Outer Banks Fishing on Nags Head Pier
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Outer Banks fishing is legendary. The barrier islands stick so far out into the Atlantic that the Gulf Stream is very close to the shore. The sea and the sound mix here, allowing anglers to land both saltwater and freshwater species. You have to be a very unlucky fisher person to go home empty handed on the Outer Banks.
While headboats or private charters can leave you with an experience you’ll long remember, pier fishing is the way to go if you have children or newbies in your group. No sea sickness, no slippery decks, restrooms instead of heads and you can leave when they’ve had enough.
In the area around Nags Head, NC. there are five of these fun family fishing venues, with the 750 foot long Nags Head Fishing Pier being a long time favorite. During the summer months, you can try to catch spanish mackeral, small blues, croaker, cobia, flounder, spot
and pompano. Enjoy the entire day and night on the pier for just $10. They’re open 24 hours a day and the night fishing can be both relaxing and productive. There’s a full service bait and tackle shop and a restaurant right on the pier to keep you well-provisioned. You may rent gear if you didn’t bring your own.
Imagine catching a king mackeral or a cobia that’s so big you have to drag it down the pier into the restaurant to have it cooked? Yes, You Hook ‘Em - We Cook ‘Em is the motto of the famous Nags Head Pier Restaurant. That’s right, catch a fish or two and the cooks will transform them into a scrumptious Carolina style meal by frying, broiling, grilling or blackening it - fisherman’s choice - and serving it up with the traditional seacoast sides of cole slaw, french fries and hushpuppies. What a kick for the kids!
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