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October 1, 2021
We had another beautiful day to end out the week here on the island. Our high temperature for the day was 75F. We have winds out of the NE this evening around 12mph. Looks like we have a beach hazard statement through Saturday evening for dangerous rip currents. PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE WATER

Rodanthe Pier- Spot and Spanish Mackerel

Honestly it was a slow day off the surf. Only heard of some Bluefish caught earlier today. Nice puppy Drum bite in the sound in Avon and Buxton however.

Offshore boats from Hatteras had a slow go as well. Bottom fish, some Dolphin, Wahoo and a few Blackfin Tuna. One Sailfish was also released.

Inshore boats did ok with Red Drum, Speckled Trout and a few Blues.

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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS ON HATTERAS ISLAND

36th Annual Capital City Four Wheelers Surf Fishing Tournament

North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament

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
September 30, 2021
Clear and sunny skies today, high temperature topped off at 75F. Winds this evening are out of the East at 6mph. Looks like we are going to round out the week with more of the same weather.

Rodanthe Pier- Spanish Mackerel, puppy Drum, Blowtoads, Black Drum, Sea Mullet and Pompano

Nice Bluefish and Spanish run early this morning at the point. Spinner sharks were active too.

Small Blues down towards the Frisco bath house.

Offshore boats out of Hatteras found Dolphin, Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna, along with a variety of bottom fish.

Inshore boats once again were catching Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Drum and Spanish Mackerel.

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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS ON HATTERAS ISLAND

36th Annual Capital City Four Wheelers Surf Fishing Tournament

North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament

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
September 29, 2021
Little bit warmer temps today with a high of 79F. Winds are out of the NE currently at 18mph. Pretty day in store for tomorrow as well.

Rodanthe Pier- Spanish Mackerel

Real quiet day here at the shop. We have not heard of much going on off the surf.

Slow fishing offshore today. The boats that did go out caught Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna and some Wahoo. Bite Me released a Sailfish.

Inshore boats had a much better day with catches of Speckled Trout, Drum and Bluefish.

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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS ON HATTERAS ISLAND

36th Annual Capital City Four Wheelers Surf Fishing Tournament

North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament

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
September 26, 2021
Pretty fall-like day here in Frisco. Our high temperature hit 75F with winds out of the North right now at 8mph. Little bit warmer tomorrow but still looking like a nice day.

Big Drum off the Avon Pier earlier today.

Avon beaches reporting puppy Drum, Pompano, Spot and Spanish.

Spanish run earlier this morning at the point. Good amount of over slot size Drum this evening.

Small Black Drum, pompano and Sea Mullet caught just North of the point.

Large Drum and Bluefish in Hatteras off of ramp 55.

Offshore boats made it out today and found a good amount of Wahoo, some Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, Albacore and a variety of bottom fish.

Inshore boats did well with Speckled Trout, some Bluefish, Sea Mullet and Red Drum.

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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS ON HATTERAS ISLAND

36th Annual Capital City Four Wheelers Surf Fishing Tournament

North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament

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
September 25, 2021
Welcome to all new visitors and returning guests.! We hope you enjoy your week here on the island. So far it looks like it’s shaping up to be a nice week for weather. Today’s high was 79F with winds out of the NW currently at 15mph.

Rodanthe Pier- puppy Drum

Avon Pier- nice size Drum caught earlier

Avon beaches reported puppy Drum, Sea Mullet, Bluefish and small Pompano

Big Drum at the point tonight.

No report from Frisco or Hatteras.

Offshore boats out of Hatteras had a great day fishing. Couple of Sailfish released by Carolina Girl. King Mackerel, Blackfin Tuna, some Dolphin and Wahoo were brought back to the docks.

Inshore boats did well with Bluefish, Red Drum and Speckled Trout.

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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS ON HATTERAS ISLAND

36th Annual Capital City Four Wheelers Surf Fishing Tournament

North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament

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