Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Oregon Inlet One of the Most Dangerous

In the January issue of Saltwater Sportsman, Oregon Inlet was named as one of the five most treacherous inlets on the Atlantic coast. Don Willard, retired Coast Guard and Oregon Inlet angler, is quoted in the issue. "The water is cold and rough, and anglers chasing big stripers sometimes forget how dangerous a place Oregon Inlet can be," he said; "Fishermen are working lures and baits in inlet whitewater and get so caught up in the action they don't pay enough attention to incoming waves and they get in trouble." During the striper season over 300 boats a day head out through Oregon Inlet and the local Coast Guard station averages 10 calls a month to rescue folks in the water. The four other inlets are St. Lucie Inlet, Florida; St. Augustine Inlet, Florida; Indian River Inlet, Delaware; and Chatham Inlet, Massachusetts.

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