Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Happy Easter everyone! Hope you spent your day the way you wanted to. It was a windy Sunday to say the least! Sunny for the most part, but windy. We have a GALE WARNING in effect until 8pm on Monday. Speaking of Monday, it is going to be a wet one. Showers and thunderstorms throughout. We have winds out of the NE tonight at 28mph.

Rodanthe Pier- Black Drum and puppy Drum caught.

If you stuck it out in the winds today there were fish to be caught. Puppy Drum and Sea Mullet throughout the island.

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (10/3/2025) – Today’s high was 73 while the low was 66 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 28mph. Currently it’s 70 with NE winds around 8mph. Tomorrow temps will be about the same again. Winds will be light to gentle and continue from the same direction. Sound water temp: 68-70 Ocean water temp: ~76 10/1… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (10/5/2024) – Today’s high was 77 while the low was 72 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 22mph. Currently it’s 75 with NNE winds around 11mph. Gusts around 21mph. Tomorrow temps should get up to the mid 70s. Winds should continue from the NE/NNE and be similar speeds. Radar continues to be clear. Sound water… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (10/5/2023) – The high was 82 while the low was 70 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 17mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 80, with E winds around 6mph. More E/NE winds to come tomorrow similar temps (H: 79, L: 70). Besides the mosquitos, this week has been gorgeous outside and good fishing to… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (10/5/2022) – Today’s high was 65, low was 54. Winds have been gentle to moderate. Currently it’s 61, feels like 57, with NW winds at 10mph. Gusts up to 20mph. Tomorrow’s winds look similar to today but temps are looking to be higher. Water temp was between 63.7 and 66.4 today. Surf: Bluefish, Sea Mullet, Red Drum… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (10/4/2021) – Hope everyone that could got out and enjoyed our beaches or the island in general today. We had a high temperature of 82F with clear skies. Currently we have winds out of the South at 14mph. Pretty quiet day off the surf today. Some Bluefish, puppy Drum and Pompano just north of the point. No… Continue Reading