Canyons, Ledges, Rocks, and Shoals

The 230 Rocks off Hatteras are composed of ledges and rocks and usually a break is in the area. This is a good area to work and troll north toward 280 rocks. Lots of tuna, including Yellowfin are caught in this area.

Average Depth: 38'  Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 50.217' / 078° 22.033'  LORAN Coordinates: Chain (GRI) 7980 / 45398.0 / 59323.0  General Location: 183° M, 3.0 nm from the Shallotte Inlet sea buoy Material Deployment Date(s) GPS  (Decimal Minutes) Railroad boxcars: 10 Sep-86 33° 50.100'...

"The location, the Zane Grey Reef, is a veritable fish factory," Ackerman said.  "Plus, with the landscape of huge mountains that drop straight into the ocean, there is deep water right next to shore so that you don't have to make long runs to get into the good fishing that is so typical when you are fishing for marlins and sailfish." The fi...

21 Mile Hill

Good ridge for snapper and grouper.

This bank has ledges to the north and south of this point.

37 CONCRETE CULVERTS

LEDGE-293(2)

Woods Wall

John Sawyer Bank

Patchogue Grounds is a rocky area that is well known for catching Bluefish, Sea Bass, and Cod. Can hold lots of eels.

Fanny Shoals 37.47 & 123.11 Caution it Breaks

This hole is one of the most popular spots to catch Tarpon around Boca Grande

Good King Markerel fishing here. Some Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel here as well. Few Black Seabass on bottom.

Good ledge on this underwater point for bass.

This underwater cypress forest is estimated to be 52,000 years old. They were buried in sediment, but were likely uncovered by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.   The stumps of the cypress trees span an area estimated at 0.5 square miles (1.3 kilometers), approximately 10 miles off the beach, and sit about 60 feet (18 meters) below the sur...

The reef is known for lots of lingcod. There is also some rockfish here. Bank 67

A lone willow bush  marks one the best bass fishing spots on High Rock Lake. 35 36.731 N, 80 15.331 W

Lots of rocks in this cove.

Large rock

Lots of rock to work down this bank.

Rocky point

Good rocky point

This spot is the center of a ledge that runs for at least half a mile. The eighth of a mile or so to the east northeast and west southwest of this spot holds Golden Tilefish. I suspect there is more in the area.