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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot71
- Red drum70
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Crevalle jack66
- King mackerel66
- Southern flounder65
- Summer flounder65
- Florida pompano63
- Gray snapper63
- Spotted seatrout63
- Black drum61
- Little tunny60
- Gray triggerfish57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black sea bass56
- Gag grouper56
- Red snapper56
- Red grouper55
- Sheepshead52
- Greater amberjack51
- Weakfish49
- Cobia48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 669 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.1 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
52Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
93Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
73Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Douglas Point
- Depth
- 2-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Douglas Point
Douglas Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-3 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and gray triggerfish. 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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- Spot 77
- Crevalle jack 72
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- Johnson Creek77
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- Spot 77
- Crevalle jack 72
10 kt NEL 2:10 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:14 PM · 1.4 ft
- Deer Pond76
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 72
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- Stone Point72
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 71
- Red drum 70
10 kt NEL 2:10 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:14 PM · 1.4 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.