Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Friday brought about some wonderful weather with our high temperature maxing out at 79F. Winds out of the North made for a almost fall like day. Looks like the weekend will be more of the same.

We still have a High Surf Advisory in effect until 3am Saturday.

Rodanthe Pier- catching puppy Drum today

No news in the surf fishing department. Surf was rough and tides were extra high today.

Offshore boats did not make it out today.

Inshore boats had a good time with citation Red Drum along with Bluefish and keeper Drum


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36th Annual Capital City Four Wheelers Surf Fishing Tournament
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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (8/8/2025) Today was a little rainy at times. The high was 81 while the low was 75 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 17mph. Currently it’s 77, feels like 86, with ENE winds around 3mph. Tomorrow winds should switch directions and end up ESE/SSE. They’ll continue to be light speeds. Sound water temp: Too… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (8/8/2024) *Our website is live now!* Today’s high was 88 while the low was 78 with light to strong winds. Gusts up to 39mph. Currently it’s 82, feels like 83, with SSE winds around 21mph. Gusts around 34mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds will be similar to today’s but show a decrease by evening. Weekend winds are… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (8/8/2023) The high was 88 while the low was 79 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 30mph today. Currently it’s 82, feels like 91, with NW winds around 4mph. Tomorrow temps will be about the same or slightly cooler (H: 85, L: 77). Winds should be decreased. Sound water temp: 82-84 Ocean water temp:… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (8/8/2022) The high got up to 88 with a real feel of 97. Winds have been gentle and SW/WSW/SSW. Currently it’s 80, feels like 86, with SSW winds around 9mph. Tomorrow is looking to be about the same as today but as long as the fishing is still good I’m sure everyone’s pretty okay with it.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (8/7/2021) Welcome to all our new visitors that arrived today! So far it looks like we have a decent week ahead of us. Please take your time, relax and enjoy what our island has to offer. We had a high temperature of 84F with on and off rain showers. Winds are out of the SW currently… Continue Reading