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- Best of all
- King mackerel49
- Little tunny49
- Crevalle jack48
- Atlantic croaker47
- Spot47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Summer flounder47
- Red drum46
- Atlantic tarpon45
- Gray snapper45
- Southern flounder45
- Weakfish43
- Florida pompano42
- Black sea bass40
- Black drum38
- Spanish mackerel38
- Gag grouper37
- Red snapper37
- Gray triggerfish36
- Red grouper36
- Sheepshead36
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Greater amberjack35
Best score today · 2 AM · Spot
- Now
- 476 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-12 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.4 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
0Tide: Low slackWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 11 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
48Light: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spot 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 Spot is best here
Peak season for Spot · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
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Spot profile
Jewell Point
- Depth
- 2-6 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpot
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 Jewell Point
Jewell Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, little tunny and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and spot, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, Florida pompano and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Little tunny peak from October through November. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Sage Point67
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Old Field Point67
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Beargrass Point67
Cape · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Fork Point67
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 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.