Outer Banks Access Update; South Point Reopens

By admin at Thu, 2006-07-27 22:23 | | North Carolina Fishing News

Outer Banks surf fishermen enjoy the privilege of driving their offroad vehicles directly to their favorite fishing holes, but experienced anglers know that the ever-shifting protected areas for endangered shorebirds can throw a wrench in even the best plans. South Point on Ocracoke Island in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore had been closed to offroad vehicles and pedestrians for the past few weeks in order to protect several endangered piping plover nests that had been discovered in the dunes. Surf fishermen will now again have access to South Point as the last of the piper chicks is gone. Shoreline access from Cape Point to Salt Pond Road and Ramp 45 will reopen on Friday.