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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot64
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spotted seatrout59
- Little tunny58
- Weakfish57
- Florida pompano55
- Red drum55
- Bluefish54
- Southern flounder54
- Black sea bass52
- Striped bass52
- Black drum49
- Gag grouper48
- Red snapper44
- Sheepshead44
- Summer flounder44
- King mackerel36
- Atlantic tarpon34
- Red grouper34
- Gray triggerfish33
- Greater amberjack32
- Gray snapper31
- Crevalle jack30
- Spanish mackerel26
- Cobia22
Best score today · 6 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 362 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.4 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
Sunday, Nov 15 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
63Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
56Water temp: 67°F, coldLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
46Season: 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
- 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 spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, little tunny, weakfish and Florida pompano, 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. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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 Straits77
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 77
- Weakfish 77
- Red drum 72
6 kt NEH 4:18 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Grapevine Bay73
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 73
- Weakfish 72
- Red drum 70
6 kt NEH 4:18 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Orange Point70
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 70
- Little tunny 69
- Weakfish 68
6 kt NEH 4:18 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point64
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spotted seatrout 59
6 kt NEL 10:17 AM · 0.2 ftH 4:58 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.