Fishing Reports
Welcome to the Hatteras Harbor Marina Fishing Report.
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Red Drum
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Big BullThursday, July 30, 2026
Great day to be out on the Water.
Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Red Drum and Bluefish.
Offshore Fleet had a good day catching Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, and some Bottom Fish.
Jeremy Roush of P.A. released a SpearFish on the A Salt Weapon.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Red Drum and Bluefish.
Hatteras Blue anglers had a good day catching Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, and Amberjack.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
We're sure everyone is aware of the internet outage yesterday here on Hatteras Island, so we were unable to get out a fishing report.
Anyway, Tuesday a couple of boats headed offshore, they returned with catches of Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. Inshore and along the beach anglers had a good time catching Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish and a mixed bag of Sharks were released
Monday, July 27, 2026
The sun was out today when the Offshore boats plied the blue water for their catch. Fishing was a little slow with a few Dolphin and Wahoo being caught, along with a couple of Blackfin Tuna. Inshore boats had Bluefish on the bite along with some Spanish Mackerel and a couple of Spinner Sharks. Sound Bound filled a cooler full of Clams.
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Release was the only big boat to see the sunrise over the blue water this morning. They had catches of Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. Inshore boats were able to fish from the sound to the sea today and came up with catches of Cobia, Spanish Mackerel and a Dolphin or two. One Inshore boat had Sharks and Stingrays.
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Offshore boats plied the water this morning under overcast skies. They returned in a downpour. They had good Dolphin catching along with good Blackfin Tuna catching. They also had a few Wahoo. Sea Creature released 2 Sailfish and Calypso released a Sailfish. Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish.
Citations:
Robert Brogdon of Oak Hill, NC released 2 Sailfish on Sea Creature
Friday, July 24, 2026
The Offshore Fleet was on it today. Besides dodging rain, it was a pretty calm day on the blue water. They had Dolphin with mostly bailers and Blackfin Tuna on the bite. They also had a few Wahoo and a Yellowfin Tuna. Inshore boats had to deal with downpours and some rescheduled trips.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Offshore Fleet stayed tied to the docks today.
Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Red Drum, and Bluefish.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
A couple of the big boats ventured offshore today. They were successful in making their anglers happy with good catches of Blackfin Tuna. They also had a Wahoo. Inshore boats had happy anglers with Bluefish, Gray Trout and Red Drum. Some had Sharks in the Spinner and Blacknose variety.
Monday, July 20, 2026
The Offshore boats were hoping to get out this morning but rough conditions and thunderstorms kept them tied up for another day. Inshore boats had good catches today. They had Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout, Bluefish and Red Drum. That's alot of good eating fish on deck. One boat did some Bowfishing can got some Stringrays
If you're looking for something to do when you're fished out or just don't want to fish, we have Inshore boats that will take you clamming, shelling or maybe you'd like to do some of each. Give us a call at 252-986-2166 and we will hook you up with the boat and captain for you.
Sunday, July 19, 2026
The Offshore fleet stayed home today due to some gusty SW winds. Inshore boats had a good day with catching some of almost everything. They had good catches of Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel. The wind brought Red Drum to the hook with both Puppy Drum and a few big ones. They also had a Tarpon along with a Shark or two and Cobia.
Saturday, July 18, 2026
It was a hot and steamy morning this morning when the big boats untied from the docks. It was another hot day of fishing too. They had good Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna along with a few Wahoo. The Inshore boats had a couple of Cobia along with some Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel.
Friday, July 17, 2026
It was a hot one today and the fishing was good too. The Offshore boats had good Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna catching. They also had a couple of Wahoo. Hatteras Blue released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had good Bluefish catching. They also had some slot-size Red Drum on the bite along with a Shark or two.
Citations:
Devin Simmers of Richmond, VA released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Jimmy Tavenner of Nashville, TN caught a Barracuda on Hatteras Blue
Thursday, July 16, 2026
IInshore Fleet had a good day catching Bluefish and Spanish Mackeral.
Offshore Fleet had a great catch of Blackfin Tuna, some Wahoo, and Dolphin.
Citations Marcas Abrama of VA released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Blue. Release released a Sailfish.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Spanish Mackerel, and King Mackerel,and Bluefish.
Offshore Fleet Had a good day catching some Dolphin, Wahoo, and Blackfin Tuna.
Citations:
James Eure of NC caught a 6lb Spanish Mackerel on the Sound Bound.
Caroline Wiseman of NC released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Fever.
Tucker Anerson released a Sailfish on the Calypso.
Raul Opip caught a 42lb Wahoo on the Calypso.
Brendan Rams of NJ released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
A few of the big boats had a choppy day on the blue water today. That didn't stop them from bringing in the meat. They had good catches of Wahoo along with some Blackfin Tuna and a few bailer Dolphin. Release released a Sailfish. Inshore boats had their limits of Bluefish.
Citations:
Luther Glover of Northhampton County, NC released a Sailfish on Release
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Despite some rain and overcast skies threatening rain, it was a pretty day on the blue water. Offshore boats had catches of Dolphin with mostly bailers, some Blackfin Tuna and a few Wahoo. They also had some bottom fish like Triggerfish. Inshore boats had Red Drum on the bite along with Bluefish, a few Spanish Mackerel and Black Pearl had a King Mackerel or two.
Citations:
Justin Davenport of Creswell, NC caught a 36lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl
Shawn Paolini of Bristol, PA caught a 41lb. Wahoo on Release
Saturday, July 11, 2026
The big boats stayed home again today but it looks like they'll be heading out tomorrow, we'll see in the morning. The Inshore boat Hook Up had a full day of hooking up with some nice slot-size Red Drum and Bluefish. They had some happy anglers.
Friday, July 10, 2026
The Offshore boats stayed tied to the dock today due to a gusty SW wind. Inshore boats had good catches of Bluefish and Red Drum in the morning. The afternoon saw more Bluefish. Fingeance went bowfishing and got a few Stingrays and a Shark to go along with the Bluefish.
Thursday, July 09, 2026
Inshore Fleet had a good catch of Bluefish.
Offshore had a good day catching Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, and some Dolphin.
Citations:
Justin Norbo of VA released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Blue.
Eric Vesosky of NY released a BlueMarlin on the Chaser.
Tom Macnab of SC released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.
Jim Macnab of Fl released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.
Chaser released a Blue Marlin.
A Salt Weapon released a Sailfish.
Logan Walker of WV released a Sailfish on the Release.
Sundown released 2 sailfish.



































































































































