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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot57
- Crevalle jack53
- Gray snapper53
- King mackerel52
- Red drum51
- Summer flounder50
- Florida pompano49
- Black drum46
- Red snapper45
- Black sea bass42
- Gray triggerfish42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Weakfish42
- Gag grouper41
- Red grouper41
- Sheepshead41
- Cobia38
- Greater amberjack37
- Little tunny37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 12 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 304 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-11 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
61Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
31Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.4 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Peak season for Spotted seatrout · 9 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Fortin Bay
- Depth
- 2-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpotted seatrout
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 Fortin Bay
Fortin Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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
- Great Island Creek60
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 57
- Gray snapper 54
15 kt NNEH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Horse Island Cove57
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Crevalle jack 53
15 kt NNEH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- The Swash57
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Red drum 55
15 kt NNEH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Great Island Point55
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 55
- King mackerel 52
- Atlantic croaker 51
15 kt NNEH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 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.