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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker80
- Spot78
- Red drum65
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Crevalle jack63
- Florida pompano62
- Southern flounder62
- Spotted seatrout59
- King mackerel58
- Summer flounder58
- Black drum55
- Gray snapper55
- Cobia49
- Weakfish49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red snapper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead45
- Little tunny43
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 588 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.3 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Tuesday, Sep 29 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
99Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.4 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
73Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Bend
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Deep Bend
Deep Bend is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, cobia and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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
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- Merkle Bay80
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- Red drum 65
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- Tump Point75
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- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 63
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- Deep Bend Point74
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 73
- Red drum 65
9 kt NEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 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.