Oriental also boasts several top notch eating establishments. Oriental is a tiny fishing village that was discovered by the sailing crowd a decade or so ago, and has a number of sailing retirees and local sailing fans making their home port there. The local Coast Guard Auxiliary offers regular courses in basic or advanced coastal navigation, covered are the Nautical Chart and Tools, dead reckoning, piloting, current sailing, currents RDF, radar, Loran, and tides. Newcomers are puzzled at first, at the pick-up trucks with swivel chairs mounted over the beds. They safely hold a number of different poles for whatever is biting.
Fishing is serious business.
Whether you fish the rivers creeks or ocean, you'll rarely go home with an empty creel. The youngsters start early. Check the local bait stores for info, they will tell you what is running, what they're biting, and the owner might just close up the store and go with you if business is slow. Ocean fishing tournaments are well-publicized. It's a river of fish.