Tidal water has no streamflow gauge. Tide predictions, water level and water temperature from the nearest NOAA stations are in the readings below.
Pea Island is a surf and shore in North Carolina, listed as Agency-named saltwater fishing water by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists 4 species, including flounder, red drum and spotted seatrout. 2 guides and 8 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Manteo & the Outer Banks.
Pea Island is a surf and shore in North Carolina. Our destination hub Manteo & the Outer Banks is 17 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Pea Island: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Pea Island, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Pea Island in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of the restroom near Pea Island
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Pea Island, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Oregon InletThe Ashley River at sunset from Brittlebank Park, Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Oregon Inlet.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Roanoke SoundThe May River looking east from the Calhoun Street dock, Bluffton, South Carolina. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Roanoke Sound.
North Carolina · about 12 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Croatan SoundLewis Bay, Hyannis, opening onto Nantucket Sound. Photo: EgorovaSvetlana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Croatan Sound.
North Carolina · about 14 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Kitty Hawk BayNorth Carolina · about 25 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Albemarle SoundSouth Monomoy Island from the top of Monomoy Lighthouse, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Albemarle Sound.
North Carolina · about 29 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Alligator RiverTidal marsh near Muddy Creek on Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Alligator River.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout, saltwater.
On the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge: Fishing list (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Red drum or redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
17 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Midges (all year) · Blue-winged olive (February to March, May, October to December) · Early black stonefly (February to March, October to December) · Blue Quill (March to April) · Quill Gordon (March to April) · Black caddis (April to May) · and 11 more on the chart
Manteo is the Dare County seat on Roanoke Island, between Roanoke Sound and Croatan Sound; Nags Head and the Outer Banks beaches are across Roanoke Sound, and Oregon Inlet and Pea Island are to the south-east.
Destination hub · 17 mi away in a straight line
A saltwater flats fly-fishing checklist: a 9 ft 8 weight rod, sealed-drag reel, tropical line, fluorocarbon leaders and shrimp/crab flies, plus sun protection and flats booties, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′ rod, 8 weight, sealed-drag reel, tropical floating line · Bonefish, redfish, permit and other flats species
Open the checklistSight casting, the strip set and sun on the water.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Pea Island.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown; tides from NOAA CO-OPS. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Pea Island” (island) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Tide predictions predictions for NOAA station Davis Slough (8652737), 3.8 miles from this water in a straight line. Times are local time at the station; heights in feet above mean lower low water.
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Predictions are astronomical tide tables; wind and pressure move real water levels. Station predictions page
Observed Nov 5, 6:12 PM EST at Oregon Inlet Marina (6.1 mi)
Checked Nov 5, 6:19 PM EST; observations refresh at most every 15 minutes and predictions daily. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Oregon InletThe Ashley River at sunset from Brittlebank Park, Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Oregon Inlet.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Roanoke SoundThe May River looking east from the Calhoun Street dock, Bluffton, South Carolina. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Roanoke Sound.
North Carolina · about 12 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Croatan SoundLewis Bay, Hyannis, opening onto Nantucket Sound. Photo: EgorovaSvetlana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Croatan Sound.
North Carolina · about 14 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Kitty Hawk BayNorth Carolina · about 25 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Albemarle SoundSouth Monomoy Island from the top of Monomoy Lighthouse, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Albemarle Sound.
North Carolina · about 29 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Alligator RiverTidal marsh near Muddy Creek on Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Alligator River.
