June 2009

Fishing Reports and Updates

June 8th....Ok they finally did it .....Tim Willard landed our first king for 2008 ....weighing in at 15 lbs....congratulations to Tim and the guys who helped him land it.....


as for the rest of the pier they are catching some spanish and blues early morning and late afternoon .....during the day the same mixed bag flounder, spadefish, spots and sheepshead.....after dark might see some mullet and spots....like I said before a little of this and a little of that and a whole lot of nothing.....but the weather is nice and the company is great

June 11th.....Looks like Summer has started....the beach has been infested by teenagers of all ages.....the water is nice ......the fish show up from time to time.....the spanish and blues early morning and then again late afternoons.....during the day same summer mix as before....spadefish, flounder, pigfish, pinfish, one of these one of those.....there have been small schools of bait fish running off the end of the pier hopefully there will be a few kings trailing them.....after dark kinda the same thing a few of these and a few of those......nothing really running strong lately but then again that's kinda to be expected this time of year.....come on out and bring your sunscreen....the weekend looks good......

June 15th....Had a decent day on blues and spanish....still seeing some spots and mullet and a few of these and a few of those......been a better day.....maybe things are going to get better....

June 16th....Spots have been biting today

This group is from Winston Salem

We have also caught blues and Spanish today.....had quite a bit or rain before noon today.....has looked like it wanted to rain all day but hasn't.....where were you?

June 20th.....Its HOT HOT HOT....and our air units are not working right!!!! .....but the spots are biting so are the mullet..... doing better after dark but they are catching a few during the day...not much with the blues and spanish lately ....too much rain muddied up the water...and about the time it clears up ......more rain......its going to get better......

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Fishing for something to do with your children? This event is scheduled for Saturday, July 4, 2009 starting at 10 am and is over at 2 pm with the awards ceremony at 2:30pm. Lunch will be provided to all of the registered youngsters. There will be games galore and awards too . The way to win is to just show up. This event is free of charge to all children ages 0-16 who participate and their adult assistant. This event will expose youngsters under the age of 16 to the excitement of fishing in a fun , educational and safe, family oriented environment. Now there is nothing fishy about any of that.

We are going to attempt to try something a little different this year by having a Children’s Fishing Competition and Celebration.
Our mission is to Educate, Protect/Preserve, and Enhance our environment and love of fishing.

Educate our junior anglers on just how fragile our waters and sea life are through educational signs and educating by example. The Choices we make today can impact generations to come.

Protect/Preserve by making catch and release a religion, not just a practice and returning all unwanted fish back to the water alive including sharks and skates. Each sea creature has a purpose to its environment and insuring its species’s survival in the circle of life is essential. By using bronze hooks and other methods to reduce damage to fish and all other sea creatures, anglers can help ensure their survival.

Enhance our environment through cleanups and beach renourishments in addition to working with other environmental and marine life groups to address pollution and other issues that impact our fish and waters.

As is true with so many volunteer events we are looking for Sponsors. Donations of merchandise and or money is always appreciated. We would like to be able to offer all our youngsters who participate a prize and our winners Savings bonds so that they might be able to use it for their future education. Your contribution will help ensure the success of our endeavor so that we might continue offering this wonderful fun day to all the children visiting and from our community. Your support will be greatly appreciated. Volunteers will also be needed to supervise about, answer questions, cut bait, teach fishing basics such as casting, knot tying and fish identification.

If you feel that you can help us in our mission please contact me. I can be reached via phone at the Surf City Ocean Pier at (910) 328-3521 or via e-mail at pier_witch@yahoo.com.

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June 28th.....Caught another king today......an 11 pounder good job to Fred.....We have had spots and mullets most of this past week....picking up some during the day probably doing the best after dark and through the evening hours..... finally toward the end of the week the water cleared up and we started seeing more and more blues and a few spanish.....having alot of those late afternoon thundershowers but that's really normal for us ........Finally landed our second king yesterday ....a 28 pounder....Congrats to James Helms.....This coming week looks to more of the same....come on out bring your sunscreen.....

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Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
We have had a very good response to our Children's Competition
and there are some area Businesses and Individuals I wish to recognize for their support.
Donations are still being accepted and are coming in so If I have failed to mention you please know that your donation is greatly appreciated and will be recognized shortly.

Topsail Offshore Inc. a check for $250.00
RDC Associates Inc. a check for $100.00
Topsail Off Island Storage a check for $100.00
D&J Painting a cash donation of $50.00
All In Charters a cash donation of $25.00
Marty's Hardwood Floor Service a cash donation of $25.00
Don's Home Improvements a cash donation of $25.00
Ellsworth Probst a cash donation of $26.00
Leon Fagan a Donation of Five Rod and Reel Combos and Four Rods
Chris Graham with Folsom Tackle Rod and Reel combo and bag full of Artificial Baits
Fred Sands with a Rod and Reel Combo
George Pinkston with a donation of 100 bottom rigs for the kids
Charles Loftis with a donation of Four cases of Water
Leon Fagan and Forrest Lovelace a donation of drinks for the kids
Ken Brown with IFH Foods with a donation of a case of French Fries
Jim Williams IGA with a donation of two cases of Hot Dogs
Steve with Woodell Foods with a donation of a case of Hot Dogs
David with Sunbeam with a donation of Hot Dog buns

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6/30....Good new boys and girls....they are actually catching some blues and spanish.....I walked out about 11:30 this morning and a nice school of spanish was moving through....and looks like they caught some early on also.....lots of bait running in the water....as I write this we have 3 kings in the cooler and have lost one at the gaff and I know of 2 others that were hit but didn't take.....so there is finally some activity out there....still seeing a few spots and small mullet after dark....if I get a chance later I will give you a final king count.... I will download pictures after dark so I can do them all at once incase there are more kings caught today....



Ok we ended up with 10 kings on the deck the largest was Garrison's weighing in at 18 lbs and Congrats to Jay and Indie for limiting out.....time to work on the pictures...

July 3rd....Look what you missed....Wish you were here....