Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Happy Friday! Weather was gloomy this morning but didn’t stay like that for long. It was a hot afternoon but it was beautiful. Fishing has been hot lately, go out and catch some! Enjoy the weekend!

Water temp was between 82 and 83.8 today.

In the surf they’ve been catching Sheepshead, Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Sea Mullet, and Croaker.

Soundside there has been catches of Gray Trout, Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Lady Fish, and Red Drum.

Inshore crews had catches of Red Drum and Speckled Trout.

Offshore catches included Dolphin, Swordfish, and Wahoo. A few Sailfish were released.

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (7/1/2025) Today was a bit breezier which helped cut the sweltering heat just a little. The high was 86 while the low was 79 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 35mph. Currently it’s 81, feels like 84, with SW winds around 13mph. Gusts around 22mph. Tomorrow temps and winds will be comparable to today.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (7/1/2024) Today’s high was 83 while the low was 72 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 38mph. Currently it’s 73 with NNE winds around 9mph. Gusts around 22mph. Tomorrow should bring gentle to moderate winds with similar temps but less rain. Radar is clear for tomorrow. The weather today slowed the fishing report to… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (7/2/2023) Beautiful day with decent winds. The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts around 20mph today. Currently it’s 77, feels like 81, with SSW winds around 11mph. Gusts up to 17mph. More of the same weather tomorrow. Radar is clear. Sound water temp: 83-85 Ocean water temp: ~79… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (7/2/2022) High today was 82 but it was so humid it felt hotter. Winds have been all over the place. Currently it feels like 83 with winds at 14mph out of the S with gusts up to 20mph. Be careful if you’re on the beach because of dangerous rip currents. As a lot of things in… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (7/1/2021) First of July already and it was a hot one. Today’s high temperature hit 84F but out in the sun, it felt a bit warmer than that. Winds have picked up and are out of the SW at 25mph. Thunderstorms with the potential for heavy rain throughout the day tomorrow. Fishing all around was not… Continue Reading