Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today’s high was 84, low was 72. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 73, feels like 75, with E winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s high is predicted to be 85 while winds are predicted to be gentle in the morning then increasing in the afternoon. Tomorrow evening we may see scattered storms along with the increased winds. Keep an eye on the weather and water and be prepared for overwash.

For information on Hurricane Fiona and what to expect, please refer to the DCSO Facebook page.

Water temp was between 80.8 and 82.4 today.

Surf: Flounder

Sound: Bluefish, Red Drum

Inshore: Cobia, Red Drum, Speckled Trout

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo

Offshore releases: Citation Red Drum, Sailfish

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (12/27/2023) The high was 63 while the low was 57 with moderate to high winds. Gusts up to 31mph today. Currently it’s 57, feels like 52, with SW winds around 13mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds should be similar to today’s with a small chance of scattered showers in the early morning hours. Sound water temp: 54-55… 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.

  • (12/27/2021) Wouldn’t know it’s the end of December with today’s temperature of 70F. Looks like another day warm day tomorrow with a slight chance of stray showers. We have winds out of the SW this evening at 20mph. Looks like some Speckled Trout and Gray Trout caught in Buxton earlier today. Some Sea Mullet in Avon… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (12/27/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Good evening from the island.! Our high temperature was 50F with winds out the East at 2mph. Anglers saw some results today with the calm winds. Reports of Black Drum and puppy Drum off of ramp 43 and 44 today. Scattered… 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