Hatteras Fishing Report

Fishing News on Hatteras Island

Surrounded by water and in close proximity to the Gulf Stream, Hatteras Island emanates a life rich in fish culture. Some islanders fish for a living, some islanders fish for fun, some islanders sell fish in their restaurants and some islanders prepare bountiful fish-rich meals for their families. One thing is for sure, the various Hatteras Island fisheries have an impact on those who are blessed to call this place their home and we love sharing them with our friends and neighbors. While the docks are always abuzz with fishing action, sharing with you is exactly what we aim to do. Check out our fishing report below to stay tuned on what's being caught, what they're using to catch them and the fisheries that are ever-changing!

From Sea to Plate

One of the most exciting things about fishing is the catch itself. That glorifying moment when the hunt becomes luctrative and you're fighting nature's ancient battle of man vs. animal. One of the most of satisfying things about fishing is when your catch is sitting before you in the...

Another good day of wahoo and tuna fishing on Monday!

Inshore we saw drum, bluefish, and trout!

Good wahoo fishing continues! Offshore boats also brought in some nice tuna catches and bailer mahi.

Inshore boats had nice puppy drum, and bluefish, and scattered catches of speckled trout.

Awesome wahoo fishing the past 2 days! Boats brought in limits and near limits of wahoo both Thursday and Friday. We also saw tuna and a few mahi. Nice amberjacks, albacore, and king mackerel for the wreck/bottom fishing trips.

Just a few inshore...

Good offshore fishing for the boats that got out Monday and Tuesday. Several wahoo and bailer dolphin, and good catches of blackfin tuna, along with a few sailfish releases!

Inshore boats had nice catches of drum, trout, and bluefish.

Boats were able to get back out this weekend after the effects of storm Idalia passed.

Offshore fishing was slow overall but we did see some nice catches on the dock. Blackfin and yellowfin tuna, wahoo, mahi, and sailfish release!

Inshore boats had nice drum and bluefish, and a few...

Good wahoo fishing continues offshore, some nice tuna catches as well. We’re also seeing good billfish catches lately. Blue Marlin and sailfish flags are flying!

Bottom and wreck fishing brought in good catches of tilefish and grouper.

The smaller inshore boats are bringing in drum...

Great wahoo fishing offshore for Friday and Saturday! Also some tilefish, triggerfish, and grouper.

Really nice bluefish coming in from the inshore boats along with red drum and Spanish mackerel!

Offshore boats had some nice wahoo, a couple of mahi, and a few sailfish and blue marlin releases.

Inshore we saw nice red drum and bluefish, as well as a few trout.

Nice sheepshead inshore, and good catches of large drum and puppy drum, decent bluefish, and some trout!

Wreck and bottom fishing brought in nice tilefish, a couple of grouper, barracuda, and blackbelly rosefish.

There were also a couple of mahi in the mix!

Inshore boats had bluefish, mostly on the smaller side, plus some trout, Spanish mackerel, and drum.

Offshore boats finally got back out after a few days at the dock due to weather. We saw some nice wahoo catches, plus tilefish, grouper, a couple of mahi, and barracuda.