Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Clear and sunny skies today, high temperature topped off at 75F. Winds this evening are out of the East at 6mph. Looks like we are going to round out the week with more of the same weather.

Rodanthe Pier- Spanish Mackerel, puppy Drum, Blowtoads, Black Drum, Sea Mullet and Pompano

Nice Bluefish and Spanish run early this morning at the point. Spinner sharks were active too.

Small Blues down towards the Frisco bath house.

Offshore boats out of Hatteras found Dolphin, Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna, along with a variety of bottom fish.

Inshore boats once again were catching Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Drum and Spanish Mackerel.


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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (7/29/2025) Today was another summer day with little to no wind. The high was 91 while the low was 79 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 21mph. Currently it’s 81, feels like 88, with ENE winds around 5mph. Tomorrow temps will be quite similar with winds from the ESE/SE. Sound water temp: 83-88 Ocean… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (7/30/2024) Today’s high was 84 while the low was 77 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 25mph. Currently it’s 81, feels like 84, with S winds around 14mph. Tomorrow winds will get up to 20mph and stay S/SW. Temps will be about the same. Radar is showing some possible storms but it looks like… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (7/30/2023) The high was 83 while the low was 77 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 29mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 79, with NNE winds around 9mph. Tomorrow’s weather will be nearly the same as today’s minus the rain. Sound water temp: 79-81 Ocean water temp: ~80 Surf: Bluefish, Croaker, King Mackerel,… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (7/30/2022) The high was up to 88 with real feels of up to 101. Winds have been light to gentle, a nice break from what we have been experiencing. They switched directions a few times today but it’s currently blowing E around 3mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be gentle then moderate in the afternoon but… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (7/30/2021) Another week coming to a close and we’re still stuck at this 86F mark. Looks like more of the same weather for the weekend with some scattered showers mixed in both days. Still a bit breezy this evening with winds out of the SW at 15mph. Sea Mullet and Croaker in Avon. Sea Mullet in… Continue Reading