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Beautiful day today! High temperature topped off at 86F with winds out of the SW this evening at 27mph. First day back in school for most kids. Please be mindful of buses, students and speed limits!

Slow day off the surf.

Avon still reporting some Croaker, Sea Mullet and small Pompano.

Spinner sharks and some Sea Mullet in Buxton near the point.

Rough surf here in Frisco. No reports in here today.

No offshore reports out of Hatteras today. Winds kept everyone tied to the docks.

Inshore boats that went out had a great day with Speckled Trout, a few Spanish Mackerel, keeper Red Drum and some Sheepshead.

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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.

• (5/4/2025) – Today was rainy. The high was 72 while the low was 66 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 34mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 67, with SSE winds around 15ph. Gusts around 25mph. Tomorrow should hold less rain, slightly warmer temps, and decreased winds. If you have any catches you’d like to show… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (5/3/2024) – The high was 77 while the low was 64 with light winds. Gusts up to 11mph today. Currently it’s 64, feels like 69, with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow winds should be light to gentle with similar temps. *Currently there is no ETA on when we will have our website back up. Apologies for any… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (5/5/2023) – Happy weekend! The high was 68 while the low was 53. We’ve had light to moderate winds. Currently it’s 55, feels like 53, with ENE winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s winds should be nearly the same as today’s. Temps will be around the same with a predicted low of 55 and a predicted high of 67.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (5/5/2022) – Warm and sunny for most of the day. Our high temperature ended up at 72F. Winds are out of the North currently at 17mph. Looking like a Hatteras weekend with winds and rain in the forecast. Rodanthe Pier- Puppy Drum, Sea Mullet, Sheepshead and Gray Trout Quiet day here for surf fishing. Lots of grass… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (5/5/2021) – Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island Turned out to be a nice day after the rain moved through this morning. We ended up with a high temperature of 77F. Right now we have winds out of the SW at 18mph. Sea Mullet was the dominant fish of… Continue Reading

Sunny and humid today with a high temperature of 86F. Chance of thundershowers this evening and into tomorrow. Winds are out of the West this evening at 12mph.

Rodanthe Pier- good catches of Spanish Mackerel

Avon Pier- mixed bag

Avon beaches reported a mixed bag of small fish.

Buxton saw Sea Mullet, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel and sharks

Mixed bag of small fish here in Frisco as well.

Offshore boats out of Hatteras did well with Dolphin and Wahoo.

Inshore boats brought back limits of Speckled Trout and 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.

• (5/4/2025) – Today was rainy. The high was 72 while the low was 66 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 34mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 67, with SSE winds around 15ph. Gusts around 25mph. Tomorrow should hold less rain, slightly warmer temps, and decreased winds. If you have any catches you’d like to show… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (5/3/2024) – The high was 77 while the low was 64 with light winds. Gusts up to 11mph today. Currently it’s 64, feels like 69, with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow winds should be light to gentle with similar temps. *Currently there is no ETA on when we will have our website back up. Apologies for any… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (5/5/2023) – Happy weekend! The high was 68 while the low was 53. We’ve had light to moderate winds. Currently it’s 55, feels like 53, with ENE winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s winds should be nearly the same as today’s. Temps will be around the same with a predicted low of 55 and a predicted high of 67.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (5/5/2022) – Warm and sunny for most of the day. Our high temperature ended up at 72F. Winds are out of the North currently at 17mph. Looking like a Hatteras weekend with winds and rain in the forecast. Rodanthe Pier- Puppy Drum, Sea Mullet, Sheepshead and Gray Trout Quiet day here for surf fishing. Lots of grass… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (5/5/2021) – Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island Turned out to be a nice day after the rain moved through this morning. We ended up with a high temperature of 77F. Right now we have winds out of the SW at 18mph. Sea Mullet was the dominant fish of… Continue Reading

Well another week is coming to an end here in Frisco and we all hope you enjoyed your stay. We closed out the week with another sunny August day. Storms rolled through this evening and cooled off the temps. We ended with a high temperature of 88F. Right now we have winds out of the North at 5mph. More rain in the forecast tomorrow as well.

Rough surf and high temps made for a slow day off of the surf.

Some Speckled Trout and puppy Drum caught in the sound earlier today.

Offshore boats out of Hatteras reported catches of Dolphin and some nice Wahoo.

Sea Creature and Good Times each released a Sailfish.

Speckled Trout and keeper Red Drum were caught inshore.

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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.

• (5/4/2025) – Today was rainy. The high was 72 while the low was 66 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 34mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 67, with SSE winds around 15ph. Gusts around 25mph. Tomorrow should hold less rain, slightly warmer temps, and decreased winds. If you have any catches you’d like to show… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (5/3/2024) – The high was 77 while the low was 64 with light winds. Gusts up to 11mph today. Currently it’s 64, feels like 69, with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow winds should be light to gentle with similar temps. *Currently there is no ETA on when we will have our website back up. Apologies for any… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (5/5/2023) – Happy weekend! The high was 68 while the low was 53. We’ve had light to moderate winds. Currently it’s 55, feels like 53, with ENE winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s winds should be nearly the same as today’s. Temps will be around the same with a predicted low of 55 and a predicted high of 67.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (5/5/2022) – Warm and sunny for most of the day. Our high temperature ended up at 72F. Winds are out of the North currently at 17mph. Looking like a Hatteras weekend with winds and rain in the forecast. Rodanthe Pier- Puppy Drum, Sea Mullet, Sheepshead and Gray Trout Quiet day here for surf fishing. Lots of grass… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (5/5/2021) – Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island Turned out to be a nice day after the rain moved through this morning. We ended up with a high temperature of 77F. Right now we have winds out of the SW at 18mph. Sea Mullet was the dominant fish of… Continue Reading

Hope everyone enjoyed their day here on the island. Staying cool was the name of the game today. We had another day of balmy temps with 87% humidity. Our high temperature for the day was 88F. More of the same weather for tomorrow with a chance of rain in the evening.

Rough surf out there for the next couple of days. Be safe.

Rodanthe Pier- Sea Mullet and Croaker

Saw reports of Sea Mullet and Blacktip sharks up around ramp 38 earlier.

Some nice Spanish Mackerel just south of the point earlier.

Small Sea Mullet and Croaker here in Frisco

Offshore boats found Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna and a variety of bottom fish.

Calypso released a Sailfish, Good Times released 2 Blue Marlin and Hatteras Blue also released a Sailfish.

Tough day for inshore boats but they still managed to catch some Speckled Trout and 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.

• (5/4/2025) – Today was rainy. The high was 72 while the low was 66 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 34mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 67, with SSE winds around 15ph. Gusts around 25mph. Tomorrow should hold less rain, slightly warmer temps, and decreased winds. If you have any catches you’d like to show… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (5/3/2024) – The high was 77 while the low was 64 with light winds. Gusts up to 11mph today. Currently it’s 64, feels like 69, with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow winds should be light to gentle with similar temps. *Currently there is no ETA on when we will have our website back up. Apologies for any… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (5/5/2023) – Happy weekend! The high was 68 while the low was 53. We’ve had light to moderate winds. Currently it’s 55, feels like 53, with ENE winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s winds should be nearly the same as today’s. Temps will be around the same with a predicted low of 55 and a predicted high of 67.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (5/5/2022) – Warm and sunny for most of the day. Our high temperature ended up at 72F. Winds are out of the North currently at 17mph. Looking like a Hatteras weekend with winds and rain in the forecast. Rodanthe Pier- Puppy Drum, Sea Mullet, Sheepshead and Gray Trout Quiet day here for surf fishing. Lots of grass… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (5/5/2021) – Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island Turned out to be a nice day after the rain moved through this morning. We ended up with a high temperature of 77F. Right now we have winds out of the SW at 18mph. Sea Mullet was the dominant fish of… Continue Reading

Today’s high temperature was 90F. Winds are out of the South this evening at 14mph. Slight chance of passing rain showers tomorrow.

Saw some improvement on the surf today.

Some larger sharks caught off of ramp 44. Spanish at the point again earlier today.

Pompano and Sea Mullet up in Avon today.

Small Pompano and nice Sea Mullet in Frisco today.

Nice catches of decent size Pompano in Hatteras off of ramp 55

Offshore boats out of Hatteras brought back Dolphin and some Wahoo.

Sea Creature released a White Marlin.

Inshore boats did well with Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish and some Red Drum

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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS ON HATTERAS ISLAND

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.

• (5/4/2025) – Today was rainy. The high was 72 while the low was 66 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 34mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 67, with SSE winds around 15ph. Gusts around 25mph. Tomorrow should hold less rain, slightly warmer temps, and decreased winds. If you have any catches you’d like to show… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

• (5/3/2024) – The high was 77 while the low was 64 with light winds. Gusts up to 11mph today. Currently it’s 64, feels like 69, with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow winds should be light to gentle with similar temps. *Currently there is no ETA on when we will have our website back up. Apologies for any… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

• (5/5/2023) – Happy weekend! The high was 68 while the low was 53. We’ve had light to moderate winds. Currently it’s 55, feels like 53, with ENE winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s winds should be nearly the same as today’s. Temps will be around the same with a predicted low of 55 and a predicted high of 67.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

• (5/5/2022) – Warm and sunny for most of the day. Our high temperature ended up at 72F. Winds are out of the North currently at 17mph. Looking like a Hatteras weekend with winds and rain in the forecast. Rodanthe Pier- Puppy Drum, Sea Mullet, Sheepshead and Gray Trout Quiet day here for surf fishing. Lots of grass… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

• (5/5/2021) – Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island Turned out to be a nice day after the rain moved through this morning. We ended up with a high temperature of 77F. Right now we have winds out of the SW at 18mph. Sea Mullet was the dominant fish of… Continue Reading