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Fishing report:
Drum, pompano,
Spanish hit beach

Thanks
The following people and companies have donated money or services toward the 1998 Surf-Fishing Tournament.

Alger G. Willis Fishing Camps
P.O. Box 234, Willis Rd.
Davis, N.C. 28524
919-729-2791

Energy Efficient Housing, Inc.
3761 Durham Rd.
Roxboro, N.C. 27573
336-599-1400

H&S Roofing
506 W. Summit Ave.
Charlotte, N.C. 28203
704-334-9934

Dr. Michael Laughlin
1600 Ebenezer Rd.,
Rock Hill, S.C. 29730
803-324-4258

LPL Financial Services,
6135 Park South Drive, Suite 104 Charlotte, N.C. 28210
704-554-1636; 800-501-7001

Oasis Landscaping & Irrigation
Pineville, N.C. 28134

Charles Wright
1006 S. Main St.
Landis, N.C. 28088

Fishing hasn't been bad this summer with a fair number of drum being caught on the north end of Davis Island.
A couple of 50-inch drum were caught near the old telephone poles at the north end during the Labor Day weekend, and many smaller drum have been caught at Drum Inlet during the last few weeks.
Spanish mackerel have started showing up at the Point in the morning and early evening. Small Hopkins lures are your best bet, though some nice-sized Spanish have been caught on cut bait by anglers bottom fishing.
The surf is still warm enough for pampano, which are scattered up and down the beach just beyond the suds.
Small bluefish are becoming a nusance, though some blues 20 inches and larger were caught at the Point during the last two weeks.
Flounder fishing hasn't been much to write home about. Many small ones are lurking about, but the keepers -- bigger than 15 inches -- are few and far between.
Hurricane Bonnie did some remodeling of the beach. Many of the nice holes at the south end are gone. That slough that ran south almost unbroken for 6 or 7 miles from the old church appears now only in spots. That marvelous deep hole in front of the weather tower also in gone.
In return, the hurricane carved a number of nice holes north of the Great Island Camp.

Hemricks Garage
And Used Cars
1155 Old Hollow Rd
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27105

910-767-1788  Owner: John Hemrick

Cape Lookout Seafood
Hwy 70 Otway

Bait, Fish, Shrimp, Clams, Crabs

Call Us Before Your Next Fishing Trip
252-728-2386    Patrick Yeomans

Bolt's Tackle Service
Rod and Reel Repair
Custom Fishing Rods

Mike Bolt
Winston-Salem, N.C.      336-768-1715