Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Weather was nice, fish were biting and no rain. Another perfect day on the island! Our high temperature topped off at 82F. Winds this evening are out of the South around 11mph.

Rodanthe Pier- nice size Sheepshead caught earlier

Nice run of Bluefish and Spanish at the point earlier this morning.

Pompano off of ramp 55 in Hatteras

Offshore boats out of Hatteras caught Dolphin, Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna and various bottom fish. Several Sailfish and 2 Swordfish were released.

Inshore boats found Bluefish and Red Drum.


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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS ON HATTERAS ISLAND

36th Annual Capital City Four Wheelers Surf Fishing Tournament
North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (5/5/2023) Happy weekend! The high was 68 while the low was 53. We’ve had light to moderate winds. Currently it’s 55, feels like 53, with ENE winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s winds should be nearly the same as today’s. Temps will be around the same with a predicted low of 55 and a predicted high of 67.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (5/5/2022) Warm and sunny for most of the day. Our high temperature ended up at 72F. Winds are out of the North currently at 17mph. Looking like a Hatteras weekend with winds and rain in the forecast. Rodanthe Pier- Puppy Drum, Sea Mullet, Sheepshead and Gray Trout Quiet day here for surf fishing. Lots of grass… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (5/5/2021) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island Turned out to be a nice day after the rain moved through this morning. We ended up with a high temperature of 77F. Right now we have winds out of the SW at 18mph. Sea Mullet was the dominant fish of… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (5/4/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today the high was 78F, the wind this morning was NW at 15mph and it became light by the afternoon. There were some sea mullet caught on our south beaches today (48, 49). The current was pretty strong today, it made… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (5/5/2019) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today we had some cloudy skies, with a little bit of rain. The high temperature for today was 77F. The winds were between 10-20 mph out of the southwest. Water temperature off Cape Point is upper 60’s to low 70’s, depending… Continue Reading