Hatteras Island Fishing Report

The high was 72 while the low was 64 with light to very strong/near gale winds. Gusts up to 63mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 72, with ESE winds around 24mph. Gusts around 31mph. Tomorrow’s temps will remain about the same while winds will continue to be strong but should show a slight decline into the evening. Expect more rain as well. By nighttime tomorrow there should be a little relief in the wind and rain.

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Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit one flounder per person per day. Minimum size limit is 15 inches total length (from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail).

Sound water temp: 74-77

Ocean water temp: Too cloudy/rainy for a good reading.


No fishing report today as the island deals with Tropical Storm Ophelia, but here’s what has been caught:

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

Sound: Bluefish, Flounder, Red Drum, Speckled Trout

Inshore: Bluefish, Flounder, Speckled Trout

Offshore: Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo

Releases: Sailfish

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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

  • (11/25/2023) The high was 54 while the low was 52 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 45mph today. Currently it’s 54, feels like 46, with NNE winds at 13mph. Gusts around 20mph. Tomorrow’s temps are predicted to be a little higher (H: 63, L: 57) with similar winds. Sound water temp: 55-59 Ocean water… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (11/25/2022) Today’s high was 68 while the low was 55. Winds have been light to moderate. Currently it’s 55, feels like 53, with NNW winds at 7mph. Tomorrow winds are going to decrease all throughout the day into the evening. They should be out of the N/NW/NNW. Temps tomorrow are going to start off cool, warm… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (11/24/2021) Here we are at the day before the big Turkey Day. Fall temperatures have finally caught up to us. Our high temperature for the day was 43F. Winds are out of the NW around 6mph. Looks like we are going to have a beautiful day ahead of us tomorrow. Only thing to report tonight was… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (11/25/2020) Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Great day here to get out and enjoy our island. High temperature for today was 64F here in Frisco! Winds were out of the South at 14mph at the time of this post. Puppy Drum and Sea Mullet at the point… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (11/25/2019)   Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island. Today was a beautiful day across the island.  Today temperatures hovered around 60F and there was very little wind. The jetties in Buxton had a good bite going on today of trout.  Here in Frisco they had a mixed bag… Continue Reading

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