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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot66
- Red drum65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack64
- Gray snapper64
- Southern flounder62
- King mackerel61
- Summer flounder60
- Gray triggerfish57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black drum55
- Black sea bass55
- Gag grouper55
- Red grouper55
- Red snapper55
- Florida pompano54
- Little tunny54
- Sheepshead54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Cobia51
- Greater amberjack50
- Weakfish45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 571 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 4 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
45Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.4 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Peak season for Spotted seatrout · 10 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Garden Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpotted seatrout
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 Garden Point
Garden Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-6 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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
- Alligator Point74
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Southern flounder 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
4 kt NEH 7:11 PM · 0.6 ftL 4:12 AM · 0.4 ft
- Harper Creek73
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 72
- Southern flounder 71
4 kt NEH 7:11 PM · 0.6 ftL 4:12 AM · 0.4 ft
- Plum Creek73
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 72
- Southern flounder 71
4 kt NEH 7:11 PM · 0.6 ftL 4:12 AM · 0.4 ft
- Win Creek73
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 72
- Southern flounder 71
4 kt NEH 7:11 PM · 0.6 ftL 4:12 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.