Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today was a bit cooler than yesterday, the high barely reached 80. Winds have been out of the SW at 17-21mph. Gusts up to 27mph. We got some sprinkles earlier around 5 o’clock and likely won’t see any more rain until the early morning. We’re in for a thunderstorm around 2-3am.

Reports from the sound included Red Drum, Speckled Trout, and Flounder.

Catches in the surf were Red Drum, Speckled Trout, Croakers, Sea Mullet, and Blues.

Inshore boats got Red Drum and Speckled Trout as well.

Offshore boats released a Sailfish and a handful of Blue Marlin. Catches included Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, and a singular Blue Marlin.

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (5/20/2025) Today was nice and warm with gentle breezes and turned into a refreshing evening. The high was 73 while the low was 66 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 26mph. Currently it’s 66, feels like 65, with ENE winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be light to moderate with temps in… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (5/20/2024) The high was 63 while the low was 57 with light to strong winds. Gusts up to 34mph today. Currently it’s 57, feels like 54, with NNE winds around 10mph. Gusts around 23mph. Tomorrow the winds should be a little lighter and hopefully give some relief to the slow fishing reports. Temps will remain similar… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (5/20/2023) Started of rainy and yucky but ended up nice and sunny. The high was 77 while the low was 69. We’ve had light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 20mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 73, with SSW winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be fairly similar to today’s in terms of speeds.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (5/20/2022) We had a high of 85 today with a steady temp of about 75. Winds are out of the South and South West with gusts up to 12mph. Didn’t get much of a report in the shop today for beach or sound fishing. Inshore boats reported Red Drum, Speckled Trout, and Cobia. Offshore boats brought… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (5/20/2021) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island Sunny and warm with a high temperature of 77F today. Slight chance of rain tomorrow (fingers crossed). Winds are out of the NE right now at 18mph. Rodanthe Pier- nice Cobia caught earlier today Croaker, Mullet and some Flounder in Avon… Continue Reading