Hatteras Island Fishing Report

The high was 84 while the low was 75 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 40mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 76, with NNE winds around 10mph. Gusts up to 26mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be cooler while winds will be similar.

We’re already seeing the effects of Hurricane Lee on the ocean. There’s potential of 2-4 feet of oceanside flooding along with beach erosion and dangerous surf. Anticipate overwash in the usual vulnerable places of NC 12 and side roads and exercise caution if traveling.

For updates on the conditions you can refer to DCSO’s or NCDOT NC 12’s Facebook page.

Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit one flounder per person per day. Minimum size limit is 15 inches total length (from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail).

Sound water temp: 82-83

Ocean water temp: ~80

Surf: Bluefish, Red Drum

Sound: Red Drum, Sheepshead

Inshore: Red Drum

Offshore: No report.

Releases: No report.

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (11/24/2023) The high was 57 while the low was 46 with light winds. Gusts up to 20mph today. Currently it’s 55 with NNE winds at 8mph. Tomorrow temps will be nearly the same with stronger winds. Sound water temp: 61-65 Ocean water temp: ~61 Surf: Black Drum, Blowtoads, Flounder, Red Drum, Sea Mullet, Speckled Trout Sound:… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (11/24/2022) Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope everyone enjoyed their day. Today’s high was 65 while the low was 57. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 61, feels like 60, with NE winds at 6mph. Tomorrow’s winds are going to start out of the SW/SSW then end up out of the NW/NNW. There’s also going to… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (11/24/2021) Here we are at the day before the big Turkey Day. Fall temperatures have finally caught up to us. Our high temperature for the day was 43F. Winds are out of the NW around 6mph. Looks like we are going to have a beautiful day ahead of us tomorrow. Only thing to report tonight was… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (11/25/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Great day here to get out and enjoy our island. High temperature for today was 64F here in Frisco! Winds were out of the South at 14mph at the time of this post. Puppy Drum and Sea Mullet at the point… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (11/25/2019)   Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today was a beautiful day across the island.  Today temperatures hovered around 60F and there was very little wind. The jetties in Buxton had a good bite going on today of trout.  Here in Frisco they had a mixed bag… Continue Reading

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