Outer Banks Behind the Lens: December 2011

Posted on January 2, 2012

Outer Banks: 12.31.11 - Last OBX Sunset of 2011

Happy New Year! Can you believe it?! 2012?!

Wow 2011 flew by. I suspect 2012 will have a similar pace. But I’m going to do my best to help us appreciate some of the simple things – like great Outer Banks photos.

The OBX is a pretty great muse. It’s difficult to take a bad OBX photo, and it’s easy to find inspiration on a daily basis.

Each and everyday I try to make time to get to the beach to snap a photo and give a quick beach report. I share these on a variety of websites, and one of these fabulous websites –Flickr – gives me the ability to create nifty slideshows.

As we close out each month, I collect the OBX photos for the month and craft a quick and easy slideshow to remind us of how beautiful the month was; i.e. Outer Banks Behind the Lens.

Since we just flipped the calendar to January, let’s take a look back at December on the Outer Banks, shall we? Enjoy!

Love the idea? Want to see OBX pictures of something in particular? Just want to say hi? Let me know in the comments section. We love to hear from you.

PS – Should I put together a slideshow for all of 2011? I’m thinking yes, right?

OBX Moment of Zen: 12.30.11 – Gorgeous End to 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011

Outer Banks: 12.30.11 - Gorgeous End to 2011

Good morning. Here’s your OBX Moment of Zen for Friday, December 30, 2011.

This video was shot at the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills at 8:30 AM.

Beautiful weather to close out 2011. Bright sun, blue skies, light offshore breeze out of the southwest, and temps around 60 degrees. Perfect weather to celebrate the New Year at the beach.

Not much surf to report. There’s a pretty little wave out there, but it’s small. Could to a good day to enjoy the weather with a longboard.

OBX fishing is slow, but stripers are showing up; so hopefully we’ll have a good bite soon.

Have a safe and happy New Year. Hope to see you soon. Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report: 12.29.11 – Great End to 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011

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!

OBX Moment of Zen: 12.28.11 – Bright Sun & Blue Skies

Posted on December 28, 2011

Outer Banks: 12.28.11 - Bright Sun & Blue Skies

Good morning. Here’s your OBX Moment of Zen for Wednesday, December 28, 2011.

This video was shot at 8:45 AM just south of the Avalon Pier at 5th St. beach access in Kill Devil Hills.

Great to be back at the beach after some holiday travels. It’s a beautiful day. Bright sun, blue skies, 50′s, and a stiff offshore wind out of the west.

There’s a longboard wave out there, but the wind is blowing the tips of the waves.

Fishing is slow. Stripers are in the area, but we are still waiting for a big bite.

Hope to see you soon. Have fun.

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report: 12.20.11 – Great Weather & Fun Surf

Posted on December 20, 2011

Outer Banks: 12.20.11 - Great Weather & Fun Surf

Good morning. Here’s your Outer Banks, Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Tuesday, December 20, 2011.

This video was shot at the Lillian St. beach access in Kitty Hawk at 9:00 AM.

Only 5 days until Christmas. Wow, time flies. This my last report until after the holiday, so I want to wish you a merry Christmas. I’ll be back soon.

Great day for my last report before the holiday. Great weather and fun surf carrying over from yesterday. Sun, 50′s, light offshore breeze out of the southwest. Looking ahead we could have a few spots of rain, but nothing extensive. Looks like Christmas week will be mostly sunny with temps around 60…perfect OBX Christmas weather.

The surf is fun today. Waist to chest high and real clean with the southwest wind. The offshore wind will stick around through Thursday morning. The swell will fade, but fun surf will stick around…even if it is a bit small. Gotta love surfing on Christmas week…thanks Santa.

OBX fishing has slowed down, but the good news is that the stripers are arriving. Sporadic reports of some great catches. Over the weekend, our friends at Rock Solid Fishing reported a 50 pound striper hauled in at the Oregon Inlet bridge. Definitely some big fish showing up, and we should have a great OBX striper bite real soon.

Have a great holiday. Hope to see you soon. Have fun!

OBX Moment of Zen: 12.16.11 – December Perfection

Posted on December 16, 2011

Outer Banks: 12.16.11 - December Perfection

Good morning. Here’s your OBX Moment of Zen for Friday, December 16, 2011.

This video was shot just north of the Nags Head Pier at the Bladen St. beach access.

Two days in a row of perfect December OBX conditions; sun, 60′s, offshore breeze, and great waist to chest surf.

It will cool off a bit for the weekend, but the weather is looking good through Christmas.

Outer Banks fishing is slow, but the stripers are stating to arrive.

Hope to see you soon. Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report: 12.15.11 – Amazing December Day & Great Surf

Posted on December 15, 2011

Outer Banks: 12.15.11 - Perfect OBX December Surf Day

Note: Sorry about the lack of audio. Not sure what happened there. But if you forward to about the 1:50 mark, you can get a look at the beach and waves. Enjoy!

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Thursday, December 15, 2011.

This video was shot at the Nags Head Pier at 10 AM.

Amazing December day! Sun and temps at 65 degrees. Temps will dip back to 50′s looking ahead, but looks like great OBX weather all the way through Christmas.

Big news for the day is the surf. Perfect weather, a light southwest breeze, and clean chest high surf. Hit it if your on the OBX. Tomorrow looks like more of the same, but the wind will be stronger and the swell will fade through the day. Water temps at 52 degrees.

OBX fishing is slow, but stripers are on the way; so we should have a great striper bite soon.

Hope to see you soon. Have fun!

OBX Moment of Zen: 12.14.11 – Pretty December Day

Posted on December 14, 2011

Outer Banks: 12.14.11 - Pretty December Day in Kitty Hawk

Good morning. Here’s your OBX Moment of Zen for Wednesday, December 14, 2011.

This video was filmed just south of the Kitty Hawk Pier at 8:30 AM.

Pretty December day. Clouds, but the sun is fighting through, 50′s, light northeast breeze.

Tomorrow looks great with sun, 60′s, a light offshore breeze and clean chest-high surf!

Outer Banks fishing is slow, but the stripers are starting to show up.

Hope to see you soon. Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report: 12.13.11 – Bright Sun & Chilly Wind

Posted on December 13, 2011

Outer Banks: 12.13.11 - Bright Sun & Chilly Wind

Good morning. Here’s your Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Tuesday, December 13, 2011.

This video was shot at the Hayman St. beach access in Kill Devil Hills at 9:00 AM.

December is moving quickly. A little less than two weeks until Christmas (my math was off in the video)!

Pretty day with bright sun, blue skies, temps in the 50′s, but a stiff northeast wind is adding a chill to the day. Temps will warm up to the 60′s over the next couple days, and the sun will stick with us through the week.

Unfortunately, no surf to report today. There is chest high swell, but this northeast wind is knocking it down. The good news is that Thursday and Friday look decent. The swell will stick with us, the wind should switch to the southwest. Thursday looks like chest high surf with a southwest wind at 5-10 mph. The swell will drop and the wind will pick up a bit for Friday, but it still looks like it could be a decent day for OBX surf. Water temps at 55 degrees so you’ll need a 5/4 wetsuit.

OBX fishing is slow. Wind is stiff and water temps are cooling. The good news is that stripers are showing up. Two 40 pounders caught at the Oregon Inlet bridge two weekends ago, and a 30 pounder caught in Mann’s Harbor this past weekend.

Hope to see you soon. Have fun!