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.

  • (10/16/2025) – Today was nice and cool. The high was 64 while the low was 60 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 33mph. Currently it’s 61 with WNW winds around 4mph. Tomorrow should be a little cooler and winds will be decreased speeds by the evening. Sound water temp: 65-66 Ocean water temp: ~70 Surf:… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (10/17/2024) – Today’s high was 63 while the low was 53 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 45mph. Currently it’s 55 with NNW winds around 8mph. Gusts around 24mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be slightly warmer with a predicted high of 67. Winds should be light to moderate speeds and gusts should be up to 35mph.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (10/16/2023) – The high was 65 while the low was 57 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 28mph today. Currently it’s 61, feels like 57, with N winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds should be quite similar to today’s (H: 65, L: 54, light to gentle winds). Sound water temp: 66-69 Ocean water temp:… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (10/17/2022) – Today’s high was 77, low was 66. Winds have been light to moderate. Currently it’s 73, feels like 71 with SW winds at 16mph. Gusts up to 22mph. Water temp was between 71.4 and 73.6 today. Surf: Bluefish Sound: Bluefish, Gray Trout, Red Drum Inshore: Bluefish and Red Drum Offshore: They stayed tied to the… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (10/16/2021) – Hope everyone enjoyed their Saturday! Nice weather here with a high temperature of 81F. Winds are out of the NW tonight at 24mph. Cold front moving through tonight with temps not making it out of the 60’s tomorrow. Rodanthe Pier- Speckled Trout and Drum Avon beaches reported Sea Mullet, Bluefish and puppy Drum. Lots of… Continue Reading

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