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Thursday, August 30, 2007 Hot weather has returned! Croakers and Spots are being caught. Several fishermen are asking about live Bloodworms. "Wait and see", is what we are telling right now. Hopefully we will have live Bloodworms and Fresh Cut Mullet in 3 weeks. Saw something strange on the Discovery Channel this past week. Geoduck! click It is some type of Clam that lives in the cooler surf waters of Pacific North America. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.64 - 2:75 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 10:10 AM and 10:31 PM | LOW tides 4:03 AM and 4:31 pm. Monday, August 27, 2007 Happy Birthday to someone special! Today Kure Beach and the surrounding areas had a good rain shower. Some places had close to 3 inches. Fisherman reported he caught 2 Croakers between 7 pm and 11 pm. Stay tuned! Sunday, August 26, 2007 Pompano, Bluefish, Spots and Croakers were caught over the past 24 hours. Shrimp and squid were used has bait. Thunder is heard in the distance. Like many other places in North Carolina, we sure could use a good gentle downpour. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.64 - 2:75 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 6:57 AM and 7:30 PM | LOW tides 1:11 AM and 1:16 pm. Saturday, August 25, 2007 7:30pm Update, Him and Her report: 10 Bluefish, 3 Spots, "She caught most of them". Noon: Grandson out catches Granddaddy. "Little fellow was catching Croakers and Pinfish two at a time!" Other fishermen are asking, "Where are the moneys from the Saltwater Fish License going?" We will know for sure in November. Click here for more information. Gasoline news: $2.66 - 2:80 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 6:07 AM and 6:45 PM | LOW tides 12:36 AM and 12:27pm. Friday, August 24 We back! Fisherman reports, 4 good size Flounder were caught off the Kure Beach Fishing Pier. On the surf, this man out-fished his pound of shrimp. "Croakers after croaker kept coming. The night before we were catching them two at a time!" Other than this one report, that's all I can boast about at this time. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.66 - 2:80 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 5:13 AM and 5:58 PM | LOW tides 11:36 AM and --:--. Monday, August 20, 2007 8:20am Several fishermen are in. They are from the up upstate area. Their plans, head down to the south end of the island. Maybe they also will find prosperity in a fish lineup! Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.66 - 2:80 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 1:13 AM and 2:13 PM | LOW tides 7:41 AM and 8:42 PM Sunday, August 19, 2007 Turned out to be a very good weekend for some great catches. Flounder were running on the surf and pier while Croakers were showing up in the large numbers. Virginia Mullets are starting to show some size. For bait, Shrimp, Squid, and Mud Minnows were in high demand! Stay Tuned! Thursday, August 16, 2007 Local folklore fisherman hauls in several Colossal sized Flounder while fishing with minnows off the rock-wall-jetty. He was just south of the Fort Fisher ferry landing fishing about 15 feet out in the Cape Fear River. Several weighed 6 and 8 lbs. He also got a Speckled Trout. This morning, fisherman from the Charlotte area came back in asking us for three dozen more minnows. He showed us his catch of 18 inch Flounder as he Iced them down. Yesterday evening, we went swimming in front of the Blue Marlin Apartments. Very enjoyable as swirls of warm water gently wash around us. This time of the season you can feel the different temperatures of water wash around you. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.66 - 2:80 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 11:06 AM and 11:06 PM | LOW tides 4:50 AM and 5:14 PM Monday, August 13, 2007 No reports as a cool rain shower falls at 5:25pm. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.65 - 2:80 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 9:09 AM and 9:22 PM | LOW tides 3:01 AM and 3:10 PM Saturday, August 11, 2007 Hallelujah, it rained all night long. Slow and not too hard. Lots of lighting with soft thunder. ..... Friday, August 10, 2007 Good News if you can bare the heat! Several Fishermen are coming in getting ICE. Apparently the Summer Flounder are here. "Kure Pier is the place to be", reports one fisherman. He has been very pleased. Other fishermen report the surf is producing a few good sized Virginia Mullets. I have not heard of any Pompano. They normal make a showing in mid August. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.72 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 6:51 AM and 7:19 PM | LOW tides 12:54 AM and 12:54 PM Wednesday, August 8, 2007 On Monday, a fisherman reported he caught several Whiting on the rising tide at Ocean Dunes. Shrimp was his choice of bait. Yesterday, the heat index past 105 degrees. The sunshine and humidity laid a pounding on us all. This morning one of our drink vendors delivered their fresh products. We could feel the heat coming off the drink bottles 5 feet away. Though the products are hot, we are certain they are not stolen. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.72 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 3:48 AM and 4:32 PM | LOW tides 10:02 AM and 11:04 PM Monday, August 6, 2007 Here is some good news! Two of our regular guest went deep sea fishing out of Carolina Inlet. Both men yielded more than 150 pounds of Snapper, Grouper and Black Sea Bass. Their travel time was three hours and placed them east of Southport at the edge of the Gulf Stream. Back home, surf fishermen are still catching small Virginia Mullets and Croakers. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.77 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 2:40 AM and 3:27 PM | LOW tides 8:58 AM and 9:59 PM Saturday, August 4, 2007 Clear skies! Croakers, Sea Bass and Virginia Mullets are running. Many on the small size as hundreds of folks have flocked into Kure Beach. Recreation crab man came in asking for his Recreation / Commercial Gear Licenses. Yes the we sell what the state was asking for. More news on this later. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.77 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 12:34 AM and 1:17 PM | LOW tides 6:56 AM and 7:41 PM Thursday, August 2, 2007 No fishing reports at this time. Hot weather has returned! Humidity is making things stuffy. Seawater is very soothing to several young ladies from Germany. Suntan lotions is a must, especially if this is your first time out this year. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.77 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 11:21 AM and 11:39 PM | LOW tides 5:15 AM and 5:39 PM Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Virginia Mullets were caught tonight. Where? At one of our favorite restaurants. :) Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.77 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 9:41 AM and 10:05 PM | LOW tides 3:48 AM and 3:56 PM Monday, July 30, 2007 A much needed rain shower has fallen on Kure Beach this evening. Today, clouds covered the sky as a new group of visitors arrived from places like Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.79 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 8:48 AM and 9:20 PM | LOW tides 2:54 AM and 2:53 PM Sunday, July 29, 2007 Several Fishermen from Ohio are upset with the new CRFL. It's not the money but their lack of catching fish in return. Small Croakers, Black Drum and Virginia Mullets are not what these guys are wanting to catch. Hopefully things will pick up. Overall, the local fishermen are disappointed in the season. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.82 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 8:08 AM and 8:40 PM | LOW tides 2:24 AM and 2:23 PM Thursday, July 26, 2007 Fisherman came in this morning asking, "Where is there a place to fish without any surf board riders or swimmers in the water?" I pointed him to the old Dow intake just north of N avenue. There, swimming is ban due to the underwater pipe hazards left over from the early 1950's. A northeast breeze is blowing. Very nice on this warm sunny day. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.82 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 5:44 AM and 6:29 PM | LOW tides 12:09 AM and 12:04 PM Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Flounder fisherman are upset with the lack of hits. One fisherman said he fished 8 hours yesterday and did not get a single strike. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.82 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 4:51 AM and 3:57 PM | LOW tides 5:41 AM and --:-- PM Monday, July 23, 2007 A good number of Croakers are showing up!! Several Fishermen are telling me they are catching dozens, 8 to 14 inches in length. Small Sharks are giving a couple of folks a big tease. What seems like a monster in the water, only ends up being a two foot long Sand shark. Today we are rejoicing in the cooler, breezy, low humidity weather. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.82 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 2:59 AM and 3:57 PM | LOW tides 9:25 AM and 10:23 PM Saturday, July 21, 2007 Not much going on over the past five days. Today a Flounder Fisherman report he gigged 4 good size Flounders in the bay last night. Children are having fun catching lots of small Croakers. Other than the few rain showers and hot weather, that's all I have to report. Stay tuned Gasoline news: $2.89 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 1:16 AM and 2:10 PM | LOW tides 7:41 AM and 8:26 PM Monday, July 16, 2007 No Reports as muggy-hot-humid weather continues. Stay tuned Gasoline news: $2.89 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 9:56 AM and 10:23 PM | LOW tides 4:01 AM and 4:13 PM Sunday, July 15, 2007 No fishing reports today. This morning I saw a funnel cloud way up in the clouds. It did not come down and touch the water. I inform the Coast Guard Station at Wrightsville Beach of what was heading their way. Kure Beach Fire Department had a fire call this afternoon. When we arrived, heavy smoke was coming out of a warehouse. We had things under control in about 3 minutes. Stay tuned Gasoline news: $2.89 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 9:36 AM and 9:53 PM | LOW tides 3:31 AM and 3:33 PM Saturday, July 14, 2007 Several large Flounder were hauled in today. South end of the island had many folks enjoying the great outdoors. At 8:00 pm a much needed rain fall is coming down. The water is nice, but the lighting has several of us on edge. Stay tuned Gasoline news: $2.89 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 8:45 AM and 9:10 PM | LOW tides 2:24 AM and 2:47 PM Friday, July 13, 2007 8:30 pm. No Fishing Reports at this time. Hot weather is making everyone heed their fluid intake. Ocean waves are swelling up to about 4 feet high. Winds are were out of the southeast today. This has lots of surfers out. Many beach goers are enjoying the sun's rays. Stay tuned Gasoline news: $2.89 - 2:97 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 7:57 AM and 8:24 PM | LOW tides 2:00 AM and 1:59 PM Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:30 pm No Fishing Reports to speak of at the moment. We have been very busy making repairs to our home. Hot weather and high humidity has been a challenge. Tomorrow I should be back on track with the latest fishing news. Many sunbathers are down having a good time. Our bottled water sells are way up. We be back on Friday! Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:30 pm Hot weather is here. Many sunbathers are in town. That's all for today! Good Night! Monday, July 9, 2007 Big Black Cloud is covering Buzzard Bay. At 8:30 am we can see a big rainstorm down the road. Stay tuned Gasoline news: $2.79 - 2:87 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 3:31 AM and 4:10 PM | LOW tides 9:46 AM and 11:42 PM Sunday, July 8, 2007 Grouper fishermen came in last night and bought-up all our remaining Cigar Minnows. They were heading out at midnight on one of the Carolina Beach Head boats. Two different reports came in on doormat sized Flounder caught in the surf. For the spectators, one Five Foot Shark was hauled in from the surf. After the photo ops were done the beautiful creature was released back into the water. Alive! Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.79 - 2:87 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 2:53 AM and 3:40 PM | LOW tides 9:16 AM and 10:12 PM Saturday, July 7, 2007 Look at the calendar, it's 7-7-7 day. Neat! Large number of folks came in yesterday. Many were fishermen. This morning, several people said they went fishing offshore. Dolphin and Spanish were a common catch. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.73 - 2:85 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 1:50 AM and 2:37 PM | LOW tides 8:17 AM and 9:04 PM Thursday, July 5, 2007 Winds blew fairly strong today. Every time I went outside, winds were coming from the southeast. No reports at 6:00 pm. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.76 - 2:85 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 12:20 AM and 12:35 PM | LOW tides 6:10 AM and 6:12 PM Wednesday, July 4, 2007 Folks from Robeson County are catching 15 inch Black Drum in Snows Cut. A big Flounder was caught off the surf next to Kure Pier. This morning I heard a lady reading the "Declaration of Independence" on the radio. It sounded nice, yet in today's world, Great Britain is our country's strongest Allie. Japan and Germany, our foes of WWII, fall in right behind her. Drive safe and have a wonderful Fourth! Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.76 - 2:85 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 11:46 AM and 11:58 PM | LOW tides 5:40 AM and 5:42 PM Tuesday, July 3, 2007 9:30 pm "Sea grass is back" reports one fisherman. This is the first time, in several years I have heard those words. Fireworks way up in the sky are going off all along the coast. Looking toward north and east of the buoy at Carolina Inlet, I could easy see the fireworks on Topsail Island. At first I thought this might be a boat's distress call, but the series of blast were too close together. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.76 - 2:85 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 10:46 AM and 11:10 PM | LOW tides 4:56 AM and 4:58 PM Monday, July 2, 2007 Strong northeast wind has been blowing today. Several families are getting crabbing gear and cook books for dinner. No fishing reports at this time. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.76 - 2:85 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 9:52 AM and 10:25 PM | LOW tides 4:13 AM and 4:10 PM Sunday, July 1, 2007 Busy day today. Folks checking in from all over the place. Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and good ole North Carolina. No reports at 5:00 pm. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.76 - 2:82 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 9:12 AM and 9:43 PM | LOW tides 3:32 AM and 3:24 PM Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:30 am: Warm, southeast wind is blowing at the moment. Several motels still have vacancy sign on as the Fourth of July week holiday begins. Fishing license sales have slowed down for the moment. 10 inch Virginia Mullets and smaller Croakers are keeping fishermen occupied. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.76 - 2:82 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 7:02 AM and 7:40 PM | LOW tides 1:25 AM and 1:16 PM Thursday, June 28, 2007 Teenagers are catching several keeper sized Virginia Mullets just off shore. "Fish in close where the drop off is" was the advice of one fisherman dad. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.76 - 2:82 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 7:02 AM and 7:40 PM | LOW tides 1:25 AM and 1:16 PM Monday, June 25, 2007 We are back after a hard-working week. Only "good" fishing reports I can report on are the Spanish and King Mackerel caught off of the Kure Beach Fishing Pier. Kure Pier held a Flounder tournament on Saturday and reports from that event were not so good. In humble regards to the falling fire fighters, make sure your smoke detectors at home and in your place of work are installed properly and in working order. Most smoke detector manufactures request that their detectors be tested once a week. These inexpensive warning devices may give someone a few seconds of warning that may save lives. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.81 2.95 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 4:40 AM and 5:27 PM | LOW tides 11:00 AM and 11:51 PM Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:00 pm: We are very sadden by the lost of the nine firemen in Charleston, SC. I was informed by a fireman visiting from the Charlotte area. Rain showers fell about an hour ago. No fishing reports for us the past two days. King Fishermen are fishing Kure Pier. Children and their families are down this week for the summer school break. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.81 2.95 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 12:37 AM and 1:21 PM | LOW tides 7:00 AM and 7:19 PM Monday, June 18, 2007 Many fishermen and women are down this week. Croakers, Flounders and Virginia Mullets are on their mind. For the moment, only the little stuff is being caught. Here in town, most of the lodging business, including us, are more than 70% occupied. At 9:00 pm there is a big crowed of tourist walking around. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.85 2.95 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 11:30 AM and 11:46 PM | LOW tides 5:28 AM and 5:31 PM Sunday, June 17, 2007 Busy weekend as far a selling fishing license. However, catching fish seemed to be slower than normal. This morning during church services, Kure Beach got a good rain shower. Our pastor paused during the sermon as we all rejoiced in the sound of thousands of rain drops falling on the sanctuary roof. Happy Father's Day! Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.87 - 2.95 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 10:49 AM and 11:06 PM | LOW tides 4:42 AM and 4:44 PM Friday, June 15, 2007 Noon: Cloudy weather has returned to Kure Beach. Fishermen are reporting small Croakers and little Sand Sharks are being caught off Kure Pier. I did feel a few raindrops about an hour ago. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.87 - 2.95 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 9:06 AM and 9:31 PM | LOW tides 3:07 AM and 3:06 PM Thursday, June 14, 2007 Winds were blowing strong out of the north-northeast yesterday afternoon. Many fishermen and sunbather called it an early day. Waters were so choppy that even surf board riders could not catch and good swells. No reports at 6:00 pm. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.81 - 3.11 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 8:12 AM and 8:40 PM | LOW tides 2:17 AM and 2:15 PM Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Local fisherman and his friend delivered us a good sized Pompano last night. Looking at the fish's stomach contents reveled many undigested sand flee parts. A Kure Pier fisherman tells me several Kings and Spanish Mackerel have be caught. There, "Live-Line" fishing has been very productive. Beach waters today were mixed with color. Bright sea-green swirls in many places, white caps followed by the sea mud colors from up river. * On Market Street in Wilmington, I saw many of the gas stations had dropped the price of gas to $2.81 per gallon. (For me this is still a high price.) "Should the government buy waterfront docks and seafood houses so developers want tare them down for real estate investments?" This question came up this morning on National Public Radio's WHQR (click). Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.81 - 3.11 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 7:16 AM and 7:48 PM LOW tides 12:24 AM and 1:23 PM Monday, June 11, 2007 Big Virginia Mullets were caught off of Kure Pier yesterday. Spanish Mackerel were also landed. This morning, a young fisherman reports his mom and dad are breaking in their new 56 yacht in the intercostals waterway. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.97 - 3.11 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 5:15 AM and 5:53 PM LOW tides 12:29 AM and 12:30 PM Saturday, June 9, 2007 8:00 pm Several Flounder were caught off the rock wall today as loud thunder clouds and sharp lighting produced only a few rain drops. 9:30 am : Warm weather and clear skies continue. No fishing reports at 9:30 am. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.97 - 3.11 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 3:14 AM and 3:57 PM LOW tides 9:41 AM and 10:28 PM Thursday, June 7, 2007 Fisherman from Colorado and his son are catching 15 inches Bluefish on cut mullet. Best news I heard in quit a while. Sun is shinning very bright as a few swimmers and sun bathers enjoy the warm beach. Water temperature is close to a cool 71 degrees. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.99 - 3.11 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 1:13 AM and 1:52 PM LOW tides 7:47 AM and 8:13 PM Wednesday, June 6, 2007 World War II reminder. Today marks the 63rd anniversary date of the European D-Day invasion on the beach's at Normandy France. (Wikepedia) We asks for the "The special Agape Love" for all the love ones of all service personal and their families. No fishing reports at this time. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.99 - 3.11 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 12:18 AM and 12:50 PM LOW tides 6:54 AM and 7:06 PM Monday, June 4, 2007 As one can see, we have nothing to report. One reason, lack of fishermen. Again, sorry for the delay. Stay tuned! Gasoline news: $2.99 - 3.11 for regular. Tomorrow's tides: HI tides 10:10 AM and 10:41 PM LOW tides 4:34 AM and 4:23 PM |