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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot59
- Crevalle jack54
- Florida pompano53
- King mackerel51
- Red drum49
- Gray snapper48
- Little tunny45
- Summer flounder45
- Black sea bass44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Spanish mackerel44
- Gag grouper43
- Red snapper43
- Black drum42
- Red grouper42
- Spotted seatrout40
- Greater amberjack37
- Sheepshead37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
- Weakfish34
- Cobia33
Best score today · 1 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 342 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
35Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
35Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 82°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
55Season: 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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- This week
Spot profile
Gum Point
- Depth
- 2-9 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Gum Point
Gum Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Tooleys Creek57
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- Florida pompano 52
- King mackerel 49
15 kt NEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ft
- Battalina Creek57
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- Florida pompano 52
- King mackerel 49
15 kt NEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ft
- Pungo Point52
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 52
- Florida pompano 52
- King mackerel 49
15 kt NEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ft
- Tooleys Point52
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 52
- Florida pompano 52
- King mackerel 49
15 kt NEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 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.