Water temperature at pierside remains a chilly 54 degrees. Sandbridge - Overall action remains slow though a few spot, sea mullet and puppy drum are generally caught on the evening tide. Gray and speckled trout are still sporadically available along the surf, with the most consistent action between Kitty Hawk and Avalon. Puppy drum were caught from the banks of Oregon Inlet, though better concentrations of the juvenile red drum are found back in the sounds. Summer flounder made a decent showing at Oregon Inlet, as clearwater conditions dominated the weekend.
Croaker remain surprisingly scarce in the sound.
Charter craft sailing from the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center reported excellent catches of yellowfin tuna, plus some wahoo and dolphin on Friday, when a pair of blue marlin releases were registered by the fleet. The tuna bite slowed on Saturday but a pair of sailfish were caught and released. Fair numbers of dolphin and wahoo were also caught. Sunday saw a better catch of yellowfin plus a scattering of wahoo and dolphin. No billfish were reported by the fleet on Sunday.