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SheepsheadShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny72
- Spot67
- Spotted seatrout67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Red drum65
- Black sea bass64
- Bluefish64
- Southern flounder64
- Weakfish64
- Florida pompano63
- Gag grouper60
- Striped bass59
- Black drum58
- Sheepshead56
- Summer flounder56
- Red snapper54
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack45
- Crevalle jack43
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia33
Best score today · 6 AM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 5610 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
Sunday, Nov 15 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 2 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
100Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Sheepshead 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 Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 12 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
East Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSheepshead
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 East Point
East Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and black sea bass, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- 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.
- 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
- Masons Harbor75
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 75
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spotted seatrout 72
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Long Point73
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Spot 67
- Spotted seatrout 67
5 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Gaylord Bay72
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Spotted seatrout 71
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Mixon Creek68
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 68
- Red drum 67
- Spotted seatrout 66
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 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.