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Spanish mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot70
- Red drum67
- Crevalle jack66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- King mackerel62
- Spotted seatrout61
- Summer flounder61
- Southern flounder60
- Black drum57
- Gray snapper57
- Florida pompano55
- Cobia52
- Weakfish52
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Black sea bass50
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper49
- Sheepshead46
- Greater amberjack45
- Little tunny44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Spanish mackerel
- Now
- 517 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
70Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
98Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Spanish mackerel
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spanish 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 Spanish mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for Spanish mackerel · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Abraham Bay
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSpanish 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 Abraham Bay
Abraham Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, cobia and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Spanish mackerel
- Spanish mackerel school along beaches and around inlets, jetties, piers and bridge-tunnel structures, and along tide rips in 5 to 40 feet of water once the water climbs above about 68 degrees F. Troll small spoons or cast metal jigs and retrieve fast, or look for birds diving on bait and cast into the school. FWC calls for a 30 to 60 pound monofilament leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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
- Tump Gut76
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 74
12 kt NEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Pitman Creek71
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Red drum 67
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Mulberry Point71
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 69
12 kt NEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Turnagain Bay Spit66
Bar · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Florida pompano 63
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 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.