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Spanish mackerelOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spot63
- Spotted seatrout62
- Weakfish60
- Red drum59
- Little tunny58
- Southern flounder58
- Black sea bass54
- Bluefish54
- Florida pompano54
- Black drum52
- Striped bass51
- Gag grouper50
- Summer flounder47
- Red snapper45
- Sheepshead45
- King mackerel39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Greater amberjack34
- Gray snapper31
- Crevalle jack30
- Spanish mackerel29
- Cobia26
Best score today · 7 AM · Spanish mackerel
- Now
- 295 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-11 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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 12 · 2 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
19Water temp: 66°F, coldLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Spanish mackerel
Species seasonality
23Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Out of season for Spanish mackerel · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bear Point
- Depth
- 3-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 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 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, weakfish, red drum and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and striped bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
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
- Cypress Point70
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 70
- Red drum 67
- Southern flounder 65
4 kt NEL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ftH 6:08 PM · 0.7 ft
- Stumpy Creek Bay69
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spotted seatrout 67
4 kt NEL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ftH 6:08 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tuckahoe Point65
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 65
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spotted seatrout 62
4 kt NEL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ftH 6:08 PM · 0.7 ft
- Newport News Point63
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Spotted seatrout 63
4 kt NEL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ftH 6:08 PM · 0.7 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.