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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Southern flounder60
- King mackerel59
- Crevalle jack58
- Summer flounder58
- Red drum57
- Gray snapper56
- Black drum54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Florida pompano52
- Little tunny52
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Red snapper50
- Sheepshead50
- Cobia49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Greater amberjack46
- Weakfish45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 5911 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.4 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
52Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Long Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Long Point
Long Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and southern flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
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- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 68
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- Spot 69
- Red drum 66
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- Poplar Branch Bay68
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- Spot 68
- Southern flounder 64
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- Dowdy Bay66
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Southern flounder 63
4 kt NNWH 4:24 PM · 3.5 ftL 10:47 PM · 1.1 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.