ocracoke, guides, fishing, food

[2182]

heading to ocracoke island labor day week, have never been to the outer banks. after much deliberation, ive decided not to trailer my boat up too. was wondering if anybody could recommend any good fishing guides up there. my girlfriend wants to catch "a big fish, not a shark". we were kingfishing yesterday and the damn sharks were stealing baits left and right. she doesnt fish too often but i took her out yesterday for a small tournament in far less than optimum conditions and she loved it. down here in charleston our offshore bite has turned off by september, what goes on up there that time of year? also, any places in particular for surf casting? lastly, we chose ocracoke because we wanted a chilled out relaxed week (we live by the ocean already, just in a city). but, we will want to do some exploring. what else is there on the outer banks i cant miss?

[uncleboo]

I think you'll have a wonderful time. I've spent alot of time in Ocracoke, just not lately. There are a few charter boats in O. I would recommend a guy named Ronnie O'Neal on the Miss Kathleen. Very nice fellow and he does offshore, nearshore and inshore. Surf fishing is usually pretty good. There are a couple of public beach access areas and, unless things have changed this year, areas where you can drive on the beach. Don't forget to let your tires down to about 20 PSI! If you head north, you cross Hatteras Inlet via ferry and arrive in Hatteras Village. Not much bigger than Ocracoke, but nice eye candy, (boats), in the marinas. A couple of hours further north and you have Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk. Lots to do there, but, Labor Day weekend traffic will test your patience from Ocracoke to Kitty Hawk. (Probably remind you alot of home). You might consider taking the Cedar Island-Ocracoke Ferry. It'll be a welcome rest after all that driving. The ferry will save you a ton of driving time and traffic. Here's a link to mapquest showing the ferry route. http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Oc...4&geocode=CITY Not to mention, when the ferry ride is over, your there! Here's a link to the ferry site. http://www.ncdot.gov/ferry/ You will need reservations. If you want to site see and drive all the way around, you will still ride a ferry from Hatteras to Ocracoke. Hope this helps.

[fishhuntNC]

I second on Ronnie hes a first class guy hell put you on the fish.But why not come up in the boat you need a car on ocracoke just bring your bikes.

[Mark]

Take a pair of bicycles with you, Ocracoke is a great little island.

[uncleboo]

If you don't have bikes, there are plenty to rent.