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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny71
- Weakfish69
- Bluefish67
- Spotted seatrout67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Black sea bass66
- Southern flounder66
- Spot66
- Red drum64
- Black drum61
- Gag grouper61
- Striped bass59
- Florida pompano58
- Red snapper58
- Sheepshead57
- Summer flounder57
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack47
- Crevalle jack44
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 6 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 4812 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Thursday, Nov 5 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
81Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 4 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
56Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Stumpy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, weakfish and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, weakfish, bluefish and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and striped bass. Little tunny peak from October through November. Weakfish peak from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Straits77
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 77
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Southern flounder 71
5 kt NNEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Grapevine Bay72
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 72
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Southern flounder 69
5 kt NNEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point71
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Weakfish 69
- Bluefish 67
5 kt NNEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ft
- Orange Point70
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Bluefish 68
- Weakfish 68
5 kt NNEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 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.