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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny79
- Weakfish72
- Red drum71
- Black sea bass70
- Bluefish70
- Spotted seatrout70
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Florida pompano67
- Striped bass67
- Gag grouper66
- Southern flounder65
- Summer flounder64
- Black drum62
- Sheepshead61
- Red snapper60
- King mackerel57
- Greater amberjack53
- Crevalle jack51
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 1 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 573 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 66°F, coldLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
49Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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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Spot profile
Green Point
- Depth
- 3-4 ftNearest water
- 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 Green Point
Green Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 3-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, weakfish and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, weakfish, red drum and black sea bass, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and summer flounder. Little tunny peak from October through November. Weakfish peak from October through November. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 80
- Red drum 78
- Spotted seatrout 77
8 kt ENEH 4:17 PM · 0.8 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.5 ft
- Chicamacomico Channel (historical)80
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 80
- Red drum 79
- Spotted seatrout 78
8 kt ENEH 4:17 PM · 0.8 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.5 ft
- Round Hammock Bay80
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 80
- Spotted seatrout 78
- Weakfish 77
8 kt ENEH 4:17 PM · 0.8 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.5 ft
- Greens Point79
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 79
- Weakfish 72
- Black sea bass 71
8 kt ENEH 4:17 PM · 0.8 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.5 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.