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Spanish mackerelOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Red drum66
- Spotted seatrout66
- Weakfish63
- Florida pompano62
- Southern flounder61
- Bluefish57
- Black sea bass56
- Little tunny56
- Black drum54
- Summer flounder54
- Gag grouper52
- Sheepshead46
- Red snapper45
- Striped bass45
- King mackerel42
- Crevalle jack41
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper33
- Cobia32
- Spanish mackerel32
Best score today · 4 PM · Spanish mackerel
- Now
- 328 AM EST
- Best window
- 2-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Wednesday, Nov 4 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 7 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spanish mackerel
Species seasonality
26Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spanish mackerel 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 Spanish mackerel is best here
Out of season for Spanish mackerel · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pitman Creek
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonSpanish mackerel
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 Pitman Creek
Pitman Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout, weakfish and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Spanish mackerel
- Spanish mackerel school along beaches and around inlets, jetties, piers and bridge-tunnel structures, and along tide rips in 5 to 40 feet of water once the water climbs above about 68 degrees F. Troll small spoons or cast metal jigs and retrieve fast, or look for birds diving on bait and cast into the school. FWC calls for a 30 to 60 pound monofilament leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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
- Hog Point73
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Little tunny 72
9 kt NEL 11:02 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ft
- Turnagain Bay73
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Weakfish 68
9 kt NEL 11:02 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ft
- Abraham Bay70
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Red drum 66
9 kt NEL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ftH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ft
- Turnagain Bay Spit70
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 70
- Spot 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
9 kt NEL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ftH 9:09 PM · 0.6 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.