Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today’s high was 86, low was 66. Winds have been gentle to moderate. They started out of the ENE then switched to ESE. Now the winds are out of the S around 7mph. Currently it’s 79, but feels like 82. Tomorrow’s temps look pretty similar to today while the winds look to be a bit lighter.

Water temp was between 77.4 and 79.7 today.

Surf: Pompano, Sea Mullet

Sound: Bluefish, Red Drum, Speckled Trout

Inshore: Bluefish, Cobia, Flounder, Red Drum, Speckled Trout

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Triggerfish, Wahoo

Our very own Joe Kavanagh with his soundside catch of a Red Drum.

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (11/17/2023) The high was 72 while the low was 61 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 19mph today. Currently it’s 63, feels like 65, with N winds around 4mph. Tomorrow winds should switch to be from the N/NNW and get up to strong speeds. Temps should show a slight decrease to be in the… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (11/18/2022) Today’s high was 50 while the low was 34. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 34 with WSW winds at 4mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be similar (H: 56, L: 42) while winds will be similar for most of the day but will increase in the evening. If you need any cold weather gear… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (11/17/2021) Could not have asked for a more beautiful day here in November…! High temperature for today hit 70F. Looks like we have winds out of the South around 13mph at the moment. Chance of scattered thundershowers tomorrow evening and then cooling off for Friday again. Trout and puppy drum in Rodanthe. No report from the… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (11/18/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Cold and windy here in Frisco today with a high temp of 48F and winds out of the North at 25mph. Looks like the winds will finally die down late Thursday morning. There were puppy Drum in Buxton behind the motel.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (11/18/2019)   Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today we had temperatures around 50F and winds out of the northwest around 8-10 mph, diminishing tonight. The ocean is still a little angry today.  It should calm down a bit tomorrow, hopefully enough to do a little fishing for… Continue Reading