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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot54
- Atlantic tarpon51
- Gray snapper50
- Crevalle jack49
- King mackerel48
- Red drum48
- Red snapper44
- Southern flounder43
- Summer flounder43
- Black drum42
- Florida pompano42
- Black sea bass41
- Gray triggerfish41
- Spotted seatrout41
- Gag grouper40
- Little tunny40
- Red grouper39
- Sheepshead37
- Spanish mackerel37
- Weakfish37
- Greater amberjack35
- Bluefish34
- Cobia32
Best score today · 12 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 482 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-10 AMMoving water
Data from: ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Thursday, Sep 24 · 7 AM
Tide & current
Open-Meteo Marine
31Current: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
49Wind: 17 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drummond Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonKing mackerel
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 Drummond Point
Drummond 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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for red snapper, black drum, Florida pompano 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
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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
- Bull Bay59
Bay · 9.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 57
- Crevalle jack 54
14 kt NE
- Bull Point56
Cape · 7.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 56
- Atlantic croaker 54
- Atlantic tarpon 54
14 kt NE
- Bluff Point47
Cape · 4.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 47
- Gray snapper 47
- Spot 47
14 kt NE
- Horniblow Point47
Cape · 10 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 47
- Spot 47
- Atlantic tarpon 46
14 kt NE
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.