Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the  mothers out there.  We hope you had a wonderful day.

Today we had cloudy skies with temperatures in the upper 70’s.  The winds have been out of the south all day, it started out of the west-south-west at 10 mph, then switched to the south-west this afternoon, then back to the west-south-west this evening, decreasing to around 5 mph.

Buxton had reports of sea mullet and bluefish.  The bluefish were caught on bait and metal.  The bite of big drum at Cape Point continues, starting this afternoon on through this evening.  Frisco beach had reports of sea mullet, a few pompano, small bluefish and puppy drum.  Hatteras beach had reports of small bluefish, sea mullet and blow toads.  Pictured below is Tim Roehrs and the drum he caught at Cape Point this afternoon. Ben Williams with a big drum he caught at Cape Point this evening.  Also pictured is Eugene Clinton with a big drum also caught at Cape Point.

Tim Roehrs' drum

Ben Williams

Eugene Clinton

 

Inshore boats caught limits of cobia and saw plenty more.  The offshore boats had reports of real good gaffer dolphin, a few yellowfin and blackfin tuna were caught also.  Pictured below is the Tuna Duck with a nice gaffer dolphin and also the Godspeed with a nice gaffer dolphin.

Tuna Duck dolphin

Godspeed Dolphin

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