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Cape · North Carolina

Horse Point

35.38°N · 76.82°W · Cape · Pamlico and Pungo Rivers

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Best score today · 6 AM · Weakfish

76/100Great
Now
665 PM EST
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5-8 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding0.4 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions

Sunday, Nov 8 · 11 AM

Time11A
Score67Great
Tide0.4 ft ▲Flooding
Wind2 kn NNWgusts 10 · steady
Air temp62°Mild
WeatherOvercast100% cloud

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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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.

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Spot profile

Horse Point

Depth
1-6 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
Season
Peak 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 Horse Point

Horse Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and bluefish, and shoulder season for striped bass, Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and spot. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Red drum peak from August 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.
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.
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

  • Mixon Creek

    Bay · 4.3 mi

    75
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 75
    • Spotted seatrout 75
    • Southern flounder 73

    4 kt ESEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft

  • Midgette Point

    Cape · 0.6 mi

    73
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 73
    • Spotted seatrout 69
    • Red drum 68

    4 kt ESEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft

  • Durham Creek Point

    Cape · 1.7 mi

    73
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 73
    • Spotted seatrout 69
    • Red drum 68

    4 kt ESEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft

  • Core Point Shoal

    Bar · 3.3 mi

    72
    Top: Florida pompanoPeak season
    • Florida pompano 72
    • Little tunny 70
    • Spotted seatrout 69

    4 kt ESEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 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.