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Atlantic croakerShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spotted seatrout66
- Red drum65
- Little tunny64
- Florida pompano63
- Southern flounder63
- Weakfish57
- Black sea bass56
- Bluefish56
- Black drum55
- Summer flounder54
- Gag grouper53
- Striped bass51
- Sheepshead48
- Red snapper46
- King mackerel42
- Greater amberjack37
- Crevalle jack36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper33
- Spanish mackerel32
- Cobia27
Best score today · 6 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 669 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 3 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
93Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
50Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic croaker 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 Atlantic croaker is best here
Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Fulford Point
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Fulford Point
Fulford Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, little tunny and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and summer flounder. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Grassy Point67
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Little tunny 65
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Harris Point67
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Little tunny 65
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Mill Point67
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spotted seatrout 66
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Poster67
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spotted seatrout 66
6 kt NNEL 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.