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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Little tunny67
- Spotted seatrout65
- Florida pompano63
- Red drum61
- Weakfish61
- Black sea bass59
- Bluefish58
- Southern flounder58
- Striped bass57
- Gag grouper55
- Black drum53
- Summer flounder52
- Sheepshead50
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel45
- Greater amberjack40
- Crevalle jack39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia29
Best score today · 6 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 455 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-10 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
83Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
90Wind: 2 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
47Water temp: 66°F, coldLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
47Season: 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 today
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
- Off
- 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 spot, Atlantic croaker and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, Florida pompano and red drum, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. 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 Straits75
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 75
- Weakfish 73
- Atlantic croaker 70
5 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Grapevine Bay73
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 73
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
5 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Orange Point69
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 69
- Spotted seatrout 68
- Red drum 65
5 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Cypress Point68
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Little tunny 67
5 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:03 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.