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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper35
- King mackerel35
- Crevalle jack33
- Summer flounder32
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Little tunny30
- Red drum30
- Red snapper30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Florida pompano28
- Weakfish28
- Black sea bass27
- Gag grouper26
- Gray triggerfish26
- Red grouper26
- Sheepshead24
- Spanish mackerel24
- Bluefish23
- Cobia22
- Greater amberjack21
Best score today · 12 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 303 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3 AM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
26Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
14Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 18 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.9 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Peak season for Spotted seatrout · 9 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Weir Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpotted seatrout
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 Weir Point
Weir Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, crevalle jack and summer flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, little tunny, red snapper and Florida pompano. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Blockade Shoal35
Bar · 0.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 35
- Gray snapper 35
- King mackerel 35
18 kt NEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Northwest Point35
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 35
- King mackerel 35
- Crevalle jack 33
18 kt NEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Black Hall Bay35
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 35
- Gray snapper 35
- King mackerel 35
18 kt NEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Crab Claw Spit35
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 35
- Gray snapper 35
- King mackerel 35
18 kt NEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 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.