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Atlantic croakerShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny66
- Spot65
- Atlantic croaker64
- Florida pompano62
- Weakfish62
- Red drum61
- Spotted seatrout60
- Black sea bass59
- Bluefish56
- Gag grouper55
- Southern flounder55
- Summer flounder55
- Striped bass54
- Black drum53
- Sheepshead51
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel47
- Greater amberjack40
- Crevalle jack39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia31
Best score today · 6 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 641 PM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.8 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 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 65°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
49Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic croaker 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 Atlantic croaker is best here
Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Baum Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Baum Point
Baum Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, weakfish and red drum, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, summer flounder and striped bass. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Deep Wear Point77
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- Black sea bass 70
- Red drum 69
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- Pork Point77
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- Black sea bass 70
- Red drum 69
7 kt ENEH 4:58 PM · 0.5 ftL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ft
- Shallowbag Bay70
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Weakfish 67
7 kt ENEH 1:23 PM · 3.9 ftL 8:06 PM · 0.7 ft
- Ballast Point67
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
7 kt ENEH 1:23 PM · 3.9 ftL 8:06 PM · 0.7 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.