UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot77
- Red drum75
- Spotted seatrout74
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Gray snapper71
- Southern flounder71
- Crevalle jack70
- Summer flounder66
- Black drum64
- King mackerel64
- Red snapper59
- Sheepshead59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Weakfish59
- Cobia58
- Florida pompano58
- Black sea bass56
- Gag grouper56
- Gray triggerfish56
- Red grouper55
- Little tunny54
- Greater amberjack51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 599 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Grapevine Bay scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 4 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
67Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Grapevine Bay
- Depth
- 3-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Grapevine Bay
Grapevine Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 3-5 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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
- Rattlesnake Bay77
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 77
- Red drum 75
4 kt SL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bear Point72
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Red drum 71
4 kt SL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Orange Point72
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic croaker 68
4 kt SL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Newport News Point72
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Red drum 71
4 kt SL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 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.