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SheepsheadShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Little tunny66
- Spotted seatrout63
- Florida pompano62
- Red drum60
- Weakfish60
- Black sea bass59
- Bluefish57
- Southern flounder57
- Striped bass56
- Gag grouper55
- Black drum52
- Summer flounder51
- Sheepshead50
- Red snapper47
- King mackerel44
- Greater amberjack38
- Crevalle jack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gray snapper34
- Cobia28
Best score today · 6 AM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 505 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Sunday, Nov 15 · 4 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 64°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Sheepshead 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 Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 12 more weeks 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 seasonSheepshead
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 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, Florida pompano and red drum, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Broad Creek73
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spotted seatrout 69
5 kt NEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 AM · 0.4 ft
- Deep Bay73
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spotted seatrout 68
5 kt NEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 AM · 0.4 ft
- Northeast Prong73
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spotted seatrout 67
5 kt NEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 AM · 0.4 ft
- Deer Creek72
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Spotted seatrout 71
5 kt NEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 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.