The high was 81 while the low was 70 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 23mph today. Currently it’s 72, feels like 79, with N winds around 2mph. Tomorrow’s weather will be quite similar to today’s. The storm has passed and the water is muddy but it’s also full of Drum! Plenty of reports of Drum from the Tri-Villages all the way to Hatteras.
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: 73-77
Ocean water temp: ~74
Surf: Croaker, Flounder, Red Drum, Sharks
Sound: No report.
Inshore: Bluefish, Flounder, Red Drum
Offshore: No report.
Releases: No report.


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FEATURES
- 3-ply DuPont™ Supplex® nylon
- Hidden stretch elastic waistband, zipper fly
- 7 functional pockets
- Pliers Pocket
- Double-lined seat for durability
- 27 bar tacks
- 16″ outseam | 6″ inseam
- AFGUARD Stain resistant
- Model is wearing size 32 Shorts. Height 6 ft. Weight 200 lbs.
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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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