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Crevalle jackPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Crevalle jack66
- King mackerel66
- Southern flounder66
- Gray snapper64
- Red drum63
- Summer flounder62
- Spotted seatrout61
- Little tunny59
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass57
- Gag grouper57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Red grouper56
- Sheepshead55
- Cobia53
- Weakfish52
- Greater amberjack51
- Florida pompano46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Crevalle jack
- Now
- 6611 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 2 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Crevalle jack
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Crevalle jack 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 Crevalle jack is best here
Peak season for Crevalle jack · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bear Point
- Depth
- 3-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonCrevalle jack
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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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
- Stumpy Creek Bay76
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 73
2 kt NNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Cypress Point74
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Southern flounder 73
- Red drum 72
2 kt NNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tuckahoe Point70
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Spot 67
2 kt NNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Newport News Point70
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 68
2 kt NNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 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.