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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny77
- Black sea bass71
- Spotted seatrout70
- Weakfish70
- Bluefish69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Red drum68
- Spot68
- Gag grouper67
- Florida pompano65
- Southern flounder65
- Black drum63
- Sheepshead62
- Striped bass62
- Summer flounder62
- Red snapper61
- King mackerel55
- Greater amberjack52
- Crevalle jack51
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 5 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 553 PM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 67°F, coldLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Lupton Point
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Lupton Point
Lupton Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, black sea bass and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for little tunny, black sea bass, spotted seatrout and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and sheepshead. Little tunny peak from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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.
- 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.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Black sea bass 71
- Spotted seatrout 70
8 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ft
- Green Point77
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 77
- Black sea bass 71
- Spotted seatrout 70
8 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ft
- Persimmon Point77
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 77
- Black sea bass 71
- Spotted seatrout 70
8 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ft
- Parmalee Point77
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 77
- Black sea bass 71
- Spotted seatrout 70
8 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 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.