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Atlantic croakerShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all70
- Atlantic croaker70
- Weakfish70
- Spot68
- Black sea bass67
- Red drum67
- Spotted seatrout66
- Black drum61
- Southern flounder60
- Florida pompano59
- Summer flounder59
- Bluefish57
- Gag grouper57
- Sheepshead57
- Striped bass57
- Little tunny56
- Red snapper54
- King mackerel45
- Greater amberjack43
- Crevalle jack42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel33
- Cobia27
Best score today · 6 PM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 7012 AM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.9 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 · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 7 kt NNEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 65°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
84Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bank Channel
- Depth
- Up to 20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Bank Channel
Bank Channel is a channel in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is up to 20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, weakfish and spot. It is peak season now for weakfish, black sea bass, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Weakfish peak from October through November. 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.
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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
- Main Channel73
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Weakfish 73
- Spot 71
7 kt NNEH 1:05 AM · 2.1 ftL 7:06 AM · 0.4 ft
- Banks Channel73
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Weakfish 73
- Spot 71
7 kt NNEH 1:05 AM · 2.1 ftL 7:06 AM · 0.4 ft
- Burthen Channel73
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Weakfish 73
- Spot 71
7 kt NNEH 1:05 AM · 2.1 ftL 7:06 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bogue Inlet69
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 67
7 kt NNEH 1:05 AM · 2.1 ftL 7:06 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.