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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all62
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- King mackerel61
- Crevalle jack59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Summer flounder58
- Black drum57
- Gray snapper57
- Red drum55
- Florida pompano54
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Southern flounder53
- Gag grouper52
- Little tunny52
- Red grouper52
- Red snapper52
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack48
- Cobia47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Weakfish42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 6211 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-6 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.4 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 4 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
91Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cape Point
- Depth
- 5-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Cape Point
Cape Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 5-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Barden Inlet72
Channel · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Crevalle jack 70
6 kt NEH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 ft
- Lookout Bight67
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 65
5 kt EH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 ft
- Catfish Point63
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 63
- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
5 kt EH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 ft
- Wreck Point62
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- King mackerel 61
5 kt EH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 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.