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SheepsheadShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot59
- King mackerel58
- Florida pompano55
- Crevalle jack54
- Gray snapper50
- Summer flounder50
- Red drum48
- Black sea bass47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red snapper47
- Gag grouper46
- Little tunny46
- Red grouper45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Black drum42
- Greater amberjack42
- Sheepshead40
- Weakfish38
- Cobia37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 404 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
66Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
52Wind: 11 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 ftSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Sheepshead 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 Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 18 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Eagleton Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSheepshead
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 Eagleton Point
Eagleton Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- 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.
- 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
- Blount Bay64
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 60
11 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Kitty Hawk Bay64
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 60
11 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Long Point59
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
- King mackerel 58
11 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Rhodoms Point59
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
- King mackerel 58
11 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 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.