Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today started off a bit cool but turned into a nice warm day. The high was 81 while the low was 66 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 19mph. Currently it’s 73 with S winds at 9mph. Tomorrow winds will pick up in the evening. Temps will be about the same again.

Second day of the Big Rock Tournament – 211 boats fished today! The leading Blue Marlin came in today at 919.9 pounds!

Sound water temp: 76-78

Ocean water temp: 71-74


Surf: Bluefish, Croaker, Flounder, Pompano, Red Drum, Sea Mullet, Sharks

Sound: Bluefish, Red Drum

Inshore: Bluefish, Cobia, Red Drum

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo

Releases: Blue Marlin, Sailfish, White Marlin


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

Big Fish Better Boats Book

In the spirit of Big Rock, this book is being featured again.



Frisco Rod & Gun Gift Card

Having trouble picking the right gift? Let your sportsman do the shopping with our In Store Gift Cards.

Always the perfect size and color!


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

Aftco, Grundens, Xtratuf, Huk, Yeti, ToadFish, Salt Life Clothing, Pelagic, Guy Harvey, Southern Fried Cotton, FroggTogg, Sperry Shoes and Frisco Rod and Gun clothing. **Select Clothing 30-50% off**

Come by and see us at Frisco Rod and Gun, located at 53610 Hwy 12, across from Billy Mitchell Airstrip and Ramp 49. Open year round, 364 days a year. Visit us in the store or shop online anytime at friscorodandgun.com