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!
Sunday, July 02, 2023
The big boats watched the sunrise over the blue water this morning and catching started early. The Dolphin bite was good with mostly bailers. They had some Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Bite Me, Native Son, Predator, Release and Sea Creature each released a Blue Marlin. Hatteras Fever released a White Marlin and Native Son and Sea Creature each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Amberjacks, Groupers and of course, Red Drum.
Citations:
Timothy Neeves of Lexington, NC released a Blue Marlin on Predator
Josh Whitehead of Thomasville, NC caught a 55lb. Wahoo on Predator
Russell Moll of Virginia Beach, VA released a Blue Marlin on Bite Me
Austin Williams of Rocky Mount, NC released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature
Matthew Bogue of Goldsboro, NC released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature
Claire Williams of Raleigh, NC released a Blue Marlin on the Sea Creature
Chris Doll of Columbia, SC released a Blue Marlin on the Calypso
Jake Turlington of Mechanicsville, VA released a Sailfish on the Native Son
Alex Bonner of Frisco, NC released a Blue Marlin on the Native Son
Saturday, July 01, 2023
It was a gorgeous first day of July today. The temperature was hot and so was the fishing. The big boats had some of just about everything including Blue Marlin. They had scattered Dolphin and some Wahoo. They also had a few Yellowfin and Blackfin Tuna along with plenty of bottom fish like Triggers, Snappers, Tilefish and Vermillions. Hook Up and Hatteras Fever each released a Blue Marlin. Some of the Inshore boats took advantage of the gorgeous weather also and went oceanside. They had Grouper and Red Drum along with a few Amberjacks.
Citations:
Judson Clements of Newport News, VA released a Blue Marlin on Hook Up
Friday, June 30, 2023
The last day of the month was a pretty one but the fishing was scrappy. The big boats had some Dolphin with both bailers and a few gaffers. They also had some scattered Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Gambler released a White Marlin and Release released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had a pretty enough day to get to the ocean side. They had catches of Snapper, Grouper, Amberjacks, Dolphin, Speckled Trout and a couple of Tilefish.
Citations:
Amy Rush of Martinsburg, WV released a White Marlin on Gambler
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Offshore Fleet had a great day of fishing. Bringing to the docks Lots of Dolphins, Yellow Fin Tuna,
Wahoos, and Blackfin Tuna.
Inshore Fleet had a great day catching Red Drum, Speckled Trout, Bluefish,
Citations: Lester Ryne of Statesville, NC. Released a Blue Marlin off the Carolina Girl.
Dave Gibson Released a Blue Marlin off the Release .
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
It was good to see all of our fleet out on this beautiful day. The offshore fleet had good catches of Dolphin, some Blackfin Tuna, a few Wahoo, and a mixed bag bottom fish; Triggerfish, Sea Bass, B-liners, tilefish, and Grouper. Predator released a Blue Marlin.
Inshore boats had catches of keeper Red Drum, some nice Speckled Trout, and Bluefish. Boats trolling along the beach had catches of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish.
Citations
Marcus Dukes of Millsboro, DE released a Blue Marlin on Predator
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
It was not a day for the big boats today due to the SW wind. They stayed tied to the docks but the Inshore boats had an epic Red Drum day and some Sheepshead. They had both keepers and big ones. Red Drum are very active on windy days. They also make for some very tasty fish tacos. Sheepshead are good eating too.
Hopefully the wind will lay down tonight and everyone will be on the water tomorrow.
Monday, June 26, 2023
A SW wind started up this morning which made for choppy conditions so the big boats stayed home except for Release who fished the Marlin Club Tournament. Under very rough seas Release managed to release a White Marlin. The Inshore boats had some good fishing and Red Drum like the wind. They had good Drum bites and some pretty Speckled Trout.
Citation:
Michael Cutler released a White Marlin on Release
Sunday, June 25, 2023
It was another pretty day on the banks and the fishing was hot. The big boats had a good day of slinging fish. They slung some nice Wahoo and some big Yellowfin Tuna along with Dolphin and Snappers. Predator released a Blue Marlin and a White Marlin. Release released 3 Blue Marlin and Tuna Duck released 2 Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had a pretty good day too. They had some Gray Trout along with some Bluefish, Sheepshead and Grouper.
Citations:
Daniel Smoot of Alexandria, VA released a 48" Barracuda on Bite Me
Michael Sights released 2 Blue Marlins on Release
Chris Hemschot released a Blue Marlin on Release
James Heath of Dalton, GA released a White Marlin on Predator
Eric Wooldridge of Amherst, VA released a Blue Marlin on Predator
Ken Fechter of Hatteras, NC caught a 7.5lb Trigger fish on Carolina Girl
Friday, June 23, 2023
The morning started out with sunshine but the thunderstorms quickly moved in. A couple of the big boats made it out and the fishing was slow. They came in early after scrapping out a Wahoo and a couple of Spanish Mackerel. The Inshore boats had better luck in between thunderstorms this morning. They managed to get on some Bluefish, Red Drum, Sheepshead and Cobia.
Citation:
Victor Schaff of Charlottesville, VA caught a 48lb. Cobia on Black Pearl
Thursday, June 22, 2023
The rain didn't keep all of our offshore boats in today, 5 of them headed out this morning to see what they could find. They returned a little wet but had catches of Dolphin, Wahoo and Amberjack. Sea Creature released a Sailfish.
A couple of the inshore boats made it out this morning and caught limits of Red Drum and Bluefish.
Citations
Emily Johnson of Berryville, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
The morning started out bright but it wasn't long before the clouds moved in. The Offshore boats had a slow fishing day but did manage to catch a few gaffer and bailer Dolphin. They also had a few Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, Amberjacks and some bottom fish. Bite Me and Sea Creature each released a Sailfish. The lightning started up but not before the Inshore boats were able to get on some Sheepshead this morning. Rain looks to be the norm for the next few days.
Citations:
Clyde Glenn Jr. of Church Rd., PA released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Sumner Beale of Mount Airy, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Monday, June 19, 2023
It was another beautiful day on the blue water but the fishing was scrappy. The big boats managed to scrap out a catch with a few Dolphin and Wahoo. They also had a few Yellowfin Tuna and some bottom fish. Calypso and Release each released a Blue Marlin. Our Nearshore boat had plenty of Spanish Mackerel this morning. The Inshore boats were able to go Inshore and ocean-side. They were able to get on the King Mackerel, Grouper and Amberjacks. They also had some Bluefish and Speckled Trout.
Citations:
Chris Broughton of Smyrna, GA released a Blue Marlin on Calypso
Sunday, June 18, 2023
It was another beautiful day in paradise and the fishing was good. The Offshore boats did a lot of slinging today. They slung some nice Dolphin on deck in both gaffers and bailers. They also had a few Blackfin Tuna and some bottom fish. The Inshore boats made anglers happy catching Bluefish, Red Drum and Amberjacks.
Citations:
Richard Landon of Fredericksburg, VA released a Blue Marlin
Saturday, June 17, 2023
It was another beautiful day on the blue water and the big boats scrapped out a few Dolphin with both gaffers and bailers. They also had a couple of Wahoo and some bottom fish along with a few Amberjacks and King Mackerel and a Yellowfin Tuna. One boat caught plenty of Spanish Mackerel on their way in. Our own Brother's Pride released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Pretty work Brother's Pride. The Inshore boats had very good Red Drum fishing with mostly slot-size fish and a few big ones.
Citations:
Kenny Morris of Wilmington, NC released a 43" Red Drum on Black Pearl
Ray Conlon of Orangeville, PA caught a 6.7lb. Triggerfish on Carolina Girl
Friday, June 16, 2023
It was a pretty day on the blue water today. The big boats had a good amount of Dolphin and a few Wahoo. Carolina Girl, Native Son and Sea Creature each released a Blue Marlin. Inshore boats had catches of Cobia, Red Drum, Bluefish and Snowy Grouper.
Citations:
William King of Fairview, NC released a Blue Marlin on Predator
Russell Favorite of Barboursville, VA released a Blue Marlin on Carolina Girl
David Stumpf of Middle River, MD released a Blue Marlin on Native Son
George Hagan released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Offshore was tied to the dock today due to ruff oceans.
Inshore Boats had good catches of Red Snapper, Red Drum.
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Inshore Fleet made it out today catching Bluefish, Red Drum, and Cobia.
Offshore Fleet stayed at the docks today due to Wind.
Big Rock update, 12 out of 271 Boats fished today and one of them
Is Predator and headed to the Big Rock Scales. We wish you all the luck.
Predators Marlin weighs 459 lbs. Congrats
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
It was a beautiful day on the blue water today and the fishing was good. The big boats slung a good amount of Dolphin over the gunnels with both gaffers and bailers. They also had scattered Wahoo and some Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats were able to fill some coolers with some nice Pamlico Sound Clams. They also had some pretty Cobia, Red Drum and Bluefish.
Sunday, June 11, 2023
The weather is heating up and the fishing is also. Dolphin catching is good with bailers and some gaffers. They also had some Wahoo and a few Yellowfin Tuna. Hatteras Fever released a Blue Marlin and Native Son released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had some of everything as it was pretty enough for them to go Nearshore. They had Cobia, Spanish Mackerel, Atlantic Bonitas, King Mackerel and Amberjacks.
Citations:
Marvin Rudder of Prospect Hill, NC released a Sailfish on Native Son
Saturday, June 10, 2023
It was a pretty day on the deep today. The Offshore boats slung plenty of fish on the decks. They had another day of good Dolphin fishing along with a few Wahoo and a couple of Yellowfin Tuna and some bottom fish. Hatteras Fever released a Blue Marlin. The Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout and Bluefish.
Citations:
Samuel Howell of Southern Shores, NC caught a 50lb. Wahoo on Sea Creature