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!
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
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Off Shore Fleet stayed tied to the docks today due to weather.
Inshore Fleet had a good catches of Spanish Mackerals, Blue Fish, Trout,
Sheepshead, Big Blue Drums.
Citations:
Bryce Eaves of Woodsboro MD Released a 51 inch Red Drum on the Black Pearl,
(Happy 9th Birthday!!!! Way to go!!!!!!)
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
It was a nice day on the fishing grounds today as the Offshore boats went in search of the big fish. They did manage to have pretty good Dolphin catches along with some Wahoo, and a couple of Blackfin Tuna and Barracuda. The Inshore boats had good catches of Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout, Bluefish and Sheepshead. They also had a few slot-size Red Drum.
Citations:
Brendan Whiteley of Lebanon, NJ caught a 5.7lb. Speckled Trout on Adventure
Monday, July 31, 2023
The big boats were already in pursuit when the sun rose over the blue water this morning. They did find and had good catches of Blackfin Tuna along with some Dolphin, a few Wahoo and a few Spanish Mackerel. Release released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Sheepshead and Bluefish.
Citations:
Kyle Epler of Morgantown, PA caught a 9.8lb Sheepshead on Black Pearl
Cory Flashner of Weston, MA released a Sailfish on Release
Sunday, July 30, 2023
The sun rose over the blue water this morning behind cloudy skies. The clouds gave up their rain ahead of the front. The SW wind turned to the NE by the time the big boats headed home. They had a good day of catching some limits of Dolphin. They also had a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Bite Me released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout, Red Drum, Black Drum and Bluefish.
Citations:
James Moser of McConnells, SC caught a 42lb. Wahoo on Predator
Sean Tracy of Manteo, NC released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Another hot one and the fishing was scrappy. A couple of the big boats headed out and managed to get a few Dolphin and Wahoo. Sea Creature released 2 Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of keeper Red Drum and Bluefish.
Citations:
Zachary Brackman of Concordia, MO released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Beau Wentland of Higginsville, MO released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Friday, July 28, 2023
It was a hot one today and a few of the big boats watched the sun come up over the blue water. They slung plenty of fish over the gunnels. They had some Dolphin, Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Predator and Release each released a Sailfish and Sea Creature released 2 Sailfish. The Nearshore boat had Spanish Mackerel and Blue Fish. The Inshore boats got onto Speckled Trout and Red Drum in the slot-size.
Citations:
Kenneth Ryan of Lake Lure, NC released a Sailfish on Predator
Aaron Safrit of Salisbury, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Lee Walker of Salisbury, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Gary Morris of Raleigh, NC caught a 42.4lb. Wahoo on Carolina Girl
Ronald Pecoraro of Chesapeake, VA caught a 71.6lb. Yellowfin Tuna on Carolina Girl
Jordan Ganance of Albany, NY released a Sailfish on Release
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Off Shore, the Fleet headed out to clear waters and a wonderful sunrise.
Anglers had a good time catching SailFish, Blue Marlins, and White Marlins.
Anglers also bringing to the docks some Dolphin, Wahoo, and Blackfin Tuna.
Inshore had a great day catching Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, and Blue Fish.
Molly ward (10) released a Sailfish on the Calypso.
Citations
Jennifer Mehring of WV. caught 5lb, Speckled Trout on the Black Pearl
Caroline Henshaw of NC. released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.
William Walthall of VA. released a Sailfish on the Bite me.
Brighton Moore of NC. released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.
Elizabeth Gilmore of NM. released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Blue.
Elizabeth Gilmore of NM. released a 45inch Barracuda on the Hatteras Blue.
Mark Gilmore of NM caught a Blackfin Tuna 35lbs on the Hatteras Blue.
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Offshore Fleet Headed out to Blue Skies and Blue Waters. Anglers had a great day
catching Dolphin, Wahoo, Blackfin, and a few Yellowfin.
Inshore had a great day Catching Red Drum, Speckled trout, Bluefish, Spanish
Let's give a shout-out to Rebbeca Metts Happy Birthday (40)!!!!!!
Citations:
Ronal Pecoraro of Chesapeake Va. Realed in a 70lb Yellow Fin Tuna on the Carolina Girl
Bradley Mehring of Walkersville MD. Released a 45inch Red Drum on the Black Pearl
Dallas Smith of Walkerville MD. Released a 45inch Red Drum on the Black Pearl
Hunter Mitchell of Walkerville MD Released a 45 inch Red Drum on the Black Pearl
Carlye Boone of Marshall, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
It was a cloudy start to the morning when the clouds gave up the rain. Then the sun came out in full force and heated up the rest of the day. The big boats had a good day of catching with a few King Mackerel hitting the decks along with good catches of Dolphin, Wahoo, and Blackfin Tuna. They also had some Barracuda and Amberjacks. Predator released a Sailfish. A few of the Inshore boats went nearshore and had some Wahoo and Amberjacks. The other Inshore boats had Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout and Bluefish.
Citations:
Chad Cowles of Baltimore, MD released a Sailfish on Predator
Sunday, July 23, 2023
It was a pretty day on the blue water today. The fishing was a little scrappy for some. Some of the big boats had pretty good catches of Wahoo, along with some Yellowfin and Blackfin Tuna and some Dolphin. They also had some Grouper and Oceanic Bonita. The Nearshore boat had catches of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish this morning. The Inshore boats had excellent Gray Trout and Bluefish catching along with some Blue Crabs and Red Drum.
Citations:
Logan Rothermel of Etters, PA caught a 46lb. Snowy Grouper on Carolina Girl
Daniel Rothermel of Buxton, NC caught a 71lb. Yellowfin Tuna on Carolina Girl