Broad and Reel

Justin and I ventured down to Ocean Crest Pier this Saturday. We got up at 4:00 a.m. and were there by 5:45 a.m., Justin was determined to get a king spot at the pier.

It turns out Justin got his spot of choice…the most southern corner spot (number 34 maybe?)…I’m guessing that he thinks the kings come up from the south and if they see his bait first, he’ll catch the elusive king mackerel.

The water was extremely muddy and it was windy. The fishing was very very slow all day. Several chopper blues were caught, several 3′-4′ sharks were caught, and lots of whiting, croaker, etc… The blues were definitely not feeding like they were last weekend. Justin caught several small blues and the little guy below. I caught two tiny croaker. ha ha

We left the pier at 8 p.m., yes, that is over 14 hours at the pier. Yes…I was bored with the fishing. I don’t do well with passive fishing. I’m more into active fishing, casting and retrieving. Which is probably why I enjoy fly fishing as much as I do. But luckily I had Fool’s Paradise with me and I almost finished it.

So I don’t have any pictures of great fish but I did make sure I took some pictures.

Sunrise over Oak Island, North Carolina.

Shouldn’t you be a the marsh, not the pier?

Look at this cutie! Juvenile spade fish or maybe even a pompano…no one was really sure.