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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Southern flounder63
- Black drum62
- Red drum61
- Gray snapper60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Summer flounder59
- Crevalle jack58
- King mackerel58
- Spanish mackerel55
- Red snapper54
- Black sea bass51
- Florida pompano51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Gag grouper50
- Little tunny50
- Red grouper49
- Weakfish49
- Sheepshead48
- Cobia46
- Greater amberjack45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 4912 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
50Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & 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 yesterday
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
Sandy Point Shoal
- Depth
- 5-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and southern flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, Spanish mackerel, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Middle Ground72
Bar · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Southern flounder 71
- Red drum 70
7 kt EL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:13 AM · 0.4 ft
- Long Shoal Point71
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Red drum 70
- Southern flounder 70
7 kt EL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:13 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bay Point67
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Spot 65
5 kt ENEL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:13 AM · 0.4 ft
- Rock Point66
Cape · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
7 kt EL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:13 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.