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, November 05, 2023
It was a beautiful, sunny day and another day of the big boats staying home. The Inshore boat Adventure ventured out to the Pamlico Sound and had a day of catching Sheepshead. The Sheepshead are showing up thick.
The days are pretty and we have openings if you are looking to go fishing. For a full day Offshore or a half day Inshore give us a call and let us book you a trip. The holidays are near and we have some great gift ideas in our Marina Store. Stop by and check us out.
Friday, November 03, 2023
The Offshore fleet stayed home today due to small craft advisories. The Inshore boat Black Pearl had excellent fishing on the inside catching Black Drum, Gray Trout, Bluefish and Sea Bass. The Sheepshead catching was phenomenal. There are plenty of them out there.
If you're looking to go Inshore for a half-day, give us a call and we'll hook you up.
Monday, October 30, 2023
A couple of the big boats headed out this morning and caught some Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, Barracuda and a couple of Albacore. The Inshore boats had good luck catching Sheepshead and Bluefish along with some Red Drum.
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Today was a beautiful, warm day and the fishing remained scrappy. A couple of the Offshore boats had mostly bottom fish. The Inshore boats had catches of Bluefish and Trout.
Saturday, October 28, 2023
It was another scrappy day of fishing for the Offshore boats that hit the fishing grounds this morning. They did get a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna along with a few King Mackerel and a couple of Dolphin were caught.
Citations:
John Bouma III of Columbia, MD caught a 27lb. Blackfin Tuna on Release
Jerry McGlaughlin of Millersville, MD caught a 50lb. Wahoo on Release
Friday, October 27, 2023
It was scrappy fishing today for a couple of the big boats. They did manage to get some King Mackerel and some Wahoo. They also had a few Blackfin Tuna along with a few Barracuda and some bottom fish. It was such a pretty day that the Inshore boats went out to the oceanside and got onto the King Mackerel. They had a lot of citation-size Kings.
Citations:
Kevin Harrington of San Francisco, CA caught a 32lb. King Mackerel on Adventure
Reece Chandler of Glenside, PA caught a 34lb. King Mackerel on Adventure
Thomas Brennan of Mechanicsburg, PA caught a 38lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl
Aaron Spahr of East Berlin, PA caught a 30lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl
Scott Merrits of Mechanicsburg, PA caught a 34lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl
Thursday, October 26, 2023
What a great day for fishing.
Off Shore Fleet had fun catching Wahoo, Dolphins, King Mackerel
Inshore had a good day catching Bluefish, Red Drum.
Citations:
Weston Lewis of NC. caught a 42lb King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.
Kyle Mcdowell of NC. caught a 50lb King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.
Ryan Dietrich of NC caught a 40lb King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.
Haley Hosman of PA. caught a 30lb Blackfin Tuna on the Adventure.
Mike Sherman of PA. caught a 46 lb King Mackerel on the Adventure.
Ben Newsom of MT. released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.
George Newsom of SC. released a Sailfish on the Sea Creature.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
OffShore Fleet had a great day of fishing catching King Mackerels, BlackFin Tunas, Wahoo.
Inshore had a good day catching King Mackerel and Blue Fish.
Citations:
Michael Dee of VA. caught a 40lb King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.
Addison Parker of VA. caught a 6lb Triggerfish on the Release.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
It was another beautiful day on the blue water but it was a little rough. The Offshore boats were onto the King Mackerel along with some Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. They also had some bottom fish. The Inshore boats had excellent Bluefish catching and Red Drum releases.
Citations:
Lindsay McKnight of Goldsboro, NC caught a 45lb. Wahoo on Release
Monday, October 23, 2023
One boat ventured out to the blue water this morning. It was scrappy fishing but Release did manage to get some King Mackerel and a few Blackfin Tuna. The Inshore boats had catches of some nice Sheepshead this morning.
Sunday, October 22, 2023
It was a beautiful day today and one boat ventured out for a full day of fishing. The Inshore boat Hang On got on to the Red Drum and had some pretty releases along with a couple of keepers.
The blue water was a little choppy so hopefully, the Offshore boats will venture out tomorrow.
Friday, October 20, 2023
It was a pretty day on the blue water today and the big boats took advantage of it. They had good catches of King Mackerel along with a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna and a couple of Dolphin. The Inshore boats had catches of Speckled Trout and Sheepshead in the morning and Trout and Bluefish in the afternoon.
Citations:
Brody Weddington of Sparta, NC caught a 32lb. King Mackerel on Carolina Girl
Tommy May of New London, NC caught a 41lb. King Mackerel on Carolina Girl
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Offshore Fleet went out this morning to Blue Skys and Smooth Water. Anglers had a good
day catching Blackfin Tuna, King Mackerels, Wahoo, and Dolphins.
Inshore had a good day catching Bluefish, Grouper, and Red Drum.
Citations:
Nancy Bender of WV caught a 32lb King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.
Nicholas Halloran of MD caught a 51lb King Mackerel on the Hook UP.
Garrett Wyatt of VA caught a 52lb Wahoo on the Release.
Garrett Wyatt of VA caught a 50lb King Mackerel on the Release.
Richard Foard of VA caught a 36lb King Mackerel on the Release.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
A few of the Off Shore went out this chilling morning, to a beautiful afternoon,.
Catching Wahoo,.
2 Sailfish was released on the Bite Me.
Inshore Anglers had a good day catching Bluefish, Red Drum.
Citations:
Andrew Burris of MD released a Sailfish on the Bite Me.
Isaac Bruuis of PA released a Sailfish on the Bite Me.
Claudine Arnold of PA released a 26 lb Blackfin Tuna on the Black Pearl.
Ben Hahn of VA caught a 70lb Wahoo on the Hook Up.
Ben Hahn of VA caught a 26lb Blackfin Tuna on the Hook Up.
Brian Adams of VA Caught a King Mackerel on the Hook Up.
Steven Zielinski of MI released a Sailfish on the Hatteras Fever II.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
It was a pretty day on the blue water today and the big boats were back to fishing. Bite Me and Hatteras Fever II each released a Sailfish. Release released 2 Sailfish. They also had some King Mackerel and Dolphin along with a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Some of the Inshore boats had Bluefish and one boat went oceanside and had a nice King Mackerel.
Citations:
Michael Jordan of Orlando, FL caught a 40lb. King Mackerel on Black Pearl
Andrew Miller of Inwood, WV released a Sailfish on Bite Me
Thomas Heindl of Charlotte, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II
Dominic Crosby of Haymarket, VA released a Sailfish on Release
Mason Shepley of Midlothian, VA caught a 26lb and 28lb Blackfin Tuna on Release
Cash Crosby Of Haymarket, VA released a Sailfish on Release
Monday, October 16, 2023
The Offshore boats stayed tied to the docks for one more day. Tomorrow looks like it may be a go day. The Inshore boats had another day of excellent Red Drum fishing along with very good Bluefish catches.
This week the weather looks good and the captains are ready to go. Give us a call and we'll put you on the water for a trip of a lifetime.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
The Offshore fleet stayed home today but a few of the Inshore boats were able to fish. The wind just made the Red Drum bite. They also did well with catching Bluefish.
This week looks like it might be a good week with the weather.
Saturday, October 14, 2023
One boat ventured out to the fishing grounds this morning. It started out smooth until the SE wind started up and the seas built up. Release did catch a few King Mackerel and a Wahoo. There were also some bottom fish caught. The Inshore boats that went, caught Bluefish and a couple of Speckled Trout.
Tomorrow doesn't look like it will be fishable for the big boats. We will have to see what the sunrise brings.
Friday, October 13, 2023
Fishing was a little scrappy today on the blue water. The Offshore boats did manage to get onto a few Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna and a couple of King Mackerel. Tuna Duck released a Sailfish. The Inshore boats had another day of Bluefish, Red Drum and Speckled Trout.
Citations:
Scott Correll of Salisbury, NC released a Sailfish on Tuna Duck
Robert Young of Zebulon, NC caught a 40lb. Wahoo on Native Son
Stephen Booker of Knightdale, NC caught a 40lb. Wahoo on Hatteras Fever II
Thursday, October 12, 2023
A few of the OffShore fleet made it out today catching Wahoo, and King Mackerel.
Inshore catching Bluefish, Red Drum, and Sheepshead.
Citations:
Michael Branvon caught a 50lb Wahoo on the Sea Creature.
Kevin Battle of VA Caught a 35lb King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.
Termite Battle of VA caught a 38lb King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.
Termite Battle of VA caught 78 lb Wahoo on the Black Pearl.
Jack Battle of VA caught a 32lb King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.
Christian Battle of VA caught a King Mackerel on the Black Pearl.