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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout70
- Little tunny69
- Red drum68
- Weakfish68
- Bluefish66
- Southern flounder66
- Atlantic croaker64
- Black sea bass64
- Spot64
- Striped bass62
- Black drum60
- Gag grouper60
- Florida pompano57
- Red snapper57
- Sheepshead56
- Summer flounder56
- King mackerel47
- Greater amberjack45
- Crevalle jack42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 6 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 475 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-8 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
67Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
37Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
58Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
East Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonKing mackerel
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 spotted seatrout, little tunny and red drum. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, little tunny, red drum and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Masons Harbor75
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 75
- Spot 73
- Weakfish 73
6 kt NEH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ftL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Gaylord Bay74
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 74
- Weakfish 73
- Red drum 72
6 kt NEH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ftL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Mixon Creek71
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 71
- Red drum 70
- Spotted seatrout 70
6 kt NEH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ftL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Long Point70
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 70
- Little tunny 69
- Weakfish 68
6 kt NNEH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ftL 2:30 PM · 0.3 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.