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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot77
- Southern flounder65
- Red drum64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Crevalle jack59
- Spotted seatrout58
- Summer flounder58
- Florida pompano57
- King mackerel57
- Gray snapper55
- Black drum52
- Weakfish52
- Cobia50
- Red snapper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Black sea bass45
- Gag grouper44
- Red grouper44
- Sheepshead43
- Greater amberjack40
- Little tunny39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 579 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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
100Wind: 6 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
97Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cabin Creek
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Cabin Creek
Cabin Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and southern flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, southern flounder and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, weakfish and cobia. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Southern flounder peak from September 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.
- 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.
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- Atlantic tarpon 63
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- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 56
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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.