Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Another sticky day with a high of 83. Temps have hovered around 80 all day and it currently feels like 78. Winds weren’t as intense as they were predicted to be but did get up to almost 12mph a few times. The wind direction has been all over the place today but recently has been out of the N/NNE. Currently it’s blowing 11.5mph out of the NNE with gusts up to 20mph. The rains been on an off today and it’s going to continue to be. Looks like the next big drops of rain are going to be around 5am.

Surf side catches included Red Drum, Sea Mullet, and Pompano.

Soundside catches included Speckle Trout.

Inshore boats caught Speckled Trout and Bluefish.

Offshore boats caught Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna and released a Sailfish. Not the best fishing day but they tried it anyways, sometimes that all you can do.

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  • (7/28/2025) Today was thankfully not quite as hot. The high was 89 while the low was 81 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 12mph. Currently it’s 82, feels like 92, with SSW winds around 3mph. Tomorrow winds should switch to the N/NE and continue at light to gentle speeds. Temps will be about the… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (7/28/2024) Today’s high was 82 while the low was 70 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 20mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 74, with E winds around 4mph. Tomorrow’s weather will be similar to today’s. Wind directions will switch towards SW. The mosquitos were exceptionally bad today for us, if you’re in the same… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (7/28/2023) The high was 88 while the low was 81 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 27mph today. Currently it’s 81, feels like 88, with SW winds around 9mph. Tomorrow’s winds are looking to be stronger while temps will remain the same. Chance of rain in the morning. Sound water temp: 82-87 Ocean water… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (7/28/2022) Another day in the upper 80s. Real feel was up to 101 around 3pm and hovered between 95 to 99 for a good portion of the day. Winds were a little lighter, between 7mph to 16mph. Currently it’s 80 but feels like 86 with SW winds at 11.5mph. Gusts are up to 18.5mph. Tomorrow is… Continue Reading

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  • (7/28/2021) Rain showers this morning gave way to sunshine and we had a high temperature of 82F. Slightly cooler than yesterday. Going to warm back up again for the rest of the week and weekend. Avon reporting Croaker, Sea Mullet, Spot and Sea Robins. Couple of Bluefish and sharks in Buxton today. Frisco and Hatteras beaches… Continue Reading