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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Red drum68
- Spotted seatrout67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Gray snapper64
- Southern flounder64
- Crevalle jack61
- King mackerel61
- Black drum57
- Red snapper57
- Summer flounder57
- Gray triggerfish54
- Little tunny54
- Black sea bass53
- Gag grouper53
- Red grouper52
- Weakfish52
- Sheepshead51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Cobia50
- Greater amberjack48
- Florida pompano41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 5211 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
Monday, Sep 28 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 5 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 75°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
59Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Weakfish 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 Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bear Point
- Depth
- 3-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Bear Point
Bear Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 3-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, gray triggerfish and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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
- Cypress Point77
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 77
- Spotted seatrout 75
- Southern flounder 72
3 kt SL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Stumpy Creek Bay75
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Red drum 72
3 kt SL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Newport News Point70
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Red drum 68
3 kt SL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Tuckahoe Point69
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Red drum 68
- Spot 67
3 kt SL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 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.