NC Outer Banks ~ A Seafood Lover’s Paradise
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Outer Banks, North Carolina is a chain of barrier islands that stretch for 200 
miles from north to south in the Atlantic Ocean. Nags Head of Outer Banks is located roughly 6 miles off the mainland and is situated in the middle of the long stretch of islands. With being basically on the water, the Outer Banks affords the luxury and privy of having great fishing reserves and therefore fresh and succulent salt water and fresh water cuisine.
The Outer Banks of North Carolina allow for several types of fishing; pier 
fishing, surf fishing and of course charter fishing. Fishing off of Outer Banks piers can result in catching Cobia, King Mackeral, Rock Fish and Speckled Trout. The Nags Head pier produced the largest known King Mackeral to be caught off the pier at 58 1/2 lbs.
Surf fishing is great because you don’t need a boat, a pier or pay someone to take you out on a charter boat. As long as you can access the beach you’re in. In the Outer Banks, surf fishing produces Blue fish, Croaker and Flounder and they can be caught most anytime especially in the Spring and Fall.
Charter fishing can be done most anywhere but the Outer Banks is special in that the Intercoastal Waterway runs close to the shore due to the Barrier Islands and that means big fish are always traveling up the coast in search of food. Pretty much the same kind of fish can be caught offshore as you can catch off a pier with the exception of Albacore Tuna and some other deep water species.
The really fun part of catching all of these great tasting fish is to eat them. One can have their catch fried, grilled, baked and blackened at one of the 
many seaside restaurants or one can visit a plethora of seafood markets with most having their own restaurant inside. Lots of crab, clams and shrimp are to be expected. What is really fun is to spend all day catching fish off of the pier and then having the Nags Head Pier Restaurant cook them up for you. After eating, enjoy taking a long stroll on the pier and check out others trying to land a “Big One”.
If a beach vacation is on the horizon and fishing is expected to happen then plan a trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the Nags Head area.
Photos courtesy of:
The Outer Banks Pier in South Nags Head by BOBXNC
Outer Banks Pier Fishing by MadAboutCows
Seafood in Nags Head by D. B. Blas
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June 6th, 2009 at 8:16 am
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June 16th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
This is a great article explaining the varied types of fishing in the Outer Banks. For those that love fishing, the Outer Banks is paradie. As your article says from there are plenty of opportunities to try different types of fishing in the Outer Banks.