Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.
Today we had more cold temperatures with sunny skies. The winds were from the north at 5-10 mph and the temperatures were in the low 30’s.
The only reports of fish we have today were some puppy drum out at Cape Point and on the Buxton beach. There were plenty of sharks caught too.
No boats out inshore or offshore today.
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Hatteras Island Fishing Report
Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.
Today we had very cold temperatures with sunny skies. By day break the temperatures were in the low 20’s and the high today was 29 degrees F. The winds were from the north-west at 25 mph in the morning and decreasing to 5 mph by the end of the day.
With the chilling temperatures we have no report of anyone fishing from the beaches or boats today.
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Hatteras Island Fishing Report
Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.
Today the temperature was in the upper 60’s. The skies were clear this morning, became cloudy and some rain showers this afternoon, as the temperature began to drop. We had SW to SWS winds 5-20 mph, switching to the WNW around 15-25 mph this evening. Stay warm as the temperatures drop into the 20’s overnight and stay in the 20’s throughout the day tomorrow.
Despite the weather, the puppy drum are still biting. All the reports are coming from the Cape Point area. There were also some dog sharks too.
There is no inshore or offshore to report at this time.
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Cape Hatteras Notebook: Old Christmas
Old Christmas has been celebrated in the island village of Rodanthe for generations.
Photo from the UNC University Library website.
Today is the last day of the holiday season for us here on Hatteras Island. It is the day that Old Christmas is traditionally celebrated. A day that for many people is a forgotten date. In 1752 the British government adopted the Gregorian calendar to align with the other European countries who had changed the calendar many years prior. By doing this 11 days disappeared from existence and by doing so, moved Christmas day from January 5th to December 25th. Well, either from isolation from news or from pure stubbornness the Outer Bankers kept the original Christmas day in January. Over the years it has changed again to January 6th with the 5th being considered Old Christmas Eve.
These days Old Christmas does not get the attention that December 25th does. Even us islanders have lined up with the “new” date. We observe the birth of Jesus on December 25th and Santa Claus visits our children that night. But, Old Christmas is still remembered here, most especially in the village of Rodanthe on the Northern end of the island. For that village it has become a day of family and community. A day to get together and eat good food, tell stories, and see Old Buck once again.
Who is Old Buck? His apperance is the highlight of the evening’s festivities. Old Buck is a bull that magically has reappeared every year to romp through the crowd. Folklore says he was a massive bull that came ashore in a shipwreck over a hundred years ago. He roamed the island and sired many calves. He was greatly admired and when he died his spirit still lingers here. Old Buck lives among the trees of the maritime forest in the village of Frisco (Trent) and every year on Old Christmas makes the trek to Rodanthe to be admired once again. I love that the people of Rodanthe have held on to this special night.
I have never been to see him at the Rodanthe celebration but my house sits right in the middle of Frisco’s woods. Every year on Old Christmas night my son, Joe, finds a little bag of candy that Old Buck has left for him on the porch if he has been a good boy. We usually have a dinner that is a little special, duck stew or oysters or fish, and remember that Old Christmas is still a day to be celebrated. While it is not as exciting as the Rodanthe party, it is my way to see that another generation knows about Old Buck, and that there is a day called Old Christmas that is remembered on Hatteras Island.
Natalie Perry Kavanagh
Hatteras Island Fishing Report
Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banks Fishing Report for Hatteras Island.
Today we had partly cloudy skies. The temperature was around 62F, with winds out of the south-south-east at 5-10 mph.
The ocean is still a little rough. There were a few puppy drum caught at Cape Point, before high tide.
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