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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Red drum58
- Gray snapper55
- Florida pompano54
- Southern flounder54
- King mackerel52
- Crevalle jack51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Summer flounder50
- Black drum49
- Red snapper46
- Spanish mackerel45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Weakfish43
- Black sea bass42
- Gag grouper42
- Little tunny42
- Red grouper42
- Cobia40
- Sheepshead40
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish34
Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 433 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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
Thursday, Sep 24 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
40Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 7 kt NPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
31Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.3 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Weakfish 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 Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Ethridge Point
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Ethridge Point
Ethridge Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Wilson Bay77
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 67
3 kt NH 3:30 AM · 1.0 ftL 10:12 AM · 0.6 ft
- Farnell Bay76
Bay · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 66
2 kt NH 3:30 AM · 1.0 ftL 10:12 AM · 0.6 ft
- Ragged Point71
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 62
3 kt NH 3:30 AM · 1.0 ftL 10:12 AM · 0.6 ft
- Spring Point71
Cape · 7.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 68
- Atlantic tarpon 61
2 kt NH 3:30 AM · 1.0 ftL 10:12 AM · 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.