Fishing Reports
Welcome to the Hatteras Harbor Marina Fishing Report.
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Another pretty day on the fishing grounds and the Offshore boats were bill collecting. They released several billfish and also caught some Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna along with some bottom fish and a Barracuda. Bite Me, Predator and Release each released a Sailfish and Hatteras Blue released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats caught a few Gray Trout and had good catches of Speckled Trout, Sheepshead and Bluefish. They also released some big Red Drum.
Master Anglers Hunter Lipscomb and Blake Scott released a Red Drum almost as big as they are. Congratulations boys! We'll be seeing you at the Big Rock soon.
Citations:
6-year-old Hunter Lipscomb of Chesapeake, VA released a 45" Red Drum on Black Pearl
5 year old Blake Scott of Bumpass, VA released a 45" Red Drum on Black Pearl
Aaron Hill of Effort, PA released a 47" Red Drum on Hook Up
Aidan O'Connell of Reston, VA released a Sailfish on Predator
Dustin Culver of New Park, PA released 2 Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Markell Flickes of Accident, NC released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Monday, August 21, 2023
It was a pretty day on the blue water today and the fishing was scrappy. The Offshore boats managed to scrap out a few Blackfin Tuna and some Wahoo. They also had scattered Dolphin catches. Bite Me, Hatteras Blue and Release each released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Sheepshead and Spanish Mackerel.
Citations:
Brian McKenna of Levittown, PA released a 44" Red Drum on Relentless
Shane Mayo of Newtown, PA released a 46" Red Drum on Relentless
Zach Schultice of Delanco, NJ released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Scott Poinsett of Dagboro, DE released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Steve Lemieux of Woodstock, GA released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Scott Lemieux of Baldwin, NY released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Michael Campbell of Virginia Beach, VA released 2 Sailfish on Release
Sunday, August 20, 2023
It was a beautiful day on the blue water today. The Offshore boats had a billfish day. Release had a 478lb. Blue Marlin and released 3 Sailfish while Calypso released 2 Sailfish and Sea Creature released 1 Sailfish. Other boats had a few Blackfin Tuna and some bottom fish. The Inshore boats had good catches of big Bluefish along with some Sheepshead and Speckled Trout.
Citations:
Abigail Deruacter of Nashport, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Tommy Rabovsky of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Release
Michael Campbell of Virginia Beach, VA released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish on Release
Kyle Hoben of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Release
Christopher Wade of Providence Forge, VA released a Sailfish on Calypso
John Canning III of Hatteras, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso
Christinia Hicks of Hatteras, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso
Saturday, August 19, 2023
The big boats were back on the blue water today. They scrapped out a few Wahoo and a few Blackfin Tuna along with some bottom fish. Carolina Girl released 2 Blue Marlin. Release and Sea Creature each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout and Bluefish. They also released some pretty nice Red Drum.
Citations:
Bryan Crispens of Carrollton, VA released a 43" Red Drum on Island Time
Robert Reid of Yorktown, VA released a 40" Red Drum on Island Time
Chris Opitz of Virginia Beach, VA released a 43" Red Drum on Island Time
Jeffrey Carden of Carrollton, VA released a 40" Red Drum on Island Time
Aaron Hellam of Marysville, OH released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Gary Villani of Blacksburg, VA released a Blue Marlin on Carolina Girl
William Gonzalez of Burbank, CA released a Blue Marlin on Carolina Girl
Robert Ellis of Sneads Ferry, NC released a Sailfish on Release
James Blair of Surf City, NC caught a 45lb. Wahoo on Release
Friday, August 18, 2023
It was another day of the Offshore fleet tied to the docks. The Inshore boats had really good catches of Bluefish, Speckled Trout and Red Drum.
It looks like we will have some big boats try to get out tomorrow. The fish will be waiting on them.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
It was a bit too windy on the blue water today for the big boats so they stayed tied to the docks. The Inshore boats had a good day on the water catching plenty of Sheepshead, Bluefish, Speckled Trout and some pretty Red Drum.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
A couple Off Shore Fleet made it out today bringing back to the docks some
Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna.
Inshore Fleet Caught limits of Red drum, Blue Fish, Speckled Trout.
Citations:
Samuel Seeney of MD. Released 2 Sailfish on the Carolina Girl
Vernon Hanson caught a 41-lb Wahoo on the Carolina Girl
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
The strong south/west winds kept the offshore fleet tied to the dock today, however the inshore fleet made a day of it catching limits of Red Drum, Speckled Trout and Bluefish.
Monday, August 14, 2023
It was another hot one today but the wind added to the heat. A SW wind kept a lot of the big boats tied to the docks. One boat did make the trek out to the blue water which paid off for them. Bite Me released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. They also had a few Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish and Speckled Trout along with some Red Drum. Drum like to bite on breezy days and they make really yummy fish tacos.
Citations:
Andrew Reid of Catonsville, MD caught a 5.3lb. Speckled Trout on Relentless
Justin Lamunion of Madison, NY released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Lucas Neff of Madison, NY released a Blue Marlin on Bite Me
Sunday, August 13, 2023
It was a hot one today. The fishing wasn't far from it either. Most of the big boats had billfish as they were fishing in the Alice Kelley Tournament today. Bite Me released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Calypso released 3 Sailfish. Hatteras Fever II released a White Marlin and a Sailfish. Native Son, Release and Tuna Duck each released a Sailfish. They also had a few Yellowfin and Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had good Bluefish catching.
Citations:
Leslie Helmick of Point Harbor, NC released a Sailfish on Native Son
Tara Beasley of Jarvisburg, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso
Aven Wilson of Grandy, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso
Ashley Krahenbill of Aydlett, NC released a Sailfish on Calypso
Dana Aydlett of Kill Devil Hills, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II
Sara-Rae Midgett of Greenville, NC released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Chelsea Jenkins of Kill Devil Hills, NC released a Blue Marlin on Bite Me
Valerie Margraf of Raleigh, NC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck
Elizabeth Holterhaus of Coinjock, NC released a White Marlin on Hatteras Fever II
Saturday, August 12, 2023
It was scrappy fishing today as the big boats plied the blue water. They managed to get a few Wahoo and some Blackfin Tuna. Sea Creature and Tuna Duck each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had scrappy fishing as well with mostly Speckled Trout being caught.
Citations:
Joseph Forehand of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Friday, August 11, 2023
The Offshore fleet watched the sunrise over the blue water this morning. Fishing was a little scrappy but they did manage to catch some Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. They also had a couple of bailer Dolphin, Wahoo and some Grouper. Release and Tuna Duck each released a Sailfish. Bite Me and Sea Creature each released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had catches of Speckled Trout, Sea Mullet, some pretty Red Drum, Bluefish and Sheepshead.
Citations:
Carter Thompson of Charlotte, NC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck
Ty McDiarmid of Greenville, MI released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Mark Vandrie of Greenville, MI released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Mykhailo Kryshtol of Charlotte, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Breanna Mengon of Freedom, PA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Offshore Fleet left the docks on the adventure of catching some
Dolphins, seabass, King Mackerel, Wahoo, and some Triggerfish.
A big shout out to Ella Rains (12) for releasing a 500-pound Blue Marlin on the Sea Creature.
Inshore Fleet had a great day catching Speckled Trout, Bluefish, and Red Drum.
Citations:
Elliott Raasch of IA. released a 47-inch Barracuda on the Calypso.
Ella Rains of NJ. released a 500-pound Blue Marlin on the Sea Creature.
Matt Cochran of WV. released a Sailfish on the Release.
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Off Shore Fleet Headed out this morning to blue waters and a wonderful sunrise.
Anglers had a good day catching some Dolphin, Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, and some
Bottom fish. Sailfish Released onBite Me and Release.
The inshore fleet Had a great day catching Blue Fish, Speckled Trout, Red Drum, and some Sheepshead.
Citations:
Ryan McMullen of TN. caught a 6 lb Speckled Trout on the Adventure.
Micah Mitthel of VA. 11 yrs old released a sailfish on the Release.
Luca Bonacci of MD. released a sailfish on the Bite Me.
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
It was a pretty blustery day today with a strong SW wind so the boats stayed home. They'll be heading out in the morning if wind conditions slack off. One of the Inshore boats took advantage of the windy weather and went in search of Red Drum. Black Pearl had a good day on the Sound and made anglers happy with many hookups of Drum.
Monday, August 07, 2023
The Offshore boats watched the sunrise over the blue water this morning. They had a hot day of slinging fish. They had limits of Dolphin and some Wahoo along with some Blackfin Tuna and a few Yellowfin Tuna. Hatteras Blue, Hatteras Fever II and Predator each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats got onto Speckled Trout and Bluefish.
Parker Neill is a master angler at 9 years old with his release of a Sailfish. Congratulations Parker!
Citations:
Daniel Hutchinson of Lancaster, PA released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Jordan Bock of Enola, PA released a Sailfish and a 72lb. Yellowfin Tuna on Predator
Parker Neill of Mentor, OH released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II
Sunday, August 06, 2023
It was a hot one today and the fishing was hot too. The big boats were on the blue water before sunrise and had a good day cranking fish. They cranked in limits of Dolphin along with a few Wahoo and some Blackfin Tuna. They also had some bottom fish in the way of Tilefish, Groupers, and B-liners. Sea Creature released 2 Blue Marlin and Predator released a Sailfish. Brother's Pride released a White Marlin and a Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had good catches of some pretty Gray Trout and some nice Bluefish.
Citations:
Max Bigelow of Friendship, NY released 2 Blue Marlin on Sea Creature
Christopher Taylor of Hanover, VA released a Sailfish on Predator
Bryan Griggs of Ruther Glen, VA caught a 46lb. Wahoo on Predator
Saturday, August 05, 2023
It was a hot and sunny day today. A couple of the big boats made their way to the fishing grounds this morning. They had limits of Dolphin and some Blackfin Tuna. Release released a Blue Marlin. Inshore boats got onto the Speckled Trout and Bluefish.
Citations:
Sean McDonnell released a Blue Marlin on Release
Friday, August 04, 2023
The day started out cloudy and was overcast at midday. The rain let loose before the boats hit the docks. The Offshore boats had good Blackfin Tuna catching along with some Wahoo. Brother's Pride released a Sailfish and Release released 3 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had limits of Speckled Trout. They also had Bluefish and Red Drum.
Citations:
James Piacitelli of Plymouth Meeting, PA caught a 5.14lb. Speckled Trout on Fingeance
Mason Harris of Glen Allen, VA released a Sailfish on Brother's Pride
Thursday, August 03, 2023
It was a beautiful day on the blue water today. The Offshore boats scrapped out a day of catching some Dolphin. They also had a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna and a few Barracuda and some bottom fish. Hook Up and Predator each released a Sailfish. Sea Creature released a Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had good catches of Sheepshead, Bluefish, Speckled Trout and Red Drum.
Citations:
Liam Muehlberger of Hanover, PA caught a 7.5lb. Speckled Trout on Fingeance
Anthony Lewis of Lewisville, TX released a Sailfish on Hook Up
Eric De Marko of Winston-Salem, NC released a Sailfish on Predator
Steven Russ of Cary, NC released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature