UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Florida pompano60
- Atlantic tarpon58
- King mackerel56
- Crevalle jack55
- Southern flounder55
- Gray snapper54
- Red drum53
- Spotted seatrout52
- Summer flounder52
- Little tunny50
- Black drum48
- Spanish mackerel47
- Black sea bass46
- Gag grouper46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red snapper46
- Red grouper45
- Cobia43
- Sheepshead43
- Weakfish43
- Greater amberjack40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 567 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Bear Point scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
20Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 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 seasonKing 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 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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 Bay78
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Florida pompano 64
3 kt WNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Cypress Point73
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 64
3 kt WNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tuckahoe Point73
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 60
3 kt WNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Newport News Point73
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 60
3 kt WNWL 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.