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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel57
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot56
- Crevalle jack55
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum52
- Florida pompano50
- Summer flounder50
- Red snapper49
- Little tunny47
- Black sea bass46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Black drum45
- Gag grouper45
- Red grouper45
- Greater amberjack43
- Spanish mackerel43
- Weakfish43
- Sheepshead41
- Cobia38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 12 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 575 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
62Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.8 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
Goose Bay Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Goose Bay Point
Goose Bay Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, little tunny and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October.
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
- Great Ditch65
Channel · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 62
- Red drum 61
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Goose Bay61
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Red drum 61
- Spot 61
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Oyster Creek58
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Red drum 58
- Spot 58
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Oyster Creek Pit58
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 58
- King mackerel 55
- Atlantic croaker 53
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 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.