Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today was beautiful with a high of 81, gentle NE/NNE winds, and Day at the Docks going on! Hatteras was busy with all the activities going on and it sounded like it turned out to be a great day. We heard lots of good things about everyone’s chowder today too.

Water temp was between 74.3 and 76.1 today.

Down in Hatteras there were tons of little fish caught by tiny and mighty anglers. Most of the catches included Spadefish, Blowtoads, Crabs, and Red Drum.

Our very own Thomas Kavanagh won 1st place for the longest fish for the age group 6-8 for his Red Drum catch and release!

Thomas with his trophy.
Thomas with his trophy and prizes.
Thomas with his brother, Joe, and his Red Drum.

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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.

  • (7/3/2022) Today’s weather was a little all over the place. We had some on and off sprinkles on the morning and some overcast moments. High was up to 86 with light to moderate winds. Currently it feels like 93 with winds out of the NNW around 5mpg with gusts up to 16mph. In the surf there… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (7/3/2021) Welcome to all those who are joining us for this 4th of July week here on the island! It was a beautiful day here today. We had a high temperature of 82F this afternoon. Winds right now are out of the East at 4mph. High risk of rip currents through Sunday evening. Keep an eye… Continue Reading