Headhunter Outdoors Report

Hi folks, Capt. David here with this weeks outdoors report. Well with tropical storm Hanna blowing through last weekend, the fishing was a little off. Before the storm everything was biting everywhere! Since the storm the water is muddy and the bite is off a little. It won’t take but a couple of days for the water to clear and the games can resume! I certainly hope everyone weathered the storm okay and didn’t have any damages.

It certainly is good to live around here with all we have to do in the outdoors. Go down on the sound and catch Redfish and Flounder in about any creek mouth or on the flats. Specks in the morning and at dusk around the swing bridge. Kings from the beach on out. Black sea bass on the reefs and ledges. Heck everything is biting! I’ve even heard of a few small spots being caught. Now don’t get in an uproar, there’s always a spot or two to be had. Folks it don’t matter what kind of fish you like to catch, It’s BITING! Go fishing. The piers and beach are good at night and will only get better as it cools off.

Remember that you need a beach permit to drive on the beach in designated areas during the fall and winter. Oh, and a good 4 wheel drive vehicle. The fall surf fishing season is a great time to be a fisherman. Drive out on the beach, put a couple of sand spikes down, bait up and sit back and relax. Remember that it can be peaceful with no bite one minute and then all heck breaks loose when a school of fish swim by! It’s also a great way to spend quality time with the family! 

On the hunting side, Archery deer season comes in on Saturday and I can’t wait. Dove season is still in as well as resident Canada Goose season. Folks check your treestand for safety reasons and wear a safety harness anytime you are in an elevated stand. Treestand falls are the #1 reason hunters get hurt. Falling 20 feet out of a tree is a good way to end your season. I personally like my harness because I won’t fall when I take a nap! Snoring sounds like a buck grunting I think. Well thats about it for this week so remember be safe and take a kid with you!

Capt. David
Headhunter Outdoors
(910) 329-0818

  

Hi folks, Capt. David here with this weeks outdoors report. I heard that one of my readers expressed concern that the fish pictured in last weeks column was illegal! Folks let me assure you that the fish in question was over the slot limit and was released unharmed along with several others that were in the same size range. I practice catch and release and that fish has been caught several times in the last few weeks. Folks, my reputation is too valuable to risk a run-in with the Marine Fisheries guys and get a ticket. Not to mention that I can go back the next day with a charter and catch the same fish. Catching an oversize fish ain’t illegal, keeping it is! 90% of the fish caught on my charters are released alive and unharmed!
Now on to other things. The fish are biting everywhere and are hungry. With fall just around the corner, the fish are getting fattened up for the winter. Reds are all along the waterway and Flounder are around the docks in Banks channel and along the waterway. Speckled Trout are hanging around too. Right now Mullet minnows and peanut pogeys are what they are biting and look for some vicious hits too. Topwater baits are working well for both Reds and Specks back in the bays around Permuda Island and Everett bay. Remember dark bait for cloudy days and light colored baits on sunny days. I’ve heard the Specks are still around the swing bridge and some bigger Flounder are laid up under the bridge as well.
Offshore things are still jumping but be careful this week with that storm brewing down south of up cause it’s going to kick up a swell. Kings from the beach on out along with Spanish. Sailfish are still within a couple of miles and the bottom fishing is hot on the ledges and reefs with Black bass and snapper. Grouper are liable to hit your bait as well. Just be careful if you go out this week!
On the other side, Dove season opened on Labor day and I went to stone creek game land and had a great time shooting birds. Wildlife Resources and Quail forever cooperated and planted a couple of fields and birds were flying. I gave those rascals plenty of warning shots too! It’s a darned good thing I can’t shoot as good as I think I can! I saw a couple of guys with their kids out there too. That makes me feel good when I see that. A wise man said, Take your kids huntin’ and you won’t be huntin’ your kids! Sounds good to me folks! Well thats it for this week so remember to take a kid with you and be safe!

Capt. David
Headhunter Outdoors
(910) 329-0818