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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- King mackerel61
- Crevalle jack60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Red drum57
- Gray snapper56
- Summer flounder55
- Florida pompano54
- Southern flounder53
- Black drum52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Gray triggerfish51
- Little tunny51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Black sea bass50
- Gag grouper50
- Red snapper50
- Red grouper49
- Cobia46
- Sheepshead46
- Weakfish46
- Greater amberjack45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 463 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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, Oct 1 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 75°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.8 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
62Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Hammock Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Hammock Point
Hammock Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
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, black drum, gray triggerfish and little tunny. 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
- 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
- Rattan Bay68
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 65
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- South Bay67
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 66
- Spot 66
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- East Bay67
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 66
- Spot 66
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Westward Point62
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- King mackerel 61
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 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.