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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Red drum69
- Crevalle jack68
- Southern flounder66
- Summer flounder65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- King mackerel64
- Spotted seatrout62
- Gray snapper60
- Black drum56
- Florida pompano56
- Cobia55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Weakfish55
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper52
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack47
- Little tunny47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 11 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 644 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
54Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: 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 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 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 Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Spot 66
- King mackerel 64
8 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Wise Point66
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Spot 63
8 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bell Point66
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Spot 63
8 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Spencer Point62
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Crevalle jack 60
- Spot 60
12 kt ENEH 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.