big Dead Shark" <click on our block!! Ohio girl has fun catching Spots and Croakers during the cool of the day. Other folks are having a good time in the water and catching sunshine! Gas prices have worked their way above the $3.70 mark in many places. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.68 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Dry Ice? Folks I learned something today! Local grocery store "Harris Teeter" stocks dry ice. One of our guest taught this valuable lesson to me. She and her family fished the Atlantic yesterday. They made a valued catch of Grouper, Snapper along with other Delicacies. Other news: Every now and then we get a whiff of smoke coming from the Pender/Onslow County fire. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.58 and up. Tide table
Sunday, July 17, 2011 Hi winds blew Thursday, Friday and into Saturday noon. Not many folks wishing to fish these days. We did have a Freeman Park catch of a 16 inch Pompano. Other folks just bared the wind and went sun bathing. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.55 and up. Tide table
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 A very strong HEAT BLAST hit our beach today. Plus 99 degree heat index for sure! This morning a 2 pound Croaker was reported by Mom and Daughter fish team. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.53 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Small catches over the past week. Hot weather with a few heavy thunderstorms over the past week. Last Saturday lighting struck a new three story home. Fire broke out in the attic. During the event a local resident reported 5 inches of rain fell in his once dry rain gage in just under one hour. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.53 and up. Tide table
Monday, July 4, 2011 Happy 270th Birthday U. S. A !! Kure Pier has a wonderful crowed of folks fishing. Reports of Spanish, Bluefish and Croakers are quite common. Had a very unique report come in the other day. "Off shore Fly Fishing for Sharks". That's a first for me. Yesterday traffic was backed up all over the place. Today traffic's normal. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.39 and up. Tide table
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 "Not very big but we sure caught a lot, Spot, Croakers, Mullets and one Pompano" reported one fisherman. Over the past three day, winds have been persistently out of the southwest between 15 - 20 knots. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.45 and up. Tide table
Sunday, June 26, 2011 No reports. New group of fishermen were in today getting their fishing license renewed or first timers. Many were out-of-state fishermen from Wisconsin, Pennsville, Georgia and Tennessee. Today was the big day of the triathlon. Of the many smiling faces, I saw a very special participate, My Knee Doctor! << click Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.45 and up. Tide table
Saturday, June 25, 2011 Our guest were very happy with their "Fishing after Dark" adventures. Cooler weather and a pleasant catch of not too small and not too large to clean fish. Spots, Croakers, and VA mullets. Fishermen are finding it just too hot to fish during the day. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.49 and up. Tide table
Thursday, June 23, 2011 Other than some tourist coming in reporting Sand flees being hand-caught on the beach/surf there is nothing else to report. :( Big Forrest Fire! <click Pender county, apx. 45 miles north of Kure Beach has its hands full. "...As of this morning the fire had burned more than 18,000 acres..." Last reports show the fire heading into Onslow county. Nothing to compare to but as of today, our store has given up three ACs this week. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.49 and up. Tide table
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Over the past three days there has been a wonderful crowd of fishermen on the "Kure Beach Fishing Pier". Reports tell us Spots, Croakers and Virginia Mullets have been caught. Several of our guest have been dinning on their own catches and garden vegetables. Monday, New Hanover County temperatures hit a record high of 101 degrees. The high heat and humidity knocked out our shop's main AC unit. Gas prices have dropped about dime in places. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.49 and up. Tide table
Sunday, June 19, 2011 Around 3:30 pm Kure Beach was blessed with a wonderful and welcomed rain shower. Temperatures dropped which added to the joy. Minnow report turned into a 3 foot Gator report. This enlighten good fishermen was not too happy about his discovery. "Hope its Mom not around'! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.58 and up. Tide table
Saturday, June 18, 2011 This morning, warm summer weather continues as fishermen load up on Ice and Bait. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.58 and up. Tide table
Thursday, June 16, 2011 Staying up late, some of our guess caught many Spots, Croakers and Virginia Mullets. Some of the Mullets were up to 20 inches in length. In front of our apartments 10:30 pm to 1:00 am were very productive. Shrimp was the bait of choice. Today winds have been very strong blowing from the south west. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.58 and up. Tide table
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Very sad news. Last weekends fire has claimed a life. <click Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.58 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 No fish at this time. Lighting hit one of the power lines less than half block from our shop last night. Our guest in apartments 5 and 6 were in the dark for about 90 minutes. The accompanying flash rains produced water puddles 6 inches deep and up to 100 feet long. So much for Monday's report. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.58 and up. Tide table
Monday, June 13, 2011 No fish to report. Hot-Dry weather continues. Only a very slight chance of relief. Another drop in the price gasoline spotted. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.58 and up. Tide table
Saturday, June 11, 2011 Update: At 1:15 pm, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach and Federal Point Fire Departments had to respond to a very hot trailer fire. The warm summer heat was no help. Noon: Two boaters stopped in today to report they had got into a mess of Back Sea Bass yesterday on "Sheephead Rock"! Sheephead Rock is a natural underwater rock structure located about one mile out to sea off the Fort Fisher "land" Monument. At low tide and 3 foot seas, one looking through a pair of binoculars may see waves braking over her. This morning I spotted several boats fishing off Carolina Inlet. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.73 and up. Tide table
Friday, June 10, 2011 Surf reports are doing better! Croakers and Virginia Mullets in the morning. Hot weathers back but no rain is in site. Water sprinklers are a must to save the local gardens. Local Yellow Corn starting come in. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.73 and up. Tide table
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Kure Beach Fire Department was called out last night to retrieve two fishermen stranded on the "Rock-Wall" south of the ferry landing. They were about 2,500 feet out. All's well. Got Ice? Hot weather is giving a few Northerners a fit. Crabbing in the bay is a very popular activity. Chicken necks, Fish heads and bare feet make wonderful bait. Which reminded me, remember that 70's song, "Afternoon Delight" ? Its kind-a like an "Adam and Eve" story. At verse 3, "Started out this morning feeling so polite, I always thought a fish could not be caught that didn't bite, but you got some bait a-waiting and I think I might like nibbling a little Afternoon Delight..."? < click on then click "Open this content in a new window." I hoped your enjoyed! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.73 and up. Tide table
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 " What's all the excitement? No running on the pier!! What? Your first Spanish Mackerel? Well get back to the Pier- house and get your picture taken". This report told by a very excited eye-witness. Yes there is nothing like reeling in 20 pound fighting fish. Other folks are taken advantage of the sun and water activities. Two mornings ago, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach and Wilmington woke up to sight and smell of the Dare county forest fire smoke. Dare county is approximately 175 miles north of here. For the past day no smoke and no smoke smell. For the first time in a long time, we saw $3.79 at a gas station in Wilmington. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.79 and up. Tide table
Sunday, June 5, 2011 Surf fisherman reported good sized Virginia Mullets, Croakers and Small Spots being caught next to the Kure Beach Fishing Pier. Party Boats are doing a fine job of putting their quest on Groupers, Sea Bass and Snappers. Squids in big demand for surf fishermen! Black Drum catches are back! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.79 and up. Tide table
Saturday, June 4, 2011 As we type, Kure Pier is holding a youth fishing tournament. Sun rise was right on time! 6:00 am. Very beautiful! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.64 and up. Tide table
Friday, June 3, 2011 Beautiful ocean this morning. Around 6:30 am temperatures and humidity were very pleasant outside. Kure Pier makes a wonderful part of a morning walk. In the water Jellyfish were gathering toward the end of the pier. Karen called me to the rail and pointed to a Manta ray. Approximately 4 feet wide. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.64 and up. Tide table
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Bluefish
weighing eleven and a half pounds
<click has be
caught by one of Kure Beach's finest fishermen. South end - rock wall -
riverside is where this beauty was hooked and hauled in.
"Freightliner" fisherman called in to report a
24 inch Red Drum he caught over the holiday.
Along with his family, we look forward to seeing them again!
This morning Kure Beach has overcast skies. With cooler weather, we're hoping
for some much needed rain. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.64
and up.
Tide table
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 "HEAT" wave continues. No rain in site. No fishing reports to report. Stay COOL! Gas prices, $3.64 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Lonely town this morning. Many locals are baffled by a dry and hot heat wave! 2:30pm, heat index is well into the nineties. Any fish caught today run the risk of being Broiled! A warm slow breeze is coming out of the southeast. Gas prices have lowered by 4 cents in places. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.64 and up. Tide table
Sunday, May 29, 2011 Compared to past Memorial Day weekends, we're not seeing as many folks. Normally traffic is backed up 4 blocks. Surf fishermen caught a few fish yesterday. Hot weather was the biggest concern. Many "red back" customers were in this morning. Visiting fishermen from Long Beach reported they had caught Black Drum yesterday. This morning they were missing their old fishing spot. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.68 and up. Tide table
Friday, May 27,2011 Yesterday two gentlemen wearing blue shirts stopped by. Their two day fishing adventures had yielded 30 plus Bluefish. Today there were reports coming in that 24 inch Bluefish were being caught on shore and Kure Pier. We hope these reports continue so come on down and help out! Sand flees are being caught right in front of the Blue Marlin Apartments. Gas prices are below $3.69 at various stations around the county. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.68 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Chopper "Large headed" Bluefish continue to be caught off Kure Pier. Locals are catching some long Virginia Mullets. Today is the first day of the season we heard of folks complaining about the hot weather. Winds 4-10 knots are blowing from the southwest. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.78 and up. Tide table
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 According to the surf fishermen, "Bleaks" the word. Not even one of our favorite fish buckets could help one lady fishermen. Others reported Kure Pier had some action. "Kings and Blues are showing up every now and then"! Yesterday WWAY-TV3-ABC had a story about Kure Beach, check it out by clicking here.! OTHER NEWS: State of North Carolina is now in the pier business! News link. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.78 and up. Tide table |
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Happy Birthday to someone very special! Very few folks the past couple of days. A school of Dolphin continue to swim by. For them to linger here they must be feeding on something! Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.79 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Flash rain showers this morning gave many added relief from a very long dry spell. The few bolts of lightning reminded us who's in charge! The new South end boat landing parking lot did a good job getting the rain water diverted into the proper drains. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.83 and up. Tide table
Monday, May 16, 2011 "Chopper Blues" or Large-Head-Blues are making a showing. One fisherman reported he and his buddies caught a half a dozen 20 to 26 inches long. Kure Pier King Fishermen were enjoying the sunrise and pleasant weather. A few Jellyfish are swimming around end of the pier. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.83 and up. Tide table
Saturday, May 14, 2011 Special Congratulations to all our family graduates! Southwest wind has blown for more that two hours now. One fishermen reported a school of Dolphins are about 40 yards out. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.83 and up. Tide table
Friday, May 13, 2011 Big-Black-Dark-Clouds hovered over town this morning but it did not slowed down any fishing. Today, Kure Pier held the annual "Disable Sportsman Fishing Tournament". As of 7:00 am there was a nice size crowed gathering. Large Blues and Spanish are here. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.82 and up. Tide table
Thursday, May 12, 2011 Big Bluefish are being caught. Kure Pier Fishermen are have a good time with Gotcha Plugs! The smell of smoke shows up from time to time. Big Forest burn going on a few counties away. Stay tuned! Gas prices, $3.82 and up. Tide table
Sunday, May 8, 2011 Disappointing reports over the past two weeks. Occasionally we hear of small Founder being caught here and there. Stay Tuned! Gas prices, $3.85 and up. Tide table
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Hello :) We are back! On Good Friday Karen and I reopened our shop for the 2011 season. Over the winter we were very fortunate to have many long term guest stay with us . Many winter chores along with some personal works were also completed. Fishing reports were pretty good Palm Sunday weekend. Virginia Mullets up to 15 inches were caught, cleaned, fried and eaten by several guest. Fishing reports have been very sporadic since. We are happy to be back. Stay Tuned! Gas prices, $3.73 and up. Tide table