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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all70
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- King mackerel65
- Crevalle jack64
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Gray snapper62
- Florida pompano61
- Red drum60
- Summer flounder60
- Gray triggerfish56
- Little tunny56
- Black sea bass55
- Gag grouper55
- Red snapper55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Black drum54
- Red grouper54
- Southern flounder53
- Sheepshead52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Greater amberjack49
- Cobia48
- Weakfish48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 704 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding4.3 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
Thursday, Sep 24 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 13 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.7 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
Dixon Point
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Dixon Point
Dixon Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, little tunny 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
- Spicer Bay76
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- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 69
9 kt EH 5:20 PM · 4.7 ftL 11:40 PM · 1.0 ft
- Stump Sound76
Bay · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- King mackerel 71
9 kt EH 5:20 PM · 4.7 ftL 11:40 PM · 1.0 ft
- Everett Bay76
Bay · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 69
9 kt EH 5:20 PM · 4.7 ftL 11:40 PM · 1.0 ft
- Dixon Point70
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 65
9 kt EH 5:20 PM · 4.7 ftL 11:40 PM · 1.0 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.