Fishing Reports
Welcome to the Hatteras Harbor Marina Fishing Report.
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Friday, July 18, 2025
It's been another blustery day so the big boats stayed home. The Inshore boats had an excellent Red Drum day. Red Drum love to bite on windy days. The lucky anglers had keepers to make for a very tasty meal. Some boats had Bluefish and Speckled Trout.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
A very windy day made are Offshore Fleet stayed tied to the docks. Inshore made it out catching Speckled Trout and Red Drum, and a Blue fish.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Inshore had a good day catching Speckled Trout, Sheepshead,and Bluefish and Red Drum. Offshore Fleet had a great day catching lots of Dolphins, scattered Wahoo, and a few Blackfin Tuna. Bite released a Sailfish.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
The Offshore boats had a good day for Blackfin Tuna today. They also had some Dolphin and a few Wahoo. Sea Creature released a Sailfish. The Nearshore boat Sundown had good catches of Spanish Mackerel this morning. The Inshore boats had good fishing with Speckled Trout. They also had Sheepshead on the bite along with Gray Trout and Bluefish.
Monday, July 14, 2025
It was another day of billfishing for the Offshore boats. Several billfish were released. Some meat fish were caught too. They had a few Wahoo along with some Blackfin Tuna and some Dolphin with mostly bailers. Calypso released a Blue Marlin and 3 Sailfish. Release released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Sea Creature released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Chaser released a Sailfish. Inshore boats had excellent Speckled Trout fishing along with catches of Bluefish.
Citations:
Gus Hackney at 9 years old caught a 25lb. Blackfin Tuna on Carolina Girl- Congratulations Gus!
Mike Noe of Virginia Beach, VA released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature
Brent Laughtermilch of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Noah Galkowski released a Blue Marlin on Calypso
Darren Galkowski released a Sailfish on Calypso
Addie Galkowski released a Sailfish on Calypso
Anthony Galkowski released a Sailfish on Calypso
Sunday, July 13, 2025
The big boats were back at it again today. The Wahoo fishing picked up with a good amount being caught. The Dolphin were scattered and some had a few Blackfin Tuna. Sea Creature released a Blue Marlin. Bite Me released a Blue Marlin and Sailfish. Carolina Girl released a Sailfish and Chaser released 4 Sailfish. Inshore boats had good catches of Sea Bass, Triggerfish and Amberjacks. They also had some pretty Red Drum.
Citations:
Chris Nutter of Frisco, NC released a Blue Marlin on Sea Creature
James Jenkins of Lovettsville, VA caught a 52lb. Wahoo on Sea Creature
Giovanni Maltese of Cleveland, OH released a Sailfish on Carolina Girl
Saturday, July 12, 2025
It was a hot one today on the blue water. Offshore boats bent the rods as the bill fish were on the bite. Most took advantage of Snapper season catching their limits. Some had some Dolphin and Wahoo and an Albacore or two. A Salt Weapon, Chaser and Release each released a Blue Marlin. Calypso and Sundown each released 2 Sailfish. Sea Creature released the most with 6 Sailfish. Inshore boats had Vermillion Snapper.
Citations:
Erika Rains released a Sailfish on Calypso
Ella Rains released a Sailfish on Calypso
John Prevatte of Lumberton, NC released 2 Sailfish on Sea Creature
Mark Bergstresser of Autreyville, NC released 4 Sailfish on Sea Creature
Weston Austin Strickland of Elm City, NC released a Blue Marlin on Chaser
Emily Sheite released a Sailfish on Sundown
Steve Seal released a Sailfish on Sundown
Friday, July 11, 2025
Another warm summer day in the books. The Offshore boats left the dock this morning with breezy conditions but the wind laid down by mid morning. Some had scrappy fishing. They did have a few Wahoo and some Dolphin. They also had some Blackfin Tuna and bottom fish. The Inshore boats had catches of Speckled Trout, Bluefish and filled a cooler with Clams.
Citations:
Nathan Curle of Quinton, VA caught a 78lb. Wahoo on Carolina Girl
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Such a pretty day to be out on the water. Inshore fleet had a good day catching Speckled Trout, a few drum, some Bluefish, Gray Trout, and some Sheepshead.
Offshore Fleet had a good day catching Blackfin Tuna, some Wahoo, and some Dolphins. Chaser released a White Marlin.
citations:
Alex Groller of Palmerton PA released a White Marlin on the Chaser.
Wednesday, July 09, 2025
I Inshore Fleet having a good day catching Speckled Trout, and Blue Fish, and Red Drum.
Offshore Fleet had a good day catching Blackfin Tuna, and some Wahoo. Bite Me release 2 Sailfish, Calypso released a Sailfish,
Release released a SailFish.
Citations:
Waylon Grazier of Grottoes Va 48inch Red Drum on the Release
Tuesday, July 08, 2025
We are looking for 1 or 2 people to join a make up trip on Thursday!!
Very hot and windy day. Offshore stayed at the docks today. Inshore had a good day catching Speckled trout, and Blue fish.
Monday, July 07, 2025
The weather is still pretty windy today and the blue water is a little rough so the big boats stayed tied up the last couple of days. The Inshore boats made it out today and had catches of Bluefish and Speckled Trout.
Saturday, July 05, 2025
The Offshore boats made it out to the blue water this morning and had a better day of catching than yesterday. They had good Dolphin fishing and found some Blackfin Tuna. They also had scattered catches of Wahoo. Chaser and Native Son each released a Salfish. Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout, Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish.
Citations:
Kaden Boye of Jean Lafitte, LA released a Sailfish on Native Son
Friday, July 04, 2025
It was a pretty day on the blue water today. The big boats scrapped out a day of fishing. They had a few Blackfin Tuna and a Dolphin and a Wahoo or two. Sea Creature released a Sailfish. The Nearshore boat Sundown had good catches of Spanish Mackerel this morning. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish, Speckled Trout, Gray Trout and some slot-size Red Drum.
Citations:
William Eger of Walkersville, MD released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
We hope everyone has a safe but happy Independence Day as we celebrate the birth of our nation on this 4th of July.
Thursday, July 03, 2025
What a nice day for fishing. Offshore Fleet had limits of Dolphins, some Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. Hatteras Fever released a Blue Marlin.
Chaser released a Sailfish.
Inshore had a good day catching Speckled Trout, Red Drum, and Blue Fish.
Citations:
Stephen Ansell of Knotts Island NC
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Another windy day made are Offshore Fleet stay tied to the docks.
Inshore had a good day catching Speckled Trout, Red Drum, and some Blue Fish.
Tuesday, July 01, 2025
It was a SW wind day and the big boats stayed tied to the docks. The Inshore boats had a good day with Speckled Trout, Gray Trout and Bluefish in the morning. As the wind picked up some in the afternoon, they had awesome Red Drum fishing. Hook Up released a 51" citation Red Drum.
Tomorrow looks like the wind will be even gustier. The big boats hope to get back at it by Thursday but we'll see what happens.
Monday, June 30, 2025
The big boats were at it again today. They had good catches of mostly bailer Dolphin with a few Blackfin Tuna. Bite Me released a Sailfish and Chaser released 2 Sailfish. The Nearshore boat Sundown, had good catches of Spanish Mackerel. The Inshore boats had more of a variety of fish today. They had Gray Trout, Speckled Tout, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel.
Citations:
Tim Maher of Waterbury, CT released a Sailfish on Chaser
Mike Pitino of Waterbury, CT released a Sailfish on Chaser
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Another hot one in the books. The Offshore boats had good Dolphin fishing today with mostly bailers and one or two gaffers. They also had some Blackfin Tuna and a few Wahoo. Carolina Girl and Sea Creature each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had very good catches of Bluefish and some pretty Red Drum.
Citations:
James Reaves of Virginia Beach, VA released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Josh McCall of Granite Falls, NC released a Sailfish on Carolina Girl
Saturday, June 28, 2025
The big boats headed out to the fishing grounds this morning under clear skies. Some boats were able to get their limits of Dolphin along with some Blackfin Tuna. They also had a Wahoo or two. Calypso and Chaser each released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish. They also had some slot-size Red Drum.