The high was 81 while the low was 70 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 23mph today. Currently it’s 72, feels like 79, with N winds around 2mph. Tomorrow’s weather will be quite similar to today’s. The storm has passed and the water is muddy but it’s also full of Drum! Plenty of reports of Drum from the Tri-Villages all the way to Hatteras.
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: 73-77
Ocean water temp: ~74
Surf: Croaker, Flounder, Red Drum, Sharks
Sound: No report.
Inshore: Bluefish, Flounder, Red Drum
Offshore: No report.
Releases: No report.


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FEATURES
- 3-ply DuPont™ Supplex® nylon
- Hidden stretch elastic waistband, zipper fly
- 7 functional pockets
- Pliers Pocket
- Double-lined seat for durability
- 27 bar tacks
- 16″ outseam | 6″ inseam
- AFGUARD Stain resistant
- Model is wearing size 32 Shorts. Height 6 ft. Weight 200 lbs.
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- (7/14/2025) – Today was hot and humid with minimal wind. The high was 90 while the low was 7 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 18mph. Currently it’s 82, feels like 89, with S winds around 7mph. Tomorrow the high and low are expected to be about the same. Winds will be light to moderate… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (7/16/2024) – Today’s high was 87 while the low was 80 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 28mph. Winds didn’t get quite as strong as they were predicted to today. Currently it’s 81, feels like 86, with SW winds around 13mph. Gusts around 23mph. Tomorrow winds are expected to be moderate to strong speeds for… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (7/16/2023) – The high was 79 while the low was 75 with gentle to strong winds. Gusts up to 40mph today. Currently it’s 81, feels like 89, with WSW winds around 10mph. Gusts up to 16mph. Tomorrow’s winds should be light to gentle with increased temps (H: 88, L: 79). Sound water temp: 83-84 Ocean water temp:… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (7/16/2022) – The high today got up to 83. Winds have been light to gentle and mainly WSW/SSW. Currently it’s 79 but feels like 85 with 6mph winds out of the SW. Tomorrow’s temps are looking to be nearly the same as today with light to moderate winds. As of right now tomorrow is looking like no… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (7/16/2021) – Hope everyone enjoyed their week here on the island.! We rounded out this week with another warm and sunny day. Our high temperature reached 88F with winds out of the SW at 18mph. Sea Mullet in Buxton today was all we heard here at the shop. A bit slow again today off of the surf.… Continue Reading
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