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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Florida pompano57
- Crevalle jack53
- Gray snapper52
- Red drum52
- Southern flounder52
- King mackerel51
- Summer flounder49
- Little tunny46
- Black drum45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Spotted seatrout45
- Black sea bass44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Gag grouper43
- Red snapper43
- Red grouper42
- Sheepshead41
- Weakfish39
- Cobia38
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish33
Best score today · 10 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 3911 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 3 kt SEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 77°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
62Season: 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 yesterday
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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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 Narrows79
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 66
6 kt NEL 5:17 PM · 0.3 ftH 12:24 AM · 0.6 ft
- Drum Cove76
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 62
6 kt NEL 5:17 PM · 0.3 ftH 12:24 AM · 0.6 ft
- Middle Creek76
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Southern flounder 61
6 kt NEL 5:17 PM · 0.3 ftH 12:24 AM · 0.6 ft
- Tolers Bay76
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 62
6 kt NEL 5:17 PM · 0.3 ftH 12:24 AM · 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.