Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today was fairly comfortable before cooling off in the evening. The high was 63 while the low was 48 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 30mph. Currently it’s 48 with N winds around 3mph. Tomorrow should be a lot like today with temps and winds. Let us know what you catch out there!

Sound water temp: 61-62

Ocean water temp: ~60


Apologies for the lack of fishing reports lately, there were family matters to attend to. We thank you for your patience. Below is a compiled list of the catches over the past week.

11/16/25

Surf: Sea Mullet, Sharks

11/17/25

Surf: Blowtoads, Red Drum, Sea Mullet

Inshore: Sea Bass, Sheepshead

11/18/25

Surf: Black Drum, Blowtoads, Gray Trout, Red Drum, Sea Mullet

Inshore: King Mackerel, Sheepshead

11/19/25

Surf: Black Drum, Blowtoads, Red Drum, Sea Mullet

11/20/25

Surf: Rays, Sea Mullet, Sharks, Skates

11/21/25

Surf: Red Drum, Sea Mullet

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna

Releases: Sailfish

11/22/25

Surf: Red Drum, Sea Mullet, Spot

11/23/25

Surf: Black Drum, Sea Mullet

Offshore: Barracuda, Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo

Releases: Blue Marlin, Sailfish


If you have any catches you’d like to show off, use the “Show Us Your Fish” feature on our site!

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (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

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.

  • (7/6/2022) 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

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (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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