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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Crevalle jack67
- King mackerel66
- Gray snapper64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Summer flounder62
- Red drum61
- Little tunny60
- Florida pompano59
- Black sea bass58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Red snapper58
- Black drum57
- Gag grouper57
- Red grouper57
- Southern flounder56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Sheepshead55
- Cobia52
- Greater amberjack52
- Weakfish51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 562 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2-8 PMHigh slack
- 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
59Wind: 9 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
56Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 today
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
Long Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. 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
- Jarvis Channel75
Gut · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 71
9 kt EH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Dowdy Bay74
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 72
9 kt EH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Poplar Branch Bay73
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 72
9 kt EH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Stumpy Cove71
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
9 kt EH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 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.