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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all63
- Atlantic croaker63
- King mackerel63
- Spot62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Crevalle jack60
- Red drum58
- Southern flounder57
- Summer flounder57
- Gray snapper56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Florida pompano55
- Black drum53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Little tunny51
- Red snapper51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper49
- Cobia47
- Sheepshead47
- Weakfish47
- Greater amberjack45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 6310 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- 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
Tuesday, Sep 29 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 5 kt ESEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
91Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.4 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
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 yesterday
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
Cedar Point
- Depth
- 1-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, spot and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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
- Cedar Creek71
Bay · 3.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Southern flounder 71
- Spot 70
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Point71
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Red drum 69
- Southern flounder 69
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Horton Point66
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Southern flounder 64
12 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pitman Creek66
Bay · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Red drum 66
- Southern flounder 65
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.