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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot70
- Red drum66
- Spotted seatrout63
- King mackerel60
- Southern flounder60
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Crevalle jack58
- Florida pompano58
- Gray snapper57
- Summer flounder57
- Black drum53
- Spanish mackerel51
- Little tunny50
- Cobia49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Sheepshead47
- Weakfish45
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 454 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMEbb 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
Friday, Sep 25 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 82°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
56Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Stumpy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. 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
- The Straits75
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spotted seatrout 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
3 kt NNWH 6:27 PM · 0.7 ftL 12:17 AM · 0.5 ft
- Grapevine Bay74
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Red drum 74
- Spot 74
3 kt NNWH 6:27 PM · 0.7 ftL 12:17 AM · 0.5 ft
- Cypress Point71
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Red drum 66
3 kt NNWH 4:37 PM · 0.5 ftL 11:00 PM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point69
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Spotted seatrout 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
3 kt NNWH 6:27 PM · 0.7 ftL 12:17 AM · 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.