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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Crevalle jack65
- Red drum64
- Gray snapper63
- King mackerel62
- Florida pompano61
- Summer flounder59
- Little tunny58
- Southern flounder58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Black sea bass55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Red snapper55
- Black drum54
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Sheepshead51
- Greater amberjack49
- Weakfish47
- Cobia46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 476 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.0 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
50Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
54Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
53Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
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- This week
Spot profile
Hatch Point
- Depth
- 2-15 ftNearest water
- 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 Hatch Point
Hatch Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-15 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, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. 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
- Bumps Creek81
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- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 75
7 kt ESEL 11:18 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:03 AM · 2.6 ft
- Cedar Point74
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Red drum 74
- Atlantic tarpon 74
7 kt ESEL 11:18 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:03 AM · 2.6 ft
- Swan Point72
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 67
7 kt ESEL 11:18 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:03 AM · 2.6 ft
- Hall Point72
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 61
7 kt ESEL 12:33 AM · 0.7 ftH 6:26 AM · 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.