Ocean Fishing Report:  Summer on the Outer Banks usually means high humidity, hot weather and blustery southwest winds, peppered with sporadic afternoon thunderstorms, and that’s what we saw this week. Every summer along the northern beaches, between Corolla and Rodanthe, the southwest winds push the warm surface water offshore, the cooler water rises to the surface and the cool water slows the fishing.

We’re in the dog days of August and fishing has been slow along most fronts. Looks like a brief wind shift to the northeast is in the offing during the next couple days, so that might help the weekend angling prospects.