Weather was not as great today with most boats staying in. Water was choppy and winds were hot. The boats that did make it out today returned with limits or near limits of Dolphin. Inshore there was good Red Drum fishing and Spanish Mackerel. Hatteras Grand Slam Tournament starts on Thursday. Registration is tomorrow if you are looking to fish.

Other than some yard debris you would be hard pressed to tell their was a hurricane in Hatteras. Weather was clear blue this afternoon with light winds. Offshore boats were catching fair to limits of Dolphin and scattered Wahoo. Bite Me released a White Marlin and Sundown released a Sailfish. Inshore boats caught Red Drum and nearshore they were catching great Spanish Mackerel.

Citations

Bite Me: Chris Gurley of Mechanicsville, VA released a White Marlin.

Sundown: David Mack of Knotts Island, NC released a Sailfish.

Charter boats were offshore fishing today! They had nice weather and excellent catches of Dolphin! One White Marlin and one Sailfish were released by a father - son team off the Tuna Duck!

No boats fished inshore.

Today's Citations:

Tuna Duck - John Elmore of White Plains, MD - White Marlin Release

Justin Elmore of White Plains, MD - Sailfish Release

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The fleet rode out the storm like sea-worthy champs! High winds were endured but luckily we were spared any flooding. Captains are preparing to return to sea and anglers should be let south of Bonner Bridge later today. Hopefully we can post a fishing report tomorrow. Apparently our fireworks came a day early, hope you enjoyed them in your neck of the woods!

All boats are secure in their slips or on dry land in preparation for the storm. We will be closing early today for Art's sake!

All of our offshore fleet ventured to the Gulfstream today and enjoyed a great day of fishing and some beautiful weather prior to warnings of an approaching hurricane. Anglers returned with excellent catches of Dolphin, scattered Wahoo, and a few Blackfin Tuna.

Near shore, anglers caught Dolphin (bailers), and Sharp-nose Sharks.

Inshore, Spanish Mackerel were biting as well as Bluefish.

So far, Ocracoke is under a voluntary evacuation and everyone is battening down the hatches!

Citations:

Chase King of Tarpon Springs, FL: White Marlin release on Reliance.

Charles King of Hagerstown, MD: 45lb. Dolphin on Reliance.

Stetson Pizzo of Cherryville, NC: White Marlin release on Bite Me.

Robbie Schureman of Quinton, VA:  Sailfish release on Sundown.

Slick calm beautiful day with clear blue skies. What storm? Fishing was great with boats catching their limits of Dolphin with nice sizes mixed in. Scattered Wahoo and Yellowfin Tuna rounded off a great day with billfish release flags. Bite Me released a White Marlin as did Gambler. Godspeed released a Sailfish and Hatteras Fever released a Blue Marlin. Inshore Spanish Mackerel were tearing up the water.

Citations

Hatteras Fever: Hayden Hudson of Mechanicsville, VA released a Blue Marlin.

Bite Me: Logan Williams of Hayes, VA released a White Marlin.

Gambler: Kenneth Farland of Duck, NC released a White Marlin.

Native Son: William Critzer of Quinton, VA caught a 36lb Dolphin.

Hatteras Blue: Stephen Hall of Philadelphia, PA caught a 45lb Wahoo.

Godspeed: David Clarke of West Simsbury, CT released a Sailfish.

The Sailfish were biting today with 8 flags flapping on the way home. Patriot released 4 Sailfish, Hatteras Fever, Tuna Duck and Reliance one each. Sea Creature released a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish. Bite Me released a Blue Marlin. Good Dolphin fishing with some Wahoo and Yellowfin Tuna mixed in. Check out all the citation weights.

Inshore lots of Red Drum, good Spanish Mackerel and some Cobia.

Reliance: Eric Thiele of Glenshaw, PA released a Sailfish.

Tuna Duck: Eric Helgen of Farmersville, IL released a Sailfish.

Bite Me: Dave Taylor of Suffolk, VA caught a 35lb Dolphin.  Donald Weaver of Suffolk, VA released a Blue Marlin.

Gambler: Earnest Wells III of Quinton, VA caught a 36lb Dolphin.

Sea Creature: William Harrison Sr. of Tunnelton, WV released a Sailfish. Randy Yost Jr. of Newburg, WV released a Blue Marlin.

Hatteras Fever: Megan Ensley of Waynesville, NC released a Sailfish.

Big Eye: Jeffrey Johnson of Virginia Beach, VA caught a 50lb Wahoo.

Godspeed: Michelle Farrell of Sussex, NJ caught a 42lb Dolphin.

Another beautiful day offshore! The Dolphin bite was excellent today, both bailers and gaffers were caught and some boats caught their limit! Good catches of Yellowfin Tuna came in and a few nice size Wahoo, one was 58lbs! Three Sailfish were released!

Inshore boats fished the Sound and caught Spanish Mackerel and Red Drum. Few Flounder were caught but were released due to size limits.

Today’s Citations:

Gambler: T.L. Ingram of Manassas, VA - Sailfish Release

Goff Ingram of Manassas, VA - Sailfish Release

Sea Creature: Bryce Lunsford of Staunton, VA - 58lb 55in Wahoo

Cory Smith of Swoope, VA - Sailfish Release

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