|
Month
|
What's
Biting
|
Air
Temp
|
Water
Temp
|
Wind
Speed
|
Best
Places to Fish
|
|
January
|
Speckled
Trout
Stripers
|
38-52
|
49
|
14.9
|
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
February
|
Speckled
Trout - Stripers
Red
Drum - Flounder
|
38-53
|
46
|
15
|
Oregon
Inlet -
Cape Point
Hatteras
Inlet - Ocracoke Inlet
|
|
March
|
Speckled
Trout - Jumbo Blues
Stripers
- Red Drum
Flounder
- Sea Mullet
|
43-58
|
52
|
14
|
Oregon
Inlet -
Cape Point
Hatteras
Inlet - Ocracoke Inlet
|
|
April
|
Red
Drum - Jumbo Blues
Spot
- Croaker - Flounder
Sea
Mullet
|
51-66
|
58-60
|
15.2
|
Cape
Point -
Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
May
|
Speckled
Trout - Gray Trout
- Bluefish
Red
Drum - Black Drum -
Cobia - Spot
Croaker
- Flounder -
Sea Mullet
|
60-74
|
68
|
13
|
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
June
|
Speckled
Trout - Gray Trout - Bluefish
Stripers
- Black Drum
- Red Drum
Cobia
- Jack Crevelle - Spadefish
- Spot
Croaker
- False Albacore -
King Mackeral
Spanish
Mackeral - Flounder - Sea Mullet
Pompano
|
68-80
|
72-75
|
13.2
|
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
July
|
Speckled
Trout - Gray Trout - Bluefish
Stripers
- Black Drum
- Red Drum
Cobia
- Jack Crevelle - Spadefish - Spot
Croaker
- False Albacore -
King Mackeral
Spanish
Mackeral - Flounder - Sea Mullet
Pompano
|
72-84
|
76-79
|
12.8
|
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
August
|
Speckled
Trout - Gray Trout - Bluefish
Stripers
- Black Drum - Red Drum
Cobia
- Jack Crevelle - Spadefish - Spot
Croaker
- False Albacore - King Mackeral
Spanish
Mackeral - Flounder - Sea Mullet
Pompano
|
72-83
|
76-79
|
12.8
|
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
September
|
Speckled
Trout - Gray Trout - Bluefish
Stripers
- Black Drum - Red Drum
Cobia
- Jack Crevelle - Spadefish - Spot
Croaker
- False Albacore - King Mackeral
Spanish
Mackeral -
Flounder - Sea Mullet
Pompano
|
68-79
|
75-78
|
11.4
|
Oregon
Inlet
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
October
|
Speckled
Trout - Gray Trout - Bluefish
Stripers
- Black Drum
- Red
Drum
Jack
Crevelle - Spadefish - Spot
Croaker
- False Albacore -
King Mackeral
Flounder
- Sea Mullet
|
59-71
|
68-72
|
12.4
|
Oregon
Inlet
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
November
|
Speckled
Trout - Gray Trout - Sea Mullet
False
Albacore -
Jumbo Blues - Stripers
Black
Drum - Red Drum - Flounder
|
49-63
|
60-65
|
13.9
|
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
|
December
|
Speckled
Trout - Jumbo Blues
Stripers
- Red Drum
Flounder
- Sea Mullet
|
40-45
|
55
|
13.9
|
Cape
Point - Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke
Inlet
|
