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SheepsheadShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot74
- Atlantic tarpon73
- Crevalle jack70
- King mackerel70
- Gray snapper69
- Southern flounder69
- Red drum68
- Spotted seatrout67
- Summer flounder67
- Little tunny66
- Black drum64
- Spanish mackerel62
- Black sea bass61
- Gag grouper61
- Gray triggerfish61
- Red snapper61
- Red grouper60
- Sheepshead60
- Weakfish58
- Cobia57
- Greater amberjack55
- Florida pompano52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 609 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
88Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Sheepshead is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 18 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Caroon Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSheepshead
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Caroon Point
Caroon Point is a cape in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Spot 80
- Atlantic tarpon 80
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- Haulover Point78
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- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Red drum 76
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- Reeds Point75
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 75
3 kt NWL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ft
- Redstone Point75
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 75
3 kt NWL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with NCDMF before you keep a fish.