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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- King mackerel62
- Spot62
- Florida pompano61
- Summer flounder61
- Crevalle jack60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Black drum57
- Red drum57
- Gray snapper56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Southern flounder52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper49
- Little tunny48
- Cobia46
- Sheepshead46
- Weakfish46
- Greater amberjack45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 623 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
66Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic croaker 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 Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Maw Point Shoal
- Depth
- 4-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Maw Point Shoal
Maw Point Shoal is a bar in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 4-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, spot and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Spot peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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
- Maw Bay68
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 67
- Red drum 66
13 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Fisherman Bay68
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 65
13 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Deep Point66
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Atlantic croaker 62
13 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Maw Point62
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- King mackerel 61
13 kt ENEH 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.