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SheepsheadShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Little tunny64
- Florida pompano62
- Spotted seatrout57
- Weakfish57
- Black sea bass56
- Bluefish56
- Red drum55
- Southern flounder55
- Gag grouper53
- Striped bass50
- Black drum49
- Summer flounder48
- Sheepshead47
- Red snapper45
- King mackerel41
- Greater amberjack36
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Atlantic tarpon34
- Crevalle jack34
- Gray snapper32
- Spanish mackerel32
- Cobia26
Best score today · 7 AM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 4710 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Monday, Nov 16 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
90Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 8 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 65°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Sheepshead 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 Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 12 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cedar Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSheepshead
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 Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, spotted seatrout and weakfish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Cabin Creek71
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Southern flounder 64
5 kt NNEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Wise Point66
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Little tunny 64
5 kt NNEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Bell Point66
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Little tunny 64
5 kt NNEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Spencer Point64
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Florida pompano 61
9 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 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.