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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Weakfish63
- Little tunny62
- Southern flounder59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Bluefish58
- Red drum58
- Atlantic croaker57
- Black sea bass57
- Spot57
- Black drum55
- Florida pompano52
- Gag grouper52
- Striped bass50
- Summer flounder50
- Red snapper49
- Sheepshead48
- King mackerel42
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Crevalle jack35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel33
- Cobia28
Best score today · 5 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 423 AM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
44Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
33Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
59Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 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 25 species here; the best right now are weakfish, little tunny and southern flounder. It is peak season now for weakfish, little tunny, southern flounder and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and striped bass. Weakfish peak from October through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Southern flounder peak from September 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.
- 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Point of Narrows69
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 69
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spotted seatrout 63
12 kt NEH 7:50 AM · 0.5 ftL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Drum Cove65
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 65
- Red drum 64
- Spotted seatrout 64
12 kt NEH 7:50 AM · 0.5 ftL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek65
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 65
- Red drum 62
- Southern flounder 62
12 kt NEH 7:50 AM · 0.5 ftL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Tolers Bay65
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 65
- Spotted seatrout 61
- Spot 60
12 kt NEH 7:50 AM · 0.5 ftL 1:30 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.