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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Little tunny66
- Florida pompano63
- Weakfish59
- Black sea bass58
- Bluefish57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Red drum55
- Gag grouper54
- Southern flounder53
- Black drum51
- Summer flounder51
- Striped bass50
- Sheepshead49
- Red snapper47
- King mackerel44
- Crevalle jack38
- Greater amberjack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gray snapper34
- Cobia28
Best score today · 6 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 574 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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, Nov 13 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
91Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
57Wind: 2 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
94Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Peak season for Spotted seatrout · 4 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 seasonSpotted seatrout
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, Florida pompano, weakfish and black sea bass, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and summer flounder. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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 Straits73
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 73
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
7 kt NEH 4:22 PM · 0.7 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.4 ft
- Grapevine Bay71
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Weakfish 68
7 kt NEH 4:22 PM · 0.7 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point68
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 68
- Weakfish 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
7 kt NEH 4:22 PM · 0.7 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.4 ft
- Cypress Point68
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Little tunny 66
7 kt NEL 10:19 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:08 AM · 0.4 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.