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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel48
- Red snapper43
- Black sea bass41
- Florida pompano41
- Gag grouper40
- Gray triggerfish40
- Red grouper39
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Crevalle jack30
- Gray snapper30
- Little tunny30
- Red drum30
- Sheepshead30
- Southern flounder30
- Spanish mackerel30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Summer flounder30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 8 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 482 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.7 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
81Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
47Wind: 18 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.3 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
73Season: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
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Spot profile
Wolf House Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Wolf House Point
Wolf House Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, red snapper and black sea bass. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gag grouper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Red snapper peak from May through August. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November.
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.
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Goose Castle53
Channel · 0.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 53
- Gray snapper 53
- Summer flounder 51
18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 ft
- Long Point48
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 48
- Gray snapper 48
- King mackerel 48
18 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Cedar Island Bay48
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 48
- Red snapper 43
- Black sea bass 41
18 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Cedar Bay47
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 47
- Florida pompano 45
- Red snapper 43
18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 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.