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WeakfishPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot65
- Spotted seatrout61
- Red drum59
- Florida pompano58
- Little tunny58
- Weakfish56
- Bluefish55
- Southern flounder54
- Striped bass54
- Black sea bass52
- Black drum48
- Gag grouper48
- Red snapper44
- Sheepshead44
- Summer flounder44
- King mackerel36
- Red grouper35
- Gray triggerfish34
- Greater amberjack33
- Atlantic tarpon32
- Gray snapper32
- Crevalle jack29
- Spanish mackerel26
- Cobia22
Best score today · 4 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 569 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 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 3 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
72Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
99Water temp: 65°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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 today
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
Sheeppen Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftNearest water
- 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 Sheeppen Point
Sheeppen Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, Florida pompano and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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
- Sand Beach Creek70
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Spotted seatrout 66
9 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Cedar Point65
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Spotted seatrout 61
6 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Facing Point65
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Spotted seatrout 60
9 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Store Point65
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Spotted seatrout 60
9 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 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.