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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Red drum63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Southern flounder59
- Spotted seatrout58
- Gray snapper57
- Crevalle jack54
- Florida pompano53
- King mackerel53
- Summer flounder52
- Black drum51
- Red snapper48
- Spanish mackerel47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Weakfish46
- Black sea bass45
- Little tunny45
- Gag grouper44
- Red grouper44
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia42
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 4611 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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
Sunday, Sep 27 · 1 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 77°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
58Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Drum Point
Drum Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- Point of Narrows80
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 75
- Red drum 70
4 kt SSEH 11:35 PM · 0.6 ftL 5:26 AM · 0.3 ft
- Drum Cove76
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Red drum 73
4 kt SSEH 11:35 PM · 0.6 ftL 5:26 AM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek76
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Red drum 72
4 kt SSEH 11:35 PM · 0.6 ftL 5:26 AM · 0.3 ft
- Tolers Bay76
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Red drum 69
4 kt SSEH 11:35 PM · 0.6 ftL 5:26 AM · 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.