North Carolina Favorite Links

[lakebiker]

I know we've got quite a few "locals" from this area of N.C. and didn't know how many of you knew of this site/link. I keep it in my favorites and can check them out before leaving home. Hope it helps.
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http://www.alcoa.com/yadkin/en/lakes/reservoir_data.asp

[o2bfishn]

Thanks man , I added it to my favorites, alot better than guessing before a trip. 013


02bfishn

[lakebiker]

Guess I should have said Piedmont locals. Glad it helped. 012

[North Carolina Fishing]

Here are links I use for tides and cross reference with the lunar stage for tide intensity. This helps you to know when to get in and out of skinny water ;)

http://www.tidesonline.com/showtable.php?stationname=Charleston&IDNUM=1083

http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/

[skunkape]

cool links thanks

[Dave]

014 Good info guys! For those that sometime come down to the Crystal Coast, here are some links I use before heading out to fish. This is such a good idea, I hope you don't mind if I borrow it to make up a similar topic for the CCC of CSO Fishing Reports Board. 012

http://carolinaskiffowner.com/index.php?topic=1473.0

Dave

TIDES:

Cape Lookout Bight:
http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Cape+Lookout&units=f

Beaufort Inlet: http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Beaufort+Inlet+Channel+Range&units=f

Bogue Inlet:
http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Bogue+Inlet&units=f

Atlantic Beach High Rise Bridge:
http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Atlantic+Beach+Bridge&units=f

MOON PHASES:

Monthly Phases: http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/

Phases (Present & Past) - I keep a fishing log and sometimes it days before I get around to filling it out: http://www.briancasey.org/artifacts/astro/moon.cgi

Explanation of Phases: http://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/moon_phases.phtml

SEA CONDITONS:

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/coastal/am/amz158.txt

[yellowdog]

Couple of sites for Smith Mountain Lake and Buggs Island Lake fishing info:

www.kerrlake.com

www.smlstripers.com

[yellowdog]

Oops, try this instead...

www.kerrlake.info for the Buggs Island fishing reports

[lakebiker]

Sarge, good move. Should have put it here and named it different to begin with. 001

[shaggy3131]

Gentlemen,

I really appreciate all the weather and fishing links. They will be a great help.

All the info provided in the links will be something new for me to learn and to learn how to interpret and utilize.

Man there's a lot to learn with this CS boating thing. And my learning curve steepens with my age. Where's my 11 ft. row boat and my Sunfish?

Thanks,
Aubrey

[lakebiker]

This one shows Lake Norman and all the other lakes in that chain. Hope it helps. 012

http://www.duke-energy.com/lakes/levels.asp

[Dave]

OKay Guys, whatcha got, favorite bait/tackle shop, fishin' lodge, fishing charts, watern' holes. List 'em all and I'll break them down when a catagory gets enough entries. 012

Dave

[lakebiker]

Ocracoke Link

http://www.fishtradewinds.com/


The best eats and drinks on the island.
http://www.howardspub.com/

[lakebiker]

Portsmouth Island Link

http://www.portsmouthislandfishing.com/


Driftwood Motel and Camp ground, Cedar Island. Great eats and drinks and right beside the ferry to Ocracoke.

http://www.clis.com/deg/

[lakebiker]

Davis Island Link

http://www.drumwagon.com/

[lakebiker]

Entire N.C. Coastal Info

http://www.ncwaterman.com/

[lakebiker]

N.C. Tide Charts

http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/ncarolinasites.html

[lakebiker]

N.C. Artifical Reefs

http://www.ncfisheries.net/reefs/index.html

[TooTall]

N.C. Tide Charts

http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/ncarolinasites.html


Great site LB.
I just printed out the tide chart/info for the trip I'm making on April 19-26 to N.C.'s central coast. Looks like from the info I will be coimng off the full moon.

Oh! quiet....SHHHHH.... do you heard it....It's SPLASHING BAIT....Something is under them ..working them....
006 006 006
Ok I have a little CABIN FEVER!!

[TooTall]

Ok

A nice looking lodge around Morehead:

http://www.corecreeklodge.com

then for the Pamlico crowd:

http://www.towndock.net goto web cams

Then for viewing NOAA charts on-line

http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/

[lakebiker]

N.C. Tide Charts

http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/ncarolinasites.html


Great site LB.
I just printed out the tide chart/info for the trip I'm making on April 19-26 to N.C.'s central coast. Looks like from the info I will be coimng off the full moon.

Oh! quiet....SHHHHH.... do you heard it....It's SPLASHING BAIT....Something is under them ..working them....
006 006 006
Ok I have a little CABIN FEVER!!


Ain't nothing better than a full moon around these parts for reds. I'd try to meet up with ya but I'm scheduled to hit the Bay April 13 to chase the flatties around. 008

[Shakespeare]

Descriptive Boundaries for Coastal-Joint-Inland Waters

http://www.ncfisheries.net/maps/coastal_inland/index.html

Mike C.

[MoonshinerJack]

Here is the real NC Secret website. http://www.fryingpantower.com/ You didn't hear it from me, I just go there and check out the fishing reports........

By the way, this also is the provider for MiitaryAppreciationDay.org for no charge, except for the real deal, military appreciation. Check the website out for all current information on weather, AR's and other relevant fishing info. Good site, even if they do provide the above mentioned website for free and no advertising, only heart felt love for our active duty and former active duty service members.....

MoonshinerJack

[CFISHN]

THIS COVERS THE NORTH HALF OF NC'S OBX



http://www.outerbanksfishing.com/FishingInfo/marinas.htm

[Harry]

Found this today, hope you like it

http://www.crystalcoastnc.org/

http://www.crystalcoastnc.org/activities/bysea/fishing/

[CFISHN]

NAGS HEAD FISHING GUIDE
http://www.nagsheadguide.com/Fishing/index.htm


OBX BEST FISHING REPORT SEASONAL
COVERS SURF SOUND PEIR OFFSHORE
http://www.outer-banks.nc.us/obifishreport/

[Shakespeare]

Crystal Coast fishing reports and local interest videos... updated weekly. You gotta ignore the advertising especially the one for the "other" skiff but the information is REALLY good.

http://www.coastalcarolinafishingreport.com/

Mike C.

[Slot-Machine]

did not see this one so here it is.

this is kind of a one stop shop with links to almost everything fishing.

http://www.nccoastalfishing.com/index.htm

(Edited to combine two posts into one (and removed second post))

[CFISHN]

MANTEO PUBLIC DOCK AND LAUNCH SITE WATERFROUNT MARINA
IF YOU CLICK JUST ONE LINK MAKE IT THIS ONE WONDERFULL PIC'S http://townofmanteo.com/index.asp?Ty...EE39B6B5A35%7D

MANTEO WATERFRONT INFO
http://www.outerbanks.com/manteo/CGNC/

THIS LIL ISLAND SEPERATES THE OBX FROM THE CRYSTAL COAST
http://www.ocracokevillage.com/main.htm

SOUTH OF THE OUTER BANKS KNOWN AS THE CORE BANKS OR CRYSTAL COAST
http://www.crystalcoastnc.org/

SUPER SITE FOR OTHER THAN FISHING
http://www.outerbanks.org/

WATER TEMP PREFERED BY OBX FISH & FISHERMEN
http://www.hatterasjack.com/seasurfacetemp.htm

OBX WEATHER
http://www.outer-banks.com/weather.asp

OBX LOCAL NEWS PAPER
http://www.womacknewspapers.com/obsentinel/

YES IF YOU FISH YOU NEED A NC FISHING LICENES
http://www.ncdmf.net/recreational/NCCRFLtypes.htm

OBX TOP SITE
http://www.outer-banks.com/

SHALLOW BAG BAY CLUB MARINA MANTEO
http://www.shallowbagbayclub.com/marina.shtml

PIRETS COVE MARINA MANTEO NC
http://www.fishpiratescove.com/transients.php

THIS IS THE PLACE TO FISH FROM IN HATTRAS VILLAGE !! I LOVE IT
http://www.teachslair.com/

BROAD CREEK FISHING CTR. WANCHEESE NEAR MANTEO CLOSER TO OREGION INLET
http://www.broadcreekmarinaobx.com/index.aspx


TAKE A LOOK AT THIS OREGON INLET CHART ! WOOOH YUCK NASTY INLET
http://www.oregon-inlet.com/charts/inlet.cfm

OREGON INLET PROVIDES THE CLOSEST FREE RAMP TO THE ATLANTIC AND PIMLICO
http://www.oregon-inlet.com/marina.cfm

PUBLIC RAMPS ON THE OBX
http://www.outer-banks.com/publicboatramps.asp

OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL
http://www.theouterbankshospital.com/body.cfm?id=36

PHONE NUMBERS TO HAVE HANDY JUST IN CASE

TOW BOAT US

Wanchese, NC 1-252-473-3405

Hatteras, NC 1-252-986-2243

* SEA TOW *
Capt. Stuart Wescott MANTEO NC 1-252-473-3465

US COAST GUARD STATIONS

OREGION INLET COAST GUARD STATION 1-252-441-6260

Hatteras COAST GUARD 1-252- 986-2175

[Dave]

Lotta good links there CFISHN and a valuable resource for anyone thinking of traveling to the OBX. Thanks for taking time to present them all. *Cheers*

Dave

[CFISHN]

As You Know You Will Get Your Local 911 From Your Cell Phone

A Quicker Option AT THE Outer Banks "dare County" Is To Use This
1-252-473-3444
From Any Cell Phone Rings Right In To The 911 Center Dispatcher !

[Riverine1969]

In addition to the many great links already posted, for those of you that fish inland waters, where topographic maps show better detail than nautical charts, you may want to check out the Terraserver link. Besides online topo's, you can click at the top right for a aerial photo of the map you are viewing.

For those of you fishing small inlets, that nautical charts simply do not list water depths, because of constantly changing conditions, you can get (old) aerial photos, to get an idea where to expect to locate bars. For example, this map of an inland portion of New Inlet, on the Virginia Eastern Shore..............................

http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=11&Z=18&X=1064&Y=10288&W=3

once it opens, up at the top right, left click on the tab labeled Aerial. You can see the sandbars very plainly.

Terraserver covers most of the USA. For much more recent aerials, Goggle Earth is superb. Their maps leave much to be desired.......use the Terraserver maps to locate what you're looking for, then use Goggle Earth for a fairly recent aerial photo.

River Water Levels: Covers most states. Here are the North Carolina gauges..............

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=basin_cd

This is handy for scooting up into those really tight freshwater fishing spots. One of the better Largemouth holes on the Nottoway River, here in Virginia, is hard to reach. Lower gauge levels than 4 feet block the river with gravel bars. Anything over 7 feet, and travel downstream is dangerous, due to swift currents, and the risk of broaching your boat.

Last, if you primarily boat on inland waters,
My Topo/Maptech sells a superb mapping program.......better than the DeLorme mapping program. (I have both.) You can print custom topographic maps at home, adding markers or tracks, as needed.

If you also hunt, you can turn your handheld GPS tracking feature on, and whatever game trails you follow, when you get home, you can load them onto your E-map.

Besides using Terraserver to look at maps online, Maptech has a similar program:

http://mapserver.mytopo.com/bp/mapserver/index.cfm?BPID=MAP0060030900%2C1%2C1%2C0&CFID=246858&CFTOKEN=18308753

Jim

[Riverine1969]

One more thing about using the MyTopo/Maptech programs.
A lot of Navy guys want to use Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds, when navigating, because that's what they used in the service, while many Army and Marine"Ground Pounders" prefer using UTM coordinates, because they are more familiar with using that system.
With Maptech, you can print maps using either of these systems, and many others, if you choose to do so.

Jim

[CFISHN]

http://www.ncwaterways.com/default.asp