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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Little tunny64
- Bluefish61
- Southern flounder60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Weakfish60
- Black sea bass57
- Florida pompano57
- Red drum57
- Black drum55
- Gag grouper52
- Striped bass52
- Red snapper49
- Sheepshead48
- Summer flounder48
- King mackerel39
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Crevalle jack35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel33
- Cobia25
Best score today · 6 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 392 AM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Nov 8 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 8 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 67°F, coldLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
53Season: 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
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- Shoulder
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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 spot, Atlantic croaker and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, bluefish, southern flounder and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and striped bass. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from October through November.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Straits74
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 74
- Southern flounder 69
- Spotted seatrout 69
6 kt NEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Grapevine Bay72
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
6 kt NEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Orange Point67
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Weakfish 65
- Bluefish 64
6 kt NEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point65
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 65
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Little tunny 64
6 kt NEL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ftH 3:55 PM · 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.