Fishing Reports
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Big BullSunday, August 16, 2026
Another pretty day on the water for the big boats today. Fishing was a little scattered but they did manage to boat some Dolphin, Wahoo and a Barracuda. Some boats had good Blackfin Tuna catching. Hatteras Blue released a Sailfish and a Barracuda. Release released 3 Blue Marlins and a Sailfish. Inshore boats had good catches of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish. Black Pearl caught a Cobia.
Citations:
Robert Nelson of Lewisville, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Rob Nelson of Advance, NC released a 20lb. Barracuda and a 41lb. Wahoo on Hatteras Blue
Saturday, August 15, 2026
A few of the big boats headed out to the blue water this morning. Fishing was slow going today. A few Dolphin were caught along with a Wahoo or two and some Blackfin Tuna. Inshore boats were singing the blues again today with good catches of Bluefish along with Spanish Mackerel, Amberjacks, Spots, Croakers and some Speckled Trout.
Friday, August 14, 2026
A couple of Offshore boats slipped past the inlet this morning. They had a pretty good day of catching some Blackfin Tuna and Wahoo. They also had a bailer Dolphin. Inshore boats had good catches of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Great day to be on the water Fishing or Claming and Shelling Book your trip today.
Offshore Fleet had a good day catching Dolphin, Blackfin Tuna. Sundown fishing aglers released a Sailfish and Brought in a 40lb Sailfish to the dock.
Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Blue Fish.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Inshore Fleet had a good day catching Bluefish, and Clams and Conch, and Spanish Mackerel.
Offshore Fleet had a good day catching Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Offshore boats stayed tied up today. Inshore boats had Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish catches. They also filled a cooler full of Clams.
Monday, August 10, 2026
Couple of the offshore boats headed out this morning. They had some good catches of Blackfin tuna some Skip Jack tuna and a couple of dolphin were also boated
Inshore anglers had a good time, catching bluefish and hunting for clams with their toes
Sunday, August 09, 2026
Another hot one for the Offshore boats today. They had Blackfin Tuna on the bite. A couple had a Wahoo or two. Inshore boats had a few Spanish Mackerel and one or two Bluefish.
Saturday, August 08, 2026
The Offshore boats saw another good day of fishing. They had good Dolphin fishing with mostly bailers. They also had a couple of Wahoo and some Blackfin Tuna. Bite Me released a Sailfish. Sea Creature released 3 Sailfish. The Nearshore boat Chaser had Spanish Mackerel catches this morning. Inshore boats had good fishing with Spanish Mackerel and some Bluefish.
Citations:
John Hagan of Sylva, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Nash Ward of Waynesville, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Tyler Parker of Cullowee, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Friday, August 07, 2026
The big boats had a pretty day today with good fishing. They were slinging good catches of Dolphin on deck along with a good amount of Blackfin Tuna. They also had scattered Wahoo and Barracuda. Calypso released 2 Sailfish. Hatteras Fever released a Sailfish. Native Son released a Blue Marlin.
Citations:
Liam Tegeler of Bedford, PA released a Sailfish on Hatteras Fever II
David Rook released a Sailfish on Calypso
Brendan Rook released a Sailfish on Calypso
John Fraley released a Blue Marlin on Native Son
Thursday, August 06, 2026
It was a hot and sunny day for the big boats today. Fishing consisted of scattered Dolphin with mostly bailers, along with some Wahoo. Some boats had excellent Blackfin Tuna catching. Inshore boats were singing the blues again today with good catches of Bluefish along with Gray Trout and a Shark or two.
Citations:
Eric Belgrade of Wilmington, DE caught a 46lb. Wahoo on Chaser
Craig Walker of Junction City, OH caught a 42lb. Wahoo on Chaser
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
One Offshore boat headed out today with a few showers and cooler temperatures. They heated up under sunny skies when they got back to the dock. Hatteras Blue had good Wahoo fishing along with some Blackfin Tuna. Some boats had a few Dolphin. Inshore boats had catches of Gray Trout, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel and Flounder. They also had some nice Red Drum.
Tuesday, August 04, 2026
It was another day of the big boats staying home. The inshore boats still had fish to catch. They had Blufish on the bite along with some Gray Trout.
We'll see if the boats untie tomorrow and go. The only thing for certain is, the sun will rise in the morning.
Sunday, August 02, 2026
A gusty SW wind kept the big boats to the dock today. A couple of the Inshore boats had catches of Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish this morning.
Weather service is calling for lots of rain and wind tonight and tomorrow. It may be another stay home day.
Saturday, August 01, 2026
It was a pretty day for the Offshore boats today. They had Some Blackfin Tuna hitting the deck, along with a couple of Wahoo and a few Dolphin. Hatteras Blue and Sea Creature each released a Sailfish. Inshore boats had catches of Gray Trout, Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish. Black Pearl went inshore in the ocean and had King Mackerel, Triggerfish, and Vermillion Snapper.
Citations:
Jordan Sprouse of Pinehurst, NC released a Sailfish on Sea Creature
Elwood Garner of Kenansville, NC released a Sailfish on Hatteras Blue
Friday, July 31, 2026
This last day of July saw a few of the big boats head out to the blue water this morning. They caught a few Dolphin, Wahoo and some Blackfin Tuna. Inshore boats had good catches of Speckled Trout, Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish.
Thursday, 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.



























































































