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September 6, 2021
Happy Labor Day to everyone! Hope you got to enjoy your day with friends and family or however you chose to spend the day. We had a wonderful day here with a high temperature of 86F. Currently we have winds out of the West at 5mph. Dangerous rip currents projected for all day tomorrow so please be careful and stay out of the water.

Avon beaches reported Flounder, Spanish Mackerel and some Bluefish.

Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel at the point earlier today.

Small mixed bag off the beaches here in Frisco.

Puppy Drum and Speckled trout still being caught in the sound from Avon to Hatteras.

Offshore boats out of Hatteras had a rough day but still managed some fish. Dolphin and Wahoo were brought back to the docks.

Carolina Girl released a Sailfish.

The inshore boats had a better day with Red Drum, Speckled Trout, a few Spanish Mackerel and some Flounder.

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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

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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.
- (11/4/2025) – Today started out cool then turned comfortable with the sunshine. The high was 63 while the low was 46 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 25mph. Currently it’s 46, feels like 43, with W winds around 3mph. Tomorrow temps will be a little warmer with a predicted high of 70. Winds will get… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (11/7/2024) – It looked a little gloomy at times today but thankfully no rain. The high was 75 while the low was 71 with light winds. Gusts up to 12mph. Currently it’s 72, feels like 77, with SW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s winds should switch to be more northerly. Temps will remain about the same but may… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (11/6/2023) – The high was 72 while the low was 55 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 18mph today. Currently it’s 55 with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow’s winds are going to be similar, if not lighter, with warmer temps. Sound water temp: 62-66 Ocean water temp: ~64 Surf: Red Drum, Sea Mullet Sound: Bluefish,… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (11/7/2022) – Today’s high was 77 while the low was 66. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 68, feels like 70, with NE winds at 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps are going to decrease while the winds are going to increase. Expect winds into the 30mph range and gusts up to 50mph. Please refer to the Dare… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (11/6/2021) – Wind, winds and more wind. High temperature for today did make it to 66F. Rain will be moving in late this evening through most of tomorrow. Please, if you don’t need to be on the roads, stay home and stay safe. No fishing reports today. Hopefully we should return to normal by mid week. FRG… Continue Reading
September 5, 2021
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend whether you are here on the island or somewhere else.! We had a great day for weather here in Frisco. Our high temperature was 82F. More of the same for tomorrow as well. This evening we have winds out of the SW at 14mph.

Rodanthe Pier- Flounder and a nice King Mackerel were reported

Avon beaches had some scattered puppy Drum

Buxton, puppy Drum

Quiet here in Frisco.

Flounder and puppy Drum in the surf off the Hatteras beaches

Good day for the offshore boats out of Hatteras. Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo and Yellowfin Tuna were brought in. Four Blue Marlins and one Sailfish were released as well.

Inshore boats caught their limits of Bluefish and slot Red Drum.

***REMINDER*** Tomorrow, Monday, September 6th we begin our fall hours and we close at 9pm.

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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.
- (11/4/2025) – Today started out cool then turned comfortable with the sunshine. The high was 63 while the low was 46 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 25mph. Currently it’s 46, feels like 43, with W winds around 3mph. Tomorrow temps will be a little warmer with a predicted high of 70. Winds will get… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (11/7/2024) – It looked a little gloomy at times today but thankfully no rain. The high was 75 while the low was 71 with light winds. Gusts up to 12mph. Currently it’s 72, feels like 77, with SW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s winds should switch to be more northerly. Temps will remain about the same but may… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (11/6/2023) – The high was 72 while the low was 55 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 18mph today. Currently it’s 55 with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow’s winds are going to be similar, if not lighter, with warmer temps. Sound water temp: 62-66 Ocean water temp: ~64 Surf: Red Drum, Sea Mullet Sound: Bluefish,… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (11/7/2022) – Today’s high was 77 while the low was 66. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 68, feels like 70, with NE winds at 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps are going to decrease while the winds are going to increase. Expect winds into the 30mph range and gusts up to 50mph. Please refer to the Dare… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (11/6/2021) – Wind, winds and more wind. High temperature for today did make it to 66F. Rain will be moving in late this evening through most of tomorrow. Please, if you don’t need to be on the roads, stay home and stay safe. No fishing reports today. Hopefully we should return to normal by mid week. FRG… Continue Reading
September 4, 2021
So far, September’s weather is not disappointing. Today we had a high of 81F. Winds are out of the East this evening at 7mph

Rodanthe Pier- puppy Drum, False Albacore, Flounder, Spot and Jack Crevalle

Avon beaches- puppy Drum, Flounder, Spanish Mackerel.

Frisco beaches- Spanish Mackerel at sunset

Offshore boats out of Hatteras had good catches of Wahoo and Dolphin. They also caught a variety of Tuna, Blackfin, Skipjack and Yellowfin. Two Sailfish were also released.

Inshore boats caught their limits of Bluefish and keeper Drum. Several citation sized Drum were also caught

We have a new feature added to our website. You can now submit your own fish pictures under our Fishing Report category.!

Fishing Report – Image Galleries – Show us your Fish!

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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.
- (11/4/2025) – Today started out cool then turned comfortable with the sunshine. The high was 63 while the low was 46 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 25mph. Currently it’s 46, feels like 43, with W winds around 3mph. Tomorrow temps will be a little warmer with a predicted high of 70. Winds will get… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (11/7/2024) – It looked a little gloomy at times today but thankfully no rain. The high was 75 while the low was 71 with light winds. Gusts up to 12mph. Currently it’s 72, feels like 77, with SW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s winds should switch to be more northerly. Temps will remain about the same but may… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (11/6/2023) – The high was 72 while the low was 55 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 18mph today. Currently it’s 55 with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow’s winds are going to be similar, if not lighter, with warmer temps. Sound water temp: 62-66 Ocean water temp: ~64 Surf: Red Drum, Sea Mullet Sound: Bluefish,… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (11/7/2022) – Today’s high was 77 while the low was 66. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 68, feels like 70, with NE winds at 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps are going to decrease while the winds are going to increase. Expect winds into the 30mph range and gusts up to 50mph. Please refer to the Dare… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (11/6/2021) – Wind, winds and more wind. High temperature for today did make it to 66F. Rain will be moving in late this evening through most of tomorrow. Please, if you don’t need to be on the roads, stay home and stay safe. No fishing reports today. Hopefully we should return to normal by mid week. FRG… Continue Reading
September 3, 2021
Happy Friday! Hope everyone enjoyed there day/week here on the island. We had beautiful, almost fall like temps this morning. The temps for today topped off at 81F with winds out of the NE currently at 16mph. Looks like we are in for a nice Labor Day weekend.

Slot Drum in Rodanthe and Avon today along with Pompano in Avon as well.

Spanish earlier at the point.

No offshore report today, boats stayed tied up.

Quiet on the south beaches.

Inshore boats however had a great day with keeper Red Drum, Bluefish and citation Red Drum.

Hats off to the Hook Up Charters out of Hatteras with 23 citation sized Red Drum today.! Captain John fished them hard today.

We have a new feature added to our website. You can now submit your own fish pictures under our Fishing Report category.!

Fishing Report – Image Galleries – Show us your Fish!

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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.
- (11/4/2025) – Today started out cool then turned comfortable with the sunshine. The high was 63 while the low was 46 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 25mph. Currently it’s 46, feels like 43, with W winds around 3mph. Tomorrow temps will be a little warmer with a predicted high of 70. Winds will get… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (11/7/2024) – It looked a little gloomy at times today but thankfully no rain. The high was 75 while the low was 71 with light winds. Gusts up to 12mph. Currently it’s 72, feels like 77, with SW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s winds should switch to be more northerly. Temps will remain about the same but may… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (11/6/2023) – The high was 72 while the low was 55 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 18mph today. Currently it’s 55 with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow’s winds are going to be similar, if not lighter, with warmer temps. Sound water temp: 62-66 Ocean water temp: ~64 Surf: Red Drum, Sea Mullet Sound: Bluefish,… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (11/7/2022) – Today’s high was 77 while the low was 66. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 68, feels like 70, with NE winds at 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps are going to decrease while the winds are going to increase. Expect winds into the 30mph range and gusts up to 50mph. Please refer to the Dare… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (11/6/2021) – Wind, winds and more wind. High temperature for today did make it to 66F. Rain will be moving in late this evening through most of tomorrow. Please, if you don’t need to be on the roads, stay home and stay safe. No fishing reports today. Hopefully we should return to normal by mid week. FRG… Continue Reading
September 1, 2021
Welcome to September! She is bringing in some wacky weather with her. Our high temp maxed out at 86F. We have winds right now out of the South at 29mph. Winds will be slowing down slightly tomorrow afternoon and turning out of the North for the most part. Chance of rain tomorrow at 56%.

Winds and strong surf made it quite difficult to fish on the ocean side today. Some puppy Drum were caught in the sound.

No offshore or inshore reports for today.

We have a new feature added to our website. You can now submit your own fish pictures under our Fishing Report category.!

Fishing Report – Image Galleries – Show us your Fish!

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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.
- (11/4/2025) – Today started out cool then turned comfortable with the sunshine. The high was 63 while the low was 46 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 25mph. Currently it’s 46, feels like 43, with W winds around 3mph. Tomorrow temps will be a little warmer with a predicted high of 70. Winds will get… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (11/7/2024) – It looked a little gloomy at times today but thankfully no rain. The high was 75 while the low was 71 with light winds. Gusts up to 12mph. Currently it’s 72, feels like 77, with SW winds around 6mph. Tomorrow’s winds should switch to be more northerly. Temps will remain about the same but may… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (11/6/2023) – The high was 72 while the low was 55 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 18mph today. Currently it’s 55 with E winds around 3mph. Tomorrow’s winds are going to be similar, if not lighter, with warmer temps. Sound water temp: 62-66 Ocean water temp: ~64 Surf: Red Drum, Sea Mullet Sound: Bluefish,… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (11/7/2022) – Today’s high was 77 while the low was 66. Winds have been light to gentle. Currently it’s 68, feels like 70, with NE winds at 6mph. Tomorrow’s temps are going to decrease while the winds are going to increase. Expect winds into the 30mph range and gusts up to 50mph. Please refer to the Dare… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (11/6/2021) – Wind, winds and more wind. High temperature for today did make it to 66F. Rain will be moving in late this evening through most of tomorrow. Please, if you don’t need to be on the roads, stay home and stay safe. No fishing reports today. Hopefully we should return to normal by mid week. FRG… Continue Reading