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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Red drum67
- Spotted seatrout67
- Little tunny65
- Florida pompano64
- Southern flounder61
- Weakfish59
- Bluefish58
- Black sea bass57
- Black drum56
- Summer flounder55
- Gag grouper54
- Striped bass53
- Sheepshead48
- Red snapper47
- King mackerel43
- Greater amberjack38
- Crevalle jack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper34
- Spanish mackerel33
- Cobia27
Best score today · 5 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 438 AM EST
- Best window
- 2-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Nov 11 · 2 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
56Water temp: 66°F, coldLight: Bright sunSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
49Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Point
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Deep Point
Deep Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 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 red drum. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout, little tunny and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and summer flounder. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- 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
- Fisherman Bay73
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Florida pompano 68
9 kt NEL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ftH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ft
- Maw Bay71
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Red drum 66
9 kt NEL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ftH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ft
- Maw Point Shoal70
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 70
- Spot 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
9 kt NEL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ftH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ft
- Maw Point68
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Little tunny 65
9 kt NEL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ftH 9:09 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.