Avon Pier is the big-fish pier on Hatteras Island — deeper water at the end, a serious king platform, and the only Outer Banks pier with a NOAA tide station bolted to it. That means the tide times on this page are measured for the pier itself, not borrowed from somewhere up the beach. The pier posts catches on its own page and Facebook; the written daily reports for this stretch come from the Hatteras Island tackle shops, and the latest one we have is shown below.
Passes, rentals, the king platform and its etiquette are in the Avon Pier fishing guide.
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Today’s tides — Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier (this pier)
Live NOAA CO-OPS readings from the nearest stations, loaded when you opened this page at . NOAA’s tide station 8654400 is on this pier under its formal name, Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier. The Hatteras Coast Guard station, four miles away, gives the water temperature.
How to read it: what each water temperature makes possible, and best tide for surf fishing. The Outer Banks fishing conditions page carries every station on the beach side by side.
Today’s reports for Avon
Three sources, in the order to read them: Frank and Fran’s fishing report, written in Avon itself; the Frisco Rod & Gun report shown below, which covers the whole island; and the pier’s own page, which carries its recent Facebook posts and links the pier cam.
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What’s typical here by season
Spring (April–May)
Hatteras warms first. Bluefish, sea mullet and the first puppy drum in April; Spanish mackerel and then cobia on the end in May when the water holds above 68°. This is when the platform regulars start showing up before dawn.
Summer (June–August)
Kings from the platform, Spanish and bluefish early, pompano and sea mullet on sand fleas mid-pier, sharks after dark. The water off Avon runs the warmest on the Outer Banks; when the Hatteras reading above is in the 80s, fish the edges of the day.
Fall (September–November)
The drum run. Big red drum pass this pier from late September into November, the spot run stacks up in October, and bluefish and Spanish blitz on bait between fronts. The pier is fished hard in October for a reason.
Winter (December–March)
The pier’s season is shorter than the northern piers; confirm it is open before you drive down. When it is, striped bass and black drum are the cold-water targets, and the beach beside the pier fishes for sea mullet and dogfish.
Month by month, with the rules for each species, is in the species calendar.
Reader reports
Catches sent in by people fishing the beach, with a name and a date on each. They post automatically after a spam check. Caught something here? Send it in — it takes a minute.
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Before you go
- Hours and passes: the pier posts them on its own page, and they change with the season. The Avon Pier guide has the layout and the rules of the king platform.
- License: none needed on the pier. On the sand you need a Coastal Recreational Fishing License (how to get one), and a National Park Service ORV permit to drive the beach (the permit guide).
- Look first: the Avon pier cam.
Questions
Where can I find the Avon Pier fishing report?
The pier posts catches on its own page and Facebook. The written daily reports for Avon come from the Hatteras Island tackle shops: Frank and Fran’s in Avon and Frisco Rod & Gun. This page links to all three and shows the live NOAA readings at the pier.
Why do the tide times here say Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier?
That is NOAA’s name for the Avon pier. Station 8654400 sits on the pier, so the tide predictions on this page are for the pier itself.
Do I need a license on Avon Pier?
No; the pier carries a blanket license. You need your own North Carolina Coastal Recreational Fishing License for the beach, and an ORV permit if you drive on it.
Sources: NOAA CO-OPS for every live reading; the piers’ and shops’ own report pages, linked where they are named. Report pages and hours were checked September 13, 2026.
