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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all69
- Atlantic croaker69
- King mackerel69
- Spot69
- Crevalle jack68
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Gray snapper65
- Summer flounder63
- Gray triggerfish61
- Red drum61
- Red snapper61
- Black sea bass60
- Gag grouper60
- Little tunny60
- Red grouper59
- Spanish mackerel58
- Black drum57
- Sheepshead56
- Southern flounder56
- Greater amberjack55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Cobia51
- Weakfish51
- Florida pompano49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 3 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 698 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.1 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
Saturday, Sep 26 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
86Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 11 kt NWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.1 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
Long Point
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Long Point
Long Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, red snapper, black sea bass and gag grouper. 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
- Goose Castle78
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- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 74
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- Coinjock Bay74
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- Crevalle jack 74
- Spot 74
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- Cedar Island Bay74
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 73
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- Wolf House Point69
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Crevalle jack 68
10 kt ENEL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ftH 4:53 AM · 3.0 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.