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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel77
- Gray snapper71
- Crevalle jack68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Florida pompano67
- Gag grouper67
- Gray triggerfish67
- Red snapper67
- Spot67
- Summer flounder67
- Black sea bass66
- Red grouper66
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Spanish mackerel62
- Greater amberjack61
- Red drum61
- Black drum60
- Sheepshead58
- Little tunny57
- Cobia55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Southern flounder53
- Weakfish50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 555 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
39Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 today
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
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Spot profile
Gull Rocks
- Depth
- 3-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · 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 Gull Rocks
Gull Rocks is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, gray snapper and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, crevalle jack and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gag grouper, gray triggerfish and red snapper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. 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.
- 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Hillerys Cove73
Bay · 2.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Gull Shoal69
Bar · 2.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 69
- Crevalle jack 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Hog Island Shoal68
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 68
- King mackerel 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bensons Point66
Cape · 2.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 66
- King mackerel 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 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.