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SheepsheadShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot71
- Crevalle jack69
- King mackerel68
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Gray snapper66
- Red drum65
- Summer flounder62
- Florida pompano61
- Little tunny61
- Gray triggerfish60
- Red snapper60
- Southern flounder60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Black drum59
- Black sea bass59
- Gag grouper59
- Red grouper58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Sheepshead55
- Weakfish54
- Cobia53
- Greater amberjack53
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 555 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 today
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
Mulberry Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Mulberry Point
Mulberry Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, gray triggerfish and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Tump Gut77
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 76
- Crevalle jack 74
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Cedar Bay77
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 76
- Crevalle jack 74
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Cedar Bay Point74
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Atlantic tarpon 72
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Abraham Bay69
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Red drum 68
- Spot 68
12 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.