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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all63
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spot63
- King mackerel61
- Crevalle jack58
- Florida pompano57
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Summer flounder55
- Gray snapper54
- Little tunny52
- Red drum52
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper51
- Red snapper51
- Gray triggerfish50
- Red grouper50
- Spanish mackerel49
- Black drum48
- Sheepshead46
- Greater amberjack45
- Weakfish43
- Cobia42
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 5 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 634 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
87Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 7 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cason Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Cason Point
Cason Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, 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 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, little tunny, black sea bass and gag grouper. 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
- 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.
- 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
- Knotts Island Channel72
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 63
12 kt ENEH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ftL 11:36 PM · 0.9 ft
- Porpoise Slough72
Gut · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 63
12 kt ENEH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ftL 11:36 PM · 0.9 ft
- Knotts Island Bay68
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 63
12 kt ENEH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ftL 11:36 PM · 0.9 ft
- Sandy Cove68
Bay · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 63
12 kt ENEH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ftL 11:36 PM · 0.9 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.