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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot67
- Florida pompano59
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Crevalle jack57
- King mackerel56
- Red drum55
- Gray snapper53
- Summer flounder53
- Southern flounder50
- Spanish mackerel49
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Little tunny47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Gag grouper46
- Red snapper46
- Red grouper45
- Weakfish43
- Sheepshead42
- Cobia41
- Greater amberjack40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 4311 AM EDT
- Best window
- 11 AM-5 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
39Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
78Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
54Season: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Oak Cove Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Oak Cove Point
Oak Cove Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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.
- 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
- Long Creek75
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Red drum 64
12 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Kirk Point70
Cape · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Long Creek Point70
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Shell Hill Point70
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 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.