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Spanish mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot72
- Crevalle jack70
- Red drum66
- Summer flounder66
- King mackerel64
- Southern flounder63
- Gray snapper62
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Spotted seatrout59
- Black sea bass57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Black drum56
- Gag grouper56
- Red grouper56
- Cobia55
- Sheepshead55
- Spanish mackerel54
- Weakfish54
- Greater amberjack51
- Little tunny51
- Florida pompano47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Spanish mackerel
- Now
- 5412 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
73Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Spanish mackerel
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spanish 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 Spanish mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for Spanish mackerel · 5 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 seasonSpanish 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 black sea bass, gray triggerfish, red snapper and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Spanish mackerel
- Spanish mackerel school along beaches and around inlets, jetties, piers and bridge-tunnel structures, and along tide rips in 5 to 40 feet of water once the water climbs above about 68 degrees F. Troll small spoons or cast metal jigs and retrieve fast, or look for birds diving on bait and cast into the school. FWC calls for a 30 to 60 pound monofilament leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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 Pan68
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 67
10 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Ned Bees Point67
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 65
9 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Sound Point67
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 65
9 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Haulover Point64
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Atlantic croaker 62
- Crevalle jack 62
10 kt ENEL 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.