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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all61
- Atlantic croaker61
- King mackerel61
- Spot61
- Red drum60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Crevalle jack59
- Summer flounder58
- Gray snapper57
- Southern flounder54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Black drum53
- Florida pompano53
- Little tunny52
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red grouper51
- Red snapper51
- Spanish mackerel50
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia47
- Greater amberjack46
- Weakfish45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Red drum
- Now
- 6110 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.5 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
62Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 4 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 yesterday
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
Live Oak Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Live Oak Point
Live Oak Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 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, king mackerel and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, spot and red drum, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Buck Island Bay68
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- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
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- Little Bellows Bay66
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 64
4 kt ESEH 3:35 PM · 3.6 ftL 10:07 PM · 1.3 ft
- Bellows Bay66
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 64
4 kt ESEH 3:35 PM · 3.6 ftL 10:07 PM · 1.3 ft
- Halfway Point61
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- King mackerel 61
- Spot 61
4 kt ESEH 3:35 PM · 3.6 ftL 10:07 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.