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Hatteras Island Fishing Report

May 8, 2014

Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.

Today was sunny and once again nice. The winds were from the south-west at 10-15 mph and the temperatures were in the upper 70’s.

Up on the Avon beach there were reports of bluefish, blow toads and sea mullet. On the Buxton beaches there were puppy drum and bluefish caught. The big red drum made an awesome showing at Cape Point in Buxton tonight. There were reports of 50-75 red drum caught and released as of 9 pm. Over on Ramp 49 on the Frisco Beach we had some good fishing today with black drum, pompano and puppy drum reported. Down on the Hatteras beach there were sea mullet, blow toads, bluefish and some flounder caught.

The picture below is Brett Holsey of Greenville NC with a 1 lb 9 oz pompano he caught on the Frisco Beach today.

This is Francis Kennedy with a nice 3 lb 6 oz black drum that he caught today on the Frisco Beach.

The inshore boats had another excellent day catching puppy drum and big black drum in the Pamlico Sound and Hatteras Inlet today.

The picture below is from the inshore charter boat “Fingeance” with one of the big black drum that were released today.

The offshore boats had good catches of blackfin tuna and dolphin with a few wahoo and a blue marlin released. Next week is the 20th Annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open. Fishing days are May 14-17. You can go to http://hatterasonmymind.com/HVCA/HVOO/ for more information.

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Hatteras Island Fishing Report

May 7, 2014

Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.

Today was another sunny day. The winds were from the south-east at 10-15 mph and the temperatures were in the upper 70’s.

The Avon beach had reports of bluefish and sea mullet. On the Buxton beaches there were sea mullet and puppy drum caught. Out at Cape Point in Buxton the bluefish bite was all you wanted on lures. Over on Ramp 49 on the Frisco Beach there were some sea mullet, puppy drum and a small flounder caught. The Hatteras beach had the same report as yesterday with bluefish, sea mullet and blow toads being caught.

The inshore boats had another excellent day catching puppy drum in the Pamlico Sound today.

The offshore boats had good catches of blackfin tuna, a few dolphin and wahoo. Sightings of billfish were reported. Next week is the 20th Annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open. Fishing days are May 14-17. You can go to http://hatterasonmymind.com/HVCA/HVOO/ for more information.

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Hatteras Island Fishing Report

May 6, 2014

Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.

Today we had warm temperatures with sunny skies most of the day. The winds were from the south-east in the morning switching to the north-west most of the day and early evening the temperatures dropped when the winds switched again to the north-east at 5-10 mph. We had temperatures in the mid 70’s dropping to the low 60’s by dark.

Up on the Avon beach some bluefish and sea mullet were reported. Around the Buxton beaches bluefish, sea mullet and a nice pompano were caught. Over on Ramp 49 on the Frisco Beach we had bluefish and a nice pompano caught today. The Hatteras beach had reports of bluefish, sea mullet and blow toads.

The picture below is Francis Kennedy with his 1 lb 8 oz pompano that he caught on the Frisco Beach today using shrimp. Pretty work!!!

The inshore boats had excellent catches of puppy drum in the Pamlico Sound today.

The offshore boats caught lots of citation blackfin tuna and a few dolphin and wahoo.

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Hatteras Island Fishing Report

May 5, 2014

Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.

Today was a little cooler, we had a high of 66F. The winds were out of the north-east around 10 mph, switching to the south-east tonight.

Bluefish were reported in Buxton. Ramp 49 also had reports of bluefish. Hatteras had reports of sea mullet, flounder and bluefish.

Inshore boats are having good catches of red drum. The offshore boats caught gaffer size dolphin, yellow fin tuna, blackfin tuna and a few wahoo.

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Hatteras Island Fishing Report

May 4, 2014

Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.

Such a beautiful day here on Hatteras Island. We had light north winds this morning. The winds switched to the south-east, then to the south west and increased throughout the day. We had a high of 75F.

Cape Point had bluefish and big drum this morning and this evening. Ramp 49 had bluefish and pompano caught. Hatteras had reports of sea mullet, blow toads and croakers.

There is no inshore report for today. The offshore boats caught dolphin, wahoo, yellowfin and blackfin tuna. The boats that bottom fished caught golden tilefish and grouper. There was a 511 lb Blue Marlin boated. Pictured below is the blue marlin caught aboard the Hatteras Fever II.

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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.