Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Slightly cloudy this morning and sunny all afternoon. The high was 82 while the low was 70. We’ve had light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 15mph today. Currently it’s 79 with S winds around 6mph. Tomorrow will bring more light to gentle winds and similar temps (H: 84, L: 75). Radar is clear.

Sound water temp: 79-82

Ocean water temp: ~78

Surf: Flounder, Red Drum

Sound: Red Drum, Sheepshead, Speckled Trout, Bluefish

Inshore: Red Drum, Sheepshead, Speckled Trout, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Cobia

Offshore: Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, Triggerfish, Sea Bass, Grouper, Tilefish, Snapper, Amberjack

Releases: Blue Marlin

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (7/3/2023) Sunny and hot. The high was 82 while the low was 75 with light to moderate winds. Gusts around 25mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 81, with SE winds around 7mph. Tomorrow is predicted to be similar to today in both temps and winds. Possible rain in the afternoon. Sound water temp: 83-85 Ocean… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 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 3 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

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (7/3/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today we had a high of 91F with winds down at 9mph WNW. Ramp 45 had a Spanish Mackerel Blitz this afternoon. Inshore boats caught Spanish as well. The offshore fleet caught Wahoo, Mahi, and Yellowfin Tuna. Bottom fishing brought up… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (7/1/2019) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. We had temperatures in the mid 80’s and winds were out of the northeast between 5-13 mph. There were spanish mackerel caught from the north side of the Point to the jetties.  We had gray trout here in Frisco.  Speckled trout… Continue Reading

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