Fishing Reports
Welcome to the Hatteras Harbor Marina Fishing Report.
Our fishing reports appear just below these photos. Be sure to visit this page daily for current fishing reports and photos. Thank you and good fishing!
Tuesday, October 03, 2023
It was another day of the Offshore fleet tied to the docks. A few of the big boats will be headed out to the blue water in the morning. Hopefully, they can get a few more days in this week before the wind picks back up.
The Inshore boats had another good day of Bluefish and Red Drum catching. Drum make really good fish tacos.
Monday, October 02, 2023
The Offshore fleet stayed home for another day. It looks like now that Wednesday they will try to go out. A few of the Inshore boats had a good day of catching Red Drum and big Bluefish.
If you are itching to go fishing, give us a call and we'll put you on a half-day Inshore trip. Plenty of good eating fish waiting to go home with you.
Saturday, September 30, 2023
The boats stayed to the dock today while the wind picked up and the water rose at high tide. One Inshore boat ventured out this morning and afternoon. Fingeance made some anglers happy with catches of Bluefish and Red Drum.
Friday, September 29, 2023
A couple of the big boats ventured out today and had a scrappy day of fishing. They did manage to get on some Dolphin, a Blackfin Tuna and a few Wahoo. A couple of the Inshore boats had more luck on the inside with Bluefish, a Flounder and Red Drum. On windy days, Red Drum like to bite.
Citations:
Matthew Moses of Lincolnton, NC released a 46" Red Drum on Black Pearl
Mike Scronce of Lincolnton, NC released a 48" Red Drum on Black Pearl
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The Offshore boats plied the blue water today. Fishing was scrappy but they managed to scrap out a few Dolphin and King Mackerel along with some Wahoo. Release and Tuna Duck each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout and Bluefish. They also had some Red Drum in both puppies and bigger sizes along with a Flounder.
Citations:
Brandon Paulson of Smyrna, DE caught a 5.3lb. Flounder on Black Pearl
Jeffrey Motley of Goldsboro, NC released a 50" Red Drum on Black Pearl
Dennis Gerber of West Grove, PA caught a 44lb. Wahoo on Release
Galen Gerber of West Grove, PA released a Sailfish on Release
David Willoughby of Moneta, VA released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck
Monday, September 25, 2023
The Offshore boats made it out to the blue water this morning. Fishing was kind of slow. Hatteras Blue and Hatteras Fever II each released a Sailfish. For the meat fish, they had a few Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo along with scattered Barracuda and at least one King Mackerel. The Inshore boats had Bluefish and Speckled Trout.
We'll see what the day brings tomorrow. Wednesday is looking like the wind will pick up again.
Citations:
Marc Gregory of Concord, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Sunday, September 24, 2023
It's the second day of Autumn and the big boats stayed tied to the docks. It looks like tomorrow and maybe Tuesday will be the fishable days this week. The Inshore boats were able to get in the Sound and get on some fish. They had limits of Bluefish. They also had some Flounder and Red Drum.
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
Offshore Fleet had a good day on the water catching Wahoo, Dolphin, and Blackfin Tuna.
1 Sail Fish was Released on the Sea Creature.
Inshore had a great day Catching Limits of Blue fish and Speckled Trout.
Citations
Samantha Grier of DE caught a 24lb Flounder on the Black Pearl.
Corbett Bowman of VA released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.
Eric Redfern of NC caught a 26 pound Blackfin Tuna on the Carolina Girl.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Offshore Fleet had a such a pretty day on water and a Great day of Catching
Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, and Dolphin. 3 Sailfish release on the Sea Creature.
3 Sailfish released on the Release, 1 Sailfish released on the Hatteras Blue,
1 Sailfish released on the Tuna Duck.
Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Red Drum, Blue fish.
Citations:
Chris Mark caught a 25-pound Blackfin Tuna on the Black Pearl.
Laci Vomacka released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Tracy Stone released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Sean Hummel released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Patrick Raley released 3 Sailfish on Release
Margie Miles released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Several of the big boats had another pretty day on the blue water. Release released a Sailfish. Carolina Girl released a Blue Marlin. They had good Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna catching along with some Dolphin. The Inshore boats got onto some pretty Speckled Trout along with some Flounder and Bluefish.
Citations:
Shane Thomas of Pulaski, NY released a Blue Marlin on Carolina Girl
Barry Peele, Jr. of Hatteras, NC caught a 6.15lb. Speckled Trout on Jo Jo
Linda Berry of Lewisberry, PA caught a 6.4lb. Flounder on Black Pearl
Benjamin Lawrence of Syracuse, NY caught a 44lb. Wahoo on Tuna Duck
Jim Rezma released a Sailfish on Release
Monday, September 18, 2023
It's been a cloudy day with threatening rain. A few of the big boats ventured out to the blue water and were successful in having good catches of Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. They also had a scattered Dolphin bite. The Inshore boats had good Red Drum catches along with some Bluefish, Speckled Trout and Flounder.
Citations:
Charles Shifflett of Sparrows Point, MD caught a 33lb. Blackfin Tuna on Release
Raye Warren of Garysburg, NC caught a 7.4lb. Speckled Trout on Hook Up
Wilbert Warren of Garysburg, NC released a 40" Red Drum on Hook Up
Sunday, September 17, 2023
A few of the big boats finally made their way out to the blue water this morning. The fishing was fair with some Dolphin and Wahoo being caught along with a few Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish and Speckled Trout and even a few pretty Flounder. One of our Inshore boats fished Nearshore and had big Bluefish, Ribbonfish, and a couple of Spanish Mackerel.
Citation:
Krista Hagerich of Hatteras, NC caught a 6lb. 30" Flounder on Black Pearl
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Lee has bid farewell and with Lee go the strong tides and big swells. Today the Inshore boats were the only ones to ply the fishing grounds of the Pamlico Sound. Some were on the Red Drum bites and some had their limits of Bluefish.
It looks like tomorrow a few of the big boats will be untied and get on the blue water. We will see what the sunrise brings.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Offshore Fleet stayed at the dock today due to the rough oceans.
Inshore fleet had a great day Catching Red Drum.
Citations:
Jacob Everett of WV released 2 Red Drums 49 inches and 40 inches on the Hook Up.
Andrew Everett of WV released 2 Red Drums 53 inches and 44 inches on the Hook Up.
Chuck Perez of WV released 3 Red Drum 43 inches,47 inches, and 40 inches on the Hook up.
Joseph Gilio of PA released a 43-inch Red Drum on the Fingeance.
Casey Bobrovcan of PA released 2 41-inch Red Drum on the Fingeance.
Robert Doyle of MD released a 49-inch Red Drum on the Island Time.
Nicole Zimmer of MD released a 48-inch Red Drum on the Island Time.
Derel Zimmer of MD released 2 45-inch Red Drums on the Island Time.
Charles Clatterbuck of VA released a 50-inch Red Drum on the Black Pearl.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The offshore fleet went out today and had a great day of fishing. Anglers had a good time catching Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, and Dolphins. The Sailfish bite was HOT again today, Release released 5, Bite Me released 4 and Sea Creature released 1
Inshore Fleet had a great day catching Blue Fish and Red Drum.
Citations:
Sue Schmidhamer released a 42-inch Red Drum on Tightline.
Frank Schmidhamer released a 41-inch Red Drum on Tightline
Dwayne Colbert released a Sailfish on Release
Reed Colbert released 2 Sailfish on Release
Josh Colbert released 2 Sailfish on Release
Andrew Everett of WV released a Sailfish on the Bite Me.
Jacob Cverett of WV released a sailfish on the Bite Me.
Chuck Perez of WV released a sailfish on the Bite Me.
Tracey Wagner of MD released a Sailfish on the SeaCreature.
Michael Wagner of MD caught a 26 pound Blackfin Tuna on the Sea Creature.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The Offshore boats were on the blue water before sunrise this morning. It was a pretty day to be out there. Sea Creature released 3 Sailfish. They had good catches of Blackfin Tuna along with some Wahoo and scattered Dolphin. Inshore boats had their limits of Speckled Trout. They also had some Cobia, some Bluefish and Red Drum.
Citations:
Jason Boyd of Enola, PA released a 42" and a 44" Red Drum on Relentless
Jennifer Boyd of Enola, PA released a 46" Red Drum on Relentless
Nancy Bonnema of Smithfield, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Aprille Terry of Suffolk, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Taylor Honay of Norfolk, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Monday, September 11, 2023
It was a sunny and hot one today. The Offshore boats had a full day of catching. Sea Creature released 5 Sailfish. A couple of the boats had good catches of Blackfin Tuna and Dolphin. The others had a few Wahoo, Dolphin and Triggerfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout and Sheepshead. Both fish make for a very tasty meal.
Citations:
Ryan Bonzo of Ashburn, VA released 2 Sailfish on Sea Creature
Mary Bonzo of Wadsworth, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Derek Bonzo of Medina, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Jeffrey Harrington of Medina, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Jeffrey McAlister of Franklinton, NC caught a 46lb. Wahoo on Hatteras Fever II
Sunday, September 10, 2023
A few of the big boats hit the fishing grounds this morning under stormy skies. The wind and rain made for choppy going. By mid-morning the sun was shining and the blue water calmed down to make for a pretty day. Release released a Sailfish. They also had a few Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna along with some Wahoo. The Inshore boats had another pretty Speckled Trout day and some Red Drum.
Citations:
Gregory Brown of Sneads Ferry, NC released a Sailfish on Release