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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot59
- Crevalle jack56
- Red drum55
- King mackerel52
- Gray snapper51
- Summer flounder50
- Red snapper48
- Black sea bass45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Florida pompano44
- Gag grouper44
- Red grouper44
- Black drum43
- Weakfish43
- Greater amberjack39
- Sheepshead39
- Spanish mackerel39
- Cobia38
- Little tunny36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 10 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 3011 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
67Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
25Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 3.5 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Peak season for Spotted seatrout · 9 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 seasonSpotted seatrout
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 red snapper, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and Florida pompano. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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 Pan54
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 54
- King mackerel 50
- Red snapper 46
16 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Ned Bees Point53
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
- King mackerel 52
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sound Point53
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
- King mackerel 52
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Haulover Point50
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 50
- Crevalle jack 48
- Red snapper 46
16 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 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.