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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- Crevalle jack59
- Gray snapper58
- King mackerel56
- Red drum55
- Florida pompano54
- Summer flounder54
- Black drum50
- Red snapper50
- Black sea bass48
- Weakfish48
- Gag grouper47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Little tunny44
- Greater amberjack43
- Cobia42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 8 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 303 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.3 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, Oct 3 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 7 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
92Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In range
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
Williams Slough
- 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 Williams Slough
Williams Slough 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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper 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
- Grays Rock65
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 65
- Gray snapper 61
- Red drum 59
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Little Narrows64
Gut · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 62
- Spot 62
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- The Hammock64
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 59
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Gallop Shoal56
Bar · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Florida pompano 56
- King mackerel 56
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 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.