The high was 72 while the low was 64 with light to very strong/near gale winds. Gusts up to 63mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 72, with ESE winds around 24mph. Gusts around 31mph. Tomorrow’s temps will remain about the same while winds will continue to be strong but should show a slight decline into the evening. Expect more rain as well. By nighttime tomorrow there should be a little relief in the wind and rain.
For updates about the store refer to our Facebook page. For updates on weather and road conditions refer to NCDOT NC 12 and Dare County Sheriff’s Office Facebook pages.
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: 74-77
Ocean water temp: Too cloudy/rainy for a good reading.
No fishing report today as the island deals with Tropical Storm Ophelia, but here’s what has been caught:
Surf: Bluefish, Croaker, Flounder, Pompano, Red Drum, Sea Mullet, Sharks, Spot
Sound: Bluefish, Flounder, Red Drum, Speckled Trout
Inshore: Bluefish, Flounder, Speckled Trout
Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo
Releases: Sailfish


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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.
- (7/5/2025) – The past few days have been summer hectic. Today’s high was 82 while the low was 75 with light to strong winds. Gusts up to 25mph. Currently it’s 77, feels like 84, with E winds around 5mph. Tomorrow the temps should be about the same while winds will be increasing. Winds should get up to… 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.
- (7/5/2023) – A little overcast but still hot and humid, not much change. The high was 85 while the low was 75 with light to moderate winds. Gusts around 18mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 82, with W winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s temps are predicted to be just a little lower than today’s. Winds are predicted… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (7/5/2022) – Today was hot and humid with not enough winds. The high was up to 90 and winds hovered around 10mph for most of the day. Currently it feels like 87 with winds out of the SW around 10mph. Tomorrow is looking to be a bit warmer and windier. Depending on the winds the big boats… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (7/5/2021) – Hot and humid one here today. High temperature of 85F with no rain. Winds are out of the South right now at 10mph and will stay that way throughout the day tomorrow as well. Unfortunately we have not heard of much being caught on the surf today. Blacktip sharks caught off of ramp 38 today.… Continue Reading
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