Morehead this weekend - The Hull Truth

King Smurf · 09-19-2006, 09:45 PM

I'm headed to morehead this weekend, mainly targeting trout unless things change. Any one else planing on being around?Any sugestions?

TrollnHeel · 09-19-2006, 10:42 PM

Sounds like you're the man to talk to about the trout! Good luck homey!!

islandcat · 09-20-2006, 12:36 AM

im also planning on putting the cs in around morehead.......also open for suggestions on hookin some trout

duckman · 09-20-2006, 11:57 AM

They are closing the port and the inlet down this Sunday 9/24/06 for the power boat race. Need to head out early and come back in late.

King Smurf · 09-20-2006, 05:46 PM

ugh......well I've been catching most my trout in the late evening anyway....well thats the way it was last weekend. No telling this weekend.

swampdogg · 09-20-2006, 06:42 PM

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duckman - 9/20/2006 10:57 AM

They are closing the port and the inlet down this Sunday 9/24/06 for the power boat race. Need to head out early and come back in late.

Geez, what if you didn't know that????

Left early, come back at lunch time and sorry, stay at sea?

TrollnHeel · 09-20-2006, 06:58 PM

I agree swampdogg...that'd be very good info to have if I was heading to MHC this weekend

swampdogg · 09-20-2006, 07:09 PM

I was planning on diving Saturday or Sunday. I guess it better be Saturday. How can you close an inlet like Beaufort? Are we sure that is true?

TrollnHeel · 09-20-2006, 07:20 PM

duckman is a local, so it's something you wanna plan on happening

abfish · 09-20-2006, 10:11 PM

I heard some similar rumors about closing the MHC port during the Tall Ships, but that never happened. If they didn't do it for Tall Ships, I doubt they'll do it for a power boat race.

durabostbay · 09-20-2006, 10:16 PM

What kind of power boat race? Havent heard anything about it.

Whiteowl · 09-21-2006, 12:45 AM

port area is closing on Sunday. Starting at 10:00am for first race at 11:00. May reopen for a short time then closed again at 12:00 for race at 1:00pm. I understand that these are the 100mph offshore type boats. The course is from the west entrance to the MHC waterfront to the CG station. The entire race area is closed to all boating during these times. I don't know how many laps constitute a race. Will be some tough turns. This is different than tall ship event. Can't share the waterway with the race boats. The no-wake is suspended for the racers during the races but no other time. This is straight from the Coasties.

TrollnHeel · 09-21-2006, 12:55 AM

non fishing related

duckman · 09-21-2006, 09:58 AM

Here is the link for the race couse:

http://www.superboat.com/events.cfm?view=map&id=71

So the inlet is not closed, but you will need to go around by Beaufort and out the end of the creek to Shackerford to get out of the inlet.

Also, do all post on this forum need to be fishing related or just local information for the Carolina areas?

swampdogg · 09-21-2006, 10:18 AM

Closed or not, I would want to be in the turning basin in my little boat during a race. It is dangerous enough from the "no wake" zone to the inlet on any weekend summer day.

Whiteowl · 09-21-2006, 10:40 AM

this drawing is from one of the Fort Macon Coasties that posts on a local board. According to this there will be no transiting the port area during the closures. The safety zone will be the closed area.

islandcat · 09-21-2006, 11:30 AM

Im only planning on saturday anyway......any hot spots i should try for some flounder and trout?

rdsrb5 · 09-21-2006, 04:49 PM

Going next weekend, interested to hear if the trout are running good.

BuzoDe45 · 09-22-2006, 08:33 AM

Looks from the picture like you could just go on up to Beauford and still be able to fish back towards the hook and get in and out of the inlet.