Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today was overcast at times but still very humid and hot. The high was 88 while the low was 80 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 20mph. Currently it’s 81, feels like 91, with N winds around 3mph. Tomorrow will bring light to gentle winds and similar temps.

Sound water temp: 82-90 over the last few days

Ocean water temp: 76-86 over the last few days.


7/20/25

Surf: Bluefish, Croaker, Pompano, Sea Mullet, Sharks, Spanish Mackerel

Sound: No report.

Inshore: Bluefish, Sharks

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo — Releases: Sailfish

7/21/25

Surf: Bluefish, Croaker, Flounder, Pompano, Sea Mullet, Spanish Mackerel

Sound: Bluefish, Red Drum, Speckled Trout

Inshore: Bluefish, Clams, Speckled Trout

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo — Releases: Many Sailfish and a Blue Marlin

7/22/25

Surf: Spanish Mackerel, Pompano

Sound: Bluefish, Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

Inshore: Bluefish, Red Drum (citation and keeper sized)

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo — Releases: A few Sailfish

7/23/25

Surf: Croaker

Sound: No report.

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

Offshore: No report.

7/24/25

Surf: Bluefish, Croaker

Sound: Bluefish, Red Drum, Speckled Trout

Inshore: Bluefish, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo, and some bottom fish. — Releases: Sailfish


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  • (7/6/2025) Today was full of rain, as we expected. The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to strong winds. Gusts up to 39mph. Currently it’s 81 with S winds around 17mph. Gusts around 26mph. Tomorrow we’ll see similar wind speeds but direction will be switching to the SW. Temps are anticipated to… Continue Reading

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  • (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

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  • (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

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  • (7/6/2022) Today’s high got up to 88 with winds up to 15mph. Winds remained out of the W and SW for most of the day. Currently it feels like 87 with winds out of the SW at 13mph with gusts up to 19mph. Expect rain later tonight and scattered storms for the next few days. Again,… Continue Reading

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  • (7/6/2021) Hot, humid and the beaches were packed here in Frisco today. Our high temperature was 85F with winds out of the South right now at 14mph. Get out and fish tomorrow because good old Elsa will bring winds and rain to the region on Thursday. Good sound fishing this morning. Kayak fishing produced Speckled Trout… Continue Reading

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