Longer Days Sportfishing Charters offers full-day deep sea offshore Cape Hatteras fishing excursions, docked at Teach’s Lair Marina on the south end of Hatteras Island Village. Led by Captain Tom Randall, who fell in love with the ocean at an early age aboard his father’s 17-foot outboard boat, Captain Tom earned his USCG Captain’s License in 1996 and has run charters ever since, still finding as much joy in it today as when he started.

Trips run aboard Longer Days, a 46-foot custom Carolina flared Buddy Davis boat rigged with Penn and Shimano tackle and the latest state-of-the-art electronics and marine safety equipment, one of the best-equipped charter boats on the East Coast. Targets include Yellowfin Tuna, Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo, Blue and White Marlin, Mahi, and Sailfish, with winter trips chasing big Bluefin Tuna and jigging for Grouper and Tilefish. Teach’s Lair Marina offers a tackle and bait shop, plus a convenience store for last-minute supplies before heading out.

Longer Days maintains an active fishing report and is recommended on TripAdvisor. For anglers wanting to extend their stay, the business also offers a beach-access condo rental on Hatteras Island, listed on Airbnb, with a pool, kitchen, and Wi-Fi, sleeping up to 4.

For anglers looking for an experienced, well-equipped deep sea offshore fishing charter out of Hatteras Island, serving Buxton, Frisco, Avon, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, Longer Days Sportfishing Charters offers an affordable operation with Captain Tom Randall.