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SpotShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny63
- Atlantic croaker62
- Florida pompano62
- Spot62
- Bluefish61
- Black sea bass60
- Weakfish60
- Red drum56
- Gag grouper55
- Spotted seatrout54
- Red snapper53
- Striped bass53
- Black drum52
- Southern flounder52
- Summer flounder51
- Sheepshead50
- King mackerel44
- Greater amberjack43
- Crevalle jack41
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Cobia33
- Spanish mackerel33
Best score today · 5 PM · Spot
- Now
- 6212 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.6 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
Monday, Nov 9 · 12 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 69°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 2.3 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
53Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spot 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 Spot is best here
Shoulder season for Spot · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Shell Point
- Depth
- 2-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSpot
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 2-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, Atlantic croaker and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, bluefish and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, red snapper and striped bass. Little tunny peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Howard Bay67
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Florida pompano 67
- Spot 67
9 kt NEH 12:55 AM · 2.8 ftL 5:53 AM · 0.3 ft
- Mile Hammock Bay67
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Florida pompano 67
- Spot 67
9 kt NEH 12:55 AM · 2.8 ftL 5:53 AM · 0.3 ft
- Traps Bay67
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Florida pompano 67
- Spot 67
9 kt NEH 12:55 AM · 2.8 ftL 5:53 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cedar Point64
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Little tunny 63
- Atlantic croaker 62
9 kt NEH 12:55 AM · 2.8 ftL 5:53 AM · 0.3 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.