hatteras/ocracoke island -fish caught from surf/pier - cobia, king mackeral, spanish mackeral, striped bass, false albecore, bluefish, red drum, black drum, sheepshead, spade fish, triggerfish, speckled trout, pompano, flounder, sea mullet (kingfish), spot, croaker, blowtoad (puffers), have i forgot any??
(most can be caught during the summer, just have to know where, when, how, what)
pretty clean beaches, most fishermen/women pick up trash not only theirs, we are the stewards, not the enviros.
water cleanliness?? don't think they even have to test it (not sure here)
family vacation?? well, this is a fishing site so.....
hatteras/ocracoke island is NOT like the jersey shore nor does it want to be.
hard to find an open restaurant after 10pm. no chains, not much in entertainment, not many hotel/motels mostly rental homes. rental companies try to rent to family groups (no kids) for twentysomethings it must be horrible, for me it's paradise.