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Monday July 7th The weather is beautiful today and the fishing is great. The piers are all having good luck with catches of Spanish makeral especially on the end of Avalon Pier, and Puppy drum and yearlings on OBX pier. They also are catching sea mullet and spot with an occasional blue on the surf. The sound has a variety of fish being caught but good luck has been given to the people fishing for flounder, trout and puppy drum. Wanchese marina area is a good spot. The water temp is 66 degrees. The wind is SW at 12.  Oregon inlet is catching a lot of puppy drum and sea mullet. Come by and see us for the hook up! Stop and Shop tackle boys rock!

Saturday July 5th
High of 81 degrees and mostly sunny winds are NE15-20 mph. Water temperature is 73 degrees. Sunset is at 8:23 P.M. and sunrise is at 5:51 A.M.
Not many reports have come in but Puppy drum runs have been reported at Jeannette’s Pier. The Sound is producing flounder, trout, and some puppy drum as well.
Good catches of blue fish have been reported up and down the beaches. Hatteras will be closed for awhile due to the storm. This is forcing the beaches north to be crowded so pier fishing has been popular but surf fishing has been good if you can find a good spot

For Wed. July 2nd we are looking at a average temperature around 87 degrees. The tides are coming in with low tide at 5:24 AM, and 5:34 PM. High tides will be rolling in at 11:31 AM, and 11:32 PM.
W/SW 10-15mph has dirtied up the water. All surf and pier reports are reporting heavy bottom fish catch’s: Sea Mullet, Spot, Croaker, Some Blues, One or Two Puppys caught down by Nags Head Pier.
Oregon Inlet fishing bridge reported some flounder being caught this morning and also caught many small sheepshead.
With the unpredictable storm coming you should try and fish hard today and tomorrow because its supposed to hit by Thursday night, but you never know! Good Luck and come see us at the shop!!

The fishing has been a bit slow the past couple of days but people are still catching some fish. The wind has changed now towards the east which should clear up the water. There have been reports of Spanish and Blues on the end of Avalon pier. Also, Black Drum have been reported as well as sharks and skates. All up and down the surf they are catching a mix of bottom fish and an occasional puppy drum, so the fish are there and its picking up every minute. Don’t miss out on the run come see us.

Fishing Report June 24th 2014 24 Jun 2014/in Fishing Report /by stopnshop Todays High: 82 degrees P/Cloudy;100% chance of rain Water Temp: 68 degrees Wind: S/SW 10-15 mph Tides: Low- 1:05AM, High-6:51AM, Low- 12:43PM, High-7:11PM Fishing Report: Surf: Water temp has dropped. Catching sea mullet, spot, croaker, blues, few Spanish, few puppys, and small flounder. Piers: Avalon– Spanish and Sea Mullet Jennette’s- Spanish, blues, and spot Outer Banks- Spanish, Blues, Sea Mullet, and Croaker Nags Head- Speckled trout, blues, mullet, a 16 inch flounder reported Bridges: Oregon Inlet- Drum, trout, and blues Little Bridge- Spot, Croaker, Some Speckled trout Inshore: Spanish, Blues, Amberjack, BIG drum in inlet and sound Offshore: Tuna are getting slammed, dolphins, several billfish released!