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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all59
- Atlantic croaker59
- King mackerel59
- Spot58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Crevalle jack57
- Red drum55
- Gray snapper53
- Summer flounder53
- Florida pompano51
- Southern flounder51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Black drum49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Little tunny48
- Black sea bass47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red snapper47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Cobia44
- Weakfish44
- Sheepshead43
- Greater amberjack41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 5911 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- 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
Saturday, Sep 26 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
72Wind: 12 kt NWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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 yesterday
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
Skate Point
- Depth
- Up to 5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Skate Point
Skate Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is up to 5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. 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
- Hamilton Point70
Cape · 1.0 mi
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- Red drum 68
- Southern flounder 67
6 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bulah Point65
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
- King mackerel 62
6 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Fork Point65
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
- King mackerel 62
6 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Graveyard Point65
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
- King mackerel 62
6 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.