Hatteras Island Fishing Report

High of 84. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 80, feels like 86, with WSW winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s winds look to be switching to SW but remaining gentle. The high for tomorrow is predicted to be 81 so fingers crossed on that. Scattered thunderstorms are likely tonight and tomorrow.

Water temp was between 80.1 and 81 today.

Surf: Red Drum (citation and keeper sized)

Sound: Bluefish, Flounder, Red Drum

Inshore: Bluefish, Flounder, Speckled Trout

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, and Wahoo

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (5/16/2023) A little overcast this morning before clearing and warming up this afternoon. The high was 76 while the low was 69. We’ve had light to strong winds. Currently it’s 72 with SW winds around 16mph. Gusts up to 22mph. Tomorrow’s winds and temps will be similar to today’s. Possibly a bit cooler in the evening.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (5/16/2022) Sunny with a high temperature of 76F today. Thundershowers moving in currently. Looks like mostly sunny tomorrow with a high of 73. Right now we have winds out of the SW at 24mph. Puppy Drum were the fish of the day today from Avon to Hatteras. Good catches of puppy Drum in the sound as… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (5/16/2021) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island Another nice day here in Frisco. High temp for today was 70F. Winds are out of the North at 10mph. Fishing has been slow again. We need the winds to shift for the surf to come alive. Heard of a few… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (5/16/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. The high today here in Frisco was 81F. Wonderful day for fishing on the beach. Welcome back to all the visitors! Glad to see everyone back! Plenty of fishing action here on the island. We have had pompano and sea mullet… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (5/16/2019) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today was sunny with temperatures in the mid to high 70s. The winds were 10-16 mph from the W-SW. Water temperature of the point is 70F. Good fishing from the beaches today. Avon had Black Drum. Ramp 43 had catches of… Continue Reading