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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Red drum58
- Southern flounder58
- Spotted seatrout56
- Gray snapper55
- Florida pompano54
- King mackerel54
- Crevalle jack51
- Summer flounder51
- Black drum50
- Red snapper46
- Spanish mackerel45
- Weakfish45
- Cobia43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Little tunny43
- Black sea bass42
- Gag grouper42
- Red grouper42
- Sheepshead41
- Greater amberjack38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 543 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMHigh slack
- 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
Thursday, Sep 24 · 11 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
79Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 10 kt NNWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 6 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Stumpy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonKing mackerel
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 Stumpy Point
Stumpy Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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
- The Straits72
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Red drum 64
3 kt NNEH 5:29 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point71
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 63
3 kt NNEH 3:18 AM · 0.5 ftL 11:26 AM · 0.3 ft
- Grapevine Bay68
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
3 kt NNEH 5:29 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ft
- Orange Point64
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Red drum 59
- Southern flounder 59
3 kt NNEH 5:29 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.3 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.