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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- King mackerel59
- Southern flounder59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Crevalle jack56
- Red drum56
- Summer flounder56
- Gray snapper54
- Black drum53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Florida pompano51
- Little tunny50
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Cobia48
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Sheepshead48
- Greater amberjack44
- Weakfish44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 442 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 2 kt WSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
65Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Boranges Point
- Depth
- 1-8 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Boranges Point
Boranges Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and southern flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
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
- Broad Creek67
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
7 kt EH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ft
- Deer Creek67
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Red drum 65
7 kt EH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ft
- Deep Bay66
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Southern flounder 63
7 kt EH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ft
- Northeast Prong66
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 61
6 kt ESEH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 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.