Anglers ring us about this one having mixed it up with the November tournament on the same island, so we start by separating them. Capital City Four Wheelers, a club out of Richmond, opens this to anyone, where the other is invitation only. It is an individual entry fished over twenty-four hours, weigh-ins run from the Fessenden Center on NC Highway 12 in Buxton, and the fishing spreads along the seashore with ramps 34 and 44 both in use lately. That back and forth in the dark is why a site within a few minutes of Buxton earns its keep. Check NC-12 before you set off, because the Pea Island stretch is down to a single gravel lane after the September nor'easter.
Open entry, Hatteras Island
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Anyone Can Fish This One
That sets it apart from the island's other big autumn tournament, which runs by invitation only. Capital City Four Wheelers, a club out of Richmond, Virginia, opens registration to the public and has drawn close to 600 anglers in recent years. It is an individual entry over 24 hours, with a children's tournament alongside and proceeds going to Hatteras Island foster families.
The Fessenden Center Is the Hub, the Beach Is the Venue
Weigh-ins and the social side run from the Fessenden Center at 46830 NC Highway 12 in Buxton, while the fishing spreads across Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches, with ramps 34 and 44 both in use in past years. That means a base within a few minutes of Buxton earns its keep, because you will be going back and forth in the dark. Send us the campground and your dates and we will confirm the delivery fee for that run before you commit to anything.
Twenty-four hours
Why Rent an RV for the Capital City Surf Fishing Tournament?
A 24-hour format means the fishing does not stop for the night, and Buxton has very little that stays open late in October. That changes what you need:
- Species run across red drum, bluefish, trout, flounder, croaker, spot, sea mullet and puffer, so the gear list is long and needs somewhere dry
- Fishing through the dark means somewhere to warm up and eat at two in the morning without driving to Avon
- A children's tournament runs alongside, so families come, and a unit with beds beats splitting the party between cottages
- Registration is first come and first served once late entry opens, which rewards people already on the island
- Mid-October water is still warm enough that the beaches stay busy into the evening
This has run for four decades, most recently as the 40th annual in 2025.
Keeping it off the sand
Where Do You Camp for the Capital City Tournament?
A Hatteras Island park, with the rig staying off the sand. Four steps:
- Book a site in Frisco or Buxton. Frisco Woods Campground advertises full-service 30 and 50 amp sites; the National Park Service campground at Frisco has water and restrooms but no hookups at all.
- Buy the seashore off-road permit for the truck that fishes, at $50 for ten consecutive days or $120 for the year through Recreation.gov.
- We deliver the unit to the site and hand over the tanks, propane, heat and battery.
- We collect it after Sunday's weigh-in.
The rig itself never goes down a ramp. Beach vehicles are capped at two axles under federal rule, and towing a trailer with sleeping or bathroom facilities onto the sand is prohibited outright. Check NC-12 before you set off: a September 2026 nor'easter destroyed a 1,000-foot stretch on Pea Island, and although NCDOT reopened the road on 29 September, it runs as a single gravel lane with alternating one-way traffic under an automatic flagger, with no date given for full repair. Everything we rent is a travel trailer, which suits this tournament, because the 4x4 that hauls it down is the same one you fish from once it is parked. See what is free for your dates.
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