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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Red drum72
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Spotted seatrout71
- Southern flounder70
- Crevalle jack62
- Black drum61
- Gray snapper61
- Summer flounder61
- King mackerel58
- Weakfish55
- Cobia53
- Red snapper52
- Florida pompano51
- Gray triggerfish49
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Sheepshead47
- Greater amberjack44
- Little tunny42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 5812 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.4 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
Wednesday, Sep 23 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
72Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 3 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.2 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
73Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Peak season for King mackerel · 6 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Beasley Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Beasley Bay
Beasley Bay is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, weakfish, cobia and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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
- Piney Cove73
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Red drum 72
5 kt NEH 1:37 AM · 2.7 ftL 7:44 AM · 1.2 ft
- Burris Bay73
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Red drum 72
5 kt NEH 1:37 AM · 2.7 ftL 7:44 AM · 1.2 ft
- Wells Creek73
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Red drum 72
5 kt NEH 1:37 AM · 2.7 ftL 7:44 AM · 1.2 ft
- Canvasback Point72
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
5 kt NEH 1:37 AM · 2.7 ftL 7:44 AM · 1.2 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.