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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot64
- Summer flounder61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Black drum60
- Crevalle jack60
- King mackerel60
- Red drum58
- Gray snapper57
- Southern flounder57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Florida pompano54
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Little tunny53
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper52
- Red snapper52
- Sheepshead50
- Cobia47
- Greater amberjack47
- Weakfish46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 571 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
57Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
59Wind: 9 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
Sandy Point Shoal
- Depth
- 5-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Sandy Point Shoal
Sandy Point Shoal is a bar in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 5-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and summer flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Summer flounder peak from September through October.
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
- Middle Ground67
Bar · 2.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Southern flounder 65
- Spotted seatrout 65
9 kt EL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Long Shoal Point67
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 64
9 kt EL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Bay Point66
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
7 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Rock Point64
Cape · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 60
9 kt EL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 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.