Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today’s high was 86, low was 66. Winds have been gentle to moderate. They started out of the ENE then switched to ESE. Now the winds are out of the S around 7mph. Currently it’s 79, but feels like 82. Tomorrow’s temps look pretty similar to today while the winds look to be a bit lighter.

Water temp was between 77.4 and 79.7 today.

Surf: Pompano, Sea Mullet

Sound: Bluefish, Red Drum, Speckled Trout

Inshore: Bluefish, Cobia, Flounder, Red Drum, Speckled Trout

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Triggerfish, Wahoo

Our very own Joe Kavanagh with his soundside catch of a Red Drum.

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (12/26/2023) The high was 66 while the low was 57 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 25mph today. Currently it’s 61, feels like 55, with ESE winds around 13mph. Tomorrow should bring similar temps with stronger winds and likely some rain too. Sound water temp: 52-54 Ocean water temp: ~56 Surf: No report. Sound:… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (12/26/2022) We hope everyone enjoyed their holidays!! Today’s high was 39 while the low was 28. Winds have been light. Currently it’s 28, feels like 21, with NW winds at 5mph. Tomorrow winds will be light to gentle and NE/NNE. Temps are predicted to be warmer with a high of 47 (L: 32). Sound water temp:… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (12/25/2021) Merry Christmas to everyone out there! We hope you enjoyed celebrating today with family and friends. Santa brought warm weather and the winds with him to Hatteras. We had a high temperature of 68F today but it sure didn’t feel like it. Right now we have winds out of the SW at 28mph. If you… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (12/26/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Cold, late December day here in Frisco with a high temperature of 39F with winds out of the West at 15mph. Decent Black Drum and puppy Drum bite on ramp 44 today. Not much to report from here off 49 and… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (12/26/2019) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today was another beautiful day on the island! We had a high around 62F and light northeast winds. There were some puppy drum and trout caught at the jetties. Ramp 55 had some sea mullet. There is no inshore or offshore… Continue Reading