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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot72
- Red drum68
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Crevalle jack64
- Florida pompano64
- King mackerel64
- Gray snapper63
- Spotted seatrout61
- Southern flounder60
- Little tunny59
- Summer flounder59
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black drum54
- Gray triggerfish53
- Black sea bass52
- Gag grouper52
- Red snapper52
- Red grouper51
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia48
- Greater amberjack48
- Weakfish48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 487 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.6 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 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
75Wind: 8 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 77°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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
Shell Point
- Depth
- 6-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · 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 Shell Point
Shell Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 6-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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
- Lighthouse Channel82
Channel · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Spot 79
- Atlantic tarpon 74
5 kt SEL 12:49 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:47 AM · 1.3 ft
- Eastmouth Bay79
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 77
- Red drum 70
5 kt SEL 12:49 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:47 AM · 1.3 ft
- Henry Jones Creek78
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 77
- Red drum 75
5 kt SEL 12:49 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:47 AM · 1.3 ft
- Sandy Point73
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Red drum 68
5 kt SEL 12:49 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:47 AM · 1.3 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.