Hatteras – May 28, 2015
Ryan, of Hatteras Jack, reports that anglers are still seeing action with upper and over-slot red drum while fishing from Hatteras’s northern beaches. Most are falling for cut baits.
Good numbers of sea mullet are also on the feed along the beachfront, and they’re biting shrimp and Fish Bites. Some fat pompano are mixed in along the southern beaches.
Offshore, trollers are finding excellent action with dolphin and some blue marlin.
Glenn Jones, of Virginia Beach, with a 2 lb., 10 oz. pompano he hooked while surf fishing at Hatteras. Weighed in at Teach’s Lair.
Kelly, of Rodanthe Pier, reports that anglers are connecting with some fat sea mullet and spot while bottom fishing with shrimp and bloodworms.
A few keeper flounder are also coming over the rails.
Plug casters are hooking good numbers of blues and some spanish mackerel while working Gotchas from the pier.
Steve, of The Fishin’ Hole, reports that there’s been some good action with bottomfish like spot, croaker, and sea mullet (some 2 lbs.) for anglers surf fishing around Rodanthe. Shrimp and bloodworms are fooling the bottomfish.
Anglers are hooking bluefish while soaking baits as well, and more blues and some spanish mackerel are falling for metal casting lures.
Ginger, of Frank and Fran’s, reports that anglers are connecting with some sea mullet, black drum, and croaker while fishing shrimp in the surf zone.
A few gray trout have been mixed in on the piers.
Bluefish and spanish mackerel have been feeding close enough for surf casters to reach with metal jigs in the evening hours at Avon on many recent days.
Bev, of Frisco Tackle, reports that anglers have been hooking quite a few cobia off the beach from north of Cape Point down to Hatteras Inlet recently. Most are falling for cut baits.
Sea mullet, pompano, pufferfish, bluefish, and flounder have been biting smaller cut baits and shrimp, bloodworms, and sand fleas on bottom rigs.
Kyle, of Frisco Rod and Gun, reports that anglers are hooking some fat sea mullet and pompano while soaking baits along Hatteras Island’s southern beaches at present. Shrimp and sand fleas are producing most of the action with the tasty panfish.
Bluefish and croaker have been mixed in on many days.
Anglers are also hooking the blues and some spanish mackerel while working metal casting lures from the shoreline from Cape Point to Hatteras Inlet.
Some flounder are falling for artificials and live and strip baits near the inlet as well.
Inshore boaters are seeing some solid cobia action on most days, and they’re hooking them both on baits and while sight-casting large bucktails and soft plastics to fish they spot on the surface.
Spanish mackerel and bluefish are taking an interest in trolled Clarkspoons around Hatteras Inlet.
The offshore fleet is connecting with good catches of gaffer dolphin and blackfin tuna along with a few yellowfins. A few wahoo have been mixed in lately as well, and boats continue to encounter some blue marlin, especially while trolling in deeper water.
Bottom fishing offshore is producing plenty of action with amberjack, triggerfish, grouper, and other tasty species from the deep.
JAM, of Teach’s Lair Marina, reports that the cobia bite remains hot off Hatteras Inlet (with many 40-70+ lb. citation fish). Most are falling for sight-cast jigs, but anglers are hooking some while soaking bait around the inlet and Cape Point as well.
Offshore trollers continue to connect with solid numbers of dolphin along with a few citation and smaller wahoo. There continues to be a decent billfish bite as well, with local boats racking up several blue and white marlin releases in recent days.
Surf anglers are hooking solid numbers of pompano and sea mullet (many citations). Sand fleas and shrimp fished on light bottom rigs are tempting the bites in the breakers, and they also were responsible for a 13 lb. sheepshead caught this week.
Jay, of Bite Me Sportfishing, reports that the gaffer dolphin bite off Hatteras Inlet continues, and anglers trolling skirted and naked ballyhoo are connecting with good numbers of the beautiful and acrobatic fish.
There’s also been decent action with large blue marlin for boats trolling in the deeper (600’+) water recently, with both ballyhoo and large skirted lures attracting bites from the beasts.
Closer to the beaches, cobia have shown up in decent numbers, and anglers are tempting them to bite bucktail jigs and other offerings after spotting fish cruising on the surface.
Melinda, of Tradewinds Tackle, reports that anglers continue to hook some citation red drum and an occasional cobia while fishing from Ocracoke’s beachfront. Most are falling for large cut baits.
The reds and cobia are also feeding around the inlets and just off the beaches. Anglers are hooking both while sight-casting lures like bucktail jigs and bottom fishing with cut, live, and dead baits.
There’s been a good bite of sheepshead and pompano for surf casters recently as well (with some 8+ lb. citation sheepshead).
