Outer Banks: 12.29.11 - Great End to 2011

Good morning. Here’s your Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Thursday, December 29, 2011.

This video was shot at 9:00 AM just north of the Avalon Pier at the Hayman St. beach access.

It is great to be back to the beach after some holiday travels. Hope you had a great holiday.

We have a gorgeous end to 2011. Bright sun, blue skies and temps in the 50′s. Looking ahead to the New Year’s Eve weekend, we have sun and temps at 60 degrees. Perfect weather to celebrate the New Year on the OBX.

We have some fun surf this morning. Waist high waves and a light offshore breeze out of the southwest at 5 mph. The swell will fade throughout the day, and there doesn’t look like much surf over the next few days; so hit it this morning if you can.

OBX fishing is slow. Water temps have dipped down to the low 50′s, and most of the fish have disappeared. However, it’s striper season and we have some sporadic reports to some decent catches. Unfortunately, we’re still waiting on a big bite.

Hope to see you soon. Have fun!