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WeakfishPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all63
- Weakfish63
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot59
- Red drum58
- Spotted seatrout57
- Little tunny56
- Southern flounder56
- Bluefish55
- Black drum54
- Black sea bass53
- Florida pompano52
- Summer flounder51
- Sheepshead50
- Gag grouper48
- Red snapper46
- Atlantic tarpon40
- Gray snapper38
- Crevalle jack37
- Gray triggerfish37
- King mackerel37
- Red grouper37
- Striped bass35
- Greater amberjack34
- Spanish mackerel31
- Cobia28
Best score today · 5 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 6310 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
22Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 4 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 65°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
89Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Peak season for Weakfish · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Deep Bay
Deep Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are weakfish, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for weakfish, red drum, spotted seatrout and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Weakfish peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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
- Hooker Gut66
Gut · 2.2 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 66
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Red drum 60
9 kt NNEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ft
- Broad Creek63
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 63
- Southern flounder 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
4 kt NNEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ft
- Deer Creek62
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Weakfish 62
- Southern flounder 61
4 kt NNEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ft
- Northeast Prong62
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 62
- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
9 kt NNEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 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.