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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- Florida pompano53
- Southern flounder53
- Summer flounder53
- Atlantic tarpon52
- King mackerel52
- Crevalle jack49
- Little tunny49
- Red drum49
- Spotted seatrout48
- Gray snapper47
- Weakfish44
- Black drum43
- Black sea bass42
- Cobia42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Sheepshead41
- Gag grouper40
- Gray triggerfish39
- Red grouper39
- Red snapper39
- Greater amberjack38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 4411 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
40Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
16Light: Partly cloudySolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
54Season: 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 yesterday
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
Catnip Point
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Catnip Point
Catnip Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, southern flounder and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, weakfish and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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
- Big Bay66
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Summer flounder 59
7 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bonners Point61
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Florida pompano 53
7 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Plum Point61
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Florida pompano 53
7 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sullivan Point61
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Florida pompano 53
7 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 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.