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Spanish mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Red drum60
- Southern flounder59
- Florida pompano57
- Gray snapper57
- Crevalle jack55
- Spotted seatrout55
- King mackerel52
- Black drum50
- Little tunny50
- Summer flounder50
- Spanish mackerel49
- Red snapper47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Black sea bass45
- Gag grouper44
- Red grouper44
- Weakfish43
- Sheepshead42
- Cobia40
- Greater amberjack40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Spanish mackerel
- Now
- 499 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
98Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 6 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Spanish mackerel
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spanish 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 Spanish mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for Spanish mackerel · 5 more weeks 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 seasonSpanish 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, little tunny 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
- Spanish mackerel
- Spanish mackerel school along beaches and around inlets, jetties, piers and bridge-tunnel structures, and along tide rips in 5 to 40 feet of water once the water climbs above about 68 degrees F. Troll small spoons or cast metal jigs and retrieve fast, or look for birds diving on bait and cast into the school. FWC calls for a 30 to 60 pound monofilament leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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 Straits78
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- Atlantic tarpon 78
- Spot 73
3 kt ENEL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ft
- Grapevine Bay75
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
3 kt ENEL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ft
- Cypress Point72
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 65
3 kt ENEL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:13 AM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point70
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
3 kt ENEL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:25 AM · 0.6 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.