Outer Banks Fishing Militia http://fishmilitia.com/forums/ Outer Banks Angler and Hatteras Island Fishing Milita en Fri, 24 May 2013 18:46:29 GMT vBulletin 60 http://fishmilitia.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png Outer Banks Fishing Militia http://fishmilitia.com/forums/ Monster Amberjack http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3129-Monster-Amberjack&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 19:23:35 GMT http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/giant-amberjack-could-have-been-a-record-contender/ http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excur...ord-contender/ ]]> Salvo Jimmy http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3129-Monster-Amberjack A quick report http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3128-A-quick-report&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:55 GMT I have been extremely busy the last few weeks, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been fishing

Thought I would take a quick minute to give a report from my end.

I have fished in several different locations with several different clients and some days have been better than others, but…we weren’t skunked!

It was a mixture of all different sized flounder, speckled trout, puppy drum, and even some small striper.

At times, it was very hard to get around the changing weather, but we made the best of it. I feel like the fishing season and weather are finally getting around to cooperating.

It has definitely been nice to read reports of recent drum and cobia action. If the current long term forecast even comes close to being accurate, I will definitely be making beach launches next week to chase both.

Just in case I get jammed up again, let me wish everyone a “Happy and Safe Memorial Day Weekend” now.
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]]> Outer Banks Status Report The General http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3128-A-quick-report Rutgers? http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3127-Rutgers&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 13:36:07 GMT Not sure about this as a way to tell water temps anymore.. I was there yesterday with temp meter working fine.. At Hatteras Inlet got water temps... Not sure about this as a way to tell water temps anymore.. I was there yesterday with temp meter working fine.. At Hatteras Inlet got water temps from 68.7 at lowest and 72.3 at highest.. Maybe I'm reading this thing wrong??

http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_da...8.0213.n16.jpg ]]> Drumdum http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3127-Rutgers HR 819 Makes It to Full House http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3126-HR-819-Makes-It-to-Full-House&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 08:58:36 GMT http://www.islandfreepress.org/2013Archives/05.15.2013-BillToOverturnParkServicesORVPlanWillGoToHouseForAVote.html http://www.islandfreepress.org/2013A...eForAVote.html ]]> Politics - Access and other issues Salvo Jimmy http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3126-HR-819-Makes-It-to-Full-House CBBT anyone? http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3125-CBBT-anyone&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 01:33:08 GMT When I first started reading this forum, it was called the Hatteras Island Fish Militia. Now that it's just Fish Militia, I don't feel so funny for asking this;

Do any of you frequent the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel?

I've been reading up on Kayak Kevin's site, and watched a few of his youtube videos, and really want to check that area out. I live up near Richmond,VA so the CBBT is about halfway between me and the OBX. Some friends and I just got kayaks this spring and are eager to paddle everywhere we can. The proximity of the CBBT compared to OBX makes a day trip much easier than getting down to HWY 12 in time to meet the incoming/outgoing tide.

If there is a sizable group of kayak anglers in my area, I haven't found them yet. My friends and I are trying to find someone to show us around the bay area. Like where's a good place to park (on the mainland side of the bridge)? What species should we target and when? What weather conditions should we look out for, and call off a trip before making the drive?

Someone that has landed some big reds in the HI/OBX area should be able to tell me what kind of water temps and depths we should head to for 40"+ drum. I'm guessing that would also apply to the CB.

We've had annual surf drum trips in Sept/Oct/Nov for the last 4-5years (but none of us has a citation to show for it yet) but I think I heard somewhere that the drum are in the bay before the OBX.

Thanks for the help,
Jef ]]> Kayak Fleet jef400dread http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3125-CBBT-anyone <![CDATA[My Little Bro' 14 May 2013]]> http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3124-My-Little-Bro-14-May-2013&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 10:42:04 GMT about to make the final assault. He's 67.5 yrs old. That's Everest in the background.

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]]> Salvo Jimmy http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3124-My-Little-Bro-14-May-2013 Vote for cape Hatteras http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3123-Vote-for-cape-Hatteras&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 21:59:07 GMT If we win the $25K prize would go to the CHAPA legal fund to help fight for better access ... If we win the $25K prize would go to the CHAPA legal fund to help fight for better access

http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/u...apehatteras-nc ]]> Outer Banks Status Report Salvo Jimmy http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3123-Vote-for-cape-Hatteras Call to Action from OBPA http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3122-Call-to-Action-from-OBPA&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 09:57:59 GMT CALL TO ACTION: 5/12/2013 H.R. 819, Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act CALL TO ACTION:




5/12/2013



H.R. 819, Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act



URGENT



The House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 to consider eighteen bills for markup and submission to the full House for vote. HR 819 is included in the list to be considered. (Full text of committee announcement is below.)



Please contact the committee and it members to urge their support of this legislation. The committee must approve H.R. 819 in order for it to come to a vote on the House floor.



To contact the Natural Resources Committee, click on https://naturalresources.house.gov/contact/





To contact an individual member of the Committee, click on http://naturalresources.house.gov/about/members.htm to find the names of each member.



A phone call will be the fastest way to communicate your opinion to the congressmen. You will find the phone numbers of the above website, or you may dial the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 to ask for assistance.



Articles found on www.islandfreepress.org , www.obpa.org, www.ncbba.org, may help you formulate your thoughts before you communicate with the Congressmen. However, timing is critical since any communication must be received by the congressman prior to the May 15 vote. We ask that you quickly take action.



Thank you.



John Couch

President, OBPA



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From: Natural Resources Press Office
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 4:18 PM
To: Natural Resources Press Office
Subject: MEDIA ADVISORY: Full Committee to Hold Markup on 18 bills







FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, May 10, 2013



CONTACT: Press Office

202-226-9019



***MEDIA ADVISORY***





Full Committee to Hold Markup on 18 bills



WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, May 15th on 18 bills.




WHAT:

Full Committee markup on:
•HR 687 (Gosar), To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land "Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013,
•HR 761 (Amodei), To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness.
"National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013"

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HR 819 (Jones),
To authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area."Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act"
•HR 910 (Fleming), To reauthorize the Sikes Act. "Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013"
•HR 957 (Lummis), To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands. "Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act"
•HR 981 (Johnson), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a global rare earth element assessment. "Resource Assessment of Rare Earths (RARE) Act of 2013"
•HR 1063 (Lamborn), To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of the Nation to meet our current and future demands for the minerals critical to United States manufacturing and agricultural competitiveness and economic and national security in a time of expanding resource nationalism. "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013"
•HR 1080 (Bordallo), To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs to avoid or reduce adverse impacts on military readiness activities.
•HR 1169 (Amodei), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada. "Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act"
•HR 1299 (Pearce), To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for inclusion in White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. "White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act"
•HR 1300 (Runyan), To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refuges.
•HR 1384 (Sablan), To provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp. "Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2013"
•HR 1574 (Turner), To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park.
•HR 1613 (Duncan), To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs. "Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act"
•HR 1672 (Daines), To withdraw and reserve certain public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area, Montana. "Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act"
•HR 1673 (McCarthy), To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.
•HR 1676 (Cook), To designate the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area in San Bernardino County, California, to authorize limited military use of the area, to provide for the transfer of the Southern Study Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, and by recreational users. "Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act"
•HR 1691 (Vargas), To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California. Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Transfer Act of 2013"




WHEN:

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
10:00 A.M.




WHERE:

1324 Hearing Room in the Longworth House Office Building






Visit the Committee Calendar for additional information, once it is made available. The meeting is open to the public and a live video stream will be broadcast at http://naturalresources.house.gov/live.



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NaturalResources.house.gov ]]> Politics - Access and other issues Salvo Jimmy http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3122-Call-to-Action-from-OBPA Covering ground http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3121-Covering-ground&goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 15:09:54 GMT I've definitely put in some work in recent past chasing fish...actually I put in some miles. Over 800 on the truck in 7 days to be exact.


I rolled from KDH to Surf City back to KDH to Cape Charles and back to KDH again.


And I never caught a thing. And I couldn't care less, because that's fishing.


I always think back to when the Wheel's Reels crew used to roll in every weekend from Charlotte at midnight on a Friday and fish hard till Sunday morning and roll right back out. Many of those trips they never caught a fish.


The Surf City trip I got beat down by wind, but I got to learn a little while I was there and I am returning in June.


Cape Charles was a great trip even though I didn't catch any fish. I hadn't fish with Rob Choi or Lee Williams in a while and it was nice to hang with them for the day.


I got to see Kayak Kev catch one of his 4 drum of the day. Kev is one of the most knowledgeable yak anglers one can have the pleasure to be around and listen too.


There was a 40 inch striper also landed that day with another one lost.


It kinda sucked to drive all that way for a one day trip and not catch, but it's just how it is.


Rob Choi was on his 10th trip to the Cape since he had caught a drum from that area.


The area is huge in the big picture and the drum hunting consists mostly of trolling, so the paddling is long and almost endless. But it's good exercise and training.


Depending on weather and reports, I'll probably hit it again soon.


Locally the bite is hit or miss. You either whack the pups and specks or you get whacked.


I had a guide Friday afternoon and I had hoped to catch a few, but we only ended up with a couple 2lb blues.


The pup and speck bite had been solid the day before, but we couldn't find them when we went out.


Yeh...I know...we were chasing yesterday's fish.


It's just the way it goes.


As long as the weather improves..,one can only think so will the consistency of the catching.
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]]> Outer Banks Status Report The General http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3121-Covering-ground Wanted to live there,wish to be there someday.. http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3120-Wanted-to-live-there-wish-to-be-there-someday&goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 13:51:52 GMT This was posted on sol,gonna see if we can share it here,most defiantly worth it for sure. http://youtu.be/MKB1pwW-Agc ... This was posted on sol,gonna see if we can share it here,most defiantly worth it for sure.

http://youtu.be/MKB1pwW-Agc

]]> Drumdum http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3120-Wanted-to-live-there-wish-to-be-there-someday Knots, knots everywhere.. http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3119-Knots-knots-everywhere&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 12:03:03 GMT Just watching the am fishing shows and saw an ad on the North American Fishing Club about their free app on how to tie a variety of knots and how... Just watching the am fishing shows and saw an ad on the North American Fishing Club about their free app on how to tie a variety of knots and how they tested out on breaking strength, ease of tying etc.
I know many of you guys have considerably more experience than me but for those who might be interested go to the iTunes Store and search knot wars. The app is free and pretty cool.

The Palomar knot won the tests BTW... ]]> Outer Banks Status Report smlobx http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3119-Knots-knots-everywhere What happnened over on Oracoke with the Highway checkpoint? http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3118-What-happnened-over-on-Oracoke-with-the-Highway-checkpoint&goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 12:44:01 GMT Read over on another forum about the NC Highway patrol upset alot of people over on Ocracoke with a check point and their driving to and from it last... Read over on another forum about the NC Highway patrol upset alot of people over on Ocracoke with a check point and their driving to and from it last week . I know about 10 years ago there was a very "gung ho deputy" who made a lot of DWI arrests there and it upset alot of people who worked at or fell off a few of the bars down there but apparently this time it was based on people being stopped for crooked inspection stickers, seatbelts and golf carts on federal land. ]]> Alexy http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3118-What-happnened-over-on-Oracoke-with-the-Highway-checkpoint <![CDATA[Sqaull fishin']]> http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3117-Sqaull-fishin&goto=newpost Wed, 08 May 2013 22:59:25 GMT Did the Lake Anna thing again yesterday and took Louisa along.
About 7:30, big rain and wind came through, luckily Louisa was wearing Daddy's raincoat and escaped major wetness. She wasn't phased by the lightning, wind or rain either. She outslept me the next morning, reckon she must of had a splendid time.
Look out fish, a girl's going to come and get ya:)
Didn't put one in the boat myself, but Louisa reeled in a couple;) ]]> dirtyhandslopez http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3117-Sqaull-fishin CHAPA Response to NPS Testimony at Senate Hearing http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3116-CHAPA-Response-to-NPS-Testimony-at-Senate-Hearing&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 20:52:31 GMT http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102937152798-60/S+486+Response+to+Senate+Hearing-4-30-2013+(2).pdf http://library.constantcontact.com/d...0-2013+(2).pdf ]]> Politics - Access and other issues Salvo Jimmy http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3116-CHAPA-Response-to-NPS-Testimony-at-Senate-Hearing Surf City/Topsail recap http://fishmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?3115-Surf-City-Topsail-recap&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 11:30:33 GMT Well.. Our trip to Surf City was a success. Not in the fish catching category, but in the good time category. The horrible wind and cloudy skies... Well.. Our trip to Surf City was a success. Not in the fish catching category, but in the good time category.

The horrible wind and cloudy skies that plagued the OB also plagued us.

And having a 12-year-old girl in tow limits the amount of fishing one can do in strong winds. No worries. We still got out on Saturday into a nice creek that offered some shelter.

Lisa and I push Maddie hard so that she can get stronger at paddling and feel more comfortable in the kayak. She did a great job of going about 4 miles round trip without help.

But we were unable to get deep enough into the creek to be able to get to the fish.

Now--many a folk once they knew where we came from were quick to ask why we came to Surf City from the OB. They are almost a mirror image of one another. And we were targeting specks, pups and flounder that we can find at home.

The number one reason is to explore new waters. I've hit a lot of new water around here for most of the year. I've paddled a great deal of backwaters from Juniper Bay on over...and it's all awesome paddling and good fishing, when you time it right.

The second reason was to chase some of the monster trout that area is known for.

And while we didn't have the weather that was great for this-- that's ok.. we are going back.

The third reason we went was for the wife's birthday and inaugural camping trip. Lisa had never done the whole tent deal before.

We had friends Richard Donner and Dottie Smith with us and we set-up quite the compound. Rich and I had done this type of thing in the past when we were in the Keys, so this was a walk in the park. Lisa didn't realize one could live so well in a tent...ha!

We stayed at Lanier's campground and the place was very nice.

Between Rich's and our enormous living tents and 3 Eazy-Ups...we were holding it down.

We were right on the water and the view was awesome. Each site had water and electricity, so running blenders :-), grill tops, and so on were a breeze and gave us plenty of creature comforts.

We had nights of roasting hot dogs and making Smores over the open fire and threw our fair share of corn hole. We had a large time.

With some help from the red headed one's nephew, Jonathon, and my buddy Yogi, we had all the local info we could handle and we knew where to fish...if the darn weather had just let us.

The guys at East Coast Tackle were more than helpful and I thought I was going to have to turn on my voice recorder to capture it all.

The wife and I are heading back in June when the kids take off with their grandparents and we are also looking at coming up with a kayaking rally for September.

I figure at $32 a night for such great tent sites, we would see if anyone is interested in joining us for a little fun.

My kayak has been in the water from the Keys to VA, and the wife and I are scouting places all along the coast. I plan on hitting more water, in more states, in time. And whether we catch fish or not, it doesn't matter, it's just a bonus...

All I know is...We can't wait to go explore.
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