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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Red drum65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack63
- Gray snapper62
- Florida pompano60
- King mackerel59
- Summer flounder57
- Little tunny56
- Southern flounder56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Spotted seatrout55
- Gray triggerfish53
- Black drum52
- Black sea bass52
- Gag grouper52
- Red snapper52
- Red grouper51
- Sheepshead49
- Greater amberjack47
- Weakfish45
- Cobia44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 455 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.0 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
46Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 6 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
51Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 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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Spot profile
Swan Point
- Depth
- 1-10 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 Swan Point
Swan Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-10 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 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 gray triggerfish. 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
- Bumps Creek80
Gut · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 75
- Red drum 72
6 kt ESEL 10:32 PM · 0.9 ftH 4:11 AM · 2.4 ft
- Chadwick Bay76
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Red drum 70
6 kt ESEL 10:32 PM · 0.9 ftH 4:11 AM · 2.4 ft
- Roses Point74
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
6 kt ESEL 10:32 PM · 0.9 ftH 4:11 AM · 2.4 ft
- Hatch Point71
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Red drum 65
6 kt ESEL 10:32 PM · 0.9 ftH 4:11 AM · 2.4 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.