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August 23, 2021
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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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.
- (9/10/2025) – Today was overcast and misty. The high was 79 while the low was 73 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 29mph. Currently it’s 73 with NNE winds around 9mph. Gusts around 21mph. Tomorrow winds should pick back up to moderate speeds and continue from the same direction. Temps will be similar again. Sound… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (9/10/2024) – Today’s high was 79 while the low was 64 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 17mph. Currently it’s 70 with NE winds around 6mph. Tomorrow winds should get up to moderate speeds with strong gusts. Temps will be about the same. Radar is clear. Sound water temp: 71-74 Ocean water temp: 74 Surf:… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (9/10/2023) – The high was 84 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 15mph today. Currently it’s 79, feels like 85, with WSW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be relatively similar with light to gentle winds. Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (9/10/2022) – Today’s high was 85. Winds have been light to moderate and fairly E. Currently it’s blowing ESE at 15mph and feels like 80. Next few days look similar in both winds and temps. Swell and rip currents are still bad. Next high tide is 8:34am which will likely bring more overwash at the S-curves but… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (9/10/2021) – Friday brought about some wonderful weather with our high temperature maxing out at 79F. Winds out of the North made for a almost fall like day. Looks like the weekend will be more of the same. We still have a High Surf Advisory in effect until 3am Saturday. Rodanthe Pier- catching puppy Drum today No… Continue Reading
August 22, 2021
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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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.
- (9/10/2025) – Today was overcast and misty. The high was 79 while the low was 73 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 29mph. Currently it’s 73 with NNE winds around 9mph. Gusts around 21mph. Tomorrow winds should pick back up to moderate speeds and continue from the same direction. Temps will be similar again. Sound… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (9/10/2024) – Today’s high was 79 while the low was 64 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 17mph. Currently it’s 70 with NE winds around 6mph. Tomorrow winds should get up to moderate speeds with strong gusts. Temps will be about the same. Radar is clear. Sound water temp: 71-74 Ocean water temp: 74 Surf:… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (9/10/2023) – The high was 84 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 15mph today. Currently it’s 79, feels like 85, with WSW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be relatively similar with light to gentle winds. Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (9/10/2022) – Today’s high was 85. Winds have been light to moderate and fairly E. Currently it’s blowing ESE at 15mph and feels like 80. Next few days look similar in both winds and temps. Swell and rip currents are still bad. Next high tide is 8:34am which will likely bring more overwash at the S-curves but… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (9/10/2021) – Friday brought about some wonderful weather with our high temperature maxing out at 79F. Winds out of the North made for a almost fall like day. Looks like the weekend will be more of the same. We still have a High Surf Advisory in effect until 3am Saturday. Rodanthe Pier- catching puppy Drum today No… Continue Reading
August 20, 2021
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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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.
- (9/10/2025) – Today was overcast and misty. The high was 79 while the low was 73 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 29mph. Currently it’s 73 with NNE winds around 9mph. Gusts around 21mph. Tomorrow winds should pick back up to moderate speeds and continue from the same direction. Temps will be similar again. Sound… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (9/10/2024) – Today’s high was 79 while the low was 64 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 17mph. Currently it’s 70 with NE winds around 6mph. Tomorrow winds should get up to moderate speeds with strong gusts. Temps will be about the same. Radar is clear. Sound water temp: 71-74 Ocean water temp: 74 Surf:… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (9/10/2023) – The high was 84 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 15mph today. Currently it’s 79, feels like 85, with WSW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be relatively similar with light to gentle winds. Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (9/10/2022) – Today’s high was 85. Winds have been light to moderate and fairly E. Currently it’s blowing ESE at 15mph and feels like 80. Next few days look similar in both winds and temps. Swell and rip currents are still bad. Next high tide is 8:34am which will likely bring more overwash at the S-curves but… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (9/10/2021) – Friday brought about some wonderful weather with our high temperature maxing out at 79F. Winds out of the North made for a almost fall like day. Looks like the weekend will be more of the same. We still have a High Surf Advisory in effect until 3am Saturday. Rodanthe Pier- catching puppy Drum today No… Continue Reading
August 18, 2021
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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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.
- (9/10/2025) – Today was overcast and misty. The high was 79 while the low was 73 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 29mph. Currently it’s 73 with NNE winds around 9mph. Gusts around 21mph. Tomorrow winds should pick back up to moderate speeds and continue from the same direction. Temps will be similar again. Sound… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (9/10/2024) – Today’s high was 79 while the low was 64 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 17mph. Currently it’s 70 with NE winds around 6mph. Tomorrow winds should get up to moderate speeds with strong gusts. Temps will be about the same. Radar is clear. Sound water temp: 71-74 Ocean water temp: 74 Surf:… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (9/10/2023) – The high was 84 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 15mph today. Currently it’s 79, feels like 85, with WSW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be relatively similar with light to gentle winds. Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (9/10/2022) – Today’s high was 85. Winds have been light to moderate and fairly E. Currently it’s blowing ESE at 15mph and feels like 80. Next few days look similar in both winds and temps. Swell and rip currents are still bad. Next high tide is 8:34am which will likely bring more overwash at the S-curves but… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (9/10/2021) – Friday brought about some wonderful weather with our high temperature maxing out at 79F. Winds out of the North made for a almost fall like day. Looks like the weekend will be more of the same. We still have a High Surf Advisory in effect until 3am Saturday. Rodanthe Pier- catching puppy Drum today No… Continue Reading
August 17, 2021
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

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.
- (9/10/2025) – Today was overcast and misty. The high was 79 while the low was 73 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 29mph. Currently it’s 73 with NNE winds around 9mph. Gusts around 21mph. Tomorrow winds should pick back up to moderate speeds and continue from the same direction. Temps will be similar again. Sound… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (9/10/2024) – Today’s high was 79 while the low was 64 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 17mph. Currently it’s 70 with NE winds around 6mph. Tomorrow winds should get up to moderate speeds with strong gusts. Temps will be about the same. Radar is clear. Sound water temp: 71-74 Ocean water temp: 74 Surf:… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (9/10/2023) – The high was 84 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 15mph today. Currently it’s 79, feels like 85, with WSW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be relatively similar with light to gentle winds. Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (9/10/2022) – Today’s high was 85. Winds have been light to moderate and fairly E. Currently it’s blowing ESE at 15mph and feels like 80. Next few days look similar in both winds and temps. Swell and rip currents are still bad. Next high tide is 8:34am which will likely bring more overwash at the S-curves but… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (9/10/2021) – Friday brought about some wonderful weather with our high temperature maxing out at 79F. Winds out of the North made for a almost fall like day. Looks like the weekend will be more of the same. We still have a High Surf Advisory in effect until 3am Saturday. Rodanthe Pier- catching puppy Drum today No… Continue Reading