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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot72
- Crevalle jack69
- King mackerel69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Gray snapper66
- Red drum66
- Spotted seatrout66
- Southern flounder64
- Summer flounder64
- Little tunny63
- Black drum61
- Florida pompano61
- Black sea bass60
- Gag grouper60
- Gray triggerfish60
- Red snapper60
- Red grouper59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Sheepshead57
- Weakfish56
- Cobia55
- Greater amberjack54
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 565 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 8 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
54Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
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Spot profile
Newport News Point
- Depth
- 4-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Newport News Point
Newport News Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 4-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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
- Stumpy Creek Bay78
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Crevalle jack 75
8 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Rattlesnake Bay78
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Crevalle jack 75
8 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Cypress Point75
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spotted seatrout 74
- Atlantic tarpon 73
8 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bear Point72
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 69
8 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 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.