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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all68
- Spotted seatrout68
- Little tunny66
- Weakfish66
- Red drum65
- Bluefish63
- Southern flounder63
- Atlantic croaker61
- Black sea bass61
- Spot61
- Striped bass59
- Black drum58
- Gag grouper57
- Florida pompano55
- Red snapper53
- Sheepshead53
- Summer flounder53
- King mackerel44
- Greater amberjack42
- Crevalle jack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel34
- Cobia31
Best score today · 7 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 685 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood 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
Tuesday, Nov 10 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 5 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
97Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Peak season for Spotted seatrout · 3 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Old Mill Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpotted seatrout
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 Old Mill Point
Old Mill Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, little tunny and weakfish. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, little tunny, weakfish and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Weakfish peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Flower Point76
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 76
- Red drum 74
- Southern flounder 71
5 kt NEH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ft
- Old House Cove72
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 72
- Weakfish 71
- Red drum 70
5 kt NEH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ft
- Betty Point68
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 68
- Little tunny 66
- Weakfish 66
5 kt NEH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ft
- Brick Hill Point68
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 68
- Little tunny 66
- Weakfish 66
5 kt NEH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:22 PM · 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.
