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Sunny and chilly today with a high temperature of 61F. Looks like winds are out of the NE at 10mph this evening. Bit warmer tomorrow with a SLIGHT chance of rain showers, but overall it looks like an ok day ahead.

Avon reported Sea Mullet and puppy Drum being caught today.

Buxton reported lots of puppy Drum at multiple spots. Also Black Drum, small Pompano and some Sea Mullet.

Quiet at this end of the island.

Only one inshore boat made it out today from Hatteras and had a great day with Red Drum.

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Come by and see us at Frisco Rod and Gun, located at 53610 Hwy 12, across from Billy Mitchell Airstrip and Ramp 49. Open year round, 364 days a year. Visit us in the store or shop online anytime at friscorodandgun.com

See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

• (6/17/2025) – The morning started off with rain and turned into a sunny afternoon. Temps didn’t get as high as expected. The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 24mph. Currently it’s 79, feels like 83, with SW winds around 10mph. Gusts around 20mph. Tomorrow winds should pick… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (6/17/2024) – Today’s high was 84 while the low was 70 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 18mph. Currently it’s 77 with ESE winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds will be nearly the same as today’s. Sound water temp: 79-82 Ocean water temp: ~78 6/16/24 & 6/17/24 Surf: Bluefish, Pompano, Red Drum, Sea Mullet,… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (6/17/2023) – A little breezy but otherwise a nice sunny day. The high was 79 while the low was 70. We’ve had light to gentle winds. Currently it’s 73, feels like 74, with SSW winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be a little stronger while temps will remain nearly the same. Radar is clear. Sound… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (6/17/2022) – Today’s high was 88. Winds got up to 17 mph. They were mostly out of the SW. It’s currently blowing SW at 8mph. Looks like we lucked out on the storms but up the beach definitely didn’t. We may be getting hit with some later tonight though. No report from the surf or sound. Offshore… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (6/17/2021) – Another beautiful day here on the island to get out and enjoy yourself. We had a high temperature this afternoon of 82F. Looking at winds out of the SW right now at 7mph. Tomorrow looks like a repeat of the same weather. Some really nice Pompano caught off of ramp 43 earlier today. Larger Sea… Continue Reading

Cold, windy day here. High temperature for the day was 55F and we have winds out of the NE this evening at 20mph.

Very slow day on the surf today. Mixed bag of small Blues and Sea Mullet on most beaches.

Plenty of fresh bait and new products hitting the shelves. Lots of new rods arrived this week. Come on in and check everything out…!

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Come by and see us at Frisco Rod and Gun, located at 53610 Hwy 12, across from Billy Mitchell Airstrip and Ramp 49. Open year round, 364 days a year. Visit us in the store or shop online anytime at friscorodandgun.com

See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

• (6/17/2025) – The morning started off with rain and turned into a sunny afternoon. Temps didn’t get as high as expected. The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 24mph. Currently it’s 79, feels like 83, with SW winds around 10mph. Gusts around 20mph. Tomorrow winds should pick… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (6/17/2024) – Today’s high was 84 while the low was 70 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 18mph. Currently it’s 77 with ESE winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds will be nearly the same as today’s. Sound water temp: 79-82 Ocean water temp: ~78 6/16/24 & 6/17/24 Surf: Bluefish, Pompano, Red Drum, Sea Mullet,… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (6/17/2023) – A little breezy but otherwise a nice sunny day. The high was 79 while the low was 70. We’ve had light to gentle winds. Currently it’s 73, feels like 74, with SSW winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be a little stronger while temps will remain nearly the same. Radar is clear. Sound… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (6/17/2022) – Today’s high was 88. Winds got up to 17 mph. They were mostly out of the SW. It’s currently blowing SW at 8mph. Looks like we lucked out on the storms but up the beach definitely didn’t. We may be getting hit with some later tonight though. No report from the surf or sound. Offshore… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (6/17/2021) – Another beautiful day here on the island to get out and enjoy yourself. We had a high temperature this afternoon of 82F. Looking at winds out of the SW right now at 7mph. Tomorrow looks like a repeat of the same weather. Some really nice Pompano caught off of ramp 43 earlier today. Larger Sea… Continue Reading

Could not have asked for a more beautiful day here in November…! High temperature for today hit 70F. Looks like we have winds out of the South around 13mph at the moment. Chance of scattered thundershowers tomorrow evening and then cooling off for Friday again.

Trout and puppy drum in Rodanthe. No report from the pier.

Puppy Drum and Sea Mullet North of Avon, Bluefish throughout Avon and in Buxton.

Some puppy Drum, Sea Mullet and Black Drum here off of ramp 48 and 49.

Oden’s Dock had some King Mackerel, Bluefish and Red Drum caught today.

Lots of King Mackerel and bottom fish from the boats in Hatteras Harbor

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Come by and see us at Frisco Rod and Gun, located at 53610 Hwy 12, across from Billy Mitchell Airstrip and Ramp 49. Open year round, 364 days a year. Visit us in the store or shop online anytime at friscorodandgun.com

See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

• (6/17/2025) – The morning started off with rain and turned into a sunny afternoon. Temps didn’t get as high as expected. The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 24mph. Currently it’s 79, feels like 83, with SW winds around 10mph. Gusts around 20mph. Tomorrow winds should pick… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (6/17/2024) – Today’s high was 84 while the low was 70 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 18mph. Currently it’s 77 with ESE winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds will be nearly the same as today’s. Sound water temp: 79-82 Ocean water temp: ~78 6/16/24 & 6/17/24 Surf: Bluefish, Pompano, Red Drum, Sea Mullet,… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (6/17/2023) – A little breezy but otherwise a nice sunny day. The high was 79 while the low was 70. We’ve had light to gentle winds. Currently it’s 73, feels like 74, with SSW winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be a little stronger while temps will remain nearly the same. Radar is clear. Sound… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (6/17/2022) – Today’s high was 88. Winds got up to 17 mph. They were mostly out of the SW. It’s currently blowing SW at 8mph. Looks like we lucked out on the storms but up the beach definitely didn’t. We may be getting hit with some later tonight though. No report from the surf or sound. Offshore… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (6/17/2021) – Another beautiful day here on the island to get out and enjoy yourself. We had a high temperature this afternoon of 82F. Looking at winds out of the SW right now at 7mph. Tomorrow looks like a repeat of the same weather. Some really nice Pompano caught off of ramp 43 earlier today. Larger Sea… Continue Reading

Sunny with a high temperature of 59F here in Frisco. Warming up for our midweek Wednesday and Thursday before temps dip back down for the weekend. Currently we have winds out of the SE at 4mph.

Rodanthe Pier- puppy Drum this evening.

Point was the place to be today with Sea Mullet, Blowtoads, puppy Drum and citation size Drum. Rounded out with Bluefish, skates and sharks.

Quiet at this end of the island.

Inshore boat the Black Pearl made it out today and had a great day with Red Drum and King Mackerel.

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Aftco, Grundens, Xtratuf, Huk, Yeti, ToadFish, Salt Life Clothing, Pelagic, Guy Harvey, Southern Fried Cotton, FroggTogg, Sperry Shoes and Frisco Rod and Gun clothing.**Select Clothing 30-50% off**

Come by and see us at Frisco Rod and Gun, located at 53610 Hwy 12, across from Billy Mitchell Airstrip and Ramp 49. Open year round, 364 days a year. Visit us in the store or shop online anytime at friscorodandgun.com

See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

• (6/17/2025) – The morning started off with rain and turned into a sunny afternoon. Temps didn’t get as high as expected. The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 24mph. Currently it’s 79, feels like 83, with SW winds around 10mph. Gusts around 20mph. Tomorrow winds should pick… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (6/17/2024) – Today’s high was 84 while the low was 70 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 18mph. Currently it’s 77 with ESE winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds will be nearly the same as today’s. Sound water temp: 79-82 Ocean water temp: ~78 6/16/24 & 6/17/24 Surf: Bluefish, Pompano, Red Drum, Sea Mullet,… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (6/17/2023) – A little breezy but otherwise a nice sunny day. The high was 79 while the low was 70. We’ve had light to gentle winds. Currently it’s 73, feels like 74, with SSW winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be a little stronger while temps will remain nearly the same. Radar is clear. Sound… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (6/17/2022) – Today’s high was 88. Winds got up to 17 mph. They were mostly out of the SW. It’s currently blowing SW at 8mph. Looks like we lucked out on the storms but up the beach definitely didn’t. We may be getting hit with some later tonight though. No report from the surf or sound. Offshore… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (6/17/2021) – Another beautiful day here on the island to get out and enjoy yourself. We had a high temperature this afternoon of 82F. Looking at winds out of the SW right now at 7mph. Tomorrow looks like a repeat of the same weather. Some really nice Pompano caught off of ramp 43 earlier today. Larger Sea… Continue Reading

Cooler and brisk today with a high only reaching 59F this afternoon. Winds are out of the West tonight at 16mph. Looks like more of the same tomorrow and warming up a bit by Wednesday.

Honestly been a bit quiet here at the shop today.

Some puppy Drum were caught at the point earlier this morning.

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Aftco, Grundens, Xtratuf, Huk, Yeti, ToadFish, Salt Life Clothing, Pelagic, Guy Harvey, Southern Fried Cotton, FroggTogg, Sperry Shoes and Frisco Rod and Gun clothing.**Select Clothing 30-50% off**

Come by and see us at Frisco Rod and Gun, located at 53610 Hwy 12, across from Billy Mitchell Airstrip and Ramp 49. Open year round, 364 days a year. Visit us in the store or shop online anytime at friscorodandgun.com

See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.

• (6/17/2025) – The morning started off with rain and turned into a sunny afternoon. Temps didn’t get as high as expected. The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 24mph. Currently it’s 79, feels like 83, with SW winds around 10mph. Gusts around 20mph. Tomorrow winds should pick… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (6/17/2024) – Today’s high was 84 while the low was 70 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 18mph. Currently it’s 77 with ESE winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds will be nearly the same as today’s. Sound water temp: 79-82 Ocean water temp: ~78 6/16/24 & 6/17/24 Surf: Bluefish, Pompano, Red Drum, Sea Mullet,… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (6/17/2023) – A little breezy but otherwise a nice sunny day. The high was 79 while the low was 70. We’ve had light to gentle winds. Currently it’s 73, feels like 74, with SSW winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be a little stronger while temps will remain nearly the same. Radar is clear. Sound… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (6/17/2022) – Today’s high was 88. Winds got up to 17 mph. They were mostly out of the SW. It’s currently blowing SW at 8mph. Looks like we lucked out on the storms but up the beach definitely didn’t. We may be getting hit with some later tonight though. No report from the surf or sound. Offshore… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (6/17/2021) – Another beautiful day here on the island to get out and enjoy yourself. We had a high temperature this afternoon of 82F. Looking at winds out of the SW right now at 7mph. Tomorrow looks like a repeat of the same weather. Some really nice Pompano caught off of ramp 43 earlier today. Larger Sea… Continue Reading