Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Busy day here on the island. Lots of visitors out and about. Fishing is in full swing and the temperatures are still pleasantly warm. Our high temperature in Frisco today was 82F. We are looking at winds out of the East this evening at around 13mph. Slight chance of a rain shower tomorrow.

Puppy Drum everywhere again today. If you aren’t here, you are missing out.!

Few bigger sharks caught and released near the point today as well.

Good Wahoo fishing for the offshore boats today. Along with Wahoo, they were also catching Blackfin Tuna and Dolphin. Nearshore boats were catching Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish and King Mackerel.

Inshore boats found Speckled Trout, Bluefish and keeper Red Drum.


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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (5/18/2023) Another pretty day even though winds weren’t the best. The high was 74 while the low was 65. We’ve had light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 30mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 64, with E winds around 14mph. We can expect very similar wind speeds tomorrow. Temps will also be about the same. Radar… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (5/18/2022) Half way through this beautiful week and we had a high temperature of 77F. Winds are out of the SE tonight at 15mph. Looking pretty good for the rest of the week. Another slow day off the surf. Couple of puppy Drum caught in Avon, Speckled Trout in the sound. Offshore boats out of Hatteras… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (5/18/2021) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island More of the same weather conditions today. High of 75F with winds out of the East right now at 9mph. Looks like the next couple days with be the same. Only thing we’ve heard are some Pompano and puppy Drum off… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (5/18/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. The high temperature on the island today was 77F. Rain and wind on and off throughout the day made it a little rough for fishing. No fishing reports today. Check Out Our Product of The Day: The PLANO 145000 waterproof case… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (5/18/2019) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today was sunny with temperatures in the low 80s. The winds were out of all directions today ranging from 3-10mph. Water temperature off the point is between 73-75F. High tide: 7:37 am, 8:04 pm   and   Low tide: 1:43 am, 1:34 pm… Continue Reading