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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker78
- Spot76
- Atlantic tarpon74
- Red drum71
- Gray snapper70
- Southern flounder69
- Crevalle jack68
- Spotted seatrout67
- Summer flounder64
- Black drum63
- Florida pompano61
- King mackerel61
- Spanish mackerel58
- Weakfish58
- Red snapper57
- Sheepshead56
- Gray triggerfish55
- Black sea bass54
- Cobia54
- Gag grouper53
- Red grouper53
- Little tunny51
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 6710 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + 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
75Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
71Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Peak season for Spotted seatrout · 9 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Georgia Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpotted seatrout
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 Georgia Bay
Georgia Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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 Creek Bay78
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Atlantic tarpon 74
9 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Cypress Point75
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spotted seatrout 75
- Atlantic tarpon 75
9 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Tuckahoe Point72
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 69
9 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bear Point72
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 69
9 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 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.