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WeakfishPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny78
- Spotted seatrout76
- Bluefish75
- Black sea bass74
- Florida pompano74
- Red drum74
- Weakfish74
- Southern flounder72
- Black drum71
- Spot71
- Atlantic croaker70
- Gag grouper70
- Summer flounder70
- Sheepshead65
- Red snapper63
- Striped bass62
- King mackerel58
- Greater amberjack54
- Crevalle jack52
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 747 AM EST
- Best window
- 7-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Nov 11 · 1 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 5 kt WPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
90Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Weakfish 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 Weakfish is best here
Peak season for Weakfish · 3 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Boar Shoal
- Depth
- 3-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonWeakfish
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 Boar Shoal
Boar Shoal is a bar in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 3-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, bluefish and black sea bass, and shoulder season for black drum, spot, Atlantic croaker and summer flounder. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Boar Point81
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 81
- Spotted seatrout 76
- Black sea bass 74
7 kt NEH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Sound Bay81
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 81
- Weakfish 79
- Red drum 78
7 kt NEH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Little Drum Creek81
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 81
- Spotted seatrout 81
- Southern flounder 80
7 kt NEH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Bay Point81
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 81
- Spotted seatrout 76
- Black sea bass 74
7 kt NEH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:03 PM · 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.
