Oregon Inlet Fishing Center

Charter fishing fleet

Quick Facts

Location:

Nags Head, NC

Significance:

Fishing Center

Amenities

21 listed

Beach/Water Access, Boat Ramp, Canoe/Kayak/Small Boat Launch, Cellular Signal, Dock/Pier, Fish-Cleaning Station, Fishing Licenses Issued, Food/Drink - Snacks, Ice, Information, Parking - Auto, Parking - Boat Trailer, Parking - Bus/RV, Recycling, Restroom, Sewage Dump Station - Boat/RV, Supplies - General, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Water - Bottle-Filling Station, Water - Drinking/Potable, Wheelchair Accessible

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center (managed through a lease) is a full-service marina where a fishing expedition of your dreams can be chartered. Over 40 boats are available for chartering a variety of fishing opportunities, be it out in the Gulf Stream or in the Pamlico Sound. Additional details can be found at oregon-inlet.com.

For those who bring their own boats, there is a free boat launch and parking area available behind the fishing center building.

There are parking spaces surrounding the marina and in front of the fishing center, including 5 accessible spaces at the fishing center. The restroom facility, with a drinking fountain and water bottle filling station, is located just to the north of the fishing center. A recycling station can be found next to the trophy display case that also stands north of the fishing center.

Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet is an area of open water that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pamlico Sound, providing a route to get out and explore the ocean waters.

Like most all of the past and present inlets along the Outer Banks, Oregon Inlet was created when a hurricane passed through the area. In 1846 the hurricane created a wide, watery gash between present-day Bodie Island and Pea Island. During the storm, a ship that was caught in the Pamlico Sound, the Oregon, witnessed the sudden formation of the new inlet. After the storm had passed, the crew spread the word of the new, wide inlet that now separated Hatteras Island from the rest of the Outer Banks. As a result of their initial accounts, the inlet was named after this ship.

At 2.5 miles wide, Oregon Inlet is one of the larger Outer Banks inlets, but that distance changes regularly with shifting sand bars, and incoming or outgoing tides.