Fishing Reports
Welcome to the Hatteras Harbor Marina Fishing Report.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
A few of our Offshore Boats saw the sunrise on the Blue Water this morning.
Bringing home dolphins,wahoo, some blackfin tuna, and a couple of barracudas.
All the Inshore boats had a great day, catching up the speckled trout, red drum, and bluefish.
Citations:
Andrew Vass released a Sail Fish off the Carolina Girl
Rowan Liro brought in a 5.3 lb Speckled trout off the Relentless
Matthew Fitzgerald released a Red drum. over 40.inches of the Fingeance.
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
The sun rose over the big boats on the blue water today and the fishing was good. They slung limits of bailer-size Dolphin on the deck along with a few bottom fish. They also slung good catches of Wahoo. Carolina Girl released a Blue Marlin. The Nearshore boat had a good catch of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish this morning. Inshore boats made anglers happy by catching Speckled Trout and Bluefish, slot-size Red Drum and releasing big Red Drum.
Citations:
Joel Bartholomew of Coopersburg, PA released a 48" Red Drum on Hook Up
Holly Hubbard of Machipongo, VA released a Blue Marlin on Carolina Girl
Cory Evans of Yadkinville, NC caught a 41lb. Wahoo on Release
Monday, August 08, 2022
It was another hot one today. The Offshore boats were yelling Wahoo! all day and Dolphin. Nearshore boats had a good morning of catching some nice Spanish Mackerel. Inshore boats filled coolers with some pretty Speckled Trout.
Citations:
Graham Jones of Springfield, VA caught a 55lb. Wahoo on Sea Creature
Sunday, August 07, 2022
The big boats parted the blue water this morning by sunrise and were quick to get on the Wahoo. They also had some Dolphin, Amberjacks, and a couple of King Mackerel showed up. Inshore boats made anglers happy with good Speckled Trout fishing in the morning. The afternoon saw both Speckled Trout and limits of Bluefish.
Saturday, August 06, 2022
It was a pretty day for fishing today and that's just what the big boats did. They had a few Wahoo, a Blackfin Tuna, Vermillion Snapper, and various bottom fish. Release and Calypso released a couple of billfish. Inshore boats had a good day on the inside with their limits of Speckled Trout along with some Bluefish and some pretty Red Drum. They had limits of Bluefish in the afternoon.
Citations:
Jessica Baker of Fort Collins, CO released a Sailfish on Calypso
Robert Ivey of Supply, NC caught a 42lb. Wahoo and a 54lb. Swordfish on Release
Richard Almond of Albemarle, NC released a White Marlin on Release
Rich Almond of Albemarle, NC caught a 51lb. Swordfish on Release
Friday, August 05, 2022
The morning started out with the Offshore boats watching the sun rise over the blue water. It was another hot day and so was the fishing. They had good catches of Wahoo, bailer Dolphin, and some bottom fish. Hatteras Blue had a Sailfish. Inshore boats plied the green water of the Pamlico and had Speckled Trout and Bluefish in the morning. They had their limits of some pretty Bluefish in the afternoon.
Citations:
Eric Doke of Point of Rocks, MD released a 66" Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Thursday, August 04, 2022
The Offshore boats saw the sunrise on the Blue Water in the morning in pursuit.
They threw on the docks, Dolphins, Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, and some bottom fish.
Inshore boats had a great day with limits of Speckled trout and all the blue fish you want.
also sheepshead.
Citations
Evelyn Adams of Mooresville NC reeled a 5lb speckled trout of the Adventure.
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
Quite a few of the offshore fleet saw the sun rising in the ocean this morning. There were some good numbers of Wahoo hitting the dock this afternoon along with some Dolphin and Bottomfish
The inshore fleet reported limits of Speckled Trout and Red Drum, all the Bluefish you wanted, and limits of Clams.
Citations
Ron Harmon of Arcadia, FL caught a 40lb Wahoo on Carolina Girl
Tuesday, August 02, 2022
One boat snuck out of the inlet this morning. The going was rough but the fishing was good. They made a half day of it and had a good catch of Dolphin and Wahoo. The Inshore boats had an excellent morning of Speckled Trout fishing. The afternoon brought more Speckled Trout and also some Bluefish.
The wind forecast is encouraging. It may slacken by tomorrow morning. We'll see then.
Monday, August 01, 2022
The SW wind started up yesterday evening and continued through to today. So, the Offshore fleet remained in port. The Inshore boats are able to fish on a fairly windy day. That's when the Red Drum likes to bite and bite they did. The Bluefish, Sheepshead and Speckled Trout got in on the action too.
Citations:
Brooks Mariner, Jr. of Hallwood, VA caught a 9lb. 1oz. Sheepshead on Hook Up
Sarah Schmidt of Greenbackville, VA caught an 11lb. Sheepshead on Hook Up
Sunday, July 31, 2022
This morning started out with quite a light show. Heavy thunderstorms kept most of the boats tied up until they passed. Once out to the deep they scrapped out a day of fishing. They slung a few Wahoo on deck along with some Blackfin Tuna, good catches of bailer-size Dolphin, and a variety of bottom fish. The Inshore fleet had good catches of Bluefish, Speckled Trout and some Spanish Mackerel.
The weather is calling for more SW wind for most of the week. It will be a wait-and-see scenario.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
The morning started out pretty and a couple of big boats headed out to the fishing grounds. By the time they returned to the dock, it was under rainy skies rumbling with thunder and occasional lightning. They did manage to scrap out a day of bailer Dolphin and Wahoo. Our Inshore boat had a good day in the Pamlico with slot-size Red Drum, Bluefish and Speckled Trout.
It looks like more boats will venture out tomorrow as the weather may be calmer. We will see what the sun brings.
Friday, July 29, 2022
The wind was breezy today but a couple of the big boats made it to the blue water this morning. They had a bumpy ride but managed to catch some fish. They caught some bailer Dolphin and Wahoo along with some Blackfin Tuna.
Inshore boats had happy anglers with catches of slot-size Red Drum, a citation-size Drum, Speckled Trout, and Bluefish. The more the wind blows, the more the Drum get stirred up.
Citation:
Steven Keck of Parkesburg, PA released a 45" Red Drum on Tightline
Thursday, July 28, 2022
A couple of our offshore fleet slipped out into the deep this morning and returned with limits of Dolphin and a few Wahoo
The inshore boats are still doing well on Red Drum, Speckled Trout, and some Bluefish today
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The offshore fleet spent the day tied to the dock again today. The inshore fleet however were at it again, catching Speckled Trout, Bluefish, and Red Drum
Citations
Rileigh Stickles of Chesapeake, VA released a 49" Red Drum on Black Pearl
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
The big boats stayed home today as the wind was pretty gusty. This week is not looking any better. The Inshore boats took advantage of the wind and the biting Red Drum. They came up with a few citation-size Drum, a Shark and some slot-size Drum. They also had some nice Speckled Trout and pretty Bluefish.
Citations:
15-year-old Hannah Voll of West Lafayette, IN released an 80" Shark on Black Pearl- Congratulations Hannah!
Irelynn Legler of Herndon, VA released a 48" Red Drum on Black Pearl
Bryant Spencer of Southport, NC released a 47" Red Drum on Hook Up
Sabrina Varnam of Southport, NC released a 48" Red Drum on Hook Up
Chandler Cottrell of Southport, NC released a 50" Red Drum on Hook Up
Monday, July 25, 2022
We'd like to wish our friend Adrian Hollar of Sea Striker for winning the Triple Crown Tournament and for our Capt. Rom Whitaker of the Release for being the lead angler!! Congratulations !!
We had a couple of boats make it out to the blue water this morning. It was a bumpy time but the fishing made it worth it. They had some bailer Dolphin and Wahoo and also a few Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had a day of great Speckled Trout and Bluefish action. They also had some Red Drum. The Drum like these windy days.
Citation:
Cale Guarino of Fort Mill, SC caught a 5lb. 6oz. Speckled Trout on Hang On
Sunday, July 24, 2022
The sun rose over the fishing grounds this morning and the Offshore boats were there to see it. Thankfully the wind laid down long enough for them to get out. It was still rough going. They didn't waste any time getting on the fish. They had Wahoo and bailer-size Dolphin along with a few Blackfin Tuna. Inshore boats had their limits of Speckled Trout and Bluefish.
Tomorrow will be another wait and see what the sun brings morning.
Saturday, July 23, 2022
A couple of the Offshore boats untied and made it out to the blue water this morning. It was a little choppy but they managed to scrap out a day. They slung some Dolphin on the deck in bailer-size. They also had a couple of Wahoo and a Blackfin Tuna. Inshore boats had a good morning with keeper Red Drum, Speckled Trout and Bluefish. They had just as much luck in the afternoon with a few more Red Drum.
Citation:
Mason Fortin of Pleasant Grove, UT released a 40" Red Drum on Black Pearl
It looks like a few more boats will try to make the trek out tomorrow. Hopefully, the wind will lay long enough to make a day of it.
Friday, July 22, 2022
This morning had a little too much wind and thunderstorms for the big boats to make it out, so they stayed tied to the dock. The Inshore boats had a good day on the Sound. They had slot-size Red Drum, Bluefish and some pretty Speckled Trout. All three are very good eating fish.
The next few days don't look very fishable for the Offshore fleet. We will have to keep checking the weather and see what happens.