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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- Crevalle jack59
- Florida pompano57
- King mackerel56
- Gray snapper53
- Red drum53
- Summer flounder53
- Spanish mackerel48
- Black drum47
- Black sea bass47
- Gag grouper46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Little tunny46
- Red snapper46
- Red grouper45
- Weakfish45
- Sheepshead44
- Greater amberjack42
- Cobia41
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 2 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 307 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.9 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
71Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.9 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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
Dowdy Bay
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Dowdy Bay
Dowdy Bay is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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
- Poplar Branch Bay61
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 60
15 kt NNEL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:54 PM · 3.7 ft
- Shoe Hole Bay61
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- Florida pompano 56
- Gray snapper 55
15 kt NNEL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:54 PM · 3.7 ft
- Long Point57
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
15 kt NNEL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:54 PM · 3.7 ft
- Stumpy Cove54
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 54
- Florida pompano 51
- Black sea bass 42
15 kt NNEL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:54 PM · 3.7 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.