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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- Crevalle jack60
- Red drum57
- Summer flounder56
- King mackerel55
- Southern flounder53
- Atlantic tarpon52
- Gray snapper52
- Spotted seatrout50
- Florida pompano48
- Black sea bass47
- Black drum46
- Gag grouper46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red snapper46
- Cobia45
- Red grouper45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Weakfish45
- Sheepshead44
- Greater amberjack41
- Little tunny41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 552 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.3 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
22Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Tom Mann Creek
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 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 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, black drum and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- The Frying Pan60
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Crevalle jack 60
- Spot 60
9 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Haulover Point57
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 57
- Atlantic croaker 55
- Crevalle jack 55
9 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Ned Bees Point56
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- Crevalle jack 55
9 kt EL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Sound Point56
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- Crevalle jack 55
9 kt EL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 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.