| For the fishing enthusiast, one will be | | | | number of commercial trawlers on the sea |
| hard pressed to find a more relaxing | | | | when you head out to fish. Truth is, |
| locale than the Currituck Outer Banks to | | | | though, there are a variety of fish to |
| partake in your favorite activity. | | | | be had in the Currituck Outer Banks. On |
| Pleasant, year-round weather, spacious | | | | a good day, one can catch bluefish, |
| beaches, and excellent locales up the | | | | speckled trout, spot and puppy drum, as |
| coast allow for excellent fishing on | | | | well as some croaker, black drum, |
| charters, area piers, and even the | | | | flounder, and even small sharks. When |
| shore. Grab your tackle box and your | | | | the tides are right, pier fishermen may |
| best spinning rods and spend the day in | | | | be able to catch some red drum, while |
| Currituck. Whether you take home just | | | | striped bass is reported found near |
| one drum or an entire cooler full of | | | | Oregon Inlet. |
| spot, a day of fishing in the Outer | | | | Weather Conditions for the Outer Banks |
| Banks beat a day at work. | | | | The best thing about fishing in the |
| Where to Fish in the Outer Banks | | | | Outer Banks is that it need not be |
| The northern coast of the Outer Banks | | | | limited to the warmer months. Truth be |
| and Knotts Island offer many places for | | | | told, the warmth in this region |
| serene, comfortable fishing. Residents | | | | stretches further through the year than |
| and visitors alike often congregate at | | | | in most areas, and during the off-season |
| the Coinjock Marina, where one can fish | | | | the beaches are not crowded. Fishermen |
| off the pier or charter a boat trip for | | | | can take advantage of the time before |
| some deep sea action. The Midway Marina | | | | Spring Break for uninterrupted fishing. |
| & Motel, on the Intracoastal | | | | From March through November you may see |
| Waterway, offers a number of amenities | | | | lows in the 60s in the colder months, |
| for traveling fishermen, including | | | | and highs into the 80s-90s at the peak |
| Internet access and clean, comfortable | | | | of summer. Consequently, water |
| rooms for extended stay. On Knotts | | | | temperature also varies, in the 50s |
| Island, there Pearl's Bay Villa Marina | | | | during colder month, warming in the |
| & Resturant across the Currituck | | | | summer and staying relatively warm (as |
| Sound from Carova Beach. There the fish | | | | high as 70 degrees) as late as October. |
| are plentiful and the views especially | | | | Whether you want to fish early in the |
| breathtaking. | | | | year or in the heat of summer, the Outer |
| Types of Fish in the Outer Banks | | | | Banks should be a must visit for all |
| Many associate the Chesapeake Bay area | | | | fishing enthusiasts. |
| with crabbing, and indeed you may find a | | | | |