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WeakfishPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all71
- Weakfish71
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot67
- Red drum66
- Southern flounder65
- Spotted seatrout65
- Black drum62
- Little tunny62
- Black sea bass61
- Bluefish61
- Florida pompano60
- Summer flounder59
- Sheepshead57
- Gag grouper56
- Red snapper53
- Atlantic tarpon49
- Gray snapper46
- Crevalle jack45
- King mackerel45
- Red grouper45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Greater amberjack41
- Spanish mackerel39
- Cobia35
- Striped bass35
Best score today · 5 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 7111 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Monday, Nov 2 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 64°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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
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, southern flounder and spotted seatrout, 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 Gut74
Gut · 2.2 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 74
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Red drum 68
8 kt NNEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ft
- Broad Creek71
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 71
- Southern flounder 69
- Red drum 68
4 kt NNEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ft
- Deer Creek70
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Weakfish 70
- Southern flounder 69
4 kt NNEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ft
- Northeast Prong70
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
8 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.