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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot73
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spotted seatrout69
- Red drum67
- Southern flounder66
- Weakfish65
- Florida pompano62
- Black sea bass58
- Little tunny58
- Bluefish57
- Summer flounder56
- Gag grouper55
- Black drum52
- Sheepshead50
- Striped bass49
- Red snapper47
- King mackerel44
- Crevalle jack43
- Greater amberjack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia34
- Gray snapper34
Best score today · 6 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 445 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Thursday, Nov 5 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 4 more weeks at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Tom Mann Creek
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Tom Mann Creek
Tom Mann Creek is a bay in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, southern flounder and weakfish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, summer flounder and black drum. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Frying Pan73
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spotted seatrout 71
6 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 AM · 0.4 ft
- Haulover Point71
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 71
- Red drum 68
- Spot 68
6 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 AM · 0.4 ft
- Ned Bees Point68
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Little tunny 66
5 kt NEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sound Point68
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Little tunny 66
5 kt NEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 AM · 0.4 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.