Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today was beautiful. The high was 81 while the low was 74 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 30mph. Currently it’s 75 with SSW winds at 14mph. Gusts around 25mph. Tomorrow winds are going to get up to moderate speeds again. Temps will be similar, if not a little warmer. Chance of rain around 11am but it looks like it’ll only get the Tri villages.

Third day of the Big Rock Tournament – 259 boats fished today! Two fantastic Blue Marlins hit the scales today – 597.4lbs and 644.1lbs! The leading Blue Marlin still stands at 919.9 pounds.

Sound water temp: 77-79

Ocean water temp: ~70


Surf: Bluefish, Flounder, Sea Mullet, Spanish Mackerel, Sharks

Sound: Bluefish, Red Drum

Inshore: Bluefish, Red Drum

Offshore: Barracuda, Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo

Releases: Blue Marlin, Sailfish, White Marlin


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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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