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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel76
- Gray snapper73
- Summer flounder71
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack68
- Gray triggerfish68
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Florida pompano67
- Red snapper67
- Black sea bass66
- Gag grouper66
- Red grouper66
- Southern flounder66
- Red drum65
- Black drum64
- Greater amberjack63
- Spanish mackerel63
- Cobia62
- Sheepshead62
- Spotted seatrout60
- Little tunny58
- Weakfish51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 513 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
90Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
39Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
53Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Weakfish 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 Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Gull Rocks
- Depth
- 3-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 summer flounder. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, Florida pompano, red snapper and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Summer flounder peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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 Cove76
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- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 73
7 kt ESEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Gull Shoal70
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Summer flounder 70
7 kt ESEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Hog Island Shoal70
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Summer flounder 70
7 kt ESEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bensons Point70
Cape · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 67
7 kt ESEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 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.