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BluefishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Spotted seatrout71
- Red drum70
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Gray snapper64
- Southern flounder64
- Crevalle jack60
- King mackerel60
- Black drum58
- Summer flounder58
- Red snapper55
- Florida pompano54
- Little tunny53
- Weakfish53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Cobia50
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Bluefish
- Now
- 352 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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
Friday, Sep 25 · 12 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
67Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 3 kt WSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Bluefish
Species seasonality
43Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Bluefish 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 Bluefish is best here
Out of season for Bluefish · shoulder season starts in 2 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cypress Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonBluefish
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 Cypress Point
Cypress Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 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 spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, spotted seatrout and red drum, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, Florida pompano and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy 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
- Stumpy Point71
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Spotted seatrout 71
5 kt SWH 2:59 AM · 0.5 ftL 10:32 AM · 0.3 ft
- The Straits71
Channel · 5.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 71
- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 65
5 kt SWH 4:04 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:16 AM · 0.3 ft
- Bay Point70
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Spotted seatrout 70
5 kt SWH 2:59 AM · 0.5 ftL 10:32 AM · 0.3 ft
- Orange Point64
Cape · 5.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Spotted seatrout 64
- Southern flounder 58
5 kt SWH 4:04 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:16 AM · 0.3 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.