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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot72
- Atlantic tarpon63
- King mackerel62
- Red drum62
- Florida pompano61
- Crevalle jack60
- Gray snapper58
- Summer flounder58
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black drum53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Little tunny52
- Black sea bass50
- Gag grouper50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Red snapper50
- Red grouper49
- Cobia48
- Sheepshead48
- Weakfish47
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 474 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
47Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
52Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
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- This week
Spot profile
Steep Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Steep Point
Steep Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Steep Point Channel82
Channel · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Spot 78
- Atlantic tarpon 71
5 kt EH 4:55 PM · 2.5 ftL 11:26 PM · 1.1 ft
- North River Thorofare82
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Spot 78
- Atlantic tarpon 71
5 kt EH 4:55 PM · 2.5 ftL 11:26 PM · 1.1 ft
- Davis Bay78
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 77
- Red drum 71
5 kt EH 4:55 PM · 2.5 ftL 11:26 PM · 1.1 ft
- Lenoxville Point73
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 63
5 kt EH 4:55 PM · 2.5 ftL 11:26 PM · 1.1 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.