The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-06-15
BIG BLUES OFF
DARE COAST ARE
ANGLERS DELIGHT
They Take the Spotlight. But
Other Fishing Contin-
ues Poppy


middle of a "once in a blue
moon" bluefish run on the Outer
Banks. More than 1900 of the
scrappers have been shared in
past weeks and they're big-uns
These giant blues, which vet
Grams declare are reminiscent of
the fabulous runs experienced
here in the middle 1930s, have
ranged in size from six to IL
pounds, but happy anglers have
confirmed that the average is
well above eight pounds. These
giants of the species are being
shared near Wimble Shoals
about Is miles southeast of Ore
gon Inlet.
The bluefish have, to tell the
truth, just about pushed their
cousins, the blue marlin, right
out of the headlines. The marlin
are still here, in fact they're
being caught at the rate of one
per day, but it is the bluefsh
which have quickened the heart
beat of every fisherman old
enough to bait a hook.
Most blues reported were
caught by anglers aboard Ore
gon Inlet-based cruisers. Blue
fishing from the surf is reported
to be fair to good, but parties
aboard charter boats have been
catching more than 100 of the
blues in halliday efforts. The in
shore blues, smaller than their
deep-water kin, have ranged
from three quarters to three
pounds each.
Dolphin and King Mackerel
Dolphin and king mackerel
catches, off Hatteras and Ore
gon Inlets have been up to par
for this season of the year. The
Hatteras dolphin have a weight
edge over their more northern
kin, and weigh in at between
Is and 20 pounds each. King
mackerel, taken mostly at Hat
teras, have ranged from five to
10 pounds each, with the five
pound variety being in greatest
abundance.
Billfshing Good
Despite the fact that a drop
off was experienced in the num-
Der of blue marlin shared last
week, an average of one daily
was caught, including the sea-
sons largest to date.
The record billfish scaled at
1872 pounds. 1t was caught by
Sewell D. Andrews, Jr., a vice
president of General Mills, from
Wayzata, Minnesota. 1t took An
drews two hours and fifteen
minutes to bring the II foot
five inch marlin aboard the cruz
ser Captain Budd, owned by
Haynes Lassiter of Regal Paper
Company.
The temporary hull in blue
marlin fishing does not mean
that the fish have all migrated
to the northward, according to
SALTS" On every trip offshore,
anglers aboard Hatteras and
Oregon Inlet based cruisers, if
they were skipping bait, raised
marlin or sighted the giant fish.
The fact that the greatest con-
centration of the big fish has
passed Cape Hatteras and head
ed south is indicated by reports
of big catches of marlin in the
tournament at Morehead City
where six were reported to have
been taken on Wednesday.
The big run of white marlin
has not shown up yet in water:
off Oregon Inlet. A few white:
! have been taken, but so far al
have been released. Of the g.
blue marlin taken to date of
Hatteras, about Is to 20 wer'
used for trophies, % were re
leased while still alive, and thu
remainder were dissected b.
State College biologists at th'
Hatteras laboratory in an effor
to learn more about these biz
fish, their migration and breed
ing habits and other scientifi
data.
Fresh Water Fishing
| Large mouth bass have BEEF
taking the hook most frequent
| ly in the streams and ponds o
Dare. Stanford White of Mann
Harbor reported several limi
catches of the bass during tn
week by local anglers. Graph
and perch have also been strik
ing we'll on the mainland. Th
bass are also reported to hav
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