Greetings from the Cape Fear Coast:
Saturday May 10, 2008
The fishing today was a go. West wind and blowing but fishing near the hill was a go. Two days ago Spanish, Bonito and Kings were at AR370. Today twenty boats hit it early and nothing was caught. One friend of mine ran off to the 10 mile area, where the king mackeral were biting all week and did not get a strike. He ended up bottom fishing and had a mixed bag of bottom dwellers. Another friend I saw in the afternoon at the ramp fished AR386 (the schoolhouse) and said he caught 12-15 kings, although I did not see his catch.
I spent the morning drifting the ocean near Wrightsville Beach and landed 4 sharpnose sharks. Then drifted the jetty with live bait and had no success. The afternoon was spent fishing inside catching croakers, grunts (aka gray snapper), spots and pinfish with a couple of kids ages 6 and 9. It was a good afternoon the kids had fun busting open clams and chasing the mullet in the livewell. Sorry no pictures this time, not sure why I did not take any. It won't happen again.
Rip'em up and let some go
Capt. Danny Wrenn
96 Charter Company
Wilmington, N.C.
910.619.2224
