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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel62
- Atlantic croaker60
- Spot60
- Crevalle jack59
- Red drum59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Gray snapper57
- Summer flounder57
- Black drum55
- Florida pompano54
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Little tunny52
- Red snapper52
- Southern flounder52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Sheepshead48
- Greater amberjack47
- Cobia46
- Weakfish43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 6010 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-5 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
68Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 6 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.3 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 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 king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Barden Inlet70
Channel · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Crevalle jack 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
6 kt ENEH 2:57 PM · 4.0 ftL 9:51 PM · 1.6 ft
- Lookout Bight66
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 65
6 kt EH 2:57 PM · 4.0 ftL 9:51 PM · 1.6 ft
- Catfish Point62
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Summer flounder 62
- Atlantic croaker 61
6 kt EH 2:57 PM · 4.0 ftL 9:51 PM · 1.6 ft
- Wreck Point62
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
6 kt EH 2:57 PM · 4.0 ftL 9:51 PM · 1.6 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.