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Florida pompanoPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Little tunny60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Weakfish59
- Florida pompano57
- Red drum57
- Bluefish56
- Southern flounder56
- Black sea bass54
- Striped bass53
- Black drum50
- Gag grouper50
- Red snapper46
- Summer flounder46
- Sheepshead45
- King mackerel37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Greater amberjack34
- Gray snapper32
- Crevalle jack31
- Spanish mackerel28
- Cobia24
Best score today · 7 AM · Florida pompano
- Now
- 574 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-10 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
Monday, Nov 16 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
10Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Florida pompano
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Florida pompano 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 Florida pompano is best here
Peak season for Florida pompano · 3 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 seasonFlorida pompano
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, 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. Little tunny peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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
4 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ft
- Grapevine Bay74
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 74
- Weakfish 73
- Red drum 71
4 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ft
- Orange Point70
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Spotted seatrout 70
- Weakfish 68
4 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ft
- Cypress Point66
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Little tunny 60
4 kt NEL 11:20 AM · 0.2 ftH 5:59 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.