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WeakfishPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano61
- Little tunny57
- Atlantic croaker55
- Spot55
- Spotted seatrout52
- Bluefish51
- Red drum51
- Weakfish50
- Black sea bass47
- Southern flounder46
- Striped bass46
- Gag grouper44
- King mackerel43
- Summer flounder43
- Black drum39
- Sheepshead37
- Red snapper36
- Crevalle jack35
- Greater amberjack35
- Spanish mackerel33
- Gray snapper32
- Atlantic tarpon31
- Gray triggerfish30
- Red grouper30
- Cobia29
Best score today · 8 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 5012 PM EST
- Best window
- 2-5 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
10Tide: High slackWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
38Light: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Peak season for Weakfish · 3 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Plum Point
- Depth
- 1-10 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Plum Point
Plum Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, little tunny and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, little tunny, spotted seatrout and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and king mackerel. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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
- Core Point Shoal68
Bar · 2.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 68
- Atlantic croaker 55
- Little tunny 55
8 kt SL 5:10 PM · 0.3 ftH 11:41 PM · 0.6 ft
- Bonners Point61
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 61
- Little tunny 57
- Atlantic croaker 55
8 kt SL 5:10 PM · 0.3 ftH 11:41 PM · 0.6 ft
- Catnip Point61
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 61
- Little tunny 57
- Atlantic croaker 55
8 kt SL 5:10 PM · 0.3 ftH 11:41 PM · 0.6 ft
- Sullivan Point61
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 61
- Little tunny 57
- Atlantic croaker 55
8 kt SL 5:10 PM · 0.3 ftH 11:41 PM · 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.
