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SheepsheadShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spot62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Crevalle jack59
- King mackerel59
- Southern flounder58
- Gray snapper57
- Red drum57
- Spotted seatrout54
- Summer flounder54
- Florida pompano52
- Little tunny52
- Black drum51
- Spanish mackerel50
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Sheepshead46
- Cobia45
- Weakfish45
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 469 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 6 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 76°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Sheepshead 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 Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 18 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Graveyard Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSheepshead
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 Graveyard Point
Graveyard Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum 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
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- 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
- Hamilton Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Red drum 65
6 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bulah Point63
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 61
6 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Fork Point63
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 61
6 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Skate Point61
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 60
- Crevalle jack 59
10 kt NEH 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.